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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(as Puneet Essar)
    I Am Singh (2011)
    I Am Singh
    5.2
    • Fateh Singh
    • 2011
    Superman (1987)
    Superman
    3.6
    • Shekhar 'Superman'
    • 1987
    Salman Khan in Garv: Pride and Honour (2004)
    Garv: Pride and Honour
    5.6
    • Director(as Punit Isarr)
    • 2004

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    Actor

    • The Delhi Files: The Bengal Chapter
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Jai Mata Ki
      • Agnivesh
      • TV Series
    • Sector Balakot
      • NIA Chief
      • Completed
    • Dr. Hedgewar (2024)
      Dr. Hedgewar
      • 2024
    • Vanshaj (2023)
      Vanshaj
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Bhanu Pratap Mahajan
      • 2023–2024
    • shukrddosh (2024)
      shukrddosh
      • Thakur
      • 2024
    • Channa Mereya (2022)
      Channa Mereya
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Rajwant Singh
      • 2022
    • Rubina Bajwa in Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi (2022)
      Teri Meri Gal Ban Gayi
      6.7
      • 2022
    • Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022)
      Jayeshbhai Jordaar
      6.0
      • 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 Narain
      • 2022
    • Choti Sarrdaarni (2019)
      Choti Sarrdaarni
      3.3
      TV Series
      • Sardar Beant Singh Gill
      • 2021
    • Sanghaar the Massacre (2021)
      Sanghaar the Massacre
      9.3
      • 2021
    • Sanghaar (2021)
      Sanghaar
      Short
      • Swamiji
      • 2021
    • iSmart Shankar (2019)
      iSmart Shankar
      5.4
      • Chief Minister Kashi Viswanath
      • 2019
    • Captain Rana Prathap (2019)
      Captain Rana Prathap
      3.5
      • 2019
    • Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond (2019)
      Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Digambar Singh
      • 2019
    • Sarabha (2018)
      Sarabha
      7.2
      • Chandraksha
      • 2018
    • Ik Onkaar (2018)
      Ik Onkaar
      • Dada Ji
      • 2018

    Director

    • Jai Mata Ki
      • Director
      • TV Series
    • Puneet Issar and Ateesh Randev in Born to Be King (2015)
      Born to Be King
      6.5
      • 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
      5.6
      • Director (as Punit Isarr)
      • 2004
    • Hindustani
      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
      5.6
      • writer
      • 2004

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    Trailer 0:34
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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
    Barkhaa (2015) Trailer
    Trailer 2:36
    Barkhaa (2015) Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Puneet Issar Biography
      • Puneet Issar Brand Endorsement Enquiry - Celewish
    • Alternative names
      • Puneet Esaar
    • Height
      • 1.91 m
    • Born
      • November 6, 1959
      • Punjab, India
    • Spouse
      • Deepali Issar? - present (2 children)
    • Children
      • Siddhant Issar

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    • 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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