Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri

1932-06-22 – 2005-01-12 (age 72) Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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Biography

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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
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1995

as Chaudhry Baldev Singh

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Ghatak
Ghatak

1996

as Shambu Nath

Gandhi
Gandhi

1982

as Khan

Baba
Baba

2002

as Guruji

Mohabbatein
Mohabbatein

2000

as Major General Khanna

The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
The Hero: Love Story of a Spy

2003

as I.S.I Chief Ishak Khan

Hero
Hero

1983

as Pasha

Shaheed Uddham Singh
Shaheed Uddham Singh

2000

as The Sufi Saint

Love
Love

2004

as Saligrama Oberoi

Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

2004

as Colonel Dugraj Singh

Sham Ghansham
Sham Ghansham

1998

as Collector Bhim Singh

Manthan
Manthan

1976

as Ganga Prasad Mishra

Vansh
Vansh

1992

as Vilasrao Chaudhary

Param Dharam
Param Dharam

1987

as Raja Shamsher Singh / Shamshera

Dayavan
Dayavan

1988

as Inspector Ratan Singh

Mujrim
Mujrim

1989

as Khan

Kundan