Puneet Issar
Acting Amritsar, Punjab, India 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) as Self
- Border 2 (2026) as Subedar Ratan Singh
- Welcome to the Jungle (2026)
- The Discovery of India (1988) as Rana Pratap
- Krrish (2006) as Komal Singh
- Mahabharat (1988) as Duryodhana
- Vanshaj (2023) as Bhanu Pratap Mahajan
- The Kashmir Files (2022) as DGP Hari Narain
- The Bengal Files (2025)
- Ranapati Shivray Swari Agra (2026) as Mirza Raje Jaisingh
- Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond (2019) as Digambar
- Border (1997) as Subedar Ratan Singh
- Channa Mereya (2022) as Rajwant Singh aka Daarji
- Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) as Rohit Pasricha
- Bunty Aur Babli (2005) as Mr. Saluja
- Partner (2007) as Rana
- Tahkhana (1986) as Vijay
- Janbaaz (1986) as Rocky
- Ready (2011) as Amar and Suraj's Father
- Ram Jaane (1995) as Inspector Chewte
- Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022) as Amar Tau
- Son of Sardaar (2012) as Inspector Sardar
- Indra (2002) as Shaukhat Ali Khan
- Yoddha (1992) as Vishaka