Person
Puneet Issar
Acting · Amritsar, Punjab, India
Biography
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, (a 1997 war film), directed by J. P. Dutta, and second lead in the cult Indian horror film Purana Mandir in 1983. 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. Issar participated in the Indian TV reality show Bigg Boss season 8 in 2014-2015.
Known for
The Kapil Sharma Show
Self
Welcome to the Jungle
Duryodhan
Mahabharat
Duryodhana
Channa Mereya
Rajwant Singh aka Daarji
Vanshaj
Bhanu Pratap Mahajan
Border 2
Subedar Ratan Singh
Dangal
Thanks
The Discovery of India
Rana Pratap
Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond
Digambar
Border
Subedar Ratan Singh
Filmography
- 2026Welcome to the JungleDuryodhan
- 2026Ranapati Shivray Swari AgraMirza Raje Jaisingh
- 2026Border 2Subedar Ratan Singh
- 2025The Bengal Files
- 2023VanshajBhanu Pratap Mahajan
- 2022Channa MereyaRajwant Singh aka Daarji
- 2022Jayeshbhai JordaarAmar Tau
- 2022The Kashmir FilesDGP Hari Narain
- 2021Sanghaar The Massacre
- 2019iSmart ShankarKashi Viswanath
- 2019Captain Rana Prathap
- 2019Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin BondDigambar
- 2018SharabhaChandraksha
- 2016DangalThanks
- 2016The Kapil Sharma ShowSelf
- 2015Besh Korechi Prem KorechiRaghav Sinha
- 2015BarkhaaMr. Sabharwal
- 2015International Hero
- 2014FatehPratap Singh
- 2013Best of LuckJarnail Singh
- 2012Son of SardaarInspector Sardar
- 2011ReadyAmar and Suraj's Father
- 2011Yamla Pagla DeewanaTejpaal Singh aka "Minty"
- 2011I Am SinghFateh Singh
- 2010JoshRudra
- 2009Jag Jeondeyan De MeleS. Kartar Singh
- 2008Bachna Ae HaseenoRohit Pasricha
- 2008Satyameba Jayate
- 2007PartnerRana
- 2006Aryan: UnbreakableRanveer Singh
- 2006Bigg Boss
- 2006Rabb Ne Banaiyan JodieanVichitra Singh
- 2006KrrishKomal Singh
- 2005Allari PiduguChakravarthy
- 2005KasakCaptain Singh
- 2005Bunty Aur BabliMr. Saluja
- 2005NarasimhuduJD
- 2004Garv: Pride and HonourDirector
- 2002IndraShaukhat Ali Khan
- 2001IttefaqInspector Thakur
- 2001BhairavJindal
- 2000RefugeeSikh Priest
- 1999JaalsaazPratap Singh
- 1998Chandaal
- 1998Jaane Jigar
- 1998Sher-E-Hindustan
- 1997MasterDevaraju
- 1997Bhagya Debata
- 1997Daadagiri
- 1997Suraj
- 1997BorderSubedar Ratan Singh
- 1996Muqaddar
- 1995Ram JaaneInspector Chewte
- 1995Hum Sab Chor HainBhootnath
- 1995JallaadBhola
- 1995Zakhmi SipahiChhota Chaudhary
- 1995Haathkadi
- 1995NishanaDurjan
- 1994Yaar GaddarCaptain
- 1994Kranti KshetraShaitan Singh
- 1994Rasika
- 1994Samrat
- 1994Chinna
- 1994Prem ShaktiMahabali Tantrik
- 1994Time Bomb
- 1994PingamiEdwin Thomas (Achayan)
- 1993Vishnu Vijaya
- 1993Chandra MukhiDhola
- 1993I Love India
- 1993AnmolZafar
- 1993Uzhaippali
- 1993KshatriyaShakti Singh (Ajay Singh's son)
- 1993Zakhmi Rooh
- 1992YoddhaVishaka
- 1992HumshakalKundan
- 1992JaagrutiLeader of Tribal Group
- 1992SuryavanshiMahesh
- 1991Jungle Beauty
- 1991Sanam BewafaAfzal Khan
- 1990Meri Lalkaar
- 1990Tejaa
- 1990Jaan Lada Denge
- 1989ShehzaadeArjun Singh
- 1989Khooni Murdaa
- 1988MahabharatDuryodhana
- 1988Zakhmi AuratSukhdev
- 1988KasamDharia's Henchman
- 1988The Discovery of IndiaRana Pratap
- 1987SupermanSuperman / Shekhar
- 1987Watan Ke RakhwaleAkbar - Arun's assistant
- 1987Pyar Ki JeetDharma
- 1986TahkhanaVijay
- 1986DahleezTraitor
- 1986Daku Bijlee
- 1986JanbaazRocky
- 1986Palay Khan
- 19853D SaamriPolice Inspector Baldev
- 1984Purana MandirAnand
- 1983CoolieBob
- —Sector BalakotNIA Chief
- —Born to Be KingDadaji
- —Nazarbandh
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