The legendary Om Puri
Friday, the 6th of January 2017, didn’t turn out
to be a happy day for the film fraternity as well as many theatre lovers all
across India. The legendary actor of Indian cinema, Om Puri, passed away after
a massive heart attack.
Born to a non-filmy family in Punjab, Om Puri was always
passionate about theatre and joined the NSD to accomplish his desire. He went
on to act in several Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, British and American movies and
TV Series. His stellar performances made him win many awards including
Filmfare, National and the coveted Padma Shri in the year 1990.
His role as a police officer in the 1983 cop film, Ardh
Satya, made him a known face among all cinema-goers. The zeal and passion with
which he approached his characters and his distinct voice, made him climb high
in the popularity chart of Indian Cinema.
During his career, he contributed to mainstream commercial
films, art films, lend voice over to animated characters, anchored a few shows
and even worked on the small screen.
His voice over for Bagheera
in the famous movie Jungle book, in the year 2016, cannot be forgotten.
Through his performances, Om Puri always came across as a
serious man, however, his comic side came to the forefront with shows on Indian
television like Kakka Ji Kahin (in which he played the funny kakka ji) &
Mr. Yogi (in which he played the sutradhar).
A career which started in the year 1972, went on
successfully till the year 2016. His last appearance on screen was as a lohar in the movie Mirzya. However, his
fans will still be able to see him in 4 upcoming movies, 2 Kannada, 1 English
and 1 Pakistani movie this year.
His personal life was tainted with accusations of being
abusive to his 2 wives, however, we shall refrain from commenting upon this
issue at such a time.
This post mainly aims at honouring a man whose versatile
performances kept us all entertained over the past 44 years.
Om Puri ke liye OM SHANTI !
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