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	Veteran actor Om Puri is the new Chief of India's Film Development \| The News is NowPublic.com
		Veteran actor Om Puri is the new Chief of...
		Om Puri, addressing the media after being appointed, hoped the movies financed or co-financed by NFDC would have established stars to attract masses.
		Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Lord Desai, Pervaiz Alam, Mrs Kamlesh Sharma, Monika Kapil Mohta and Jag Mundhra at an India EU Film Initiative event to honour Puri and Shah in London Recently, he was honoured by the UK-based film organisation India EU Film Initiative (www.iefilmi.com), along with fellow actor Naseeruddin Shah.
	www.nowpublic.com /culture/veteran-actor-om-puri-new-chief-indias-film-development (615 words)

	BOMB Magazine: OM PURI (Site not responding. Last check: )
		George Khan, (Om Puri), the father of seven free-spirited children, wants his children to conform to traditional Pakistani values.
		Puri, a native Indian actor, was seen this summer in the wonderful film My Son the Fanatic, playing another kind of father, one who knows his survival depends upon embracing the values of his adopted country, England.
		Puri, a major actor in his native India, has appeared there in 140 films over the past two decades, including the lead in the late Satyajit Ray’s masterfully directed Sadgati (1981).
	www.bombsite.com /ompuri/ompuri.html (379 words)

	Om Puri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is a highly regarded and renowned Indian actor.
		Puri has worked in hundreds of Indian films and films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States.
		Puri was highly acclaimed for his ground-breaking performances - as a victimized tribal in Aakrosh (no dialogue), leader of a cell of Punjabi terrorists in Maachis and as a police inspector in Ardh Satya, where he revolts against life-long social, cultural and later political persecution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Om_Puri (281 words)

	Om Puri wows Cannes in British comedy
		LONDON, MAY 19: Om Puri's portrayal of a Pakistani immigrant in Britain, married to a local girl (Linda Basset), who determinedly hangs on to his traditions - orthodox Islam and arranged marriages for his reluctant children - has bowled over audiences at the Cannes film festival.
		It revolves around the lives and times of a mixed race family in the 1970s Salford, once a thriving mill town on the edge of Manchester, with all the tragi-comedy generated by the cultural confusion and the generational divide of an immigrant family.
		Puri, described by one critic as the "holding centre" of the film, plays George Khan (Genghis to his seven children).
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990520/ile20041.html (422 words)

	Lights On - A dicussion with Om Puri
		Om Puri said that when he came from Punjab to National School of Drama, he didn't have films on his mind.
		Ardh Satya was the turning point of his career and Om owed it to Amitabh Bacchan for refusing the role when it was offered to Big B first.
		Om said, ''I have proved myself as an actor and cannot be ignored.
	www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?it=7557 (888 words)

	The Boston Herald: Om Puri rises and shines in 'East'.(Scene)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The great, craggy-featured, Bombay-based actor Om Puri, who plays the tyrannical patriarch in "East Is East," is one of the finest screen actors today.
		After making 150 or so films in India, Puri is establishing a reputation in the West.
		Puri played small roles in the American-made "The Ghost and the Darkness" and "Wolf." But in Britain, where a thriving Pakistani immigrant population exists, Puri landed leads in Udayan Prasad's culture-clashing comedy "My Son the Fanatic" and Damien...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:61604808&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (167 words)

	BOMB Magazine: OM PURI
		George Khan, (Om Puri), the father of seven free-spirited children, wants his children to conform to traditional Pakistani values.
		Puri, a native Indian actor, was seen this summer in the wonderful film My Son the Fanatic, playing another kind of father, one who knows his survival depends upon embracing the values of his adopted country, England.
		Puri, a major actor in his native India, has appeared there in 140 films over the past two decades, including the lead in the late Satyajit Ray’s masterfully directed Sadgati (1981).
	www.echonyc.com /~bomb/ompuri/ompuri.html (379 words)

	FilmChat: Flashback: Om Puri, the East Is East interview
		Puri is the first to admit that George, who responds to his children's rebellious tendencies with increasing vindictiveness, is a "totally different" character from the more liberal Parvez.
		Puri admits the character seemed very negative to him when he first read the script, which was adapted by Ayub Khan-Din from his play.
		Puri went through the script again and found moments of tenderness between George and his wife, such as one amusing scene in which George buys a dentist's chair and puts it down next to the furniture in the middle of the living room.
	filmchatblog.blogspot.com /2008/04/flashback-om-puri-east-is-east.html (1011 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
		Puri is no less at home in typical Bollywood blockbusters than he is in the intensely personal cinema of non-mainstream auteurs.
		Puri’s accomplishments are too vast to be appropriated by one nation or a single cinematic form.
		Puri feels the fact that Jha chose to cast him of all people in the role of an over-the-hill Bollywood star is the most intriguing aspect of the film.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20040912/spectrum/main1.htm (2001 words)

