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