Amar Talwar


Amar Talwar 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

YearFilmRoleNotes
2001Kabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamNaina's fatherUncredited
2002BhavamThakkerMalayalam film
2002KabbarliNaina's dadEnglish film
2003Multi-taskMahesh GhodboleShort
2003BhootThakker
2004DeewaarGeneral Brar
2005The FilmDiamond Man Sharad Shah
2006CorporateAnand Ruia
2007PartitionKhan
2010Mittal v/s MittalKaran's Father
2015Feast of VaranasiCBI Asst Director Singh
2015BabyMinister Pradhan

Television