Puneet Issar

Puneet Issar is an Indian actor, writer, producer and director. He is best known for portraying Duryodhana in the TV series Mahabharat (1988–1990), and directing Garv: Pride and Honour (2004) starring Salman Khan.[1] His other notable roles are in Superman, (a 1987 superhero film) directed by B. Gupta and Border, (a 1997 war film), directed by J. P. Dutta, and as the second lead in the cult Indian horror film Purana Mandir in 1983.

Puneet Issar
Issar in 2014
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • film director
Years active1974 – present
Spouse(s)Deepali Issar
Children2

He started his career with the movie Coolie in 1983. During the filming of an action sequence of this movie, he accidentally injured Amitabh Bachchan nearly fatally[2][3] and suffered the industry's backlash due to it.

Issar participated in the Indian TV reality show Bigg Boss season 8 in 2014-2015.[4][5]

Career

Issar starred as a villain in over 150 films,[6] such as Zakhmi Aurat, Jagruti, Kal Ki Aawaz, Palay Khan, Teja, Prem Shakti and many more, which include the Mohanlal starrers Yoddha and Pingami; Salman Khan starrers Sanam Bewafa, Chandramukhi and Suryavanshi; Akshay Kumar starrer Aashant and multi-starrers such as Kshatriya. He also played a villain in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Ram Jaane. He appeared in the hit war film Border. In 1982 he was involved in an on-shoot incident with Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh got seriously hurt and many blamed Puneet for the accident. He later admitted that he had to face a lot of problems in getting roles in movies due to the notoriety of the incident. Some people even misunderstood that Amitabh's clout might have had affected his career very much, but he clearly stated that this was untrue. He played the role of Parashurama 2017 Mahabharata and Duryodhana in the epic TV series Mahabharat (1988–1990), directed by B. R. Chopra and Ravi Chopra. It was this role that gained him mainstream popularity. He along with other actors of the epic TV show often toured the whole of India and even abroad to perform live shows based on the epic throughout the 90's.

He played the Indian Superman, 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 other horror movies such as Tehkhana in the 1980s.

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

He has also directed TV serials such as Hindustani and Jai Mata Ki starring Hema Malini.[5] 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 a number of 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 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.[7] His latest directorial venture I Am Singh, the story of which is also written by him, released in December 2011. The film did average critically and commercially.

In 2013, Paras Lubricants Ltd signed Mr Puneet Issar as the Brand Ambassador for their range of Automotive Oils and Lubricants.[8] [9][10] He also played the role of Parashurama in the 2013 TV series Mahabharat. He then went on to playing the role of "Daar Ji" in Bani Ishq Da Kalma.

Puneet participated in the Indian TV reality show BIGG BOSS season 8, in 2014/2015. He made it to the grand finale and was one of the 7 finalists. He was evicted from the TV show Bigg Boss season 8 on 3 January 2015. His was the last and final eviction before the season 8 of BIGG BOSS ended and a spin-off series titled Halla-Bol started. Puneet lasted in the house for 105 days. At 56, he was the oldest contestant to do so and last the entire season in the house.

Personal life

Issar is married to Deepali.[11] They have two children, daughter Nivriti and son Siddhant, who is an actor.[12][13]

