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Amrish Puri

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Amrish Puri

Born June 22, 1932 in Jalandhar, Punjab, IndiaDied January 12, 2005238 films

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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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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge posterFirst watchDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge19958.5as Chaudhry Baldev SinghRaj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom poster7.3Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom1984Gandhi poster7.6Gandhi1982Mohabbatein poster7.1Mohabbatein2000Nayak: The Real Hero poster7.1Nayak: The Real Hero2001Thalapathi poster8.0Thalapathi1991Mr. India poster6.9Mr. India1987Lakshya poster6.7Lakshya2004Karan Arjun poster6.7Karan Arjun1995

Filmography

238 films as actor
  1. TBAMarudhanayagam
  2. TBAHum Mein Shahenshah Koun
  3. 2006Kachchi SadakHasan Kairanvi
  4. 2005KisnaBhairo Singh
  5. 2004HulchulAngar Chand
  6. 2004AitraazRanjit Roy
  7. 2004Taarzan: The Wonder CarKartar Singh
  8. 2004Mujhse Shaadi KarogiColonel Dugraj Singh
  9. 2004Garv: Pride and HonourPolice Commissioner Samar Singh
  10. 2004LoveSaligrama Oberoi
  11. 2004LakshyaBrig. Gautam Puri
  12. 2004DevChief Minister Bhandarker
  13. 2004Police Force: An Inside StoryMr. Panday
  14. 2003Woh Tera Naam Tha
  15. 2003Out of ControlJatta Singh Bedi
  16. 2003Dil Pardesi Ho GayaaBrig. Sarfaroz Khan
  17. 2003Jaal: The TrapMajor Amrish Kaul
  18. 2003The Hero: Love Story of a SpyI.S.I Chief Ishak Khan
  19. 2003KhushiVir Bhadra Singh
  20. 2002Badhaai Ho BadhaaiMr Chaddha
  21. 2002RishteyYashpal Chaudhary
  22. 2002Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi KahaniSadhu
  23. 2002BabaGuruji
  24. 2002ShararatPrajapati
  25. 2001Nayak: The Real HeroCM Balraj Chauhan
  26. 2001YaadeinJ.K. Malhotra
  27. 2001Gadar: Ek Prem KathaAshraf Ali
  28. 2001Mujhe Kucch Kehna HaiBalram Singh
  29. 2001Chori Chori Chupke ChupkeKailashnath Malhotra
  30. 2001ZubeidaaSuleiman Seth
  31. 2000MohabbateinMajor General Khanna
  32. 2000Shaheed Uddham SinghThe Sufi Saint
  33. 2000Dhaai Akshar Prem KeYogi Grewal
  34. 2000Ek Ajooba
  35. 2000BadalACP Ranjeet Singh
  36. 1999ThakshakNahar Singh
  37. 1999GairC.K. Oberoi
  38. 1999BaadshahSuraj Singh Thapar
  39. 1999TaalJagmohan Mehta
  40. 1999Jai HindRet. Col. Mohandas
  41. 1999ZulmiBalraj Dutt
  42. 1999AarzooDayashankar
  43. 1999Lal BaadshahThakur Dhayal Singh
  44. 1998China GateCol. Kewal Krishan Puri
  45. 1998Doli Saja Ke RakhnaBaba
  46. 1998Jhooth Bole Kauwa KaateMr. Abhyankar
  47. 1998BaroodSinghal
  48. 1998SalaakhenJaspal Rana
  49. 1998Sham GhanshamCollector Bhim Singh
  50. 1997Chachi 420Durgaprasad Bhardwaj
  51. 1997DhaalPilot Baba
  52. 1997PardesKishorilal
  53. 1997TarazuAppa Rao
  54. 1997VirasatRaja Thakur
  55. 1997KoylaRaja Saab
  56. 1997Himalay PutraMr. Malhotra
  57. 1996GhatakShambu Nath
  58. 1996BeqabuACP Amritlal Bakshi
  59. 1996DiljaleDara
  60. 1996JeetGajraj Choudhary
  61. 1996Sardari BegumHemraj
  62. 1996JaanCommissioner Suryadev Singh
  63. 1996Tu Chor Main SipahiThakur Gajendra Singh
  64. 1996KaalapaniMirza Khan
  65. 1996Smuggler
  66. 1995HaqeeqatACP. Shivcharan
  67. 1995Dilwale Dulhania Le JayengeChaudhry Baldev Singh
  68. 1995GundarajPolice Inspector
  69. 1995Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!Don Qixote
  70. 1995KartavyaThakur Ugranarayan Singh
  71. 1995Paappi DevataaRatan Seth
  72. 1995PremVanraja
  73. 1995Maidan-E-JungThakur Ranvir Singh 'Daata Guru'
  74. 1995Jai VikraantaThakur Jaswant Singh
  75. 1995Karan ArjunThakur Durjan Singh
  76. 1995HulchulShobraj
  77. 1994DrohkaalIGP Pathak
  78. 1994Pehla Pehla PyarHukum Singh
  79. 1994Paramaatma
  80. 1994Maha Shaktishaali
  81. 1994ElaanRamakant Chaudhry
  82. 1993Nippu Ravva
  83. 1993Sangram
  84. 1993GardishConstable Purushottam Sathe
  85. 1993DaminiIndrajit Chaddha
  86. 1993Major Chandrakanth
  87. 1993Kundan
  88. 1993Divya ShaktiTau
  89. 1992Suraj Ka Satvan GhodaMahesar Dalal
  90. 1992AshwamedhamAnil Vyaghra / Sunil Vyaghra
  91. 1992MuskurahatGopichand Verma
  92. 1992TahalkaDong
  93. 1992DeewanaDhirendra Pratap
  94. 1992Zindagi Ek JuaaBhalla
  95. 1992VishwatmaAjgar Jurrat
  96. 1992VanshVilasrao Chaudhary
  97. 1991Phool Aur KaanteNageshwar
  98. 1991ThalapathiKalivardhan
  99. 1991Kohraam
  100. 1991Aditya 369Raja Verma
  101. 1991SaudagarChuniya
  102. 1991TrinetraSinghania
  103. 1991AjoobaVazir-E-Alla
  104. 1991ShikariNahar Singh
  105. 1991Benaam BadshaJaikal
  106. 1991Mast Kalandar
  107. 1991JigarwalaDurjan Singh
  108. 1991Numbri AadmiShamsher Singh / Rana
  109. 1990Kaaranama
  110. 1990Doodh Ka KarzChhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh
  111. 1990Aaj Ka ArjunThakur Bhupendra Singh
  112. 1990GhayalBalwant Rai
  113. 1990Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka SundariMahadrashtha
  114. 1990Naaka Bandi
  115. 1990Haatim TaiMagician Kamlaq
  116. 1990Kondaveeti DongaGadra
  117. 1990Kishen KanhaiyaLala Gendamal
  118. 1990Tejaa
  119. 1990Jeene DoThakur Sher Bahadur Singh
  120. 1989Andha YugVriddha Yachak / Kripacharya / Vyas