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Amrish Puri

Jun 22, 1932 - Jan 12, 2005 (72 years old) in Jalandhar, Punjab, India

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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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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Mola Ram
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Chaudhry Baldev Singh
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Coolie
John D'Costa
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Kondaveeti Donga
Gadra
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Reshma Aur Shera
Rehmat Khan
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Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
Thakur Hansraj Singh
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Haqeeqat
ACP. Shivcharan
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Dostana
Balwant Singh
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Ganda Bherunda
Prof. Jay
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Nippu Ravva

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