Actor Nikitin Dheer, who played the antagonist Thangaballi in Chennai Express, said that people have stopped celebrating villains in Hindi films. He added, "I...hope that comes back to life, so that young actors...can aspire to be the next Amrish Puri." "People never treated Amrish ji as villain, they loved him as 'Mogambo'...Villains can be celebrated again," he said.