Amrish Puri

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.

Most Known For

Shahenshah

as J.K.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

as Mola Ram

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

as Chaudhry Baldev Singh

Param Dharam

as Raja Shamsher Singh / Shamshera

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

as Himself

The Discovery of India

as Raza Khan

Hulchul

as Angar Chand

Vansh

as Vilasrao Chaudhary

Hum Paanch

as Vir Pratap Singh

Gandhi

as Khan

Vidhaata

as Jagawar Chaudhary

Batwara

Naseeb

as Don

Teri Meherbaniyan

as Thakur Vijay Singh

Nishaan

Mohabbatein

as Major General Khanna

Tamas

as Sardar Teja Singh

Mohabbat

as Chaudhary

Rukhsat

as Jagdish Chopra

Baba

as Guruji