To ‘honour the foreigners’ is evidenced in receiving the Portuguese delegation and their gifts. We witness the king watching classical Kuchipudi dance presenting Mandodari Sabdam and eulogising Ravana in the same breath as the King and confabulating on expanding the northern boundaries to Bijapur. Nehru quotes Paes: He is the most feared and perfect king that could possibly be, cheerful of disposition and very merry: he is one that seeks to honour foreigners, and receives them kindly, asking about all their affairs whatever their condition may be. In the ensuing drama, Krishna Deva Raya is seen occupying the throne after some palace intrigues upstaging the aspirant Achyuta Deva Raya. The chambers of the palace are a mass of ivory, with roses and lotuses carved in ivory at the top it is so rich and beautiful that you would hardly find anywhere another such… It is the best-provided city in the world and everything abounds.
With splendid aerial views of Vijaynagar, we can hear Nehru approvingly quoting Domingo Paes, the Portuguese visitor who came in 1522 AD after visiting the Italian cities of the Renaissance: The city of Vijaynagar is as large as Rome and very beautiful to the sight it is full of charm and wonder: with its innumerable lakes and waterways and fruit gardens. There were arcades and magnificent galleries for the bazaars, and rising above them all was the palace of the king, surrounded by many rivulets and streams flowing through channels of cut stone, polished and even… Said Abdur-Razzak, a traveller from Central Asia: The city is such that eye has not seen nor ear heard of any palace resembling it upon the whole earth. From contemporary accounts, it appears that the city was incredibly rich and beautiful. This state and the city attracted many Hindu refugees from the north. But South India was comparatively well off with Vijaynagar as the largest and most powerful of the southern kingdoms. After this terrible affliction, North India remained weak and divided into small potentates. Nehru records how, late in the 14th century, Timur Lang, the Turk, swooped down from the north and smashed up the Delhi Sultanate. Raghuvanshi as the Ambassador, Ajay Kumar as Achyutadevaraya, and Muneera Surati as Mother. With Om Puri as Krishnadevaraya, Salim Ghouse as Ramaraya, Anjan Srivastava as Appaji, Richard Lane-Smith as Father Luiz, Fr. Om Puri won the National Award for " Arohan" and " Ardh Satya".A Production of Doordarshan, the Government of India’s Public Service Broadcaster you were one of the finest artist we are proud of.- Shoojit Sircar January 6, 2017 interactions with you were always full of life. Will miss you sir #OmPuri /1kBLVFgwlf- Madhur Bhandarkar January 6, 2017 cinema has truly lost a brilliant artist.- Karan Johar January 6, 2017 Solid actor.Solid filmography.immense talent. Others in the film industry who condoled the veteran actor were filmmakers Karan Johar, Madhur Bhandarkar and Shoojit Sircar. i am so so sorry.The fun the laughter the arguments so vividly etched in my mind.Will miss you- Azmi Shabana January 6, 2017 And that is how world shud remember him.- Anupam Kher January 6, 2017
For me he'll always b a great actor, a kind & generous man.
Deeply saddened & shocked.- Anupam Kher January 6, 2017 Seeing him lying on his bed looking so calm can’t believe that one of our greatest actors #OmPuri is no more. 3n0Kf4tmww- Naseeruddin Shah January 6, 2017 We have lost very brilliant and talented actor it's very big lost of our country and film industry rest and peace. Mr Kher was among the first to arrive after the actor died. Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi, who co-starred with Om Puri in several films, paid moving tribute on Twitter. He also achieved mainstream success with films as diverse as " Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" and " Don 2". His iconic films include " Ardh Satya", " Aakrosh", " Maachis" and " Paar". In 1990, he won the Padma Shri, which is among India's highest civilian awards. Om Puri debuted in 1976 and went on to star in a wide range of films in India as well as in the US and Britain. The Prime Minister condoles the passing away of actor Om Puri & recalls his long career in theatre & films.- PMO India January 6, 2017 PM Modi said he recalled the actor's long career in theatre and films. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, other top politicians and film personalities expressed grief on social media. Om Puri, one of the most celebrated actors in India, died of a heart attack at his Mumbai home on Friday.