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Om Puri

Om Puri

Born October 18, 1950· Ambala, Haryana, India

† Died January 6, 2017

68Roles★ 6.3Average rating

Emerging from a modest Punjabi family in Ambala, he pursued theatre at the National School of Drama and later attended the Film and Television Institute of India, despite severe financial hardship. His screen debut arrived with the Marathi adaptation Ghashiram Kotwal (1976), after which he became a staple of Indian art cinema, appearing in landmark films such as Aakrosh, Ardh Satya, and Mirch Masa…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Bajrangi Bhaijaan★ 7.8
Bajrangi Bhaijaan2015
Molana
Gandhi★ 7.6
Gandhi1982
Nahari (uncredited)
OMG: Oh My God!★ 7.3
OMG: Oh My God!2012
Hanif Qureshi
Rang De Basanti★ 7.1
Rang De Basanti2006
Amanullah Khan
Hera Pheri★ 7.1
Hera Pheri2000
Kharak Singh
Don 2★ 7
Don 22011
Vishal Malik
Welcome★ 6.9
Welcome2007
Narrator (uncredited)
Don★ 6.9
Don2006
Vishal Malik
The Ghost and the Darkness★ 6.9
The Ghost and the Darkness1996
Abdullah
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha★ 6.6
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha1998
Inspector Khan
Charlie Wilson's War★ 6.5
Charlie Wilson's War2007
President Zia
Dabangg★ 5.9
Dabangg2010
Kasturilal Vishkarma
C.I.D.Series★ 5.8
C.I.D.1998
Kidnapper / CBI Officer