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