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