Vardhan Puri, who is the grandson of veteran actor Amrish Puri, is celebrating his birthday today (May 2). Vardhan made his Bollywood debut with Yeh Saali Aashiqui, a romantic thriller and the film earned him rave reviews for his stellar performance. Needless to say, it's remarkable how the young actor has always shown promise and dedication in his art. Apart from a good work ethic, Vardhan also uses his popularity to spread positive messages to his fans.
Here we take you through some of the lesser-known facts about the budding star Vardhan.
- Being born in a family where he grew up watching his grandfather, the legendary actor Amrish Puri, the art came very naturally to Vardhan. He started training at the age of five under the guidance of his grandfather’s mentor, National Award-winning actor-filmmaker writer Satyadev Dubey. He has acted in over 90 plays and not just this Vardhan has been assisting in theatre groups since the young age of 5.
- Prior to making his acting Bollywood debut Vardhan has also worked as an assistant director for Yash Raj Films on films like ‘Ishaqzaade’, ‘Daawat-e-Ishq’ and ‘Shudh Desi Romance’.
- Vardhan has a strong inclination towards writing and direction. The young lad was the co-writer of his debut film Yeh Saali Aashiqui, which is a romantic thriller and was said to be on the lines of Gone Girl by David Fincher.
-Being a grandson of the legendary actor Amrish Puri, there is no denying that acting is in his genes. There are very few people who know that the young actor has started acting at the young age of 8. The budding star has been trained under the guidance of acting gurus like Athar Nawaz, Neeraj Kabi, Vidur Chaturvedi, Mujeeb Khan and Faezeh Jalali.
- Growing up with the late legendary actor Amrish Puri was nothing less than a blessing for Vardhan. Amrish Puri never missed an opportunity to celebrate his Grandson's birthday and always visited him on each birthday. No matter how busy the schedule was or in whichever part of the world he was shooting in, he would fly down just for his grandson's birthday. There was an instance when Amrish Puri flew down from London for few hours just to make it to Vardhan’s birthday celebration in Madh Island.
