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Amrish Puri

Highest Rated: 100% Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Lowest Rated: 50% The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)

Birthday: Jun 22, 1932

Birthplace: Nawanshahr, British India

Amrish Puri is one of India's most recognizable stage and Bollywood film actors, having appeared in over four hundred films.While working a day job at an insurance corporation, Puri began performing in local theater productions, eventually becoming a well-known actor in works by playwright Satyadev Dubey. He was almost 40 when he made his film debut in "Prem Pujari" (1970) alongside his brother Madan Puri. Puri worked through out the 1970s and 1980s, appearing mainly in Hindi films where he become known for his villainous characters. His role as the supervillian Mogambo in the Bollywood science fiction film "Mr. India" (1987) is one of his most iconic performances and audiences have made his line "Mogambo khush hua" ("Mogambo is pleased") one of the most quoted lines in Indian cinema. Puri's other defining role came when Steven Spielberg cast him as the dramatic Thuggee leader Mola Ram in the international blockbuster "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984). The role required him to shave his head, a look he kept for many years after. He went on to appear in films like the marriage drama "Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge" (1995) and the culture clash drama "Pardes" (1997), and acted in Punjabi, Telegu and Tamil films throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Puri died in Mumbai, India on January 12, 2005.

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Highest rated movies

100% 94% Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
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77% 82% Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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50% 46% The Hero: Love Story of a Spy
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Awaaz
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Aadat Se Majboor
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17% Shararat
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Sangram
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Beqabu
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Andhaa Kanoon
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Chann Pardesi
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Kachchi Sadak Hasan Kairanvi (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 61% Kisna: The Warrior Poet Bhairo Singh (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 32% Garv: Pride and Honour Inspector Samar Singh (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 40% Police Force: An Inside Story Mr. Pandey (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 65% Mujhse Shaadi Karoge Singh (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 69% Hulchul Angar Chand (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 65% Aitraz Ranjit Roy (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 53% Dev Chief Minister Bhandarker (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love Saligrama Oberoi (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 22% Taarzan: The Wonder Car Kartar "Kaakha" Singh (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Khushi Unknown (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya Brig Sarfaroz Khan (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 35% Out of Control Jatta Singh Bedi (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Heart Became a Stranger Brig. Sarfaroz Khan (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 45% Khushi Vir Bhadra Singh (Character) $305.2K 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa Unknown (Character) - 2003
50% 46% The Hero: Love Story of a Spy Isaq Khan (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 8% Jaani Dushman Unknown (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 17% Shararat Prajapati (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 35% Rishtey Yashpal Chaudhary (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 36% Badhaai Ho Badhaai Mr Chaddha (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 82% Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Mayor Ashraf Ali (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 71% Nayak: The Real Hero Balraj Chauhan (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 58% Chori Chori Chupke Chupke Kailashnath Malhotra (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Censor Pandit Shiv Prasad (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 58% Yaadein Jagdish Kumar Malhotra (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 24% Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Balram Singh (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 30% Badal ACP. Ranjeet Singh (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ek Ajooba Guruji (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 80% Mohabbatein Maj. Gen. Khanna (Character) $1.1M 2000
No Score Yet 42% Dhai Akshar Prem Ke Yogvendra 'Yogi' Grewal (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shaheed Udham Singh The Sufi Saint (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gair C.K. Oberoi (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 20% Lal Baadshah Thakur Dhayal Singh (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 57% Thakshak Nahar Singh (Ishaan's father) (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 73% Thaalam Jagmohan (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 59% Baadshah Suraj Singh Thaper (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kaala Samrajya Kaalkeshwar Singh (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 46% Arzoo Dayashankar (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zulmi Balraj (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sham Ghansham Collector Bhim Singh (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barood Mr. Singhal (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 58% Doli Saja Ke Rakhna Jojo Pinto (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shyam Ghanshyam Unknown (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 27% Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate Mr. Abhyankar (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lal Badshah Thakur Dhayal Singh (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Salaakhen Jaspal Rana (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 29% China Gate Col. Kewal Krishan Puri (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mahanta Seth. Kedar Nath (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 72% Pardes Kishorilal (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 66% Virasat - A Salute to Anil Kapoor Raja Thakur (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 55% Koyla Raja Saab (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 63% Chachi 420 Durgaprasad Bhardwaj (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 73% Sardari Begum Hemraj (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tarazu Appa Rao (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Itihaas Balwant (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dhaal Pilot Baba (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 38% Jeet Gajraj Choudhary (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diljale Dara (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tu Choor Main Siphai Thakur Gajendra Singh (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 54% Jaan Police Commisioner Suryadev Singh (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beqabu ACP Amritlal Bakshi (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 88% Kaala Pani Unknown (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beqabu Unknown (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 75% Ghatak Shambu Nath (Character) - 1996
100% 94% Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 20% Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India Don Qixote (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 70% Karan Arjun Thakur Durjan Singh (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Haqeeqat ACP Shivcharan (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jai Vikraanta Thakur Jaswant Singh (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gundaraj Unknown (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maidan-E-Jung Thakur Ranvir Singh 'Daata Guru' (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kartavya Thakur Ugranarayan Singh (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paappi Devataa Ratan Seth (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pehla Pehla Pyar Hukum Singh (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tejasvini Lala Khurana (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Paramaatma Chaudhry Rudranarayan (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 81% Droh Kaal (Times of Betrayal) Unknown (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Elaan Unknown (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Parmaatma Chaudhry Rudranarayan (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Prem Shakti Unknown (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 83% Damini Unknown (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sangram Thakur Kanwar (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Divya Shakti Tau (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nippu Ravva Balagam Dhanraj (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kundan