Puneet Issar

Acting

Puneet Issar

Place of birth

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

73 titles

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

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

2010s · 7 titles

Yamla Pagla Deewana poster
5.3

An NRI visits India to look for his estranged father and brother. He soon learns that both are expert conmen. He is forced to join them and go to Punjab to fix his younger brother's love life.

Yamla Pagla Deewana

2011

Son of Sardaar poster
4.7

A Punjabi man returning to India falls in love with a woman whose family welcomes him as a guest before realizing he is the man they need to kill in order to avenge their loved ones.

Son of Sardaar

2012

Ready poster
5.1

Prem believes Sanjana is the girl chosen by his dad and falls in love with her. However, she is a runaway bride escaping from a marriage set up by her mafia uncles against her wishes. On learning the truth, he devises a plan to win her over from her uncles who intend to usurp her huge inheritance.

Ready

2011

iSmart Shankar poster
4.8

A contract killer goes on the run after eliminating a target and eventually finds himself linked to a slain cop whose memory is transferred to his brain.

iSmart Shankar

2019

Besh Korechi Prem Korechi poster
2.0

Abhi stirs up a hornets nest when he helps the sister of an underworld kingpin elope on her wedding day. Then he falls for the don's other sister, Rai. What transpires is a rib-tickling game of cat and mouse.

Besh Korechi Prem Korechi

2015

Barkhaa poster
4.6

Barkhaa is a Bollywood Romantic film, directed by Shadaab Mirza and produced by Shabana Hashmi. It stars Sara Loren in lead titular role. The film also stars Taaha Shah, Shweta Pandit, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Puneet Issar in prominent roles. The film was extensively shot in Himachal Pradesh, India. Marketing of the film was done by Hash Entertainment and is distributed under the banner of Zahara Productions. It was released on March 27, 2015.

Barkhaa

2015

Josh poster
4.8

Indra attempts to rescue Anuradha, his best friend's sister, when she gets involved in an ongoing family feud, both of her brothers are killed and things take a turn for the worse.

Josh

2010

2000s · 14 titles

Refugee poster
5.4

An unnamed young man helps illegal refugees from India and Pakistan cross the border through the Great Rann of Kutch.

Refugee

2000

Krrish poster
6.5

In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.

Krrish

2006

Partner poster
5.6

Prem, a love guru who shares tips on dating women, helps his client, Bhaskar, woo his boss. Things get complicated when he falls for a single mother and tries to hide his profession.

Partner

2007

Bunty Aur Babli poster
6.3

Bunty and Babli are two young people who randomly meet each other after running away from their homes to chase their dream. After facing hurdles in their path they decide to take up conning and soon become the best con artists in the country. However, their success is threatened as a relentless cop is on their trail.

Bunty Aur Babli

2005

Bachna Ae Haseeno poster
6.1

Raj is a heartbreaker. His love stories with Mahi, Radhika and Gayatri finally teach him about love and life in their own sweet, sexy and sassy way.

Bachna Ae Haseeno

2008

Indra poster
6.6

A man embarks on a quest to make peace between two families fighting over the water problem in their district. In a bid to solve this crisis, he agrees to marry a girl from the rival family.

Indra

2002

No artwork available
NR

A naval officer's comfortable family life in Delhi unravels when his sister-in-law returns transformed, igniting dangerous desires that threaten everything he holds dear.

Dil Ke Pechey Pechey

2005

Ittefaq poster
8.0

Shiva is a professional hit man. Shiva accepts a contract from Jindal to kill Vikram. Circumstances force Shiva to come to know Mukul first, and instead of killing him, he becomes his bodyguard and protects him against Jindal and his men. Soon Shiva, Mukul, and Mukul's girlfriend Roshni Hiranandani are on the run from Jindal's men. Jindal makes it clear that he will not rest until he sees the dead bodies of all the three. How long will they survive Jindal? Did Shiva really change his mind or is this his strategy to bring Mukul alive to Jindal?

