Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949-10-18
- Died
- 2017-01-06
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Introductory Physical Science Laboratory Manual
- Elements of Physical Science
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Film & TV
Acting · Ambala, Haryana, India
Om Puri (1950 -2017) was an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films, including East is East and Charlie Wilson's War, and he was the recipient of an honorary OBE.
Known for
- Rifle Ganj2021
- Gul Makai — General Kayani2020
- The Gandhi Murder — T.G.2019
- Lashtam Pashtam — Saleem2018
- Load Wedding — Raja's Father2018
- Viceroy's House — Ali Rahim Noor2017
- The Ghazi Attack — Indian Navy Admiral2017
- Tubelight — Banne Chacha2017
- The Silent Crime2016
- Aadupuliyattam — Muni2016
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 31
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,170x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,668x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,671x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,633x
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Key facts
- Born
- Om Prakash Puri , ( 1950-10-18 ) 18 October 1950, Ambala , Punjab, India , (present-day Haryana, India )
- Died
- 6 January 2017 (2017-01-06) (aged 66), Mumbai , Maharashtra , India
- Alma mater
- Film and Television Institute of India , National School of Drama
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1972–2017
- Spouses
- Seema Kapoor ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1991 ) Nandita Puri ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2013 )
- Honours
- • Padma Shri (1990), • Order of British Empire (2004)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 18 October 1949
- Died
- 6 January 2017
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Ambala
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- National School of Drama
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- OmPuriSept10TIFF.jpg
Article
Om Prakash Puri (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as English, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu, and Marathi films, as well as independent and art films and also starred in several international cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema. He won two National Film Awards for Best Actor, two Filmfare Awards and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1990. In 2004, he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
He is best known for his author-backed roles in films like Aakrosh (1980), Arohan (1982), Ardh Satya (1983),Disco Dancer (1982) television films like Sadgati (1981) and Tamas (1987), light-hearted roles in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Chachi 420 (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Chup Chup Ke (2006) and Dhol (2007) and several mainstream commercial films throughout his career. He had various collaborations with director Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani. Puri also appeared in non-Indian productions in the United States, Pakistan and Britain. In the 1990s, he appeared in My Son the Fanatic (1997) and the comedy drama East Is East (1999), receiving a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
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