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Amrish Puri Movies, Cast & 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…
- Born
- 22 June 1932
- Died
- 12 January 2005
- Birthplace
- Jalandhar, Punjab, India
- Known for
- Actor
- Guides here
- 1 film
Biography
Who is Amrish Puri?
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.
Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.
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Amrish was born in which country?
Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
What is Amrish Puri best known for?
Best known as a actor, with 1 credited film in the MovieState library.
Which Amrish Puri films can I read about here?
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).