Om Puri

Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is a highly regarded and renowned Indian actor. He was born at Ambala, Punjab, India, and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India.

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October 18 - 1950 - India - Actor - Ambala - Punjab - Film and Television Institute of India

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Puri has worked in hundreds of Indian films and films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States. He bears no relation to the other great Indian actor, Amrish Puri, but has collaborated in many films with great actors like Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil.

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United Kingdom - United States - Amrish Puri - Naseeruddin Shah - Pankaj Kapoor - Shabana Azmi - Smita Patil

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Puri was highly acclaimed for his ground-breaking performances - as a victimized tribal in Aakrosh (no dialogue), leader of a cell of Punjabi terrorists in Maachis and as a police inspector in Ardh Satya, where he revolts against life-long social, cultural and later political persecution. Puri has worked with great Indian directors like Shyam Benegal, Gulzar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Govind Nihalani. Puri also had a shockingly emotional cameo in the international blockbuster and acclaimed Gandhi film by Richard Attenborough in 1982.

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Shyam Benegal - Gulzar - Vidhu Vinod Chopra - Govind Nihalani - Gandhi - Richard Attenborough

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In the 1990s, Puri diversified to play different roles in mainstream Hindi cinema, where his roles are more tuned to mass audiences than film critics.

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Puri as an actor has often been the recepient of the prestigious National Awards, and the popular Filmfare Awards. In 2005, he was awarded an honorary OBE.

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2005 - OBE

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