Amar Talwar

Amar Talwar (born 21 December 1949) is an Indian artist and Bollywood actor. He appeared in the historic television series Shanti, in which he played Raj 'G.J.' Singh.

Early life and career Born to a Sikh family on 21 December 1949, Talwar was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar, along with his brother Rana Talwar.

Before becoming an actor Talwar worked as a photojournalist. He is originally from Chandigarh 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.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes 2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Naina's father Uncredited 2002 Bhavam Thakker Malayalam film Kabbarli Naina's dad English film 2003 Multi-task Mahesh Ghodbole Short Bhoot Thakker 2004 Deewaar General Brar 2005 The Film Diamond Man Sharad Shah 2006 Corporate Anand Ruia 2007 Partition Khan 2010 Mittal v/s Mittal Karan's Father 2015 Feast of Varanasi CBI Asst Director Singh Baby Minister Pradhan

Television 1994 - 1998 Shanti as Raj G.J. Singh 1998 Saaya (Indian TV series) - Mr Mehra, Tanya's father 1998 Rishtey - Do Boondein Chaand Ki - Episode 19 1998 Saturday Suspense as Mr. Kumar (Episode 75) 2001 - 2002 Jannat as Zaheer 2001 - 2003 Sarhadein 2003; 2005 - 2006 Kahiin to Hoga as Professor Sinha 2003 - 2006 Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin as Purushottam Suri (Armaan's father) 2004 Raat Hone Ko Hai - Adhikar as Anil's father (Episode 13) 2005 - 2006 Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai as Balraj 2006 Shararat as Ghost Colonel Pritam Pratap Singh 2007 Mad about Money