Puneet Issar

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Puneet Issar
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Issar in 2014
Born (1959-11-06) 6 November 1959 (age 65)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
  • dialect coach
Years active1983–present
Known for
SpouseDeepali Issar
Children2
Father Sudesh Issar [1]
Relatives Satyajeet Puri (brother-in-law) [1]

Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959) [2] [3] is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films, Bengali films, Telugu films, Kannada Films, Malayalam Films and television shows. [4] Issar started his acting career as a villain in Manmohan Desai's 1983 film Coolie , but gained recognition with the portrayal of Duryodhana in B. R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat (1988–1990). [3]

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Following Mahabharat, Issar acted in notable films including Chandra Mukhi (1993), Prem Shakti (1994), Ram Jaane (1995), Border (1997), Refugee (2000), Krrish (2006), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Ready (2011), Son of Sardaar (2012) and The Kashmir Files (2022). [5] His first directorial was Salman Khan starrer cop film Garv (2004), for which he co-wrote the screenplay with wife Deepali.

Besides Mahabharat, Issar also went on to be part of television shows like Param Vir Chakra (1987), Bharat Ek Khoj (1988), Junoon (1993-1998), Noorjahan (1999-2000), Mahabharat (2013), Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond (2019) and Choti Sarrdaarni (2021). [6] He was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss 8 (2014–2015), hosted by Salman Khan. Formerly, he worked as dialect coach at various acting institutions, and his expertise included speech, diction and physical gestures.

Personal life

Puneet is the son of film director Sudesh Issar. [1]

He belongs to a Punjabi Hindu family which migrated from Pakistan following the 1947 partition. [7]

He is married to Deepali, the daughter of actor Daljeet Puri and sister of actor Satyajeet Puri. She has written the films Garv: Pride and Honour (2004) and I Am Singh (2011) both directed by Puneet. [1] [8] The couple has two children, daughter Nivriti Issar and son Siddhant Issar. [9] Siddhant is also an actor. [10]

Issar is a fitness and gym enthusiast. He also made some positive headlines for fitness at the age of 60. [11] [2]

Career

Issar has starred as a villain in over 150 films, such as Zakhmi Aurat , Kal Ki Aawaz, Palay Khan, Teja, Prem Shakti and opposite stars like Mohanlal, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. He also played a villain in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Ram Jaane. He appeared in the hit war film Border . [12] He played the role of Parashurama in 2013 Mahabharata and Duryodhana in the epic TV series Mahabharat (1988–1990) which brought him mainstream popularity. [13] [14]

He played the Indian Superman , a Bollywood version of the Hollywood films. [15] He played the second lead in the cult Indian horror film Purana Mandir in 1983. [16] Later he did many other horror movies such as Tehkhana in the 1980s. [17]

He also starred in movies such as Krrish , Partner , Aryan, Bachna Ae Haseeno and many more in the 2000s.

In 1982, he was involved in an on-shoot incident with Amitabh Bachchan during the shoot of Coolie . He accidentally injured Amitabh, nearly fatally, and suffered the industry's backlash due to it. He later admitted that he had to face a lot of problems in getting roles in movies and he also lost 7-8 films due to the notoriety of the incident. [18]

He has also directed TV serials such as Hindustani and Jai Mata Ki starring Hema Malini. [14] He has starred in over 12 TV serials such as 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 several Punjabi films such as Rab Ne Banayian Jodiyan and in a few Telugu films. He has also given a brilliant display of his acting skills in the mythological film Suryaputra Shanidev, which was released in 1997.

In 2004, Issar directed the film Garv: Pride and Honour starring Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty in lead roles. The opening collections of the film were good, and overall it was declared "Above Average" at the box office. [19] His latest directorial venture I Am Singh , the story of which is also written by him, released in December 2011. [20] [21]

Issar in 2010 on the sets of his film I Am Singh Puneet Issar, Actor ,Director on the set of Film "I am Singh!".jpg
Issar in 2010 on the sets of his film I Am Singh

In the Indian TV reality show Bigg Boss season 8, in 2014/2015, Issar was one of the 7 finalists. He was evicted from the show on 3 January 2015. Issar lasted in the house for 105 days. At 56, he was the oldest contestant to do so and lasted the entire season in the house. He played the role of "Daar ji" in Choti Sarrdaarni . [22]

