| Puneet Issar | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 1959 Punjab |
| Occupation | actor, director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Puneet Issar is an Indian actor and director, most famous for his role as Duryodhana in the TV adaptation (1988–1990) of the Mahabharata, and directing Garv: Pride and Honour (2004) starring Salman Khan.[1] His other notable roles are in Border, 1997 war film, directed by J. P. Dutta ] and second lead in cult indian horror film Purana Mandir in 1983 He started his career with the movie Coolie in 1983. During the filming an action sequence of this movie, he accidentally injured Amitabh Bachchan nearly fatally.[2][3] and suffered industry's backlash due to it.[4]
Issar starred as a villain in several movies (over 200 Hindi films and 100 regional) during the 1980s and 1990s, like Zakhmi Aurat, Jagruti, Kal ki Aawaz, Pale Khan, Teja, Prem Shakti and many more, which include the Mohanlal starrers Yodha and Pingami, Salman Khan starrers Sanam Bewafa, Chandramukhi and Suriyavanshi, Akshay Kumar starrer Aashant and multi-starrers like Kshatriya. He also played a villain in the Shahrukh Khan starrer Ram Jaane. He appeared in the hit war film Border. In 2004, he directed the movie Garv: Pride and Honour starring Salman Khan. He also starred in recent movies, like Krrish, Partner, Aryan ,Bachna Ae Haseeno and many more. He played the role of as Duryodhana in epic TV series, Mahabharat (1988–1990), directed by Ravi Chopra.
He played the Indian Superman in 1987, a Bollywood version of the Hollywood movies. He played the second lead in the cult Indian horror film Purana Mandir in 1983. Later he did many another horror movie's like Tehkhana in 1980's
He has also directed TV serials such as Hindustani and Jai Mata Ki starring Hema Malini. He has starred in over 12 TV serials like Junoon, Sahil, Noor Jahan, Vikram Aur Betaal and many more. He has appeared in over 1800 episodes on Indian television. He played the role of King Bimbisara in the feature film Gautama Buddha - The Life and Times of Gautama Buddha. He also starred in Left Right Left of the Indian Channel Sab TV. He has also worked in number of Punjabi films such as Rab Ne Banayian Jodiyan and in a few Telugu films.
He is currently directing his next film, I am Singh.He has also given a brilliant display of his acting skills in the mythological film SURYAPUTRA SHANIDEV,which was released in 1997. He is described as a pleasant and humble person by his co-stars like Nitish Bhardwaj and many more. He still remains an inspiration to one and all. He is currently working on a project in which he is the producer and also the actor. The movie is called "I AM SINGH"
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