Om Puri

D O B October 18,1950
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Ambala, Haryana
Known For Actor, Singer
Married Yes
Biography Om Puri born October is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films His credits also include appearances in British and American films He has received an honorary OBE Puri was born in Ambala Haryana in a Punjabi Khatri family and spent the early part of his life living with his maternal uncle in Sanaur Patiala Punjab India He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India He is also an alumnus of the class of National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a co-student Puri has worked in numerous Indian films and also in many films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States He made his film debut in the film Ghashiram Kotwal a film based on a Marathi play of the same name He has claimed that he was paid peanuts for his best work He has collaborated in many films with Amrish Puri as well as Naseeruddin Shah Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in art films such as Bhavani Bhavai Sadgati Ardh Satya Mirch Masala and Dharavi He has also been active in Punjabi cinema In the s Puri also made two highly successful Punjabi films called More Chan Pardesi and Long Da Lishkara After nineteen years Puri returned to Punjabi cinema with the film Baghi He recently acted in another Punjabi film Gurdas Mann's Yaariyan He was critically acclaimed for his performances in many unconventional roles such as a victimized tribal in Aakrosh a film in which he spoke not a single line of dialogue save for during flash-back sequences Jimmy's manager in Disco Dancer a police inspector in Ardh Satya where he revolts against life-long 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 as a tough cop again in the commercial film Gupt in and as the courageous father of a martyred soldier in Dhoop In Puri acted in a Kannada movie A K as a strict police officer who tries to keep the city safe from the underworld which went on to become a huge commercial hit Puri's acting in the movie is very memorable He has rendered his own voice for the Kannada dialogues In the same year 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 Puri also had a cameo in the highly acclaimed film Gandhi directed by Richard Attenborough In the mid s Puri diversified to play character roles in mainstream Hindi cinema where his roles are more tuned to mass audiences than film critics He also became known internationally for starring in many British films such as My Son the Fanatic East is East and The Parole Officer As well as these he appeared in Hollywood films including City of Joy opposite Patrick Swayze Wolf alongside Jack Nicholson and The Ghost and the Darkness opposite Val Kilmer In he appeared as General Zia-Ul-Haq in Charlie Wilson's War which stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts He has also worked in Hindi television serials like Kakkaji Kaheen roughly meaning Uncle says as a paan-chewing 'Kakkaji' which was a parody on politicians and Mr Yogi as a suave 'Sutradhaar' who enjoys pulling the protagonist's leg These two serials underlined Om Puri's versatility as a comedian He received critical acclaim for him performance in Govind Nihalani's television film Tamas based on a Hindi novel of the same name He also essayed comic roles in Hindi films like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron which reached a cult status followed by Chachi Hera Pheri Chor Machaye Shor and Malamaal Weekly His more recent Hindi film roles include Singh Is Kinng Mere Baap Pehle Aap and Billu Puri was seen in the role of Mohammad Ali Kasuri in Road to Sangam In he appeared in The Hangman
Movies
- Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012) Starring Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Tusshar Kapoor, Mukul Dev, Kulraj Randhawa
- Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2012) Starring Tinnu Anand, Om Puri, Ritesh Deshmukh, Genelia Dsouza
- Khap (2011) Starring Mohnish Behl, Om Puri, Alok Nath, Shammi, Yuvika Chaudhary
- Love Express (2011) Starring Om Puri, Sahil Mehta, Vikas Katyal, Mannat Ravi, Priyum Galav
- West Is West (2011) Starring Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Aqib Khan, Robert Pugh
- Kushti (2010) Starring Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Dalip Singh Rana
- Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke (2010) Starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Ravi Kishan, Rahul Aggarwal, Narayani Shastri
- Road To Sangam (2010) Starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra, Javed Sheikh, Swati Chitnis
- Bolo Raam (2009) Starring Om Puri, Govind Namdeo, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajpal Yadav, Padmini Kolhapure
- Kurbaan (2009) Starring Saif Ali Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri, Kareena Kapoor, Diya Mirza
- London Dreams (2009) Starring Ajay Devgn, Salman Khan, Om Puri, Asin
- Baabarr (2009) Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Soham Shah, Sushant Singh
- Delhi 6 (2009) Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Om Puri, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman
