NEW DELHI -- Noted Indian character actor Om Puri, who worked in films at home and abroad, has died in the western city of Mumbai. He was 66. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of leading ...

Om Puri would have been 75 in October. We look back at his early years through these 16 pictures from his life.

Outside of his many roles in Indian cinema, he's best known for his star turns in English films "My Son the Fanatic" and "East is East." The prolific, veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri, best known as ...

“Fat noses have no place in the Hindi film industry,” Om Puri is fond of saying. “But it is not so in the West — otherwise Anthony Quinn would have never been an actor.” Puri certainly nose — make ...

Om Puri is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema. The late actor is known for his powerhouse performances in films like Ardh Satya, Maachis, Mirach Masala, Dhoop, Maqbool, and ...

The acclaimed Indian actor died at home on Jan. 6 after an apparent heart attack. He was 66 years old. Puri acted in some 300 movies, including Gandhi, Charlie Wilson's War, and East is East. And now ...

Om Puri has suggested a possible plot for a third film in the series started by East Is East. Sequel West Is West premiered at last year's BFI London Film Festival and goes on general release this ...

I hadn't thought about East is East in a while. When I was growing up I used to watch the 1999 comedy-drama, directed by Damien O'Donnell, every time it was shown on television—which was quite often.

Prominent Indian actor Om Puri has joined the cast of "The Hundred-Foot Journey," DreamWorks announced on Friday. Puri will star alongside Helen Mirren and Manish Dayal in the next film from "Chocolat ...

Om Puri, the leading Indian actor who also gained acclaim in numerous British and Hollywood films including East is East, has died aged 66. A family member told the BBC that Puri suffered a heart ...

MUMBAI — Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, who successfully straddled movie careers in Bollywood and the West, died on Friday in Mumbai. Puri, 66, suffered cardiac arrest, his friend and actor Anupam Kher ...