Karan Johar reveals he was scared of Amrish Puri on DDLJ sets: ‘I used to be traumatised by him’

Ajay Devgn chimed in, saying, “The only person whose feet I have touched is also Amrish ji’s because the first shot I took with him, I touched his feet.”

Reflecting on his time working with Amrish Puri on the sets of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Karan Johar shared, “So I used to be very scared of him. When I was an AD on Dilwale, he was particular about detailing. He would come and say, ‘Ki time kya hai? (What is the time?)’ I gave the time. I thought he was asking me the time. He said, ‘London mein iss waqt time kya hai? Scene ka time kya hai? Taaki mein ghadi ko uss time mein set karu (What is the time in London? At what time is the scene? So that I set my watch accordingly).’ About the continuity, he said, ‘Shawl kis tarah mein drape karu (How should i drape my shawl?)’ I used to be traumatised by him. He was such a wonderful man.”

Ajay Devgn also spoke fondly of Amrish, stating, “They used to say, and it is a fact, that kisi ke ghar pe shaadi ho, kisi ke ghar pe koi death ho jaaye (Be it a marriage or during the time of mourning), he was the first man to be there.”

Amrish Puri passed away on January 12, 2005, after battling a prolonged illness. He was 72.