Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri passed away at 66, after a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai.
The demise of Om Puri was first confirmed by Ashoke Pandit, his long time friend, on Twitter. He tweeted that, “Sad & shocked to know that versatile actor Om Puri jee has expired due to heart attack early morning today. #RIP.” He was found dead in his bed at his home.
Having won several film fare awards and Padma Sri to his credit, Om Puri went on to be part of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Pakistani, Marathi, Bengali and English cinema as well. The veteran also acted in Telugu film ‘Ankuram’ (1993).
His demise has provoked an outpouring of tributes from entire film fraternity including Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar, Kamal Haasan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani and Mahesh Bhatt.
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