He was engaged to Jyoti Deshpande. Sister of writer Govind Deshpande.
Om Puri was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream Indian films, as well as independent and art films. He was born in Ambala, Haryana, on 18 October 1950. His father worked in the Indian Army, and his mother was a homemaker. He had two brothers and a sister. Puri’s father died when he was just three years old, and his mother had to raise the family on her own.
Puri graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in 1973. He began his career in television, appearing in various serials. He made his film debut in 1976 with the Marathi film Ghashiram Kotwal. Puri went on to appear in several Hindi films, such as Ardh Satya (1982), Aakrosh (1980), and Maachis (1996). He also appeared in international films, such as My Son the Fanatic (1997) and East Is East (1999).
Puri won several awards for his work, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for Ardh Satya and the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award.
Puri was married to Seema Kapoor, with whom he had a son, Ishaan. The couple divorced in 2005. Puri died of a heart attack on 6 January 2017.
General Info
Full Name
Om Puri
Net Worth
$20 Million
Date Of Birth
October 18, 1950
Died
January 6, 2017, Andheri
Height
1.78 m
Profession
Actor
Education
National School of Drama, Film and Television Institute of India
Nationality
Indian
Family
Spouse
Nandita Puri, Seema Kapoor
Children
Ishaan Puri
Siblings
Ved Puri
Accomplishments
Awards
Order of the British Empire, Padma Shri, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, National Film Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominations
Filmfare Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Tamil, Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Movies
Chal Dum, Humko Toh Rehna Hai (From "China Gate"), Piya O Re Piya, Dirty Politics, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Aastha: In the Prison of Spring, Actor In Law, East Is East, Ardh Satya, Malamaal Weekly, Ghayal Once Again, Don 2, Mirch Masala, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Aakrosh, Hera Pheri, Singh Is Kinng, Chup...
TV Shows
The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai, Jasoos Vijay, The Jewel in the Crown, Bharat Ek Khoj
Amitabh Bachchan is a great actor and I am thankful that he refused Ardh Satya
Facts
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Fact
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He was engaged to Jyoti Deshpande. Sister of writer Govind Deshpande.
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Om had 8 brothers and sisters who all died in their childhood due to various diseases and lack of proper diagnosis and medical facilities. Om had a elder sister named Vedvati.She was married with a daughter. She also passed away at a young age due to sickness.Om only remember's some of their names.Gyan, Kabli and Baby. These are the names he heard his mother mention.
3
Was engaged to Mala Dey. Sister of world famous lawyer Subhash Shah.
4
Was engaged to costume designer Mala Dey.
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He was engaged to Seema Sawhni, daughter of director Shaheed Latif.
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Has a a elder brother named Ved Puri. Ved had four boys who came to live with Om in Bombay. Eldest son Bobby was a trainee chef with the Horizon Hotel in Juhu.Then Bobby worked as a chef in Pune's Shantai Hotel. Bobby then decided to try his hand in real estate. He now lives in Pune with his wife and son. The second son of Ved Puri is Vicky Puri. Vicky is married with a daughter and manages a resort in Pune. The third son of Ved is Yash Ved Puri (Rinku) who use to work in the special effects department in television.Yash worked on Mahabharat. Yash also wrote a episode for CID television serial. Yash passed away from a cardiac arrest in 2014 at the age of 40. Yash was at a party dancing when he had the attack. He left a wife and 2 children. Ved Puri fourth son in Rocky Puri. Rocky works as a chef in the famous Indigo restaurant in Bombay.
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Starred in the shelved movie P.N.J. Films "Kasam Tirange Ki" (1999) Starring Jaya Pradha, Om Puri,Ayub Khan,Indrani Bannerjee,Shoaib Khan,Raza Murad,Kiran Kumar,Kader Khan,Music by Bappi Lahiri,Produced by Nishikant Jha, Directed by Swaroop Kumar,Reels:5.
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Starred in M.J. Films "Ittefaq"( Previously titled Waqia)(1996)Starring Chandrachur Singh (Replaced Sanjay Kapoor),Namrata Shirodkar(Replaced Karishma Kapoor)Suman Raganathan(Replaced Ramya Krishna),Om Puri, Mink, Danny Denzongpa,Lyrics by Gulzar, Music by A.R. Rahman, Produced by Milan. C. Jhaveri,Bishun. B. Singh, Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.
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Starred in the shelved movie Ramkrishna Productions "Raktapaat"(1995) Starring Dharmendra ,Somy Ali, Rajat Kumar, (Replaced Divya Kumar),Om Puri,Deepak Zaveri,Sadashiv Amrapurkar,Asrani, Bharat Bhushan,Tiku Talsania,Shiva, Harish Patel,Shashi Puri. Music by Vijay Singh, Produced by Deepak Joshi, Directed by Vijaideep.
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Starred in the shelved movie Shalimar International's "Jaidev"(1995) Starring Om Puri,Ashish Vidyarthi,Aruna Irani,Arun Bakshi,Gulshan Grover,Mohan Joshi, Music by Anand Milind, Produced by Ashok.K. Ranglani, Vijay.K.Ranglani, Directed by Raj .N. Sippy.
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Starred in the shelved movie P.N.J.Films "Jan Gun Man"(1997) Starring Om Puri,Arif Rizvi,Narendra Jha,Ravish Kumar, Sadhu Meher,Raza Murad,Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Music by Bappi Lahiri, Produced by Nishikant Jha, Directed by Arvind Rajan Das.
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Although an Indian Citizen he was created and invested, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE (Honorary) in 2004 for services to The British Film Industry.
