What was Amrish Puri's first and last movie?

 Amrish Puri’s has acted totally in 450 films, his first appearance happened in 1955 in an unrecognisable or in an unimportant charachter in the film Bhai-Bhai in which he did the role of a goon.

It surprises that such an iconic figure of Bollywood did very small unimportant roles in several films in the early 1970. Amrish Puri didn't even have proper dialogues in many films. In the 1970’s film Prem Pujari he had a small role of Jerry, a hench man. In this film his brother Madan Puri also acted.

In 1971 he did a supporting role of Rehmat Khan in Sunil Dutt's film Reshma Aur Shera.

Amrish Puri had struggled very much in his early career before he established himself as an iconic villain of Bollywood. In his 50s he got the opportunity to act as a main villain in the films. Throughout 1970s he appeared as an associate to main villain.

For the first time he received wider recognition in 1980s film Hum Paanch in which he performed as a main villain for the first time. He did the role of Thakur Veer Pratap Singh and for the first time his strong performance, impressive baritone voice got noticed..

After this film he got several opportunities to exhibit his dominating screen presence as a main villain in several films like Vidhaata, Shakti, Hero, Meri Jung, Mr. India, Ghayal and Damini throughout 1980s and 90s.

Amrish Puri's last acted film acted is Kachichi Sadak which was released in 2006 in which he did the role of a jailor Hasin Kairanvi.

But his another film Aahat: Ek Ajeeb Kahani was released posthumously in 2010 as he had passed away on 12th January 2005. But this film was shot in 1971.

Amrish Puri for the last time appeared in 2023s film Gadar 2 in a computer generated imagery. His character Ashraf Ali, father of Sakina (Ameesha Patel) was briefly featured in a scene as he was the main villain in Gadar first part which was released in 2001.

So, one can consider that Amrish Puri's last acted film is Kachichi Sadak which was released in 2006.

Amrish Puri had given numerous memorable performances throughout his career as a dominating villain or as a supporting actor. He also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali films.. His character Mogambo in the film Mr. India and Mola Ram in the Hollywood film Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom are very popular. Amrish Puri is one of the greatest villains of the Indian cinema.

What was the last movie of Shashi Kapoor?

 One of the iconic stars of Bollywood Shashi Kapoor for the last time appeared on the silver screen in the year 1998.

In 1998 Shashi Kapoor acted in two films one is Hindi film Ghar Bazaar and another one is English film Side Streets.

In Ghar Bazaar he made a special appearance. Sharmila Tagore, Shekar Suman were in the leading roles.

It got delayed in the release of Ghar Bazaar, it had its audio launch in 1986 but the film was released after 2 decades in 1998.

In the English film Side Streets, Shashi Kapoor did the leading role of Vikram Raj alongside Valeria Golino, Shabana Azmi and others. It was written and directed by Tony Gerber and it was co- produced by Ismail Merchant and others.

The film was released on 6th September 1998 at the Venice Film Festival. It was theatricaly released in the UK on 25th April, 1999.

So Ghar Bazaar had become Shashi Kapoor's final Hindi film and Side Streets had become his final English film.

Shashi Kapoor had acted in over 150 films since his first film as a leading actor in the 1961s Yash Chopra’s film Dharmaputra. As a child artist he faced the camera in 1948 in Raj Kapoor's film Aag. In English he did around 12 films.

Some of his popular Hindi films are Sharmilee, Roti Kapda Aur Makhan, Deewar, Trishul, Kranti, Namak Halal and many more. He collaborated with Amitabh Bachchan in several films and most of their films were box office hits.

Shashi Kapoor had passed away on 4th December, 2017 at the age of 79. He is the receipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Padma Bhushan, 3 National Film Awards and 2 Filmfare Awards.

Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt and her tragic end

On August 10th, 30 BC, at the age of 39, Cleopatra’s life came to a dramatic end. It has been 2,055 years since that fateful day, marking the final chapter for the Queen of world history.

Cleopatra was found in a stone chamber, lying on a gilded bed in her finest royal attire and crown. At her feet lay her most trusted maid, Iras, dead. Her other maid, Charmian, passed away shortly after, having witnessed her queen's final breath.

For 21 years, Cleopatra had ruled Egypt. She came to power at 18, forced into a partnership and marriage with her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII. This alliance quickly crumbled, leading to a bitter civil war.

While Egypt was in chaos, the Roman ruler Julius Caesar arrived. Cleopatra famously had herself smuggled in to meet him and, captivated by her intelligence and beauty, Caesar became her ally. With his help, she defeated and killed her brother in battle.

Cleopatra reclaimed her throne, ruling first with another brother, Ptolemy XIV, and later with her son by Caesar, Caesarion.

After Caesar's assassination, Cleopatra returned to Egypt. There, she met Mark Antony, one of Rome's new leaders, who fell for her just as Caesar had. Their love affair led to three children.

Enraged by their union, Octavian, another of Rome's leaders, declared war. In the inevitable battle, Cleopatra and Antony were utterly defeated.

The couple fled and, in a desperate act, Cleopatra sent a false message that she was dead. Believing her, Antony took his own life, only to learn the truth as he lay dying. He was brought to her chamber, where he died in her arms.

Octavian captured her, but she refused to be paraded as a Roman captive. While imprisoned in her own chamber, she chose to die by using the venom of a cobra. When Octavian's soldiers arrived to take her, they found her and her two loyal maids dead.

In a final act of revenge, Octavian ordered the death of her son, Caesarion. With Cleopatra's death, Egypt’s independent kingdom was absorbed into the Roman Empire.

Ultimately, she did not die as a captive. Wearing her crown and royal jewels, she chose her own end, ensuring her legacy as a queen who defied her Roman captors until the very last moment.