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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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1995

as Chaudhry Baldev Singh

Gandhi
Gandhi

1982

as Khan

Kisna
Kisna

2005

as Bhairo Singh

Dayavan
Dayavan

1988

as Inspector Ratan Singh

Hulchul
Hulchul

2004

as Angar Chand

Mohabbatein
Mohabbatein

2000

as Major General Khanna

Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

2004

as Colonel Dugraj Singh

Kachchi Sadak
Kachchi Sadak

2006

as Hasan Kairanvi

Baadshah
Baadshah

1999

as Suraj Singh Thapar

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

2003

as I.S.I Chief Ishak Khan

Taarzan: The Wonder Car
Taarzan: The Wonder Car

2004

as Kartar Singh

Ram Lakhan
Ram Lakhan

1989

as Bhishambar Nath

Karan Arjun
Karan Arjun

1995

as Thakur Durjan Singh

Vansh
Vansh

1992

as Vilasrao Chaudhary

Dev
Dev

2004

as Chief Minister Bhandarker

Deewana
Deewana

1992

as Dhirendra Pratap

Mr. India
Mr. India

1987

as Mogambo

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

1992

as Mahesar Dalal

Ghatak
Ghatak

1996

as Shambu Nath