Amrish Puri
Born: 1932-06-22 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Died: 2005-01-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amrish Puri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2006
- Kachchi Sadak as Hasan Kairanvi
2005
- Kisna as Bhairo Singh
2004
- Mujhse Shaadi Karogi as Colonel Dugraj Singh
- Taarzan: The Wonder Car as Kartar Singh
- Lakshya as Brig. Gautam Puri
- Aitraaz as Ranjit Roy
- Hulchul as Angar Chand
- Garv: Pride and Honour as Police Commissioner Samar Singh
- Dev as Chief Minister Bhandarker
- Police Force: An Inside Story as Mr. Panday
- Love as Saligrama Oberoi
2003
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
- The Hero: Love Story of a Spy as I.S.I Chief Ishak Khan
- Jaal: The Trap as Major Amrish Kaul
- Khushi as Vir Bhadra Singh
- Out of Control as Jatta Singh Bedi
- Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa as Brig. Sarfaroz Khan
- Woh Tera Naam Tha
2002
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself
- Baba as Guruji
- Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani as Sadhu
- Shararat as Prajapati
- Rishtey as Yashpal Chaudhary
- Badhaai Ho Badhaai as Mr Chaddha
2001
- Yaadein as J.K. Malhotra
- Nayak: The Real Hero as CM Balraj Chauhan
- Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Ashraf Ali
- Chori Chori Chupke Chupke as Kailashnath Malhotra
- Zubeidaa as Suleiman Seth
- Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai as Balram Singh
2000
- Mohabbatein as Major General Khanna
- Badal as ACP Ranjeet Singh
- Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke as Yogi Grewal
- Shaheed Uddham Singh as The Sufi Saint
- Ek Ajooba
1999
1998
- China Gate as Col. Kewal Krishan Puri
- Doli Saja Ke Rakhna as Baba
- Barood as Singhal
- Sham Ghansham as Collector Bhim Singh
- Salaakhen as Jaspal Rana
- Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate as Mr. Abhyankar
1997
- Koyla as Raja Saab
- Pardes as Kishorilal
- Chachi 420 as Durgaprasad Bhardwaj
- Himalay Putra as Mr. Malhotra
- Dhaal as Pilot Baba
- Virasat as Raja Thakur
- Tarazu as Appa Rao
1996
- Kaalapani as Mirza Khan
- Jeet as Gajraj Choudhary
- Ghatak as Shambu Nath
- Jaan as Commissioner Suryadev Singh
- Diljale as Dara
- Sardari Begum as Hemraj
- Beqabu as ACP Amritlal Bakshi
- Tu Chor Main Sipahi as Thakur Gajendra Singh
- Smuggler
1995
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Chaudhry Baldev Singh
- Kartavya as Thakur Ugranarayan Singh
- Karan Arjun as Thakur Durjan Singh
- Haqeeqat as ACP. Shivcharan
- Gundaraj as Police Inspector
- Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! as Don Qixote
- Hulchul as Shobraj
- Prem as Vanraja
- Maidan-E-Jung as Thakur Ranvir Singh 'Daata Guru'
- Jai Vikraanta as Thakur Jaswant Singh
- Paappi Devataa as Ratan Seth
1994
- Elaan as Ramakant Chaudhry
- Drohkaal as IGP Pathak
- Pehla Pehla Pyar as Hukum Singh
- Paramaatma
- Maha Shaktishaali
1993
- Damini as Indrajit Chaddha
- Divya Shakti as Tau
- Gardish as Constable Purushottam Sathe
- Major Chandrakanth
- Sangram
- Kundan
- Nippu Ravva
1992
- Deewana as Dhirendra Pratap
- Vishwatma as Ajgar Jurrat
- Tahalka as Dong
- Zindagi Ek Juaa as Bhalla
- Vansh as Vilasrao Chaudhary
- Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda as Mahesar Dalal
- Ashwamedham as Anil Vyaghra & Sunil Vyaghra
- Muskurahat as Gopichand Verma
1991
- Thalapathi as Kalivardhan
- Phool Aur Kaante as Nageshwar
- Saudagar as Chuniya
- Ajooba as Vazir-E-Alla
- Shikari as Nahar Singh
- Trinetra as Singhania
- Aditya 369 as Raja Verma
- Benaam Badsha as Jaikal
- Kohraam
- Jigarwala as Durjan Singh
- Numbri Aadmi as Shamsher Singh / Rana
- Mast Kalandar
1990
- Kishen Kanhaiya as Lala Gendamal
- Ghayal as Balwant Rai
- Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari as Mahadrashtha
- Jeene Do as Thakur Sher Bahadur Singh
- Kondaveeti Donga as Gadra
- Tejaa
- Naaka Bandi
- Haatim Tai as Magician Kamlaq
- Aaj Ka Arjun as Thakur Bhupendra Singh
- Doodh Ka Karz as Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh
- Kaaranama
1989
- Batwara
- Tridev as Bhujang / Bhairav Singh
- Ram Lakhan as Bhishambar Nath
- Jaadugar
- Mujrim as Khan
- Daata as Gopaldas
- Ilaaka as Naagar
- Aag Se Khelenge as Zaka
- Do Qaidi as K.K.
