Madan Puri

His debut film was Khazanchi 1941 in which he played a small role of co-cyclist in the song “Sawan Ke Nazare Hai”” along with Jankidas, Ramola Devi & Manorama. The film was directed by Dalsukh M.Pancholi. Madan Lal Puri was born in 1915 to S. Nihal Chanda Puri and Ved Kaur. He had four siblings, elder brother Chaman Lal Puri, younger brothers Amrish Puri and Harish Lal Puri and younger sister Chandrakanta Mehra. He was the first cousin of the legendary singer K.L. Saigal. He was known as Maddie Uncle to youngsters. He has three sons Pravesh Puri (grandson is Vikram Puri), Kamlesh Puri (granddaughters Kanchan Puri & Sonal Puri) & Ramnesh Puri (grandson Amrit Puri & granddaughter Ishita Puri), all of whom are based in Mumbai. He died in 1985 of a heart attack at the age of 69. He was a resident of Venus Apartments, “”F””, 11th floor, on Worli Seaface in Mumbai. Several films were released after his death right until 1989 with his final film being Santosh.”

Movies

Deewar (2004)

The movie tells the story of two brothers, Vijay and Ravi Verma, who follow different career paths: Vijay is a smuggler and Ravi the policeman who is asked to hunt Vijay down. Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi Verma (Shashi Kapoor) are the sons of a trade unionist, Anand Verma(Satyen…

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Dhund

A traveler, Chandrashekhar alights from his car to take refuge in a house only to meet a beautiful, troubled young woman, Rani who had just murdered her abusive spouse, Thakur Ranjit Singh. In just a moment Chandrashekhar gets attracted to Rani and when the police gets informed about this incident…

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Pyaasa Sawan

While looking for employment, Chandrakant is mistaken for the son of a wealthy landlord by Prabhudas, who wants him to marry his only daughter, Shanti. By the time they find out the truth, it is too late, both Chandrakant and Shanti have fallen in love, and are soon married. With…

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Aap To Aise Na The

Orphaned at a very young age, Varsha Oberoi, lives a wealthy lifestyle with her paternal uncle, Jain Oberoi, in Bombay, and has traveled world-wide. She is in love with Vijay, a middle-classed young man, who runs a small furniture store, badly in debt, and lives with his widowed mom, a…

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Kashmir Ki Kali

Rajiv has come of age; his now-dead father had built up a flourishing business and had become a millionaire, and his widowed Mother wants to keep Rajiv on the straight and narrow. The best way would be to find him a good wife to encourage him to settle down. But…

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Kati Patang

Mahadvi runs away from her wedding venue as her uncle is marrying her to a person she doesn’t know to be with Kailash whom she finds in arms of Shabnam. Mahadvi repents and decides to go back to her uncle who has committed suicide after humiliation. She then decides to…

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Fakira

In order to help the poor and needy; Vijay alias Fakira rob a gang leader, Chimanlal on multiple occasions of his cash and smuggled goods. This makes him a target of the police and Chimanlal himself; Chimanlal hires a man name Toofan to either capture Fakira or bring his dead…

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Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se

Arun is the son of Barrister Mahtur.Lily is the daughter of a Nurse Ruby who study in the same college.Arun is the leader of male students while Lily is the simple middle class girl.Arun who was a topper in college for long time is beaten by Lily in terminal examination…

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Sawan Ki Ghata

Gopal and Seema are two small children who live in a small town in India. While Gopal lives with Bansilal, who he believes to be his father, the much more wealthy Seema lives with her dad, Rana, who does not approve of her friendship with Gopal. He wants Bansilal to…

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Aradhana

Arun meets Vandana during a vacation and very soon they secretly get married.Arun is a air force pilot an dies in a crash leaving pregnant Vandana heartbroken.As her marriage was never formalized she decides not to accept the kid her father to dies in between this.Vandana gives birth to her…

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Geet Gaata Chal

Durga Babu, and his wife, Ganga, comes across Shyam, an orphan, who sings and dances on special occasions, and decide to take him home. Shyam meets with their daughter, Radha, and she slowly falls in love with him, but he thinks that she just wants to be friends. In his…

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Ghar

Vikas, the son of a successful lawyer, disagrees with his father over his choice for his life partner; and marries his girlfriend Aarti. They enjoy the bliss of marriage, breaking away from the custom of staying with his widower father. Returning home from a date, they encounter a traumatic incident…

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Gumnaam

At a night club 7 seven people win a lucky draw where the get an holiday package.The plane they are traveling develops a snag and makes emergency landing in the jungle.The plane dumps luggage of all the members including a co pilot and flies back leaving everyone stranded in the…

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Mashaal

MASHAAL is a story about Vinod (Dilip Kumar) an honest, fearless editor of an outspoken newspaper, Raja (Anil Kapoor) a man from the slums who takes to black marketing to make his living and Vardhan (Amrish Puri) who is a powerful and respected figure of the city whose cloak of…

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Mehbooba

A singer by profession, Suraj (Rajesh Khanna) gets stranded in resthouse in the coutnryside during a rainstorm. While there he experiences ununsual feelings, as if he has been there before. He feels himself transported to another time and era, to another birth, and drawn to a woman named Ratna (Hema…

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Mr. X In Bombay

Shobha Mathur lives a wealthy lifestyle with her Professor dad, who is now carrying out experiments on various issues. One day while doing so, he makes an employee named Manohar drink a portion, which results in his death. Rajan comes to their rescue, gets rid of the body, and starts…

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Nastik

Shankar (Amitabh Bachchan) grows up as a Nastik (athiest) because his father got murdered by Tiger and his mother and sister got torched in their house and blamed God for doing nothing. After his father, mother and sister got killed, he decided to bring justice himself and the child Shankar…

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Vidhaata

When a Police inspector is killed by a band of thugs, his grieving father Samsher Singh seeks justice. Pratap Singh has left behind a pregnant widow, who dies in chidbirth, leaving Samsher to bring up the child Kunal. The transformation of Samsher Singh (a locomotive engine driver) into Sobhraj, multi…

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Daag

Sunil and Sonia are attracted to each other, and both get married. On the way to celebrate their honeymoon, they spend a night at Sunil’s boss’s bungalow, which is occupied by his son, Dhiraj. Dhiraj welcomes the two, and allows them to spend the night. Next morning, when Sunil leaves…

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Darinda

As kid Krishna is in love with Kirti who has a scar on her back considered to be unlucky.Krishna burns his hand and makes similar scar on his body so that they can get married.Thakur Sahab father of Kirti finds them to gather and throws Krishna in a river.He is…

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Fun Facts

Elder brother of late actor Amrish Puri

Father of director Ramesh (Ramnesh ) Puri. His children are Ishita Puri and Amrit Puri.

Son named Kamlesh Puri who is married to Jane Bhandari. He was part of the Indian National Army as a doctor. His children are Sonal Puri and Kanchan Puri. Kamlesh acted as a child in the movie Jaggu.

Son named Pravesh Puri. Pravesh has a son named Vikram Puri. Vikram is married to Madhuli Mittal Puri.

Son named Billa who was born in 1942. He passed away after a year.

Starred in the shelved movie Rita Film International's untitled film in 1989. Starring Rajiv Anand,Anilraj, Gurmeet,Bharat Kapoor,Madan Puri,Sujit Kumar, Iftekhar, Brahmchari,Mac Mohan,Birbal,Music Prem Kumar,Syed Hassan.

Starred in the shelved movie United Artistes "Nange Log""(1974) Starring Yash Tandon

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