Hindi
In 1971 he materialized in his initial film, Prem Pujari although the first film he had marked for was Reshma Aur Sheraaa which was unconfined in 1971. This was tracked by loads of villain or supporting roles in abundant art films such as Shyam Benegal's Nishant, Manthan, and Bhumika and Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda. He also emerged in Govind Nihalani's film, Party in 1984.
Mr. India
Amrish Puri grew to become a villain of Hindi films in the 1980's playing frequently villainous roles, and attracting the majority acclaim for his work in the 1987 hit film Mr. India, directed by Shekhar Kapur. He played a narcissistic international super-villain, Mogambo, who recurrently refers to himself in the third-person, expressing fulfillment at the actions of his underlings with the phrase, Mogambo khush hua (Mogambo is satisfied). From the time when then the Mogambo tag has become one of the best acknowledged lines in Hindi Cinema.
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
He also went on to play many optimistic supporting roles, counting his famous role as Baldev Singh, the conformist father who finally lets his daughter marry her love as a replacement for of being forced into an arranged marriage, in the Bollywood blockbuster Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995). Other optimistic roles embrace Group Captain Varghese, a Malayali officer in the Indian Air Force based film Vijeta, an ailing idealistic father in Ghatak: Lethal.
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
He was a compassionate American businessman in Pardes (1997) and an amiable grandfather in the films Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai. He is also acknowledged to play a harsh old man in comedy films like Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate, where he played a retired filch and Muskurahat where he played a retired adjudicator.
Kisna
His final films incorporated Kisna: The Warrior Poet and Kachchi Sadak, which were released a short time after his death.
Kannada
He acted in a few Kannada films throughout the early days of his career. He played the protagonist character in a black and white off beat Kannada film Kaadu directed by Girish Karnad.He also acted in a number of other mainstream films.
Malayalam
He starred as the brutal jailor in Kalapani in which he co-acted with Padmashri Lt.Colonel Mohanlal.
Punjabi
He is best branded in Punjabi cinema for his character as the landlord villain Joginder Singh in the legendary film Chan Pardesi (1980). He also starred as the villain Zalam Singh in the sacred Punjabi film Sat Sri Akal (1977). After twenty years, he revisited Punjabi cinema to make a succinct facade as the Sufi Saint in the acclaimed movie Shaheed Uddham Singh (2000)
Telugu
He also emerged in Telugu films such as Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, Major Chandrakanth, Aditya 369, Kondaveeti Donga, Aswamedham, Aakhari Poratam, etc.
Tamil
He emerged in the Tamil film Dalapathi (1991), directed by Mani Ratnam, contradictory to Rajnikanth and Mammootty, Tamil and Malayalam superstars correspondingly. After Dalapathi, Amrish Puri made his second and very last appearance in the Rajinkanth's film "Baba" (2002) in which he played the character of a wicked tantrik who helps politicians and other evil elements to accomplish something in their repugnant schemes.
