‘I was shivering’: Ameesha Patel recalls working with Amrish Puri in Gadar, shooting a confrontation scene opposite him
Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel’s Gadar: Ek Prem Katha recently completed 25 years since its release. Ameesha Patel, who played the lead role in the film, recently shared her memories of shooting the movie and recalled how nervous she was while filming an emotional scene with late veteran actor Amrish Puri. Ameesha Patel and Amrish Puri in a still from Gadar. ‘I was shivering’ Speaking to India Today, Ameesha said, “Oh, I miss Amrish ji tremendously. The scary part wasn’t because of him — he was a doll to work with. He was extremely witty, humorous, and had such an edgy sense of humour, something you would never guess from the kind of Mogambo and Ashraf Ali roles he had done.” Ameesha was just one film old in the industry when she began shooting for Gadar. When she first arrived on the film’s set, her opening scene was far from easy. She was immediately asked to shoot the emotionally charged post-interval confrontation scene opposite Amrish Puri, who played the role of her father in the …