Ittefaq

2001

Rabb Ne Banaiyan Jodiean poster
10.0

Chandigarh-based wealthy businessman and widower, Vichitra Singh, is disappointed with his son, Avtar, for not producing a son as a heir to his estate. His disappointment not only increases but also turns to rage when his second son, Jehli, falls in love with, Beebo, their chauffeur's daughter, and he asks him to leave after a bitter-near-physical confrontation. Now his third son, Deep, has returned from Britain, and he hopes to get him married to wealthy Ranjit Singh Garewal's daughter. When Deep confides that he has decided to wed even more wealthy Pinky, the sister of K.B. Singh, Vichitra's joy knows no bounds, and he starts to make preparations for their wedding. Vichitra joy will turn to rage when he finds out that K.B. Singh is nothing but a junkyard (Kabadiya) owner, while Ranjit schemes with his goons to break up this troubled family

Rabb Ne Banaiyan Jodiean

2006

Bhairav poster
10.0

Rakesh Pandey belongs to a middle-class family, and is employed. One day when he is returning home from work, he is arrested by the police on the charge of killing a woman in cold-blood. He refutes and denies this charge, but to no avail, as the prosecution produces witness after witness that have actually seen him commit this heinous crime. Ultimately, Rakesh vows to avenge this outrage, and assumes the name of Bhairav, not realizing that he has an uphill task, and that all the odds are stacked against him, including the fact that the witness who testified against him is Mrs. Jindal.

Bhairav

2001

Narasimhudu poster
3.6

A young, orphaned boy is adopted by the villagers and he grows up striving for their wellbeing. When the sons of two corrupt men rape an 11-year-old, the young man vows to punish them for the crime.

Narasimhudu

2005

Kasak poster
3.2

Amar, a naïve nurse, is divorced by his wife, leaving him homeless and penniless. Determined to win back her affections, he takes on various odd jobs with the aim of building a fortune that will attract her attention.

Kasak

2005

Aryan: Unbreakable poster
6.3

Aryan is the college champion in boxing. He is training under Ranveer Singh in order to achieve his dream: winning the national championship. His girlfriend Neha supports him unconditionally and he relies heavily upon her. However, after his life turns unexpectedly into another direction, he gives up boxing and marries instead. He becomes a father and takes up a job as a sports commentator. Despite this, he is not happy. When Ranveer Singh offers him a chance to get back into the ring, Aryan accepts. However, his wife leaves him and he start his journey to reattain is dream and his love.

Aryan: Unbreakable

2006

Jag Jeondeyan De Mele poster
5.5

Fortunate are those who are able to live the rest of their lives with whom they first fall in love with. "Baljit Singh Deo" The film reflects a journey of a young man Abahijot (Harbhajan Mann), which holds so much excitement, dreams, sadness, happiness, hate and love. Parting from your loved ones is only a phase everyone goes through but the love remains strong in the hearts of those who are left

Jag Jeondeyan De Mele

2009

1990s · 24 titles

Ram Jaane poster
5.2

A street hustler, who has spent several years in and out of prison, decides to reform his life, as he teaches street kids to stay away from crime, but has trouble maintaining these ideals in his own life.

Ram Jaane

1995

Border poster
6.5

Amidst the 1971 Indo-Pak war, a company of 120 Indian soldiers stationed at the border region of Longewala in Rajasthan must defend their post through the night against two thousand Pakistani troops armed with tanks. Based on the true events of the Battle of Longewala.

Border

1997

Kshatriya poster
5.1

In the arid region of Rajasthan, India; there are two royal families, Mirtagarth and Surjangarh who believes in a religious ritual which states that a warrior from each of these two families will come together annually to have a fierce battle with the winner having to sacrifice a baby buffalo and it will rain in that person's territory. This tradition must be fated to carry on by the future generation as it is a rule of nature set down by their kin.

Kshatriya

1993

Yoddha poster
7.6

Fate brings a young man from rural Kerala to be the protector of a young Lama in Nepal, who is being chased by a dangerous cult.

Yoddha

1992

Sanam Bewafa poster
5.2

Salman falls in love with Ruksar but their fathers, despite being neighbours, are sworn enemies. The couple end up marrying but they are shocked when they finally discover the reason why their fathers allow the marriage to take place.

Sanam Bewafa

1991

Jallaad poster
5.8

An unscruplous politician enlists the help of a supposedly illiterate and simple-minded man to win an election

Jallaad

1995

Tejaa poster
8.4

Tejaa watch helplessly as his parents gets assassinated by 3 absconding outlaws, Lal Singh, Heeralal and Zoravar, he then swears to avenge this carnage and this become the motive of his life. 20 years later he does manage to locate them and thus this begins his vendetta by mercilessly killing them separately.

