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

Mohabbatein
Mohabbatein

2000

as Major General Khanna

Baba
Baba

2002

as Guruji

Baadshah
Baadshah

1999

as Suraj Singh Thapar

Karan Arjun
Karan Arjun

1995

as Thakur Durjan Singh

Koyla
Koyla

1997

as Raja Saab

Ghatak
Ghatak

1996

as Shambu Nath

Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

2004

as Colonel Dugraj Singh

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

2003

as Self (archive footage)

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

2003

as I.S.I Chief Ishak Khan

Lakshya
Lakshya

2004

as Brig. Gautam Puri

Shaheed Uddham Singh
Shaheed Uddham Singh

2000

as The Sufi Saint

Hulchul
Hulchul

2004

as Angar Chand

Hum Paanch
Hum Paanch

1980

as Vir Pratap Singh

Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

2001

as Kailashnath Malhotra