Unknown (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Major Chandrakanth MP Gnaeswar Rao (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gardhish Purshotam Kashinath Sathe (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 55% Deewana Dhirendra Pratap (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 82% The Seventh Horse of the Sun Mahesar Dalal (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vansh Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tahalka Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Muskurahat Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Love You Unknown (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 67% Zindagi Ek Juaa Bhalla (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 87% Thalapathi Kalivardhan (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shikari: The Hunter Nahar Singh (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 70% Saudagar Chuniya (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ajooba Vazir-E-Alla (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 73% Phool Aur Kaante Nageshwar "Don" Salgaonkar (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mast Kalander Unknown (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kohram Kaalia Singh (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trinetra Unknown (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Numbri Aadmi Shamsher Singh / Rana (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jigarwala Dhurjan Singh (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Intention Unknown (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ajooba Vazir-e-Ala (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aditya - 369 Raja Varma (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Doodh Ka Karz Chhotey Thakur Raghuvir Singh (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ghayal Balwant Rai (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kaarnaama Rana (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Muqaddar Ka Badshah Vikral Singh (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 100% Kondaveeti Donga Gadra (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aaj Ka Arjun Thakur Bhupendra Singh (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tejaa Unknown (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari Mahadrashtha (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Haatim Tai Jaadugar Kamlaq (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jeene Do Thakur Sher Bahadur Singh (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kadhal Devathai Unknown (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Naaka Bandi Unknown (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Batwara Hanumant Singh (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mujrim Khan (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 63% Ram Lakhan Bhishambar Nath (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 17% Jaadugar Mahaprabhu Jagatsagar Chintamani (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nafrat Ki Aandhi Chandidas Khurana (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aag Se Khelenge Zakha (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe Shamsher Chattopadhyay (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Do Qaidi K.K. (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 53% Tridev Bhujang/Bhairav Singh (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Farz Ki Jung Jai Kishan (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Waaris Dulla K. Singh (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 62% Dayavan Inspector Ratan Singh (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hamara Khandaan Chandraprakash Singh (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 58% Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi Thakur Hansraj Singh (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Commando Marcelloni (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aakhari Poratam Anantananda Swamy (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mar Mitenge Unknown (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Janam Janam Yuvraj Thakur Balbir Singh (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mohabbat Ke Dushman Shahbaaz Khan (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rukshat Jagdish Chopra (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Yateem Dacoit Pukhiya (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dance Dance Raja Bahadur A.M. Singh (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 84% Mr. India Mogambo (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inaam Dus Hazaar Captain S.P Singh (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Param Dharam Raja Shamsher Singh/ Shamshera (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Loha Sher `Shera' Singh (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sadak Chap Dharamdas (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madadgaar Unknown (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 69% Jaanbaaz Rana Vikram Singh (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sultanat Razoulli Al Jabbar (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aaghat Chakradev (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Begaana A.P. Lall (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ek aur Sikander Sher Khan (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Asli Naqli Durjan Singh (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Naseeb Apna Apna Bhim Singh (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Samundar Raiszada Narsingh (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Karmyudh Sohanlal Puri (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 83% Meri Jung G. D. Thakral (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mohabbat Choudhury (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aaj Ke Sholey Balbir Gupta (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Teri Meherbanian Thakur Vijay Singh (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Patthar Dil Rana Surajbhan Singh (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aghaat Chakradev (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zabardast Balram Singh (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Awaaz Unknown (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 100% Torch S.K. Vardhan (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 50% Duniya Balwant Singh Kalra (Character) - 1984
77% 82% Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Mola Ram (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jhutha Sach Gorka (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zakhmi Sher Swami Kashinath Singh (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Yeh Desh Dhuliya (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chandragiri Kotta Unknown (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki Udaybhan Singh (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Yeh Desh Unknown (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Party Doctor (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Insaaf Kaun Karega Unknown (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 79% Ardh Satya Anant's Father (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Andhaa Kanoon Ram Gupta (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 75% Hero Pasha (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nishaan Unknown (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nishaan Bhagail Singh (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aadat Se Majboor Unknown (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Johny I Love You Zalim Singh (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Main Intequam Loonga Goverdhan Das (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Apna Bana Lo Mr. Joshi (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ashanti Raja Bhishm Bahadur Singh (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vijeta Chief Instructor Verghese (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 75% Vidhaata Jagawar Chaudhary (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 77% Shakti J.K. "JK" Verma (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aakrosh Public Prosecutor Dushane (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Simhada Mari Sainya Unknown (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hum Paanch Vir Pratap Singh (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 64% Friendship Unknown (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chann Pardesi Joginder Singh (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Depth Tantric Magician (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sawan Ko Aane Do Chandrika's Dad (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 85% Qurbani Rakka (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 89% Bhumika Vinayak Kale (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Role Vinayak Kale (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Anugraham AppikondaSwami (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alibaba Marjinaa Jabbar (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 80% Night's End Anna (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 95% Manthan Unknown (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Churning Mishraji (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Salaakhen Master (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hamara Khandan Unknown (Character) -

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Maya Unknown (Guest Star) 1967