Puneet Issar Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Actor, Writer, Director
Famous Role	‘Duryodhana’ in the Indian epic TV series “Mahabharat” (1988)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 191 cm in meters- 1.91 m in feet & inches- 6’ 3”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Bald
Career
Debut	Bollywood Film (Actor): Coolie (1983) Bollywood Film (Assistant Director): Sauda (1974) Malayalam Film (Actor): Yoddha (1992) Tamil Film (Actor): I Love India (1993) Kannada Film (Actor): Samrat (1994) Bengali Film (Actor): Bhagya Debata (1995) Telugu Film (Actor): Master (1997) Punjabi Film (Actor): Rabb Ne Banaiyan Jodiean (2006) TV (Actor): Kahan Gaye Woh Log (1987) Tv (Director): Hindustani (1996)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	6 November 1959 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	65 Years
Birthplace	Amritsar, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Amritsar, Punjab, India
School	St. Lawrence High School, Mumbai
College/University	Mithibai College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling
Tattoo	On The Right Hand: "Om"
Controversy	During the shoot of one of the fight scenes of the movie coolie, Amitabh Bachchan was hurt badly. Puneet was really criticised by the whole country and became a real-life villain for everyone as Amitabh was seriously injured and had to go through a surgery. But after recovering from the injury, Amitabh Bachchan cleared the matter by saying Puneet had done nothing intentionally
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Deepali
Children	Son- Siddhant Issar (actor) Daughter- Nivriti Issar
Parents	Father- Sudesh Issar (Film Director) Mother- Name Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Puneet Issar

• Puneet Issar was born in a well-to-do family in Amritsar, Punjab.

• Issar’s father was a renowned film director who had worked with popular artists like Jagjit Singh, Raj Baabbar, and Anita Raj.

• Puneet aspired to become an Indian Army Officer in his college days.

• He started his career as an acting professor in the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune; from where he earlier received training in acting.

• Puneet has received a fourth degree black-belt in martial arts.

• He is also good at Karate, Kung-fu, boxing, and wrestling.

• Puneet has a good command over Hindi and Urdu languages.

• Puneet always desired to play the villain in the Hindi film; as his body stats made him look suitable for villain roles.

• In 1983, Puneet bagged the role of ‘Bob’ in the Bollywood film “Coolie.”
  

  Puneet Issar in Coolie

• After Coolie, nobody was ready to work with Puneet; as he had injured Amitabh Bachchan during the shoot of Coolie.

• Thereafter, he struggled for around six years by doing small roles in a few B-grade films.

• In 1988, he earned huge popularity by playing the role of ‘Duryodhana’ in the epic TV series “Mahabharata.”
  

  Puneet Issar in Mahabharat

• Issar, along with his ‘Mahabharat’ team has done many stage shows across India and abroad.

• Puneet has also worked in TV serials like “Bharat Ek Khoj,” “Jai Mata Ki,” ” Noorjahan,” “Love Story,” “Kahaani Chandrakanta Ki,” and “Bani Ishaq Da kalma.”
  

  Puneet Issar in Bani Ishaq Da Kalma

• He participated in the famous reality TV show Bigg Boss Season 8 in 2014 and was one of the fianalists of the show.
  

  Puneet Issar in Bigg Boss 8

• In 2019, Puneet played the role of ‘Maharaja Digambar Singh’ in ZEE5’s web series “Parchhayee.”
  

  Puneet Issar in Parchhayee

• Puneet has been practicing theatre for a long time.

• Issar shared during an interview that he had got so popular by playing the role of Duryodhan that people in real life started treating him like one. Once Puneet, along with his Mahabharat co-star, Roopa Ganguly was invited for a dinner by a Marwari businessman and he refused to serve Puneet; as he believed that Duryodhana was not a good person.