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Film of the Month: Catch 'Humans of South Bombay' in action in Govind Nihalani's biting satire Party

With an awful lot of serious talks and fascinating arguments and counter-arguments, this ensemble skit that released 35 years ago is still extraordinarily relevant for having the audacity to expose the pettiness and pretensions of the educated elite. Party's fundamental question, 'What is the role of art (and artists) in society?' remains just as intriguing today.

Om Puri's last wish was to start a gurukul for acting in Khandala: Nandita Puri

Om Puri birth anniversary: Om Puri, who died last year in January, never made a fuss about his birthday. Neither did he care about milestones. Most birthdays, as his wife recalls, were spent relishing the humble home-cooked kheer.

Om Puri bats for small films in ‘his last interview’

Om Puri will be seen in Lashtam Pashtam playing a Pakistani taxi driver. In his 'last interview', Om Puri spoke about the challenges that the small films face.

Om Puri: Unlikely hero who straddled twin worlds of Ardh Satya's Anant and Narsimha's Baapji

Great star of the parallel cinema movement, a character actor who did mindless movies, controversy’s child – Om Puri’s life was as colourful as his work. This unlikely hero, as his wife Nandita's biography, called him, took an unlikely exit from the world too.

On Om Puri's 67th birth anniversary, friends and family pay tribute

Today is Om Puri's 67th birth anniversary. The actor' s career reflected a rare realism, died after suffering a heart attack. His demise had triggered a nationwide outpouring of condolences from top leaders, fans and the film fraternity.

Remembering Om Puri: Why this late artiste matters

Om Puri straddled the two forms of cinema - parallel and mainstream - with uncanny ease. He was perfect both in ordinary Joe roles in Indie films and also larger-than-life figures in commercial films. If not for his untimely death on January 6 this year, this legendary thespian would have been 67 today.

‘His grasp of black humour was zabardast’

Satish Kaushik, who co-wrote Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro with Kundan Shah, remembers him as a filmmaker with a strong conviction 

Viceroy's House movie review: This Huma Qureshi starrer is like a stilted play

Viceroy's House movie review: The film wisely declares 'history is written by the victors'. The above Churchill 'factoid' is taken from a little-known book by a former Indian diplomat, Narendra Singh Sarila, who was once a junior member of Mountbatten's staff.

Gurinder Chadha about Partition 1947: Prince Charles told me I needed to read Narindra Singh Sarila’s The Shadow Of The Great Game

Gurinder Chadha talks about why Partition 1947 is an important film, the inspiration behind the plot of the film and the role Prince Charles played in the portrayal of Lord Mountbatten in her film. The movie stars Huma Qureshi, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal and Gillian Anderson in pivotal roles.

Huma Qureshi feels the best scenes in Partition: 1947 was with late actor Om Puri

Huma Qureshi said her best scenes in the upcoming movie Partition: 1947 are with the legendary late actor Om Puri. Huma said Om Puri was "a great human being apart from being a fine actor" and she is thankful to director Gurinder Chadha for making a film on such a sensitive subject.

Bollywood celebrities who passed away in 2017

One after another, we lost many actors and directors. Here is a look back at who the Bollywood celebrities lost in 2017.

At Om Puri's prayer meet: Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, other celebs pay their respect

Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi among others, attended Om Puri's prayer meet in Mumbai.

At Om Puri's funeral, Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute, Shabana Azmi breaks down

Vidya Balan, Shabana Azmi reach Om Puri's residence to pay last respects

Om Puri's sudden death after suffering from a heart attack has left his friends in Bollywood shocked. Om Puri's body arrives at his residence.

Deepika, Priyanka, Aishwarya, Irrfan : Bollywood actors in Hollywood films

Deepika Padukone is the latest to join the bandwagon of Bollywood actors who have starred in Hollywood films. Earlier we have seen actors like Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor and several others in big Hollywood Projects.

Working weekend: Amitabh Bachchan, Mallika, Sonakshi, Malaika

It was busy Sunday (December 21) for out Bollywood celebrities - Amitabh Bachchan, Malaika Arora Khan, Mallika Sherawat and 'Tevar' actress Sonakshi Sinha.

Amitabh Bachchan Mourns Veteran Actor Om Puri's Death

The sudden demise of veteran actor Om Puri has left the entire film industry and his friends in shock. Among them is megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who condoled the death of his friend via Twitter. Big B who has worked with the late actor in several films like ‘Baabul’ ‘Kyun ! Ho Gaya Na’ and ‘Lakshya’ […]

Om Puri His Cinematic Journey

Veteran actor Om Puri has passed away after a massive heart attack early on Friday morning. The actor was 66. Om Puri’s friends and colleagues from Bollywood reached his Andheri residence to pay their last respects to the actor. Puri’s body was taken to Cooper hospital for postmortem, following which the funeral will take place.

Veteran Actor Om Puri Passes Away At 66

Veteran actor Om Puri has passed away after a massive heart attack early on Friday morning. The actor was 66. Om Puri’s friends and colleagues from Bollywood reached his Andheri residence to pay their last respects to the actor. Puri’s body was taken to Cooper hospital for postmortem, following which the funeral will take place.