Veteran Indian actor, Om Puri died of a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai earlier yesterday, aged 66.
Om Puri, known for his outstanding performances in a number of Indian, Pakistani, British and Hollywood Films since 1980s and have received many outstanding awards such as honorary OBE for his contribution to the British film industry in 2004.
Puri was born in 1950 in the north Indian state of Haryana, he became a well-known figure in the Indian film industry in the 1980s before he found international fame in the following decade.
His roles in American and British films included the 1999 British comedy East is East about a Pakistani immigrant adjusting to life in the north of England.
Puri is survived by his wife Nandita Puri, who he married in 1993, and their son Ishaan.
