- Born
- Height1.91 m
- 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.- IMDb mini biography by: Arif Faysal Khan
- SpouseDeepali Issar(? - present) (2 children)
- Children
- Often plays a character involved in intense combat scenes during the course of the film.
- Muscular physique.
- Portrayals of larger than life characters in mythological television epics.
- His punch was the one that made superstar Amitabh Bachchan seriously injured in the movie Coolie (1983).
- Son of director Sudesh Issar.
- 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 and suffered the industry's backlash due to it.
- Puneet Issar was told to play Bheem but was cast as Duryodhan on his wish.
- He also played the role of Parashurama in the 2013 TV series Mahabharat.
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