Amar Talwar


Amar Talwar is an artist and Bollywood actor. He appeared in the historical television series Shanti, in which he played Raj 'G.J.' Singh.
Born to a Sikh family on 4 May 1922, 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. He became famous in Shanti as Raj 'G.J.' Singh. His famous role was with his 'film's friend Amitabh Bachchan in the movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, where he portrayed Rani Mukerji's father.

Filmography

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

Television