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Puneet Issar(I)

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Puneet Issar is an Indian actor and director. He is most famous for his role as Duryodhana in the Mahabharat TV show (1988-1990), and directing Garv: Pride and Honour (2004) starring Salman Khan.His other notable roles are in Border directed by J. P. Dutta, and second lead in the cult Indian horror film Purana Mandir in 1983.
BornNovember 6, 1959
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Nitish Bharadwaj, Puneet Issar, Feroz Khan, Gajendra Chauhan, and Gufi Paintal in Mahabharat Ke Kamaal Kisse (2020)
Nitish Bharadwaj, Puneet Issar, Feroz Khan, Gajendra Chauhan, Gufi Paintal, and Kapil Sharma in Mahabharat Ke Kamaal Kisse (2020)
Puneet Issar, Feroz Khan, Gajendra Chauhan, and Gufi Paintal in Mahabharat Ke Kamaal Kisse (2020)
Puneet Issar in Mahabharat Ke Kamaal Kisse (2020)
Puneet Issar and Jeet in Josh (2010)
Puneet Issar in Josh (2010)
Puneet Issar in Besh Korechi Prem Korechi (2015)
Mithun Chakraborty, Puneet Issar, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, Prakash Belawadi, and Chinmay Mandlekar in The Kashmir Files (2022)
Karisma Kapoor, Govinda, and Puneet Issar in Prem Shakti (1994)

Known for

Nitish Bharadwaj in Mahabharat (1988)
Mahabharat
9.0
TV Series
  • Duryodhana
  • Duryodhan(as Puneet Essar)
I Am Singh (2011)
I Am Singh
5.3
  • Fateh Singh
  • 2011
Superman (1987)
Superman
3.8
  • Shekhar 'Superman'
  • 1987
Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, and Shilpa Shetty Kundra in Pride and Honour (2004)
Pride and Honour
5.6
  • Director(as Punit Isarr)
  • 2004

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Actor

  • Sector Balakot
  • Channa Mereya (2022)
    Channa Mereya
  • Rubina Bajwa in Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi (2022)
    Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi
  • Ratna Pathak Shah, Boman Irani, Ranveer Singh, and Shalini Pandey in Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022)
    Jayeshbhai Jordaar
  • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, and Chinmay Mandlekar in The Kashmir Files (2022)
    The Kashmir Files
  • Choti Sarrdaarni (2019)
    Choti Sarrdaarni
  • Shukrdosh (2021)
    Shukrdosh
  • Sanghaar the Massacre (2021)
    Sanghaar the Massacre
  • Sanghaar (2021)
    Sanghaar
  • iSmart Shankar (2019)
    iSmart Shankar
  • Captain Rana Prathap (2019)
    Captain Rana Prathap
  • Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond (2019)
    Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond
  • Sarabha (2018)
    Sarabha
  • Sunny Mandavarra and Punit Braar in Ik Onkaar (2018)
    Ik Onkaar
  • Eedu Gold Ehe (2016)
    Eedu Gold Ehe
  • Puneet Issar and Ateesh Randev in Born to Be King (2015)
    Born to Be King

Director

  • Jai Mata Ki
  • Puneet Issar and Ateesh Randev in Born to Be King (2015)
    Born to Be King
  • I Am Singh (2011)
    I Am Singh
  • Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, and Shilpa Shetty Kundra in Pride and Honour (2004)
    Pride and Honour
    • (as Punit Isarr)
  • Hindustani

Writer

  • I Am Singh (2011)
    I Am Singh
  • Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, and Shilpa Shetty Kundra in Pride and Honour (2004)
    Pride and Honour

Videos5

Krrish (2006) Trailer
Trailer 0:48
Krrish (2006) Trailer
Channa Mereya
Trailer 1:06
Channa Mereya
Fateh (2014) Trailer
Trailer 2:34
Fateh (2014) Trailer
Barkhaa (2015) Trailer
Trailer 2:36
Barkhaa (2015) Trailer
Eedu Gold Ehe (2016) Trailer
Trailer 2:19
Eedu Gold Ehe (2016) Trailer

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    • Puneet Issar Brand Endorsement Enquiry - Celewish
    • November 6, 1959
    • Punjab, India
    • Deepali Issar? - present (2 children)
    • Siddhant Issar

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    His punch was the one that made superstar Amitabh Bachchan seriously injured in the movie Coolie (1983).
    • Often plays a character involved in intense combat scenes during the course of the film.

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