Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourns Om Puri's death
"The Prime Minister condoles the passing away of actor Om Puri & recalls his long career in theatre & films," PMO India tweeted.
The Padma Shri winner passed away on Friday.
He was 66.
Om Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana, to a Punjabi family on Oct 18, 1950.
He made his film debut in the 1976 Marathi film Ghashiram Kotwal, based on a Marathi play of the same name by Vijay Tendulkar.
He later continued to act in movies like Aakrosh,Gandhi,Mirch Masala,Narsimha,The Ghost and the Darkness,My Son the Fanatic and many more.
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