Tejaa

1990

Yaar Gaddar poster
6.0

When his brother becomes involved in a deadly bank robbery, a heartbroken cop vows to track down and retrieve his wayward sibling -- dead or alive.

Yaar Gaddar

1994

Chandra Mukhi poster
6.2

Chandra Mukhi is an angel who lands on earth in search of her magic wand. She must get it before a devil named Dhola lays his hands on it.

Chandra Mukhi

1993

Chandra Mukhi poster
6.2

Chandra Mukhi is an angel who lands on earth in search of her magic wand. She must get it before a devil named Dhola lays his hands on it.

Chandra Mukhi

1993

Bhagya Debata poster
6.5

Jagdish leads an ordinary life with his wife, Savitri, but, one day, a man is murdered before his eyes and he fails to save him. He then takes up the identity of Alfred, a vigilante, to fight crime.

Bhagya Debata

1997

No artwork available
NR

IAS officer Chitra prepares a dossier detailing the crimes of Adiseshan, a powerful man with political allies. After she's killed, it's her daughter who decides to finish her job and avenge her death.

Athiradi Padai

1994

Daadagiri poster
9.0

Ajay (Mithun Chakraborty) and Amar (Ayub Khan) were separated from their sister (Simran) and dad at a young age. Now grown up, they are con men, and on the look out for Dhanraj and Jagraj who they suspect killed their dad and sister. Typical Hindi flick with lots of action, drama, emotions and fights.

Daadagiri

1997

Jaalsaaz poster
NR

Rakesha journalist saves Radha from a molester and wants to marry her.But she chooses to be mistress of a wealthy Ranjit whose soon murdered and Radha is arrested for his murder.Rakesh takes the help of a defense lawyer DK to bail Radha but in vain.Ravi a lawyer falls in love with Shalaka and is soon to be married.But finds in the papers that his sister Radha is accused for a murder and is in jail.Ravi then decides to fight for his sister.

Jaalsaaz

1999

Vishnu Vijaya poster
NR

Police officers Vijay and Vishnu vow to maintain peace in the country; however, things change when two gangsters become a threat to the country's security. It is up to Vijay and Vishnu to stop them.

Vishnu Vijaya

1993

Humshakal poster
8.0

Commissioner Kapoor makes Dadu Kaliya take the place of his lookalike inspector Vinod who was killed by Devi Dutt but how long will he hide the secret of Vinod's death from his family.

Humshakal

1992

Jaane Jigar poster
6.7

Two women look identical but hail from different backgrounds. They fall in love with Ravi and Vijay who are best friends. Misunderstandings arise when they believe they are in love with the same girl.

Jaane Jigar

1998

Anmol poster
7.0

Anmol is made to work as a maid in her own house by her step-mother and step-sisters. Later, a singer falls for her and decides to free her from her family.

Anmol

1993

Pingami poster
6.7

Captain Vijay forms a bond with Kumaran, a severely injured man. However, when he dies, Vijay decides to investigate and ends up finding answers related to his life.

Pingami

1994

Hum Sab Chor Hain poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hum Sab Chor Hain

1995

Suryavanshi poster
5.0

An archaeologist unearths an underground palace at Sangramgarh. The locals are afraid of what will happen if they start digging and would like to leave the past alone. It turns out their fears we confounded.

Suryavanshi

1992

Zakhmi Sipahi poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zakhmi Sipahi

1995

Master poster
6.0

A popular college professor is unable to find true happiness because of his dark past, but the persistence of love and justice ultimately win the day.

Master

1997

Chandaal poster
8.3

Indrajeet is an honest police officer happily living with his family. His sister loves one young fellow, subsequently it revealed that he was the brother of local don Durjan Rai Sahab Singh.

