Om Prakesh Puri OBE (1950 - 2017)

Born 8 Oct 1950 in Ambala, Punjab, India

Died 6 Jan 2017 at age 66 in Andheri, Mumbai, India

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Biography

Om Puri OBE is Notable.

• Noted Indian actor appearing in mainstream and art films in India, with appearances on British & American TV^[1]
• father served in Indian Army
• no birth records so his father chose 9 Mar 1950 as his official birthday. His mother had told him he was born 2 days after a particular festival. As an adult he looked up the date and revised his birthdate.^[2]
• 1991 m. Seema Kapoor (sister of Anna Kapoor). Divorced the same year^[2]
• 1993 m. Nanditi, a journalist. 1 son. Separated in 2013^[2]
• 2004 Honorary OBE for services to the The British Film Industry^[3]
• Brother, Ved Puri (older) - sons Bobby, Vicky, Yash (d.2014), Rocky - all went to live with Om in Bombay (timing uncertain)^[3]
• 8 siblings who died in childhood - Vedvati (older sister, died young but was married with children), Gyan, Kabli...

Sources

1. ↑ IMDb: Om Puri, accessed 6 Jan 2017
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Wikipedia: Om Puri, accessed 6 Jan 2017
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} IMDb: Om Puri, Biography & Trivia, accessed 6 Jan 2017