Indian Actor Om Puri died on Friday morning at the age of 66.
Indian media reports he passed away due to heart attack this morning.
Om Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana on 18th October, 1950.
He graduated from India's prestigious film school, the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He also was an alumnus of National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a co-student.
Om Puri was a global star as he had worked in many foreign productions including American, British and Pakistani films.
Source: Wikipedia
Puri worked in popular and unforgettable films like Gandhi, Jaane bhi do yaaro, Maya Memsaab, Chachi 420 and Mirch Masala.
He played memorable roles in foreign productions like East is East, Wolf, Charlie Wilson's War and The Hundred Foot Journey.
Tributes flowed in as news spread. Many film industry members took to Twitter to express their shock and condolences.
Om Puri in The Hundred Foot Journey Source: Wikipedia
