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Puneet Issar(I)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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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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BornNovember 6, 1959
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Nitish Bharadwaj in Mahabharat (1988)
    Mahabharat
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Duryodhana
    • Duryodhan
    I Am Singh (2011)
    I Am Singh
    5.2
    • Fateh Singh
    • 2011
    Superman (1987)
    Superman
    3.5
    • Shekhar 'Superman'
    • 1987
    Salman Khan in Garv: Pride and Honour (2004)
    Garv: Pride and Honour
    5.7
    • Director(as Punit Isarr)
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Sahab salaam
      • 2027
    • Sector Balakot
      • NIA Chief
      • Completed
    • Jai Mata Ki
      • Agnivesh
      • TV Series
    • DGP Kashmir
      • Filming
    • Jackie Shroff, Aftab Shivdasani, Sudesh Berry, Farida Jalal, Arshad Warsi, Akshay Kumar, Kiran Kumar, Kabir Lal, Johny Lever, Firoz Nadiadwala, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Tusshar Kapoor, Yashpal Sharma, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Daler Mehndi, Shreyas Talpade, Kiku Sharda, Krushna Abhishek, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vindu Dara Singh, Disha Patani, and Girdhar Swami in Welcome to the Jungle (2026)
      Welcome to the Jungle
      4.0
      • Duryodhan
      • 2026
    • Puneet Issar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Abhijeet Shwetachandra, Nupur Daithankar, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Ajay Purkar, and Digpal Lanjekar in Ranapati Shivray Swari Agra (2026)
      Ranapati Shivray Swari Agra
      5.8
      • Mirza Raje Jaisingh
      • 2026
    • Sunny Deol, Ahan Shetty, Varun Dhawan, and Diljit Dosanjh in Border 2 (2026)
      Border 2
      5.8
      • Rattan Singh
      • 2026
    • Challenge (2025)
      Challenge
      7.3
      • JD
      • 2025
    • The Bengal Files (2025)
      The Bengal Files
      6.9
      • CBI Chief
      • 2025
    • Dr. Hedgewar (2024)
      Dr. Hedgewar
      6.7
      • 2024
    • Vanshaj (2023)
      Vanshaj
      2.6
      TV Series
      • Bhanu Pratap Mahajan
      • 2023–2024
    • Shukrdosh (2024)
      Shukrdosh
      • Thakur
      • 2024
    • Channa Mereya (2022)
      Channa Mereya
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Rajwant Singh
      • 2022
    • Rubina Bajwa in Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi (2022)
      Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi
      6.6
      • 2022
    • Ratna Pathak Shah, Boman Irani, Ranveer Singh, and Shalini Pandey in Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022)
      Jayeshbhai Jordaar
      6.1
      • Amar Tau
      • 2022
    • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Bhasha Sumbli, and Chinmay Mandlekar in The Kashmir Files (2022)
      The Kashmir Files
      8.5
      • DGP Hari Narayan
      • 2022
    • Choti Sarrdaarni (2019)
      Choti Sarrdaarni
      3.4
      TV Series
      • Sardar Beant Singh Gill
      • 2021
    • Sanghaar the Massacre (2021)
      Sanghaar the Massacre
      7.5
      • 2021
    • Sanghaar (2021)
      Sanghaar
      Short
      • Swamiji
      • 2021

    Director

    • Jai Mata Ki
      • Director
      • TV Series
    • Heman
      • director
      • 2016
    • Puneet Issar and Ateesh Randev in Born to Be King (2015)
      Born to Be King
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2015
    • I Am Singh (2011)
      I Am Singh
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Salman Khan in Garv: Pride and Honour (2004)
      Garv: Pride and Honour
      5.7
      • Director (as Punit Isarr)
      • 2004
    • Hindustani
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997–1998

    Writer

    • I Am Singh (2011)
      I Am Singh
      5.2
      • story, screenplay, dialogue
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Salman Khan in Garv: Pride and Honour (2004)
      Garv: Pride and Honour
      5.7
      • writer
      • 2004

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    Trailer 2:06
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    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

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Puneet Issar Biography
      • Puneet Issar Brand Endorsement Enquiry - Celewish
    • Alternative names
      • Puneet Esaar
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • November 6, 1959
      • Punjab, India
    • Spouse
      • Deepali Issar? - present (2 children)
    • Children
      • Siddhant Issar
    • Other works
      Starred in the shelved film Innu Films "Samkaleen". Starring Puneet Issar introducing Rahat Kotvi, A.K. Hangal, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Mohan Choti, Written and Directed by Rahim Khan.

    Did you know

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

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