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