	Coming soon Om Puri's biography- News-News & Gossip-Indiatimes - Movies
		Om's life story is more relevant than most of the film stories he and his colleagues have lent their craft to.
		It will have Om's own voice giving a first person account of his life to the biographer's questions, biographer's third person account taking the story forward reflection of the times in relation to Om's life and art comprehensive talk on the art of acting.
		Om's national and international work record and experiences; his work abroad has been the most significant from amongst actors of his generation talk on friendships and relationships, quotes and talks of family, friends, associates, mentors and teachers, colleagues, critics etc who have been witnesses to the drama and enactment of Om's life
	movies.indiatimes.com /articleshow/2499009.cms (338 words)

	Om Puri - News, Biography, Photos and More - AOL Television
		Described as "the finest actor of the post-independence generation" by one expert on the Indian cinema, Om Puri is one of India's most respected...
		Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as art films.
		Om Puri with a gorgeous voice and powerful screen presence is a NSD and FTII graduate.
	television.aol.com /celebrity/om-puri/58081 (130 words)

	A biography for Om Puri (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Om Puri the legendary actor is currently having his biography penned down by a writer and it will be out in the market by the end of this year.
		Om Puri says that the biography will give a complete honest account of his life.
		Om Puri says that he is one of those few actors who have survived in the industry despite doing small films.
	www.indiafm.com /news/2007/04/19/9283/index.html (234 words)

	BBC - Drama - Murder - Akash Gupta (Om Puri)
		Om reveals that the complexity of his role was key to convincing him to appear in Murder.
		Om Puri has made an average of seven films a year since the mid-1980s.
		The celebrated film-maker Ismail Merchant, who directed Om Puri in 1993's In Custody and 2001's The Mystic Masseur said of him, "If you want Om to be a leading man, he can be a leading man. And if you want him to be a character actor, he can be a character actor.
	www.bbc.co.uk /drama/murder_akash.shtml (534 words)

	Om Puri
		Described as "the finest actor of the post-independence generation" by one expert on the Indian cinema, Om Puri is one of India's most respected and prolific screen personalities, having appeared in over 140 films over the course of his career.
		With the support of his parents, Puri studied acting for three years at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, where he performed in a wide variety of works ranging from Indian folk plays to Kabuki drama to Shakespeare, the last of which gave him the opportunity to play Hamlet in Hindi.
		Where Puri's previous character had been laid-back and open-minded, Khan was rigid and conservative (despite his untraditional marriage to an English woman), and critics and audiences alike marveled at the actor's capacity for carving such distinctive characterizations from a superficially similar mold.
	www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P+58081 (451 words)

	Om Puri
		Cast: Om Puri, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Isha Sharvani, Neha Dhupia, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal.
		Cast: Om Puri, Audhitya Singh, Sheetal Bhavishi, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Shivaji Satam and Reema Lagoo.
		Cast: Om Puri, Aamir Khan, Arjun Rampal, Atul Kulkarni and Kunal Kapoor.
	www.sawf.org /bollywood/startrack/ompuri.asp?pn=Bollywood&cn=7 (723 words)

	Om Puri - Dishant.com
		Cast: Amrish Puri, Johny Walker, Kamal Hassan, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Tabu
		Cast: Amrish Puri, Meenakshi Seshadhri, Moushumi Chatterjee, Om Puri, Raj Babbar, Sunny Deol
		Cast: Kareena Grover, Karishma Kapoor, Om Puri, Shakti Kapoor, Sunil Shetty
	www.dishant.com /cast/Om-Puri.html (385 words)

	Actor Om Puri \| Movie The Hangman \| Poorly Paid \| Naseeruddin Shah \| Vishal Bhandari
		Om Puri who is eight years younger to Big B was cast as the superstar's elder brother in Ravi Chopra's Baabul.
		Om will be seen shortly in a very unusual English-language film titled The Hangman directed by debutant Vishal Bhandari.
		om puri, the hangman, naseeruddin shah, vishal bhandari, ravi chopra, baabul, raj kumar santoshi, china gate.
	entertainment.oneindia.in /bollywood/features/om-puri-poorly-paid-121207.html (504 words)

	AHN \| Bollywood Actor Om Puri To Play Role Of Pakistani Leader In New Hollywood Film \| April 25, 2007
		Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - Bollywood actor Om Puri, has been chosen to play Pakistan's former military ruler, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, in a Hollywood movie regarding the CIA's role in arming Mujahideen rebels in Afghanistan.
		Puri enjoyed a stint in Hollywood earlier starring in several Hollywood productions in the past, including "Gandhi", "City of Joy", "East is East" and "The Ghost and The Darkness" in a career spanning about 30 years.
		Puri said he is anxious to work with Hanks and Roberts in locations such as Morocco later this month.
	www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7005059920 (377 words)

