Amrish Puri

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 243
Gender: Male
Born: June 22, 1932
Died: January 12, 2005
Place of birth: Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Also known as: Amrish Lal Singh PuriAmrish Lal PuriAmrish Singh PuriMogamboMola Ramअमरीश पुरी

Biography

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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.

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