- Billu-Barber (2009) Starring Irrfan Khan, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Lara Dutta
- Chal Chala Chal (2009) Starring Om Puri, Govinda, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Reema Sen
- Mukhbiir (2008) Starring Jackie Shroff, Om Puri, Sameer Dattani, Suniel Shetty
- Shoot on Sight (2008) Starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Brian Cox
- Singh Is Kinng (2008) Starring Akshay Kumar, Om Puri, Sonu Sood, Katrina Kaif, Neha Dhupia
- Victoria No. 203 (2007) Starring Anupam Kher, Jimmy Shergill, Om Puri, Javed Jaffrey, Sonia Mehra
- Buddha Mar Gaya (2007) Starring Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Rakhi Sawant
- Panga Naa Lo (2007) Starring Om Puri, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Satish Shah, Supriya Pathak
- Delhi Heights (2007) Starring R. Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, Om Puri, Rohit Roy, Neha Dhupia
- Khallas (2007) Starring Om Puri, Govind Namdeo, Sanjeev Dabholkar, Bobby Khan
- Malamaal Weekly (2006) Starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav, Reema Sen
- Kyun..Ho Gaya Na (2004) Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri, Suniel Shetty, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Lakshya (2004) Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Om Puri, Boman Irani, Preity Zinta
- Dev (2004) Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, Fardeen Khan, Amrish Puri, Kareena Kapoor
- Maqbool (2004) Starring Irrfan Khan, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Tabu
- Dhoop (2003) Starring Om Puri, Yashpal Sharma, Sanjay Suri, Gul Panag, Revathi
- Kaash Aap Hamare Hote (2003) Starring Sonu Nigam, Om Puri, Raj Babbar, Johnny Lever, Juhi Babbar
- Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai (2003) Starring Om Puri, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sakshi Shivanand, Farida Jalal
- Zinda Dil (2003) Starring Om Puri, Abbas, Ashima
- Ansh: The Deadly Part (2002) Starring Om Puri, Ashutosh Rana, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajat Bedi, Sharbani Mukherjee
- Pitaah (2002) Starring Om Puri, Sachin Khedekar, Sanjay Dutt, Nandita Das
- Kranti (2002) Starring Vinod Khanna, Bobby Deol, Om Puri, Ameesha Patel
- Deewanapan (2001) Starring Vinod Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Om Puri, Rakesh Bedi, Diya Mirza
- Farz (2001) Starring Om Puri, Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta
- Kurukshetra (2000) Starring Om Puri, Sanjay Dutt, Mahima Chaudhry
- Ghaath (2000) Starring Om Puri, Manoj Bajpayee, Tabu, Raveena Tandon, Sheeba
- Kunwara (2000) Starring Kader Khan, Om Puri, Govinda, Urmila Matondkar, Nagma
- Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000) Starring Paresh Rawal, Anupam Kher, Salman Khan, Om Puri, Karishma Kapoor
- Pukar (2000) Starring Om Puri, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
- Chachi 420 (1998) Starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Kamal Haasan, Amrish Puri, Tabu
- Maachis (1996) Starring Jimmy Shergill, Om Puri, Chandrachur Singh, Tabu
- Prem Granth (1996) Starring Anupam Kher, Rishi Kapoor, Om Puri, Shammi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
- Aastha: in The Prison of Spring (1996) Starring Om Puri, Navin Nischol, Dinesh Thakur, Rekha, Daisy Irani
- Krishna (1996) Starring Om Puri, Suniel Shetty, Karishma Kapoor
- Droh kaal (1994) Starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Annu Kapooor
- In Custody (1994) Starring Om Puri, Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi
- Angaar (1992) Starring Jackie Shroff, Om Puri, Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia
- Rathri (1992) Starring Om Puri, Chinna, Revathi
- Karm Yodha (1992) Starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Javed Jaffrey, Raj Babbar, Dimple Kapadia
- Mirch Masala (1987) Starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Deepti Naval
- Paththar (1985) Starring Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Anooradha Patel, Huma Khan
- Aghaat (1985) Starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri, K K Raina, Pankaj Kapoor
- Debshishu (1985) Starring Om Puri, Sadhu Meher, Smita Patil
- Bahu Ki Awaaz (1985) Starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Supriya Pathak
- Paar (1984) Starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Utpal Dutt, Shabana Azmi
- Ardh Satya (1983) Starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri, Smita Patil
- Chokh (1983) Starring Om Puri, Madhabi Mukherjee, Shreela Mazumdar, Asit Mukherjee
- Mandi (1983) Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil
- Dard (Conflict of Emotions) (1981) Starring Om Puri, Rajesh Khanna, Ranjeeta Kaur, Hema Malini, Poonam Dhillon
Some Popular Songs
- DANGAL From:- Kushti (2010) , Starring Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri
- RANG RASIYA From:- Kushti (2010) , Starring Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri
- Baje Raat Ke Barah From:- Baabarr (2009) , Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Soham Shah
- Zabaanen Badalate Hain Har Aan Kuubaan From:- Mandi (1983) , Starring Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah
