Amrish Puri Mogambo

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday likened US President Donald Trump to "Mogambo" -- a villain played by late actor Amrish Puri in the Bollywood film "Mr India" -- hitting out at the central government for spending crores of rupees to welcome him.

"I thought that makers of the film took the right decision by casting Amrish ji in their film," said the actor

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the life and legacy of renowned actor Amrish Puri on his 87th birthday. Born in Punjab on this day in 1932, Amrish Puri landed his first role at age 39 and went on to portray some of the most memorable villains in the history of Indian cinema.

Amjad Khan as Sholay's Gabbar Singh and Amrish Puri as Mogambo in Mr India are the stuff of legend

Anupam Kher doesn't like stepping into someone else's shoes on-screen but he may make an exception for the role of Mogambo

This is a salute to the wicked and the damned. We never want to meet them in a dark alley but we sure as hellfire can't do without them on celluloid (as we watch, thrilled and cowering, from the safety of a theatre seat). These are our favourite lines ever to be spoken by the tribe of Gabbar.

Remembering Amrish Puri on his 80th birth anniversary, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur says he can't think of a sequel to Mr India without the actor.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday likened US President Donald Trump to "Mogambo" -- a villain played by late actor Amrish Puri in the Bollywood film "Mr India" -- hitting out at the central government for spending crores of rupees to welcome him.

"I thought that makers of the film took the right decision by casting Amrish ji in their film," said the actor

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the life and legacy of renowned actor Amrish Puri on his 87th birthday. Born in Punjab on this day in 1932, Amrish Puri landed his first role at age 39 and went on to portray some of the most memorable villains in the history of Indian cinema.

Amjad Khan as Sholay's Gabbar Singh and Amrish Puri as Mogambo in Mr India are the stuff of legend

Anupam Kher doesn't like stepping into someone else's shoes on-screen but he may make an exception for the role of Mogambo

This is a salute to the wicked and the damned. We never want to meet them in a dark alley but we sure as hellfire can't do without them on celluloid (as we watch, thrilled and cowering, from the safety of a theatre seat). These are our favourite lines ever to be spoken by the tribe of Gabbar.

Remembering Amrish Puri on his 80th birth anniversary, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur says he can't think of a sequel to Mr India without the actor.