Amrish Puri
Acting
Born: Jun 22, 1932 — Died: Jan 12, 2005
From: Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulchul | Angar Chand | 2004 | 6.662 |
| Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | Colonel Dugraj Singh | 2004 | 6.508 |
| Garv: Pride and Honour | Police Commissioner Samar Singh | 2004 | 5.679 |
| Nayak: The Real Hero | CM Balraj Chauhan | 2001 | 7.092 |
| Yaadein | J.K. Malhotra | 2001 | 5.488 |
| Gadar: Ek Prem Katha | Ashraf Ali | 2001 | 6.776 |
| Mohabbatein | Major General Khanna | 2000 | 7.067 |
| Taal | Jagmohan Mehta | 1999 | 6.59 |
| Baadshah | Suraj Singh Thapar | 1999 | 6.55 |
| Sham Ghansham | Collector Bhim Singh | 1998 | 8.667 |
| Pardes | Kishorilal | 1997 | 6.764 |
| Smuggler | 1996 | 7.833 | |
| Maidan-E-Jung | Thakur Ranvir Singh 'Daata Guru' | 1995 | 7.8 |
| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Chaudhry Baldev Singh | 1995 | 8.513 |
| Deewana | Dhirendra Pratap | 1992 | 6.789 |
| Thalapathi | Kalivardhan | 1991 | 7.949 |
| Ghayal | Balwant Rai | 1990 | 6.909 |
| Hamara Khandaan | Chandraprakash Singh (Vishal's dad) | 1988 | 9.333 |
| Shahenshah | J.K. | 1988 | 6.446 |
| Mr. India | Mogambo | 1987 | 6.869 |
| Jawab Hum Denge | Seth Dhanraj | 1987 | 8.25 |
| Kaanch Ki Deewar | Bhoop Singh | 1986 | 9.5 |
| Phaansi Ke Baad | Damodar Seth | 1985 | 8.833 |
| Aghaat | Chakradev | 1985 | 8.111 |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Mola Ram | 1984 | 7.308 |
| Coolie | John D'Costa | 1983 | 6.396 |
| Hero | Pasha | 1983 | 6.9 |
| Haadsaa | R.K. Chakravarty | 1983 | 8.833 |
| Gandhi | Khan | 1982 | 7.562 |
| Naseeb | Don | 1981 | 7.2 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1932 |
| From | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |