Article: Amrish Puri, Bollywood's favorite villain, dies at 72


AP Worldstream
01-12-2005
Dateline: BOMBAY, India
Bollywood's favorite villain Amrish Puri died Wednesday in a Bombay hospital from a brain hemorrhage, a hospital official said. He was 72.

Puri, who suffered from a neurological disorder, was admitted to Bombay's Hinduja Hospital on Dec. 28 after falling at his residence the day before, said Anupam Verma, hospital administrator.

"He suffered a head injury due to the fall and didn't really recover," Verma said.

Puri had suffered from myelo dysplastic syndrome for the past 10 months. Among other complications, the syndrome stops blood from clotting.

Puri acted in some 220 Bollywood movies after his 1971 debut in the Hindi film "Reshma Aur Shera."

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