In 2022, Issar played DGP Hari Narain in The Kashmir Files , a film based on the Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. [23]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguage
1983 Coolie BobHindi
1984Raja Aur Rana
Purana Mandir Anand
19853D Saamri
1986Janbaaz
Palay Khan Amar Singh
Dahleez
Tahkhana
1987 Pyar Ki Jeet Darshan Patel
Hathyar
Superman Shekhar/Superman
Bhai Ka Dushman Bhai
Watan Ke Rakhwale Akbar
Awam
1988Akhri Muqabla
Zakhmi Aurat Sukhdev
Zalzala
Main Tere Liye
Kasam
Maar Dhaad Police Inspector Sangraam /Jaggu
1989 Elaan-E-Jung
1990Haar Jeet
Roti Ki Keemat D'Souza
Tejaa
Jaan Lada Denge
1991 Sanam Bewafa Afzal Khan
Meet Mere Man Ke
Paap Ki Aandhi
1992Kal Ki Awaz
Jaagruti
Suryavanshi Mahesh
Yoddha Vishakha (black magician)Malayalam
1993Shri Krishna Bhakta NarsiHindi
Chandra Mukhi Zoohla
Ashaant Raana
Anmol
Khal-Naaikaa Dr. Rajan Bakshi
Kshatriya Shakti Singh
Zakhmi Rooh
I Love India Tamil
1994 Pingami Edwin ThomasMalayalam
Prem Shakti Hindi
Yaar Gaddar
Samrat Kannada
Kranti Kshetra Shaitaan SinghHindi
Athiradi Padai Tamil
Chinna Kannada
Rasika
Cheetah Hindi
Time Bomb Kannada
1995 Ram Jaane Inspector ChewteHindi
Haathkadi Chakku Pandey
Bhagya Debata Bengali
Jallad BolaHindi
1996 Muqadar Parashuram
1997 Border Subedar Ratan Singh
Master Devaraju aka DR, a mafia donTelugu
SurajMangal SinghHindi
Daadagiri Dhanraj
Jodidar Poacher
Suryaputra Shani-devShani dev
Krantikari
1998 Sher-E-Hindustan Police inspector Khulbhushan
Chandaal Police inspector Khurana
1999JaalsaazPratap Singh
2000 Refugee
2001 Zakhmi Sipahi Chhota Chaudhary
BhairavJindal
2002 Indra Shoukat Ali KhanTelugu
2003 Tagore
2004 Guri Minister
Vajra-The WeaponHindi
2005 Allari Pidugu Major ChakravarthyTelugu
Bunty Aur Babli Hindi
Kasak
Narasimhudu JDTelugu
2006 Aryan Ranveer Singh BaggaHindi
Krrish Komal Singh
Rab Ne Banaiyan JodieanPunjabi
Humko Deewana Kar GayeHindi
2007 Chandrahas Liaqat Ali KhanTelugu [24]
Partner Rana from HaryanaHindi
2008 Gautama Buddha Anguli MalaHindi / Telugu
Bachna Ae Haseeno Hindi
God Tussi Great Ho
Satyamev JayateBengali
The Wheel of Action HighwayHindi
2009 Jag Jeondeyan De Mele Punjabi
2010 Josh Bengali
2011 Yamla Pagla Deewana Tejpaal SinghHindi
Ready Ishwar Chaudhary
I Am Singh Fateh Singh
Chhutanki
2012Qayamat Hi Qayamat
Son of Sardaar Sardar
Best of Luck Jarnail SinghPunjabi
Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda Jas's FatherMarathi
2014 Fateh Pratap SinghPunjabi
2015 Besh Korechi Prem Korechi Bengali
2016 Eedu Gold Ehe MahadevTelugu
2018SarabhaChandraksha
2019 iSmart Shankar Kasi Viswanath
Captain Rana Pratap
2020Teri Meri Gal Ban GayiPunjabi
2022 The Kashmir Files DGP Hari NarayanHindi
Jayeshbhai Jordaar Amar TauHindi

Television

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
1987 Param Vir Chakra Naik Jadu Nath Singh
19881990 Mahabharat Duryodhana
19931998 Junoon Saudagar Singh
1988 Bharat Ek Khoj Maharana Pratap
19971997 Betaal Pachisi Kabira
19992000Jai Mata Ki Mahishasur
19992000 Noorjahan Sher-e-Afghan
20062007 Left Right Left Brigadier Chandok
2007 Love Story
2008 Neeli Aankhen
2011 Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwaan Shree Krishn Jarasandh
2011Kahaani Chandrakanta KiKing Shivdutt
2013 Bani Ishq Da Kalma Gurudev Singh Bhullar
2013 Mahabharat Parshurama
20142015 Bigg Boss 8 Contestant6th place
2018 Namune Dhanaji
2019Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin BondMaharaja Digambar Singh
2021 Choti Sarrdaarni Beant Singh Gill [6]
2022 Channa Mereya Rajwant Singh
2023–2024 Vanshaj Bhanupratap Mahajan "Dada Babu"

Other credits

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
19971998HindustaniYesNoNo
19992000Jai Mata KiYesNoNo [25]
2004 Garv: Pride & Honour YesYesNo
2011 I Am Singh YesYesYes

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