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

Manthan
Manthan

1976

as Ganga Prasad Mishra

Tamas
Tamas

1988

as Sardar Teja Singh

Lakshya
Lakshya

2004

as Brig. Gautam Puri

Damini
Damini

1993

as Indrajit Chaddha

Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

2004

as Colonel Dugraj Singh

Karan Arjun
Karan Arjun

1995

as Thakur Durjan Singh

Naseeb
Naseeb

1981

as Don

Ghatak
Ghatak

1996

as Shambu Nath

Badal
Badal

2000

as ACP Ranjeet Singh

Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

2001

as Kailashnath Malhotra

Shahenshah
Shahenshah

1988

as J.K.

Deewana
Deewana

1992

as Dhirendra Pratap

Hulchul
Hulchul

2004

as Angar Chand

Baadshah
Baadshah

1999

as Suraj Singh Thapar

Koyla
Koyla

1997

as Raja Saab

Pardes
Pardes

1997

as Kishorilal