Puneet Issar

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Puneet Issar
File:Puneet Issar.jpg
Issar in 2014
Born (1959-11-06) 6 November 1959 (age 66)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
  • dialect coach
Years active1983–present
Known for
SpouseDeepali Issar
Children2
FatherSudesh Issar[1]
RelativesSatyajeet 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 and television shows.[4] Issar started his acting career as a villain in Manmohan Desai's 1983 film Coolie,[5] but gained recognition with the portrayal of Duryodhana in B. R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat (1988–1990).[3]

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).[6] 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).[7] 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

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Puneet is the son of film director Sudesh Issar.[1] He is also a trained artist and an 8th degree black belt holder.[5]

He belongs to a Punjabi Hindu family which migrated from Pakistan following the 1947 partition.[8]

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][9] The couple has two children, daughter Nivriti Issar and son Siddhant Issar.[10] Siddhant is also an actor.[11]

Issar is a fitness and gym enthusiast. He also made some positive headlines for fitness at the age of 60.[12][2]

Career

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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.[13] He played the role of Parashurama in 2013 Mahabharata and Duryodhana in the epic TV series Mahabharat (1988–1990) which brought him mainstream popularity.[14][15]

He played the Indian Superman, a Bollywood version of the Hollywood films.[16] He played the second lead in the cult Indian horror film Purana Mandir in 1983.[17] Later he did many other horror movies such as Tehkhana in the 1980s.[18]

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.[19] He also went out of work for 6 years.[5]

He has also directed TV serials such as Hindustani and Jai Mata Ki starring Hema Malini.[15] 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[20] 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.[21] His latest directorial venture I Am Singh, the story of which is also written by him, released in December 2011.[22][23] It is based on the stories about the Sikh immigrants in the USA after the 11 September attacks.[24]

File: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.[25]

In 2022, Issar played DGP Hari Narain in The Kashmir Files, a film based on the Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits.[26]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Films

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Hindi

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Coolie Bob
1984 Raja Aur Rana
Purana Mandir Anand
1985 3D Saamri
1986 Janbaaz
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
1988 Akhri Muqabla
Zakhmi Aurat Sukhdev
Zalzala
Main Tere Liye
Kasam
Maar Dhaad Police Inspector Sangraam /Jaggu
1989 Elaan-E-Jung
1990 Haar Jeet
Maa Kasam Badla Loonga[27] Inspector Kishan Singh
Roti Ki Keemat D'Souza
Tejaa
Jaan Lada Denge
1991 Sanam Bewafa Afzal Khan
Meet Mere Man Ke
Paap Ki Aandhi
1992 Kal Ki Awaz
Jaagruti
Suryavanshi Mahesh
1993 Shri Krishna Bhakta Narsi
Chandra Mukhi Zoohla
Ashaant Raana
Anmol
Khal-Naaikaa Dr. Rajan Bakshi
Kshatriya Shakti Singh
Zakhmi Rooh
1994 Prem Shakti
Yaar Gaddar
Kranti Kshetra Shaitaan Singh
Cheetah
1995 Ram Jaane Inspector Chewte
Haathkadi Chakku Pandey
Jallad Bola
1996 Muqadar Parashuram
1997 Border Subedar Ratan Singh
Suraj Mangal Singh
Daadagiri Dhanraj
Jodidar Poacher
Suryaputra Shani-dev Shani dev
Krantikari
1998 Sher-E-Hindustan Police inspector Khulbhushan
Chandaal Police inspector Khurana
1999 Jaalsaaz Pratap Singh
2000 Refugee
2001 Zakhmi Sipahi Chhota Chaudhary
Bhairav Jindal
2004 Vajra-The Weapon
2005 Bunty Aur Babli
Kasak
2006 Aryan Ranveer Singh Bagga
Krrish Komal Singh
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
2007 Partner Rana from Haryana
2008 Gautama Buddha Anguli Mala Also shot in Telugu
Bachna Ae Haseeno
God Tussi Great Ho
The Wheel of Action Highway
2011 Yamla Pagla Deewana Tejpaal Singh
Ready Ishwar Chaudhary
I Am Singh Fateh Singh
Chhutanki
2012 Qayamat Hi Qayamat
Son of Sardaar Sardar
2013 Mahabharat Aur Barbareek Duryodhana
2022 The Kashmir Files DGP Hari Narayan
Jayeshbhai Jordaar Amar Tau
2025 The Bengal Files Rajesh Singh

Telugu

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Master Devaraju aka DR, a mafia don
2002 Indra Shoukat Ali Khan
2003 Tagore Police Commissioner Balbir Singh
2004 Guri Minister
2005 Allari Pidugu Major Chakravarthy
Narasimhudu JD
2007 Chandrahas Liaqat Ali Khan [28]
2008 Gautama Buddha Anguli Mala
2016 Eedu Gold Ehe Mahadev
2018 Sarabha Chandraksha
2019 iSmart Shankar Kasi Viswanath
Captain Rana Pratap

Punjabi

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Rab Ne Banaiyan Jodiean
2009 Jag Jeondeyan De Mele
2012 Best of Luck Jarnail Singh
2014 Fateh Pratap Singh
2020 Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi

Kannada

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Samrat
Chinna
Rasika
Time Bomb

Bengali

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Bhagya Debata
2008 Satyamev Jayate
2010 Josh
2015 Besh Korechi Prem Korechi

Tamil

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Uzhaippali Duriyodhanan
I Love India
1994 Athiradi Padai

Malayalam

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Yoddha Vishakha (black magician)
1994 Pingami Edwin Thomas

Marathi

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda Jas's Father

Television

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Year(s) Title Role Notes
1987 Param Vir Chakra Naik Jadu Nath Singh
1988–1990 Mahabharat Duryodhan
1993–1998 Junoon Saudagar Singh
1988 Bharat Ek Khoj Maharana Pratap
1997–1997 Betaal Pachisi Kabira
1997–1998 Mahabharat Katha Duryodhan
1999–2000 Jai Mata Ki Mahishasur
Noorjahan Sher-e-Afghan
2006–2007 Left Right Left Brigadier Chandok
2007 Love Story
2008 Neeli Aankhen
2011 Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishn Jarasandh
Kahaani Chandrakanta Ki King Shivdutt
2013 Bani Ishq Da Kalma Gurudev Singh Bhullar
Mahabharat Parshurama
Sri Bhagavatam Ravana and Hiranyakashyap Telugu Mythological serial on ETV
2014–2015 Bigg Boss 8 Contestant 6th place
2018 Namune Dhanaji
2019 Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond Maharaja Digambar Singh
2021 Choti Sarrdaarni Beant Singh Gill [7]
2022 Channa Mereya Rajwant Singh
2023–2024 Vanshaj Bhanupratap Mahajan "Dada Babu"
2025 Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav Ravana [29]

Other credits

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1997–1998 Hindustani Yes No No
1999–2000 Jai Mata Ki Yes No No [30]
2004 Garv: Pride & Honour Yes Yes No
2011 I Am Singh Yes Yes Yes

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