Meet the Bollywood actor whose career came to a standstill after a major incident with Amitabh Bachchan. He lost out on almost 10 films and faced major challenges.
Puneet Issar (6)
A project with Amitabh Bachchan can indeed make someone’s career as it will draw a lot of attention. However, this Bollywood star suffered heavily due to a film with Amitabh Bachchan. An unfortunate incident on the sets of the film led to a major negative impact on the career of this actor. Can you guess who?
Meet Puneet Issar
Well, the actor is Puneet Issar. The deadly incident that took place on the sets of Coolie is still remembered by all. Amitabh Bachchan suffered a near-fatal accident while shooting an action sequence with Puneet Issar. So much so that he was even declared ‘clinically dead’ for a few minutes.
The Coolie accident
Fans of Amitabh Bachchan were extremely disheartened by the incident and prayed for days for his speedy recovery. Many of them even wrote letters with blood and some even walked barefoot to temples. Amitabh Bachchan’s survival was nothing short of miracle.
Puneet Issar went jobless
However, Puneet Issar’s career took a major beating because of this. In one of the interview, he revealed that filmmakers were scared to sign him. He was out of work for almost six years.
Puneet Issar on the accident
In a recent interview with Digital Commentary, Puneet Issar said that people made a lot of assumptions around him. He was quoted saying, ‘They said, ‘Agar itna halka punch bruised Amitabh Bachchan so badly then….(what if he uses all his potential). That was maybe my churning period. It made me a better actor and human being.’
Puneer Issar lost 10 films
Further, he mentioned about losing out on 10 films after the incident. ‘One second changed my life from a 21-year-old who was signed as the main villain against Amitabh Bachchan, had 10 films in his kitty to someone who suddenly lost all his films,’ he said.
Puneet Issar in Bigg Boss 8
Then Puneet Issar majorly took up roles of a fighter. Later in 2014, Puneet Issar participated in Salman Khan’s show Bigg Boss 8. However, he did not win the show.
Rekha ignored Puneet Issar?
Rekha had appeared on Bigg Boss 8 to promote her movie Super Nani. However, reports suggest that the actress ignored Puneet Issar throughout her segment. Her action was connected to her being upset with him for Amitabh Bachchan’s Coolie episode.
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