Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri died of a heart attack early this morning at the age of 66.
An excellent versatile actor succeeded both at commercial cinema as well as what is being called ‘parallel cinema’.
Ardh Satya, Aakrosh, Jane Bhi Do Yaaron, Bhavni Bhavai, Mirch Masala, Machis, and Dharavi are some of Om Puri’s best known movies.
Puri was a graduate of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
He had won the National Film Award for Best Actor for Arohan in 1982.