Key facts
- Born
- 18 October 1949, Ambala
- Died
- 6 January 2017, Mumbai
- State of birth
- Ambala, Haryana
- Sector
- Actors
- Profession
- Indian actor (1949–2017)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Om Prakash Puri was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Hindi films, he appeared in several English, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu, and Marathi films. Puri was also active in independent and art films and also starred in several international cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema. He won two National Film Awards for Best Actor, two Filmfare Awards and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1990. In 2004, he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Timeline
- 1949Born in Ambala
- 1982Awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor
- 1990Awarded the Padma Shri in arts
- 2004Awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 2017Dies in Mumbai
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
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- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) · gdcgraphics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdcgraphics/