Vardhan Puri, the grandson of late Amrish Puri, recently disclosed some disturbing facts concerning the film industry in an interview. He revealed that many people in the industry took advantage of him, asking for sexual favors in return for work. He mentioned that some would tell him they could get him connected to X, Y, Z, however they would later prove to have no connection with the industry, just looking to make a fast buck.
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In April 2022, Vivek Agnihotri had announced that he was no longer connected with Nautanki, which was his first project after the pandemic. When questioned about this, Vardhan Puri expressed that things are now in order and Agnihotri is pleased with the final product. He was not willing to divulge much but mentioned that it is a ‘old story’.
Source: Google, Amrish Puri’s Grandson
Vardhan Puri discussed signing Vivek Agnihotri’s movie Nautanki, and clarified that he was not associated with it. In April of 2022, Agnihotri declared that he was “no longer associated with the film”.
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He revealed that he had shot the movie during the first lockdown to aid his friend Anupam Kher, and even helped with the first cut as a friendly gesture, but had no knowledge about the final product. When asked about the development, Puri revealed that things are on track and that “everything is great now and he (Agnihotri) is very proud of the film”.
Source: Google, Amrish Puri
Despite being the grandson of legendary actor, Puri had previously stated in an interview that he was never referred to as a nepotism kid. He declared that no one had ever pointed out that he was “a ‘nepo kid'”. He went on to explain that his grandfather had passed away while he was young and in the theatre, and never had the opportunity to influence any film’s casting or make any calls to get him cast in a movie.