HONG KONG – Veteran actor Om Puri has been appointed as head of India’s National Film Development Council. Puri used announcement of his appointment t launch a new production initiative, “Cooperatives ...

Om Puri, the veteran Indian actor whose career spanned “Gandhi” and “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” has died, according to Indian media reports. He was 66. From middle class beginnings, Puri studied at ...

NEW DELHI — Noted Indian character actor Om Puri has died in the western city of Mumbai. He was 66. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of leading movie stars tweeted condolence messages ...

Om Puri is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema. The late actor is known for his powerhouse performances in films like Ardh Satya, Maachis, Mirach Masala, Dhoop, Maqbool, and ...

"Fat noses have no place in the Hindi film industry," Om Puri is fond of saying. "But it is not so in the West — otherwise Anthony Quinn would have never been an actor." Puri certainly nose — make ...

Om Puri inaugurated the Indian Pananorma section at the 43rd international film festival (IFFI) Panaji: Veteran Bollywood actor Om Purifeels it is important that Indian cinema is not known byHindi ...

Om Puri has revealed that he is against remaking earlier hit films for a new audience. The West Is West actor said that filmmakers should not borrow storylines from earlier projects, Hindustan Times ...

Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap alleges Salman Khan refused to touch Om Puri's feet in 'Dabangg', leading to script rewrites and a confrontation. Kashyap also claims Salman influenced the edit, reducing the ...

Om Puri has condemned the use of expletives in Hindi films. The veteran actor, who is a former chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), said abusive language should not be used in ...