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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Actor Om Puri passes away due to heart attack

New Delhi: Veteran actor Om Puri passes away on Friday morning. The actor was 66 years-old.
According to sources, the cause of death is heart attack.
He appeared in mainstream commercial Pakistani, Indian, and Hollywood, Independent films His credits also include appearances in American films. He has been awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India.
Om Puri was one of those actors who have balanced their career between art house, mainstream and international films.
The veteran actor, a recipient of Padma Shri, started his journey as an actor with a Marathi film “Ghashiram Kotwal” in 1972 and continued acting in films like “Aakrosh”, “Ardh Satya” and “Arohan” among others and won Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award and National Film Award for Best Actor respectively.
Om Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana, to a Punjabi family. Puri graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

http://www.abplive.in/india-news/actor-om-puri-passes-away-due-to-heart-attack-476021

Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, star of British hit East is East, has died aged 66, a family member told the BBC.

Puri suffered a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai early on Friday, reports say.
Om Puri, who acted in both mainstream and art films, was known for his gritty performances in a number of landmark Indian films in the 1980s.
He also appeared in the British TV series Jewel in the Crown and the film City of Joy.
Puri was awarded an honorary OBE for his contribution to the British film industry in 2004.
He was known for his performances in critically acclaimed films like Ardh Satya and Paar and the satirical Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro.
Puri also worked in a number of foreign films, including The Reluctant Fundamentalist, East is East, and most recently in The Hundred-Foot Journey.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office led the tributes to the actor:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38527232

Veteran actor Om Puri’s death left his fans and friends in Bollywood shocked. The actor passed away early on Friday morning after suffering a massive heart attack. The actor was 66.
An actor par excellence who has worked in Indian films across various languages, Pakistani, Hollywood and British films, Om Puri’s death left his friends and colleagues shocked. Tributes for the actor started flowing immediately after the news of demise broke. Aamir Khan, Anupam Kher, Mahesh Bhatt, Soni Razdan, Boman Irani were the first few to take to Twitter.

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