"Appu Anna Always Identified Talent": At Jeff Bezos Event, Puneeth Rajkumar Wanted To Meet Only This Actor

Puneeth Rajkumar once attended an event with Jeff Bezos

Actor Puneeth Rajkumar died after suffering a heart attack in Bengaluru today. He was 46. A superstar in the Kannada film industry, Puneeth Rajkumar's death has shocked fans and colleagues. Tributes to the Kannada star have overwhelmed social media. Comedian and actor Danish Sait mourned his "mentor and hero" in an emotional message shared on Instagram. Danish, who starred in Puneeth Rajkumar's production venture FrenchBiriyani, wrote: "I'm devastated, heart broken and honestly just at a loss of words." 

"My Puneeth Anna is no more," he wrote, remembering Puneeth Rajkumar as "the finest human being in the world". 

FrenchBiriyani, backed by Puneeth Rajkumar's PRK productions, was released on Amazon Prime Video in July last year. In his Instagram post, Danish Sait recalled a story he heard from "the folks at Amazon Prime Video" about the Kannada star. Puneeth Rajkumar once attended an Amazon event with Jeff Bezos. It was an event with a galaxy of film stars in attendance, and everyone was busy meeting each other or getting pictures clicked with Jeff Bezos. 

Puneeth Rajkumar, however, stood apart from everyone. According to Danish, when the Amazon Prime Video team walked up to him, they asked him: "Appu, why don't you want pictures with anybody? Why are you quietly standing in the corner? You name the person and we'll bring them to you."