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Puneet Issar

Puneet Issar
Issar in 2014
Born (1959-11-06) 6 November 1959 (age 65)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
  • dialect coach
Years active1983–present
Known for
SpouseDeepali Issar
Children2
FatherSudesh Issar[1]
RelativesSatyajeet Puri (brother-in-law)[1]

Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959)[2][3] is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films, Bengali films, Telugu films, Kannada Films, Malayalam Films and television shows.[4] Issar started his acting career as a villain in Manmohan Desai's 1983 film Coolie, but gained recognition with the portrayal of Duryodhana in B. R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat (1988–1990).[3]

Following Mahabharat, Issar acted in notable films including Chandra Mukhi (1993), Prem Shakti (1994), Ram Jaane (1995), Border (1997), Refugee (2000), Krrish (2006), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Ready (2011), Son of Sardaar (2012) and The Kashmir Files (2022).[5] His first directorial was Salman Khan starrer cop film Garv (2004), for which he co-wrote the screenplay with wife Deepali.

Besides Mahabharat, Issar also went on to be part of television shows like Param Vir Chakra (1987), Bharat Ek Khoj (1988), Junoon (1993-1998), Noorjahan (1999-2000), Mahabharat (2013), Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond (2019) and Choti Sarrdaarni (2021).[6] He was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss 8 (2014–2015), hosted by Salman Khan. Formerly, he worked as dialect coach at various acting institutions, and his expertise included speech, diction and physical gestures.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference fam was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bhandari, Kabir Singh (6 November 2019). "Puneet Issar on playing Duryodhana again and his passion for gyming at 60". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Murthy, Neeraja (17 December 2019). "Puneet Issar is still mighty 'Duryodhan' for viewers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Puneet Issar on playing the ANTI-HERO". Hindustan Times. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ Chakraborty, Juhi (6 February 2021). "All the actors from Mahabharat are stuck in their image from 30 years ago, but I kept breaking my image says Puneet Issar". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Puneet Issar to enter Choti Sarrdaarni, says the role is tailor made for me". India Today. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

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