Om Puri
Born	October 18, 1950 (1950-10-18) (age 57) India
Years active	1976 - present
Awards won Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor: Aakrosh (1980) National Film Awards Best Actor: Aarohan (1982) Best Actor: Ardh Satya (1984)

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Biography

Early life

Puri was born in Ambala, then in Punjab, India. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. He is also an alumnus of the 1973 batch of National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a co-student.^[1] He is often thought to be the brother or cousin of late actors Madan Puri and Amrish Puri but he is not related to them. , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... National School of Drama (popularly shortened to NSD) is a training institute for theatre, located in New Delhi, India. ... Naseeruddin Shah in the role of Mirza Ghalib Naseeruddin Shah aka Nasiruddin Shah (b. ... Madan Puri had a film acting career ,spanned over 50 years and reached the 400 movie mark. ... Amrish Lal Puri (Hindi: अमरीश पुरी, Urdu: اَمریش پُری, June 22, 1932 – January 12, 2005) was an Indian actor who appeared primarily in Bollywood movies. ...

Career

Puri has worked in hundreds of Indian films and films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States. He made his film debut in the 1976 film Ghashiram Kotwal, a film based on a Marathi play of the same name. He has recently claimed that he is paid "peanuts" for his best work.^[2]. He was often mistaken to be the brother of actors Madan Puri and Amrish Puri but was not related to them. However he had collaborated in many films with Amrish Puri as well as Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in art films such as Bhavani Bhavai (1980), Sadgati (1981), Ardh Satya (1982), Mirch Masala (1986) and Dharavi (1992). Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ghashiram Kotwal was a Marathi play written by playwright Vijay Tendulkar. ... Madan Puri had a film acting career ,spanned over 50 years and reached the 400 movie mark. ... Amrish Lal Puri (Hindi: अमरीश पुरी, Urdu: اَمریش پُری, June 22, 1932 – January 12, 2005) was an Indian actor who appeared primarily in Bollywood movies. ... Naseeruddin Shah in the role of Mirza Ghalib Naseeruddin Shah aka Nasiruddin Shah (b. ... Shabana Azmi (Hindi: शबाना आज़मी, born 18 September 1950 in New Delhi, India) is one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema. ... Smita Patil (Marathi:स्मिता पाटील) (1955 – 13 December 1986) was a leading Bollywood actress from the 1970s to the 1980s in both Hindi and Marathi cinema. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Bhavni Bhavai (A Folk Tale in English) is a 1980 Gujarati film directed by Ketan Mehta. ... Sadgati (The Deliverance) is a film,primarily made for TV,by Satyajit Ray. ... A very famous indian bollywood movie starring Om Puri Category: ... Mirch Masala (Spices in English) is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Ketan Mehta. ...

In the 1980's Puri also made two highly successful Punjabi films called Chan Pardesi (1980) and Long Da Lishkara (1986). In 2008, after twenty-two years, Puri returned to Punjabi cinema in Gurdas Mann's Yaariyan. He was critically acclaimed for his performances in many unconventional roles such as a victimized tribal in Aakrosh (1980) (a film in which he spoke not a single line of dialogue, save for during flash-back sequences), Jimmy's manager in Disco Dancer (1982), a police inspector in Ardh Satya (1982), where he revolts against life-long social, cultural and political persecution and for which he got the National Film Award for Best Actor and as the leader of a cell of Sikh militants in Maachis (1996). Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Chan Pardesi is 1980 Punjabi film directed by Chitraarth. ... Disco Dancer is a 1982 Bollywood movie starring Mithun Chakraborty. ... A very famous indian bollywood movie starring Om Puri Category: ... The National Film Award (Silver Lotus Award) for Best Actor winners: Category: ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... Maachis was a 1996 Indian film directed by Gulzar. ...

