Mamta Kulkarni & Amrish Puri Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

Mamta Kulkarni acted in every film; Amrish Puri acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Amrish Puri was the one who suggested Mamta Kulkarni for the role of his daughter in 'China Gate' (1998). He had seen her energy on the sets of 'Karan Arjun' and told director Rajkumar Santoshi she'd be perfect for the part.
• In 'Karan Arjun' (1995), Puri played the villain who kills Mamta's character's husband. But on set, he'd pull her aside between takes and teach her how to hold her ground in front of the camera — she later said he was the only co-star who treated her like a student, not a prop.
• Their father-daughter pairing in 'China Gate' (1998) directly inspired the casting of a similar mentor-protégé dynamic in the 2000 film 'Champion' — where Sunny Deol played a cop and his on-screen daughter was played by a newcomer. The director admitted he wanted the same 'Puri-Kulkarni warmth'.
• During the shoot of 'Beqabu' (1996), Mamta Kulkarni would bring homemade sweets for Amrish Puri every morning. He was diabetic, so she switched to sugar-free versions after the first week. He never told her he hated the taste — he just ate them anyway.
• Mamta Kulkarni once said about Amrish Puri: 'He was the only actor who could make me cry just by looking at me. In 'China Gate', I didn't need glycerin — I just looked at his eyes.'