Amitabh Bachchan speaks about the late actor Puneeth Rajkumar: It is difficult to talk about Appu in the past tense – Times of India

Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar’s last film, ‘Gandhada Gudi’, is running successfully in the theatres. The docu-drama was released in theatres on October 28. Amitabh Bachchan, in a video, gave a shoutout to ‘Gandhada Gudi’ and recalled the times he saw the late Puneeth, remembering Puneeth’s endearing smile and his superstardom with emotional words.

‘Gandhada’ Gudi is a docu-drama very close to Puneeth’s heart. The docu-drama spoke about the ecosystem of Karnataka. In a video, Amitabh Bachchan said that he met Appu when he was a kid. “I’m here to talk about Puneeth Rajkumar. Puneeth, whom we all very lovingly called, Appu. It is very difficult to talk about Appu in the past tense. I met him first when he was a little kid. The one thing that was so attractive about him was, he was smiling. Every time, and everywhere you met him – he had the most endearing smile on his face. That is what I believe, kept him close to all of us,” said Big B.

Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar thanked him for his gesture and wrote, “Thank you for your gracious words and overwhelming gesture @SrBachchan sir. We are humbled by your expression (sic).”

Take a look at Ashwin Puneeth Rajkumar’s Tweet:

ಶ್ರೀ. ಅಮಿತಾಭ್ ಬಚ್ಚನ್ ಅವರೇ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಈ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಮಾತುಗಳಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶೇಷ ಸಂದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು..Thank yo… https://t.co/uNjaYWrtWz

— Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar (@Ashwini_PRK) 1668004491000

‘Gandhada Gudi’ was Puneeth pet project and he shot for it before he passed away on Oct 29, 2021 due to massive heart attack. He was 46 years old. Directed by Amoghavarsha, the docu-drama takes us through the forests and the water bodies of Karnataka. The docu-drama is produced by Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar under PRK Productions.