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OM PURI
Padma Shri (1990)
A Great Indian Bollywood Actor
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About:
Name:
Date & Place of Birth:
- October 18,
1948 – Ambala, Haryana, India.
Date & Place of Death:
Activity / Profession / Trait / Objective:
Nationality:
Introduction:
- He is an
Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films
including art films.
History & Achievements
- He has also
made appearances in British and American films.
- He graduated
from the Film and Television Institute of India.
- He is also an
alumnus of the 1973 class of National School of Drama.
- He made his
film debut in the 1976 film Ghashiram Kotwal, based on a Marathi
play of the same name.
- He was highly
acclaimed for his performances in many unconventional roles such as
a victimized tribal in Aakrosh (1980); Jimmy's manager in Disco
Dancer (1982); a police inspector in Ardh Satya (1982), where he
revolts against lifelong social, cultural and political persecution
and for which he got the National Film Award for Best Actor; the
leader of a cell of Sikh militants in Maachis (1996); as a tough cop
again in the commercial film Gupt in 1997; and as the courageous
father of a martyred soldier in Dhoop (2003).
- In 1999, he
acted in a Kannada movie A.K. 47 as a strict police officer who
tries to keep the city safe from the underworld — it became a huge
commercial hit.
- He starred in
the successful British comedy film East is East, where he played a
first-generation Pakistani immigrant in the north of England,
struggling to come to terms with his far more westernised children.
- He became
known internationally by starring in many British films.
- In later
performances he established his versatility as comedian.
- He received
critical acclaim for him performance in Govind Nihalani's television
film Tamas (1987) based on a Hindi novel of the same name.
- A breach of
privilege notice was issued against Om Puri in the Parliament of
India for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the
politicians during the fast carried out by Anna Hazare for Jan
Lokpal Bill at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi in August 2011.
Accolades, Awards, Honours and Recognitions
- Besides
several nominations, he received the following awards:
- 1981:
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aakrosh
- 1982:
National Film Award for Best Actor for Arohan
- 1984:
National Film Award for Best Actor for Ardh Satya
- 1984:
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Actor for Ardh
Satya
- 1998:
Brussels International Film Festival Best Actor for My Son the
Fanatic
- 1990:
Padmashri, India's fourth highest civilian award
- 1998:
Grand Prix Special des Amériques Montréal World Film Festival
for exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art
- 2004:
Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services
to The British Film Industry
- 2009:
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
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