It is every actor’s dream to work with Amitabh Bachchan in Bollywood, but for one actor this dream became a big challenge for his career. Due to this he had to face unemployment for a long time. Not only this, many big films were also released with him. We are talking about actor Puneet Issar, whose career was deeply affected by an accident on the sets of the film ‘Coolie’ in 1982. This accident proved to be a major turning point in his film journey. After this he had to face unemployment for a long time and many big films were also lost from his hands.

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Actually, during an action scene on the sets of ‘Coolie’, Puneet had to punch Amitabh Bachchan. Due to wrong timing, this punch actually hit Amitabh. Due to this, Amitabh Bachchan fell on a table and got seriously injured. His condition became so bad that he had to undergo surgery immediately. Prayers were sought for him across the country. This incident is considered one of the most scary and memorable episodes in the history of Bollywood. Puneet Issar had to suffer the biggest loss from this incident.

Didn’t get any work for six years
Puneet told in a digital interview that after this accident he did not get any work for six years. People started fearing him as an 8th degree black belt holder and misconceptions were created about him. Although it was only an accident, many people in the industry wrongly held him responsible. His 10 films were snatched away. Puneet said, “I was signed as the main villain at that time, but everything changed in a moment. People forgot that I was a gold medalist and trained artist from the Actors Studio.” At that time Puneet was only 23 years old.

Career started again
After this, Puneet Issar’s career gradually resumed with new roles and opportunities. He gained most recognition by playing the role of Duryodhana in the TV serial ‘Mahabharata’ (1988–1990), which established him as a strong screen performer. After this, he directed Abhishek Bachchan’s debut film ‘Refugee’, Salman Khan starrer ‘Garv: Pride and Honor’ (2004) and played the role of Salman’s brother-in-law in the film ‘Sanam Bewafa’. Apart from this, he has also appeared in Bigg Boss. These experiences helped him re-establish his identity. However, after this accident, Puneet never worked with Amitabh Bachchan again.

Actor Puneet Issar is known for the role of ‘Duryodhana’ in ‘Mahabharata’. Puneet Issar has worked in both films and TV and has earned a lot of name-fame. However, there was an incident with Puneet Issar, which changed his whole life. They had stopped getting work. He was without work for 6 years.

Amitabh Bachchan was injured by a punch of Puneet Issar

Actually, in 1982, Puneet and Amitabh Bachchan were working in the film Coolie. Puneet was in the role of Villain in this film. During the shooting of an action scene, Puneet had to kill Amitabh Bachchan a punch. In this fight sequence, Puneet’s Panch Amitabh felt so fast that Amitabh had to be admitted to the hospital. He was struggling with life and death. Amitabh was declared a clinic dead. The whole country was shocked by this accident.

Puneet had told that after this accident, he had gone from his hand. In the conversation with Digital Commentary, Puneet remembered that phase. That difficult phase taught Puneet a lot.

The actor was closed to work

Puneet said, ‘After this incident, people were afraid of me. He said that I called an 8th degree black belt holder. People started making theorys. If such a mild panch can injured Amitabh Bachchan, then what would have happened if he had put his full force.

After this, Puneet was unemployed for 6 years. But Puneet did not give up hope. Puneet said, ‘It may be a very difficult period. But this made me a better actor and a human being. Puneet Issar has done films like The Bengal files, pride, descendants, old temple, Sanam Bewafa.