June 03, 2022 9:53 am
Late actor Om Puri's ex-wife has pointed fingers at the state of West Bengal for the death of singer KK on Tuesday. She has also called for a CBI inquiry and a boycott of the state by performing artistes.
December 05, 2019 7:53 am
Govind Nihalani's Aakrosh won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri and Om Puri in pivotal roles.
October 31, 2019 1:28 pm
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.
October 18, 2018 10:42 am
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.
August 07, 2018 12:22 pm
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.
January 06, 2018 10:44 am
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.
October 18, 2017 4:04 pm
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.
October 18, 2017 10:02 am
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.
October 09, 2017 12:00 am
Satish Kaushik, who co-wrote Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro with Kundan Shah, remembers him as a filmmaker with a strong conviction
August 18, 2017 5:10 pm
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.
October 18, 2020 1:29 pm
Om Puri, who would have been 70 today if not for his untimely death, showed that to be successful in cinema, you did not have to conform to the stereotypical 'chocolate-boy' look. Take a look at a few of his rare photos.
December 31, 2017 2:47 pm
One after another, we lost many actors and directors. Here is a look back at who the Bollywood celebrities lost in 2017.
January 10, 2017 11:59 am
Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi among others, attended Om Puri's prayer meet in Mumbai.
January 07, 2017 3:03 pm
January 06, 2017 5:13 pm
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.
December 07, 2015 12:26 pm
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.
December 22, 2014 2:30 pm
It was busy Sunday (December 21) for out Bollywood celebrities - Amitabh Bachchan, Malaika Arora Khan, Mallika Sherawat and 'Tevar' actress Sonakshi Sinha.
June 22, 2020 7:14 pm
Amitabh Bachchan who has worked with the late actor Om Puri in several films like 'Baabul' 'Kyun ! Ho Gaya Na' and 'Lakshya' tweeted, "Shocked to learn of OM PURI Ji's passing just now.. a dear friend a lovable colleague and an exceptional talent .. in grief !"