Amar Talwar (born 21 December 1949) is an Indian artist and

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actor. He appeared in the historic

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'' Shanti'', in which he played Raj 'G.J.' Singh. Born to a Sikh family on 21 December 1949, Talwar was educated at the

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, along with his brother Rana Talwar. Before becoming an actor Talwar worked as a

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. 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

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in the movie ''

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'', where he portrayed

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's character's father.

Filmography

Television

* 1994 - 1998 '' Shanti'' as Raj ''G.J.'' Singh * 1998 ''

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'' - Mr Mehra, Tanya's father * 1998 '' Rishtey'' - Do Boondein Chaand Ki - Episode 19 * 1998 ''

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'' as Mr. Kumar (Episode 75) * 2001 - 2002 ''

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'' as Zaheer * 2001 - 2003 ''

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'' * 2003 ; 2005 - 2006 ''

Kahiin to Hoga ''Kahiin To Hoga'' () is an Indian soap opera which aired on Star Plus between September 2003 and February 2007. The show was created by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms and starred Aamna Sharif, Rajeev Khandelwal and Gurpreet Singh. The sho ...

'' as Professor Sinha * 2003 - 2006 ''

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'' as Purushottam Suri (Armaan's father) * 2004 ''

Raat Hone Ko Hai ''Raat Hone Ko Hai'' is an Indian television horror series that premiered on Sahara Manoranjan on 10 May 2004. Cast Story# 1: House No. 44 * Nivedita Bhattacharya as Ruma (Episode 1 - Episode 4) * Rajat Kapoor as Anand (Episode 1 - Episode 4) ...

'' - Adhikar as Anil's father (Episode 13) * 2005 - 2006 ''

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'' as Balraj * '' Mad about money''

References

External links

Amar Talwar Movies
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talwar, Amar 1949 births Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Lawrence School, Sanawar alumni Indian male television actors Male actors from Chandigarh