In the mid 1990s, Puri diversified to play character roles in mainstream Hindi cinema, where his roles are more tuned to mass audiences than film critics. He also became known internationally for starring in many British films such as My Son the Fanatic (1997), East is East (1999) and The Parole Officer (2001). As well as these he appeared in Hollywood films including City of Joy (1992), opposite Patrick Swayze; Wolf (1994) alongside Jack Nicholson and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) opposite Val Kilmer. Puri also had a cameo in the international highly acclaimed film Gandhi (1982, directed by Richard Attenborough), based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. In 2007, he appeared as General Zia-Ul-Haq in Charlie Wilson's War, which stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. This article is about the year. ... My Son the Fanatic can refer to : My Son the Fanatic (film) My Son the Fanatic (short story) Category: ... East is East is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy film released in 1999. ... The Parole Officer from 2001 was directed by John Duigan and was Steve Coogans first starring role in a major film. ... ... City of Joy (1992) is a film directed by Roland Joffé, with a screenplay by Mark Medoff. ... Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. ... Wolf is a 1994 horror film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Christopher Plummer, Om Puri, David Hyde Pierce and Kate Nelligan. ... John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award-winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. ... The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 Oscar-winning film about the Tsavo maneaters, two lions who attacked the builders of the Uganda-Mombassa Railway in 1898, and the subsequent hunt to kill them. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, who was a leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (born 29 August 1923) is an English actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur. ... “Gandhi” redirects here. ... Gen. ... Charlie Wilsons War is a 2007 Academy Award-nominated biographical drama film based on the true story of Democratic Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, who conspired with a bare knuckle attitude CIA operative named Gust Avrakotos to launch an operation to help the Afghan mujahideen resist and ultimately defeat the... Thomas Jeffrey Tom Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-, two-time Emmy-, four-time Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American film actor, director, voice-over artist, writer and film producer. ... Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. ...

He has also worked in Hindi TV serials like Kakkaji Kaheen (1988) (roughly meaning "Uncle says") as a pan-chewing 'Kakkaji', which was a parody on politicians and Mr. Yogi (1989) as a suave 'Sutradhaar' who enjoys pulling the protagonist's leg. These two serials underlined Om Puri's versatility as a comedian. He has also competently essayed comic roles with equal brilliance in Hindi films like Chachi 420 (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Chor Machaye Shor (2002) and Malamaal Weekly (2006). Chachi 420 is a 1998 comedy film directed by Kamal Hassan who also starred in the film as the main character. ... Hera Pheri (Hindi: हेरा फेरी, Urdu: ہیرا پھیری) is a 2000 Bollywood comedy directed by Priyadarshan. ... Malaamal Weekly is a 2006 Bollywood comedy film starring Paresh Rawal and Om Puri. ...

His most recent role was in a Punjabi film, Gurdas Mann's Yaariyan (2008).

Awards

Puri has been honoured with the two most prestigious awards in the Indian film industry, which are the National Film Awards and the Filmfare Awards. The National Film Awards, commonly known as the National Awards, are arguably the most prestigious and prominent film awards in India. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ...

He won the National Film Award for Best Actor twice, in 1984 for his performances in Ardh Satya and in 1982 for Arohan. He also won the 1981 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Aakrosh. The National Film Award (Silver Lotus Award) for Best Actor winners: Category: ... A very famous indian bollywood movie starring Om Puri Category: ... As the Oscars are to Hollywood, so the Filmfare Awards are to the Indian Bollywood film industry. ... Aakrosh (English language:Aakrosh:Cyclone of Anger) is a 1998 Bollywood action crime thriller directed by Lateef Binny starring Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shetty and Girish Karnad. ...

He was also nominated for the BAFTA award for his performance in East is East, and was awarded an honorary OBE in July 2004 for his performances in English movies.^[3] BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... East is East was a movie (released in 1999) of a mixed Pakistani-English household in Salford, Manchester in 1971. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

References

External links

• Om Puri at the Internet Movie Database
• OM Puri contemplating during an interview