Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri

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

2000

as Major General Khanna

Gandhi
Gandhi

1982

as Khan

Shahenshah
Shahenshah

1988

as J.K.

Naseeb
Naseeb

1981

as Don

Damini
Damini

1993

as Indrajit Chaddha

Lakshya
Lakshya

2004

as Brig. Gautam Puri

Manthan
Manthan

1976

as Ganga Prasad Mishra

Kishen Kanhaiya
Kishen Kanhaiya

1990

as Lala Gendamal

Coolie
Coolie

1983

as John D'Costa

Pardes
Pardes

1997

as Kishorilal

Karan Arjun
Karan Arjun

1995

as Thakur Durjan Singh

Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

2004

as Colonel Dugraj Singh

Khushi
Khushi

2003

as Vir Bhadra Singh

Taal
Taal

1999

as Jagmohan Mehta

Koyla
Koyla

1997

as Raja Saab

Baadshah
Baadshah

1999

as Suraj Singh Thapar

Commando
Commando

1988

as Marcelloni