NEW DELHI -- Noted Indian character actor Om Puri, who worked in films at home and abroad, has died in the western city of Mumbai. He was 66. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of leading ...

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 ...

A veteran of Indian cinema, Puri worked on a number of films in the U.S. and especially the U.K. By Abid Rahman Om Puri, the prolific Bollywood actor who also starred in several British and Hollywood ...

This is FRESH AIR. Om Puri, a celebrated Indian actor who appeared in more than 300 films, died of a heart attack last Friday at his home in Mumbai. He was 66. Puri gained critics' attention in the ...

Om Puri, the leading Indian actor who also gained acclaim in numerous British and Hollywood films including East is East, has died aged 66. A family member told the BBC that Puri suffered a heart ...

The acclaimed Indian actor died at home on Jan. 6 after an apparent heart attack. He was 66 years old. Puri acted in some 300 movies, including Gandhi, Charlie Wilson's War, and East is East. And now ...

The Oscars ceremony made the coveted night special for the Indian film industry by paying an ode to late veteran actor Om Puri. The talented Indian actor was honoured at the 89th Academy Awards in 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 ...

He told IANS: "It is very rare that character actors get a meaty part. They are there as a character to enhance the hero. They don't have their own individuality. "Without superstars also films do ...

MUMBAI — Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, who successfully straddled movie careers in Bollywood and the West, died on Friday in Mumbai. Puri, 66, suffered cardiac arrest, his friend and actor Anupam Kher ...

Puri, who died last Friday in Mumbai, appeared in more than 300 movies, including the British film, My Son the Fanatic. Originally broadcast in 2000. This is FRESH AIR. Om Puri, a celebrated Indian ...

Prolific Indian actor Om Puri, who for decades appeared in films all over the world, has died at age 66 in Mumbai. Reports say Puri suffered a heart attack at his home early on Friday. Most recently, ...