Actor Om Puri

Rediff.com » News » Actor Om Puri

News for Actor Om Puri

News
Business
Movies
Sports

Naxals are fighters not terrorists: Om Puri

Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri, who drew flak for his controversial comments against parliamentarians, landed himself in another row by calling Naxals "fighters not terrorists". The 61-year-old......

Om Puri, Kiran Bedi face lawmakers' fury

Members in both Houses of Parliament have given Privilege notices against actor Om Puri and civil rights activist Kiran Bedi for using "derogatory and defamatory" language against politicians and......

'Shame on you': Om Puri slammed over debate on Pakistani actors

The ban on Pakistani artistes following the Uri attack has evoked mixed responses from people in India. However, veteran actor Om Puri was at the receiving end of hatred and trolled on......

I regret calling politicians uneducated: Om Puri

In an interview with CNN-IBN, actor Om Puri explains the controversial statements he made against politicians at Ramlila Maidan recently while expressing his support for activist Anna Hazare's......

Om Puri arrested, released on bail in assault case

Noted actor Om Puri was arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting his wife, and later released on a bail bond, police said. "The actor was arrested after he surrendered before the police......

'Differences can be resolved at WTO meet'

Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean has expressed optimism in sorting and settling challenging differences and allied issues in the India round of the two-day World Trade Organisation......

Safe investment? Beware of experts!

The power of the financial markets should be daunting but many people are not deterred. I have friends in Monaco who are amateur currency traders. They don't have the same experience, resources,......

'Shyam Had The Answer To Every 'Why' Under The Sun'

'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.'Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal. PART I: 'Smita Didn't Want Anything......

Shyam Benegal, Movie Legend, Dies At 90

'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.' Photograph: Rediff Archives Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema......

'Smita Didn't Want Anything To Do With Films'

'Naseer does not have the sense of humour that Om Puri has.''Also Om has a great deal of compassion as a human being. Naseer was too focused on his own self.'A fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta......

How Well Do You Know Rekha?

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Cop, courtesan, daku, don, school teacher, snakes, Rekha's played everything under the sun on screen and survived bad......

'Didn't Know Mirch Masala Would Be Her Last Film'

'She was my only choice to play Sonbai. The moment she read the script, she slipped into character.' IMAGE: Smita Patil in Mirch Masala. Ketan Mehta's Mirch Masala was the last film that Smita......

Tendulkar pays homage to 'versatile' Om Puri

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Friday paid his tribute to Bollywood actor Om Puri, who died this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 66.Taking to Twitter to express his......

Rediff News