{"id":285478,"date":"2025-04-19T09:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T09:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/puneet-issar-whose-accidental-punch-left-amitabh-bachchan-clinically-dead-says-he-lost-all-his-films-after-the-incident-people-were-scared\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T09:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T09:33:19","slug":"puneet-issar-whose-accidental-punch-left-amitabh-bachchan-clinically-dead-says-he-lost-all-his-films-after-the-incident-people-were-scared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/puneet-issar-whose-accidental-punch-left-amitabh-bachchan-clinically-dead-says-he-lost-all-his-films-after-the-incident-people-were-scared\/","title":{"rendered":"Puneet Issar, whose accidental punch left Amitabh Bachchan \u2018clinically dead\u2019, says he lost all his films after the incident: \u2018People were scared\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 1982, the entire nation was praying for Amitabh Bachchan, who was declared \u2018clinically dead\u2019<\/a> <\/strong>after sustaining an injury on the sets of Coolie. During the film\u2019s shoot in Bengaluru, Amitabh and Puneet Issar were supposed to participate in a fight scene<\/a> <\/strong>but a mistimed punch proved to be a near-fatal experience for Big B who was rushed to the hospital afterwards. The incident shocked the nation and nearly ended Puneet\u2019s career and in a recent interview, the actor spoke about the same.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Digital Commentary, Puneet recalled that phase of his life which taught him the greatest lesson. He said, \u201cPeople were quite scared of me after that incident. They said he is 8th degree black belt holder. People created theories and assumptions. They said, \u2018Agar itna halka<\/em> punch bruised Amitabh Bachchan<\/a> so badly then\u2026.(what if he uses all his potential).\u201d This left Puneet jobless for about six years.<\/p>\n

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However, Puneet, who was married and had a family to take care of, didn\u2019t lose hope. He said, \u201cThat was maybe my churning period. It made me a better actor and human being.\u201d The phase also helped him introspect and differentiate between the real and fake friends in his life.<\/p>\n

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He added, \u201cIrrespective 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 actor\u2019s studio and a trained artist. I was a professor of language and diction. All this vanished, I suddenly became a \u2018fighter\u2019. From then, I only received such roles, and to make ends meet I had to take that up. I was married after all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Puneet, who is now best known for his portrayal of Duryodhana in BR Chopra\u2019s television drama Mahabharat said the Coolie experience made him a stronger human. \u201cBad times will come, but I couldn\u2019t afford to lose my focus\u201d, said the actor.<\/p>\n

Previously, talking about his Coolie incident, Amitabh Bachchan had once penned in one of his blogs: \u201cI went into almost a haze and a coma-like situation. Within five days of coming into Breach Candy, I had another surgery and didn\u2019t come out of that one for a very, very long time and I was clinically dead for a couple of minutes. Then Dr Wadia, who looked after me and is an absolute life-saver, just said \u2018I\u2019m going to take a last chance\u2019 and he started pumping cortisone\/adrenaline injections into me one after another almost, 40 ampules of it, with the hope that something would happen and then I got revived.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n