Meet actor whose career got ruined after working with Amitabh Bachchan, lost 10 films overnight, had no work for 6 years, is now...

This actor revealed how he had no work for nearly six years as many industry folks hesitated to collaborate with him. Here's why! Published: April 20, 2025 9:09 AM IST By In 1982, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan suffered near-death experience on the sets of During a high-intense action sequence, Puneet Issar was supposed to throw a mock punch at Bachchan, but the scene took a tragic turn when Big B missed a leap and fell awkwardly on a table, sustaining life-threatening injury. Though, he initially avoided it but his health quickly deteriorated, prompting doctors to perform an emergency surgery.

As Big B battled for his life, the entire nation united and prayed for his recovery. Puneet Issar on losing out projects after Amitabh Bachchan’s Coolie incident In a recent interview with Digital Commentary, Puneet Issar opened up about the backlash he received after the incident. He recalled how he had no work for nearly six years as many industry folks hesitated to collaborate with him.



“People were quite scared of me after that incident. They said he is 8th degree black belt holder. People created theories and assumptions.

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.” He revealed. Puneet added, “Irrespective of the phase, people learn a lot.

I learnt to be patient and humble. 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. People suddenly forgot that I was a Gold Medalist from the Actors’ Studio and a trained artist.

I was a professor of language and diction. All this vanished, I suddenly became a ‘fighter’. From then, I only received such roles, and to make ends meet, I had to take that up.

I was married after all.” Puneet Issar never worked with Amitabh Bachchan after Coolie. He, however went on to collaborate with Big B’s son Abhishek Bachchan in his debut film .

He gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of Duryodhana in the epic TV series He even directed starring Salman Khan in lead. He also played the role of Salman Khan’s brother-in-law in 1991 blockbuster For breaking news and live news updates, like us on or follow us on and . Read more on Latest on .

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