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BiographyActing careerPuri has worked in hundreds of Indian films and films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States. He made his film debut in the 1976 film Ghashiram Kotwal, a film based on a marathi play of the same name. He was often thought to be the brother or cousin of late actors Madan Puri and Amrish Puri but he was not related to them. However he had collaborated in many films with Amrish Puri as well as Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in films such as Bhumika (1977), Bhavani Bhavai (1980), Sadgati (1981), Ardh Satya (1982) and Mirch Masala (1986). These films came under the category of Parallel Cinema or art films which were different to the mainstream Hindi films made at that time.
Image:Om Puri OBE.jpg Om Puri receiving the OBE medal from British Deputy High Commissioner Ian Hughes in Mumbai. 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. He also became known internationally for starring in many British films such as My Son the Fanatic (1997), East is East (1999) and The Parole Officer (2001). He also appeared in Hollywood films include City of Joy (1992), Wolf (1994) and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996). Puri also had a cameo in the international highly acclaimed film Gandhi (1982, directed by Richard Attenborough), based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. He has also worked in a Hindi TV serial Kakkaji Kaheen (roughly meaning "Uncle says") which was a parody on politicians. Awards
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