	The Hindu : Om Puri joins Congress
		Film actor Om Puri today joined the Congress but said he would not contest the elections.
		At a press conference here, he said, "I had made the BJP victorious the last time but now I intend to ensure the victory of the Congress." The AICC spokesman, Kapil Sibal, was present at the conference.
		Puri said the BJP had made many mistakes and that the Gujarat riots could not be condoned.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/03/10/stories/2004031006271100.htm (123 words)

	Om Puri @ Filmbug
		Om Puri is Indian, not Pakistani, and is one of Bombay's most sought-after and acclaimed stars of the past two burgeoning decades in Indian film.
		Puri recently came to the fore globally in his staffing role in the acclaimed British comedy My Son The Fanatic, directed by Udayan Prasad, in which he also starred as a Pakistani - this time as a non-religious taxi driver whose life is turned upside down when his son becomes an Islamic fundamentalist.
		Puri has also been seen in several notable American films, including The Ghost and the Darkness with Michael Douglas, Mike Nichols' "Wolf' with Jack Nicholson and Roland Joffe's epic City of Joy with Patrick Swayze.
	www.filmbug.com /db/297252 (365 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Om Puri
		Om Puri, OBE (Honorary) (born October 18, 1950 in Ambala, Haryana, India) is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Bollywood films as well as art films.
		Puri has worked in hundreds of Indian films and films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States.
		In the 1990s, Puri diversified to play different roles in mainstream Hindi cinema, where his roles are more tuned to mass audiences than film critics.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Om_Puri (414 words)

	Om Puri : Freebase - The World's Database
		Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is an India actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as art films.
		He is often thought to be the brother or cousin of late actors Madan Puri and Amrish Puri but he is not related to them.
		Puri has worked in hundreds of Indian films and films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States.
	www.freebase.com /view/en/om_puri (245 words)

	Om Puri Filmography
		Synopsis: Ramulu (Om Puri) is a master weaver whose excellence is noticed by a female government official, and his work is selected to represent his country in an exhibition in Paris.
		Verma (Om Puri) is a Communist who leads one union and is willing to negotiate with the factory's management to attain the union's goals.
		Synopsis: Surendra Om Puri, comes back to the village he had escaped as a child, filled with a desire to avenge the murder of his wesalthy father and his own wrongful treatment by the landed gentry many years earlier.
	www.fandango.com /ompuri/filmography/p58081 (3243 words)

	om puri and hollywood - another subcontinent forums (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Om Puri does a whole lot of "hey! there's that guy!" roles.
		wonder why it is that of all the actors who span bombay and the parallel cinema om puri seems to be the only one who has similarly crossed over to both foreign blockbuster and independent cinema.
		there were a bunch of people who had english speaking roles in "gandhi"--i still remember the shock of seeing amrish puri (who i'd just recently seen as the terrible uber-villain in "vidhaata") playing a soft-spoken indian immigrant in south africa.
	www.anothersubcontinent.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=384 (296 words)

	CANOE -- JAM! - Om Puri shines in dark East Is East
		There is also a cultural gulf between the couple, a traditionalist Pakistani man (Om Puri) and a free-thinking English woman (Linda Bassett).
		Puri is electric as the husband-father, a man whose stubborn streak profoundly alters his family's fate and the health of his marriage.
		There is pure pleasure in watching Puri's magic-making performances on screen, even in East Is East, and even if you agree with my reservations on the film itself.
	jam.canoe.ca /Movies/Reviews/E/East_Is_East/2000/04/21/pf-752801.html (421 words)

	Take a bow Om Puri, OBE
		ce actor Om Puri was presented with an honorary Order of the British Empire for his contribution to the British film industry at a ceremony at the British Council auditorium in Mumbai on Monday.
		Om Puri has worked in Jewel In The Crown, Gandhi, City Of Joy and recently BBC Television's Canterbury Tales, among many others.
		One of the country's finest actors, Puri is one of India's most respected and prolific screen personalities.
	in.rediff.com /movies/2005/apr/19puri.htm (219 words)

	Film & TV: Eastern Easter (Newcity Chicago . 04-24-00)
		Once Damien O'Donnell and I get a few jokes out in lieu of a proper hello, those are the two words, the most important two words to say about "East is East," O'Donnell's raucous, often-hilarious and occasionally moving debut feature comedy.
		In a London suburb in the 1970s, George Khan (Puri) is a Pakistani father raising seven rebellious children by Ella, his English wife (the wry, resigned, wonderful Linda Bassett).
		Yet we know this man. Puri is the rare actor whose performances bypass your head and go directly to your heart.
	weeklywire.com /ww/04-24-00/chicago_filmfeat.html (826 words)

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