- Farz Ki Jung as Jai Kishan "J. K."
- Suryaa: An Awakening as Gangadhar Chaudhary
- Hisaab Khoon Ka as CBI Inspector Ranveer Pushp
- Nafrat Ki Aandhi as Chandidas Khurana
- Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
1988
- Shahenshah as J.K.
- The Discovery of India as Raza Khan
- Tamas as Sardar Teja Singh
- Commando as Marcelloni
- Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi as Thakur Hansraj Singh
- Dayavan as Inspector Ratan Singh
- Tamas as Sardar Teja Singh
- Waaris as Dulla Singh
- Yateem as Dacoit Daku Purkhiya
- Saazish as Diwan
- Aakhari Poratam as Anantananda Swamy
- Hamara Khandaan as Chandraprakash Singh (Vishal's dad)
- Mohabbat Ke Dushman as Shahbaaz Khan
- Hum Farishte Nahin as Pashrutam Das / Din Dayal
- Rukhsat as Jagdish Chopra
- Mar Mitenge
- Khoon Bahaa Ganga Mein
1987
- Mr. India as Mogambo
- Loha as Sher "Shera" Singh
- Dance Dance as Raja Bahadur A.M. Singh
- Insaaf Kaun Karega as Bhanupratap
- Dadagiri
- Hawalaat as Dharamdas
- Jawab Hum Denge as Seth Dhanraj
- Khazana as Narrator
- Param Dharam as Raja Shamsher Singh / Shamshera
- Sadak Chhap as Dharamdas
- Inaam Dus Hazaar
- Sher Shivaji
- Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara
1986
- Nagina as Bhairon Nath
- Samundar as Raizada Narsingh
- Janbaaz as Rana Vikram Singh
- Sultanat as Razoulli Al-Jabber Al-Nasser
- Naseeb Apna Apna as Bhim Singh
- Asli Naqli as Durjan Singh
- Mera Dharam as Thakur Digvijay Singh
- On Wings of Fire as Nihavand Ruler
- Dosti Dhushmani as Daga
- Ek Aur Sikander as Sher Khan /Dilawar Khan
- Kaanch Ki Deewar as Bhoop Singh
- Aap Ke Saath as Persha
1985
- Meri Jung as G. D. Thakral
- Aghaat as Chakradev
- Zabardast as Balram Singh
- Teri Meherbaniyan as Thakur Vijay Singh
- Karamyudh as Sohanlal Puri
- Mohabbat as Chaudhary
- Phaansi Ke Baad as Damodar Seth
1984
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Mola Ram
- Party as Doctor of Philosophy
- Duniya as Balwant Singh Kalra
- Gangvaa
- The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' as Self
- Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki as Udaybhan Singh
- Yeh Desh
- Mashaal as S.K. Vardhan
- Jagir as Lakhan Singh / Thakur Suryapratap Singh
- Jhutha Sach as Gorkha
- Awaaz as Mulchand Malhotra
- Bandh Honth
- Ganda Bherunda as Prof. Jay
- Zakhmi Sher as Swami Kashinath Singh
1983
- Coolie as John D'Costa
- Mandi as Darvish
- Nishaan
- Ardh Satya as Faujdar Velankar
- Hero as Pasha
- Andhaa Kaanoon as Mr. Ram Gupta
- Haadsaa as R.K. Chakravarty
- Godam as (The Voice of God)
1982
- Gandhi as Khan
- Main Inteqam Loonga
- Shakti as J.K. 'JK' Verma
- Ashanti as Raja Bheesham Bahadur Singh
- Vijeta as Group Captain Varghese
- Vidhaata as Jagawar Chaudhary
- Aadat Se Majboor as Agnihotri
- Apna Bana Lo as Joshi
1981
- Naseeb as Don
- Kalyug as Kishan Chand
- Chann Pardesee as Jangirdar Joginder Singh
- Be-Shaque as Gopal
- Simhada Mari Sainya
1980
- Dostana as Balwant Singh
- Gehrayee
- Aakrosh as Public Prosecutor Dushane
- Qurbani as Rakka
- Hum Paanch as Vir Pratap Singh
- Subbi Subbakka Suvvalali
1979
- Jaani Dushman as Kidnapper
- Sawan Ko Aane Do as Chandrika's Father
- Naiyya
1978
- The Sage from the Sea as Kondura
- Hungama Bombay Ishtyle
1976
- Manthan as Ganga Prasad Mishra
- Chhatrabhang as Narrator
1973
- Hindustan Ki Kasam
- Kaadu as Chandre Gowda
1971
- Reshma Aur Shera as Rehmat Khan
- Hulchul as Public Prosecutor
- Silence! The Court Is in Session
- Khilonewala as Fanatic