Amar Talwar (born 21 December 1949)[2] is an Indian artist and Bollywood actor. He appeared in the historic television series Shanti, in which he played Raj 'G.J.' Singh.
Amar Talwar | |
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Born | [1] | 21 December 1949
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Born to a Sikh family on 21 December 1949,[3] Talwar was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar, along with his brother Rana Talwar.[4]
Before becoming an actor Talwar worked as a photojournalist. He is originally from Chandigarh[5] but moved to Delhi for work. He joined UNICEF as photo journalist for the Girl Child Division and also for the Ford Foundation, amongst others. Along with being a photo journalist he started stage acting. His appeared with Amitabh Bachchan in the movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, where he portrayed Rani Mukerji's character's father.[6]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Feast of Varanasi | CBI Asst Director Singh | |
2015 | Baby | Minister Pradhan | |
2010 | Mittal v/s Mittal | Karan's Father | |
2007 | Partition | Khan | |
2006 | Corporate | Anand Ruia | |
2003 | Multi-task | Mahesh Ghodbole | Short |
2002 | Bhavam | Thakker | Malayalam film |
2002 | Kabbarli | Naina's dad | English film |
2005 | The Film | Diamond Man Sharad Shah | |
2004 | Deewaar | General Brar | |
2003 | Bhoot | Thakker | |
2001 | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Naina's dad |