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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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The Discovery of India
Raza Khan
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Gandhi
Khan
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Chaudhry Baldev Singh
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Shahenshah
J.K.
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Mohabbatein
Major General Khanna
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Lakshya
Brig. Gautam Puri
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Deewana
Dhirendra Pratap
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Nayak: The Real Hero
CM Balraj Chauhan
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Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Self (archive footage)

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