Om Puri.Veteran Indian actor Om Puri died Friday morning following a heart attack at his residence here, a family friend said. He was 66.
Apart from his movies in Indian languages, the actor was known for his roles in British, Hollywood, Independent films and art films. He had won the National Award for Best Actor in 1982 and 1984.
In Malayalam, he was last seen in 2016 film Aadupuliyattam. He had also acted in two other Malayalam films - Puravrutham and Samvalsarangal.
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who was going to direct the actor in his new movie, told IANS over phone: "It is a very sad news. Om Puriji passed away after a heart attack today morning. He was at his home."
"His body of work in the Indian film industry has been tremendous across the commercial and parallel genres. We've lost a great talent,” he added.
Actor Anupam Kher, a close friend of Om Puri, said he had spoken to him just two days ago, and the disheartening news of his demise was broken to him by filmmaker Ashoke Pandit.
Kher described Om Puri as a 'kind and generous' person, who spent four decades in showbiz with an undying passion towards his craft.
(With inputs from IANS)
