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Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-06-22 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Amrish Puri

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Amrish Lal Puri (June 22, 1932 - January 12, 2005) was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad. However, he is primarily remembered for essaying some iconic negative roles in Hindi cinema. He is most remembered for his role as Mogambo in the Hindi film Mr India (1987). As Mola Ram in the Hollywood film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), he crossed over to international cinema as well.

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Known For

Acting

2006

Kachchi Sadak as Hasan Kairanvi

2005

Kisna as Bhairo Singh

2004

Hulchul as Angar Chand
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi as Colonel Dugraj Singh
Garv: Pride and Honour as Police Commissioner Samar Singh
Dev as Chief Minister Bhandarker
Love as Saligrama Oberoi
Lakshya as Brig. Gautam Puri
Taarzan: The Wonder Car as Kartar Singh

2003

Out of Control as Jatta Singh Bedi
Khushi as Vir Bhadra Singh
Jaal: The Trap as Major Amrish Kaul
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy as I.S.I Chief Ishak Khan
Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa as Brig. Sarfaroz Khan
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as Self (archive footage)

2002

Rishtey as Yashpal Chaudhary
Baba as Guruji
Badhaai Ho Badhaai as Mr Chaddha
Shararat as Prajapati

2001

Nayak: The Real Hero as CM Balraj Chauhan
Yaadein as J.K. Malhotra
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Ashraf Ali
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke as Kailashnath Malhotra
Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai as Balram Singh
Zubeidaa as Suleiman Seth

2000

Mohabbatein as Major General Khanna
Badal as ACP Ranjeet Singh
Shaheed Uddham Singh as The Sufi Saint
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke as Yogi Grewal

1999

Taal as Jagmohan Mehta
Baadshah as Suraj Singh Thapar
Thakshak as Nahar Singh
Zulmi as Balraj Dutt
Lal Baadshah as Thakur Dhayal Singh
Jai Hind as Ret. Col. Mohandas
Aarzoo as Dayashankar
Gair as C.K. Oberoi

1998

Sham Ghansham as Collector Bhim Singh
China Gate as Col. Kewal Krishan Puri
Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate as Mr. Abhyankar
Barood as Singhal
Salaakhen as Jaspal Rana

1997

Pardes as Kishorilal
Tarazu as Appa Rao
Chachi 420 as Durgaprasad Bhardwaj
Koyla as Raja Saab
Dhaal as Pilot Baba
Himalay Putra as Mr. Malhotra
Virasat as Raja Thakur

1996

Jeet as Gajraj Choudhary
Ghatak: Lethal as Shambu Nath
Sardari Begum as Hemraj
Diljale as Dara
Kaalapani as Mirza Khan
Tu Chor Main Sipahi as Thakur Gajendra Singh
Jaan as Commissioner Suryadev Singh
Beqabu as ACP Amritlal Bakshi

1995

Maidan-E-Jung as Thakur Ranvir Singh 'Daata Guru'
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Chaudhry Baldev Singh
Karan Arjun as Thakur Durjan Singh
Haqeeqat as ACP. Shivcharan
Gundaraj as Police Inspector
Paappi Devataa as Ratan Seth
Kartavya as Thakur Ugranarayan Singh
Hulchul as Shobraj
Jai Vikraanta as Thakur Jaswant Singh
Prem as Vanraja

1994

Elaan as Ramakant Chaudhry
Drohkaal as IGP Pathak
Pehla Pehla Pyar as Hukum Singh

1993

Damini as Indrajit Chaddha
Gardish as Constable Purushottam Sathe

1992

Deewana as Dhirendra Pratap
Zindagi Ek Juaa as Bhalla
Vishwatma as Ajgar Jurrat
Muskurahat as Gopichand Verma
Ashwamedham as Anil Vyaghra & Sunil Vyaghra
Vansh as Vilasrao Chaudhary

1991

Thalapathi as Kalivardhan
Ajooba as Vazir-E-Alla
Aditya 369 as Raja Verma
Numbri Aadmi as Shamsher Singh / Rana
Jigarwala as Durjan Singh
Trinetra as Singhania
Phool Aur Kaante as Nageshwar
Benaam Badsha as Jaikal
Shikari as Nahar Singh
Saudagar as Chuniya

1990

Ghayal as Balwant Rai
Haatim Tai as Magician Kamlaq
Aaj Ka Arjun as Thakur Bhupendra Singh
Doodh Ka Karz as Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh
Jeene Do as Thakur Sher Bahadur Singh
Kishen Kanhaiya as Lala Gendamal

1989

Ram Lakhan as Bhishambar Nath
Suryaa: An Awakening as Gangadhar Chaudhary
Tridev as Bhujang / Bhairav Singh
Do Qaidi as K.K.
Daata as Gopaldas
Ilaaka as Naagar
Nafrat Ki Aandhi as Chandidas Khurana
Farz Ki Jung as Jai Kishan "J. K."
Mujrim as Khan
Hisaab Khoon Ka as CBI Inspector Ranveer Pushp

1988

Hamara Khandaan as Chandraprakash Singh (Vishal's dad)
Shahenshah as J.K.
Dayavan as Inspector Ratan Singh
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi as Thakur Hansraj Singh
Tamas as Sardar Teja Singh
Hum Farishte Nahin as Pashrutam Das / Din Dayal
Rukhsat as Jagdish Chopra
Mohabbat Ke Dushman as Shahbaaz Khan
Aakhari Poratam as Anantananda Swamy
Commando as Marcelloni
Yateem as Dacoit Daku Purkhiya
Saazish as Diwan
Tamas as Sardar Teja Singh

1987

Mr. India as Mogambo
Jawab Hum Denge as Seth Dhanraj
Loha as Sher "Shera" Singh
Dance Dance as Raja Bahadur A.M. Singh
Hawalaat as Dharamdas
Param Dharam as Raja Shamsher Singh / Shamshera
Sadak Chhap as Dharamdas
Khazana as Narrator

1986

Kaanch Ki Deewar as Bhoop Singh
On Wings of Fire as Nihavand Ruler
Mera Dharam as Thakur Digvijay Singh
Asli Naqli as Durjan Singh
Naseeb Apna Apna as Bhim Singh
Janbaaz as Rana Vikram Singh
Nagina as Bhairon Nath
Sultanat as Razoulli Al-Jabber Al-Nasser
Samundar as Raizada Narsingh
Ek Aur Sikander as Sher Khan /Dilawar Khan
Aap Ke Saath as Persha

1985

Phaansi Ke Baad as Damodar Seth
Aghaat as Chakradev
Meri Jung as G. D. Thakral
Zabardast as Balram Singh
Teri Meherbaniyan as Thakur Vijay Singh
Karamyudh as Sohanlal Puri
Mohabbat as Chaudhary

1984

Jagir as Lakhan Singh / Thakur Suryapratap Singh
Jhutha Sach as Gorkha
Party as Doctor of Philosophy
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki as Udaybhan Singh
Awaaz as Mulchand Malhotra
Duniya as Balwant Singh Kalra
Insaaf Kaun Karega as Bhanupratap
Mashaal as S.K. Vardhan
Zakhmi Sher as Swami Kashinath Singh
Ganda Bherunda as Prof. Jay

1983

Coolie as John D'Costa
Hero as Pasha
Haadsaa as R.K. Chakravarty
Ardh Satya as Faujdar Velankar
Andhaa Kaanoon as Mr. Ram Gupta
Mandi as Darvish
Godam as (The Voice of God)

1982

Gandhi as Khan
Shakti as J.K. 'JK' Verma
Apna Bana Lo as Joshi
Aadat Se Majboor as Agnihotri
Ashanti as Raja Bheesham Bahadur Singh
Vidhaata as Jagawar Chaudhary

1981

Naseeb as Don
Chann Pardesee as Jangirdar Joginder Singh
Kalyug as Kishan Chand
Be-Shaque as Gopal

1980

Dostana as Balwant Singh
Aakrosh as Public Prosecutor Dushane
Qurbani as Rakka
Hum Paanch as Vir Pratap Singh

1979

Sawan Ko Aane Do as Chandrika's Father
Jaani Dushman as Kidnapper

1978

1977

Bhumika as Vinayak Kale
Paapi as Michael (uncredited) (voice)

1976

Manthan as Ganga Prasad Mishra
Chhatrabhang as Narrator

1975

Nishant as Eldest Zamindar
Salaakhen as Master

1973

Kaadu as Chandre Gowda

1971

Hulchul as Public Prosecutor
Reshma Aur Shera as Rehmat Khan

1970

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Khilonewala as Fanatic

Writing

1981

Kalyug as Writer

Sound

1995

Karan Arjun as Playback Singer