Filmography
Year FilmRoleLanguage
1983 CoolieBobHindi
1984 Raja Aur Rana
1984 Purana MandirAnand
1985 3D Saamri
1986 Janbaaz
1986 Palay Khan
1986 Dahleez
1986 Tahkhana
1987 Pyar Ki Jeet
1987 Hathyar
1987 SupermanShekhar/Superman
1987 Bhai Ka Dushman Bhai
1987 Watan Ke Rakhwale
1987 Awam
1988 Akhri Muqabla
1988 Zakhmi Aurat
1988 Zalzala
1988 Main Tere Liye
1988 Kasam
1988 Maar DhaadPolice Inspector Sangraam /Jaggu
1989 Elaan-E-Jung
1990 Roti Ki Keemat
1990 Tejaa
1990 Jaan Lada Denge
1991 Sanam Bewafa
1991 Meet Mere Man Ke
1991 Paap Ki Aandhi
1992 Kal Ki Awaz
1992 Jaagruti
1992 SuryavanshiMahesh
1992 YoddhaVishakha (black magician)Malayalam
1993 Shri Krishna Bhakta NarsiHindi
1993 Chandra MukhiZoohlaHindi
1993 AshaantRaanaHindi
1993 AnmolHindi
1993 KhalnayikaHindi
1993 KshatriyaShakti SinghHindi
1993 Zakhmi RoohHindi
1993 I Love IndiaTamil
1993 UzhaippaliTamil
1994 PingamiEdwin ThomasMalayalam
1994 Prem Shakti
1994 Yaar GaddarHindi
1994 SamratKannada
1994 Kranti KshetraShaitaan SinghHindi
1994 Athiradi PadaiTamil
1994 ChinnaKannada
1994 RasikaKannada
1994 CheetahHindi
1994 Time BombKannada
1995 Ram JaaneInspector ChewteHindi
1995 HaathkadiChakku PandeyHindi
1995 Bhagya DebataBengali
1995 JalladBolaHindi
1996 MuqadarParashuramHindi
1997 BorderSubedar Ratan SinghHindi
1997 MasterDevaraju aka DR, a mafia donTelugu
1997 SurajMangal SinghHindi
1997 DaadagiriDhanrajHindi
1997 JodidarPoacherHindi
1997 Suryaputra Shani-devShani devHindi
1997 KrantikariHindi
1998 Sher-E-HindustanPolice inspector Khulbhushan(father Kranti) Hindi
1998 ChandaalPolice inspector Khurana Hindi
1999 JaalsaazPratap SinghHindi
2000 Refugee[14]Hindi
2001 Zakhmi SipahiChhota ChaudharyHindi
2001 BhairavJindalHindi
2002 IndraShoukat Ali KhanTelugu
2003 TagoreTelugu
2004 Vajra-The WeaponHindi
2005 Allari PiduguMajor ChakravarthyTelugu
2005 Bunty Aur BabliHindi
2005 KasakHindi
2005 NarasimhuduJDTelugu
2006 AryanHindi
2006 KrrishHindi
2006 Rab Ne Banaiyan JodieanPunjabi
2006 Humko Deewana Kar GayeHindi
2007 Gautama BuddhaAnguli MalaHindi
2007 PartnerHindi
2008 Bachna Ae HaseenoHindi
2008 God Tussi Great HoHindi
2008 Satyamev JayateBengali
2008 The Wheel of Action HighwayHindi
2009 Jag Jeondeyan De MelePunjabi
2010 JoshBengali
2011 Yamla Pagla DeewanaHindi
2011 ReadyHindi
2011 I Am SinghFateh SinghHindi
2011 ChhutankiHindi
2012 Qayamat Hi QayamatHindi
2012 Son of SardaarSardar[15]Hindi
2012 Best of LuckJarnail SinghPunjabi
2012 Jai Maharashtra Dhaba BhatindaJas's FatherMarathi
2013 Mahabharat Aur BarbareekDuryodhanaHindi
2014 FatehPratap SinghPunjabi
2015 Besh Korechi Prem KorechiBengali
2016Eedu Gold EheMahadevTelugu
2018SarabhaChandraksha
2019iSmart ShankarKasi ViswanathTelugu
2019Captain Rana Pratap
2020Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi
2021The Kashmir FilesHindi

Television
Year(s)SerialRole
1987Param Vir ChakraNaik Jadu Nath Singh
1988-1990MahabharatDuryodhana
1994-1998JunoonSaudagar Singh
1988Bharat Ek KhojMaharana Pratap Episode no 32-Akbar Part 1
1997 – 1998Betaal Pachisi
1999 – 2000Jai Mata KiMahishasur
1999 – 2000NoorjahanSher-e-Afghan
2006 – 2007Left Right LeftBrigadier Chandok
2007Love Story
2008Neeli Aankhen
2011Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwaan Shree KrishnJarasandh
2011Kahaani Chandrakanta KiKing Shivdutt
2013Bani Ishq Da KalmaGurudev Singh Bhullar
2013MahabharatParshuraam
2014Bigg Boss 8Contestant
2018NamuneDhanaji

As a director
FilmYearDirectorWriterProducerNotes
Hindustani1997-1998YesNoNoUnknown episodes
Jai Mata Ki1999-2000YesNoNoUnknown episodes
Garv: Pride and Honour2004YesNoNo
I am Singh2011YesYesYes
Born To Be King2015YesNoNo

OTT and web appearances
YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2019ParchhayeeMaharaja Digambar SinghZEE5

See also

References
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