Chandaal

1998

1980s · 8 titles

Tahkhana poster
6.3

A dying Thakur Surjeet Singh bequeaths the entire estate to his son, Raghuvir, disowning the other, Dhurjan, the family's black sheep, who also indulges in black magic. The latter swears to use magical powers to usurp the estate, and even arranges the abduction of Raghuvir's daughters, Sapna and Aarti. Mangal and his men manage to apprehend Dhurjan, imprison him in a dungeon, and rescue Aarti. However, they are unable to locate Sapna, and Raghuvir gets killed. Before dying, he informs Mangal that Sapna has one of two pieces of a locket around her neck, while the other is on Aarti's, and when joined together will reveal the location of a treasure buried in a dungeon. 20 years later, Aarti and her boyfriend, Vijay, along with several others, will attempt to unearth this treasure - not realizing that they not only face betrayal from one of their own, but will also release and fall prey to an ageless and indestructible entity.

Tahkhana

1986

Coolie poster
6.6

When Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.

Coolie

1983

Janbaaz poster
5.6

Rana Vikram Singh has two sons, police officer Rajesh and fun-loving playboy Amar. Rajesh has gone through a traumatic experience of losing the girl he loved when she succumbed to drug addiction. He vows to fight this menace.

Janbaaz

1986

Zakhmi Aurat poster
6.7

Two seasoned criminals, Sukhdev and Suryakant rape inspector Kiran Dutt, a hardworking police officer. However, they get acquitted due to lack of evidence. Kiran with support from her fiance Suraj, brings together rape victims from all over the country and chalks out a plan to help them avenge their rape. Will Kiran be able to do justice to the thousands of rape victims across the country?

Zakhmi Aurat

1988

Dahleez poster
3.7

Dahleez is a 1986 Indian Bollywood film directed by Ravi Chopra and produced by B.R. Chopra. It stars Jackie Shroff, Raj Babbar, Meenakshi Sheshadri and Smita Patil in pivotal roles.

Dahleez

1986

Watan Ke Rakhwale poster
7.2

Baffling the authorities, a secret organization with powerful connections is creating havoc and getting away with loads of money. But their criminal run may be drawing to an end as an astute secret agent closes in with plans to bring them down. Unfortunately, the gang of baddies is tipped off to his activities and devises a counter-attack designed to eliminate him permanently.

Watan Ke Rakhwale

1987

Palay Khan poster
8.5

The British government have taken over there rule in a deserted region in India. But some of the people there strive for freedom; one of those brave freedom fighter is Palay Khan, who owes his intelligence to the entire region.

Palay Khan

1986

Kasam poster
6.0

Mangal Singh is the head of a village that gets it's revenue by selling cocaine. When Police Inspector Kisna finds out he goes to live incognito with the villagers to try and talk them out of dealing with drugs. He meets and falls in love with Mangal's daughter, Savi, and gets married to her.

Kasam

1988

Series credits

The Kapil Sharma Show poster
7.0

Kapil Sharma is back with his gang - Bindu, Chandan and 'mohalle ki dhoban' Gudiya. In tow is a new character, Maski, along with Goli, Roopmati and more! Enjoy guaranteed laughter with Kapil and his antics as different celebrities join in.

The Kapil Sharma Show

2016

The Discovery of India poster
9.4

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

The Discovery of India

1988

Mahabharat poster
7.3

A dynastic struggle occurs for the throne of Hastinapur, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan, between the Kauravas and Pandavas, collateral branches of the clan, which causes the Kurukshetra War.

Mahabharat

1988

Vanshaj poster
NR

The issue of inheritance by male members of a business family versus the role of capability in deciding the heir.

Vanshaj

2023

Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond poster
9.0

This winter, there's no escaping the shivers as ZEE5 Original 'Parchhayee' is all set to bring to life the most bone-chilling horror tales of celebrated author Ruskin Bond. The mysteries unravel from 15th January! Here's a first look at 'Parchhayee'.

Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond

2019

Channa Mereya poster
NR

The story actually revolves around the love for cooking and based on the culture of Punjab. Ginni Garewal is a 24-year-old girl who is full of life. She lives in her own little bubble of chaos and is desperate for a resolution for her family problems and the missing feeling of love. Ginni and her family run a Dhaba in Amritsar. On the other hand, Aditya Singh is a 27-year-old guy who aspires to be one of the world’s highest hoteliers. He is on a quest for significance and meaning in his life, and he finds the answers in a girl he despises.

Channa Mereya

2022

Bigg Boss poster
4.3

Your ‘Host and Dost’ Salman Khan is back! Brace for another high-octane season of the greatest reality show, serving entertainment and drama—all unfiltered!

Bigg Boss

2006

Behind the camera