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May 8, 2024 · January 6, 2017, Mumbai (aged 66) Om Puri (born October 18, 1950, Ambala, Punjab [now in Haryana], India—died January 6, 2017, Mumbai) was an Indian actor who was noted for his compelling performances in a wide range of roles in Hindi, Punjabi, British, and American films. Puri was the son of an officer in the British Indian Army and ...
Om Puri. Actor: The Hundred-Foot Journey. Om Puri was an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE. Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana. His father worked on the railways and served in the Indian Army. Puri graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. He is also an...
Amitabh Bachchan was the first choice for Ardh Satya, but he refused the offer, and luckily it went to Om Puri. In the era of 70’s and 80’s, Om Puri was the most popular actor of art movies. He said he enjoyed more while acting in art movies but he had to move to the commercial cinema in order to earn money to buy cars and bungalows.
Om Puri was an Indian actor who had appeared in several Indian, Pakistani, Hollywood, and British films. He was amongst the few commercial actors who, during the 80s, ventured into art-house films such as Ardh Satya (1982), and Mirch Masala (1986) and found success there as well.
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Jan 6, 2017 · Om Puri was the face of the common man, on screen The performance that made viewers take note of Puri and implanted him in their consciousness was the one in which he barely spoke save that last ...
Om Puri’s father, Tek Chand Puri, was an Indian Army veteran who also worked in the Indian Railways, and his mother, Tara Devi, was a homemaker. Om Puri had seven siblings out of which six of them passed away after suffering from smallpox. [5] The Times of India His brother, Ved Prakash Puri, was a coolie (railway porter). [6] The New York Times
