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Om Puri legacy will live on: Celebrities
Celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar and Javed Akhtar expressed their shock Om Puri\'s sudden demise, calling it a huge loss to Indian cinema.
Celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar and Javed Akhtar expressed their shock Om Puri's sudden demise, calling it a huge loss to Indian cinema.
Taking to social media, Puri's former co-stars and friends mourned his death. Hailing him as an "exceptional talent", megastar Amitabh Bachchan has condoled the death of his friend, Om Puri saying he is in grief after hearing the news. Bachchan, 74, who has collaborated with Puri in several films including ‘Ghatak,’ ‘Dev,’ ‘Baabul,’ ‘Kyun ! Ho Gaya Na’ and ‘Lakshya,’ took to Twitter to express his shock over the actor's passing.
"Shocked to learn of OM PURI Ji's passing just now.. a dear friend a lovable colleague and an exceptional talent ..in grief!" Bachchan posted. Kamal Haasan tweeted, “So long Omji. Prided myself on being his friend peer & admirer. Who dare say my Om Puri is no more ? He lives through his work.”
So long Omji. Prided myself on being his friend peer & admirer. Who dare say my Om Puri is no more ? He lives through his work.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) January 6, 2017
T 2495 - Shocked to learn of OM PURI Ji's passing just now.. a dear friend a lovable colleague and an exceptional talent .. in grief !
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 6, 2017
Veteran scriptwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar said Puri was not only a great actor but also a brilliant human being. "It's really a great loss. Wonderful person, great actor and with such impressive body of work right from Satyajit Ray to any commercial Hindi film to films in US and Pakistan. He played all kind of roles.
Aaj woh bhi bichchad gaya humse
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) January 6, 2017
Chaliye ye qissa bhi tamam huwa "
-Javed Akhtar.
RIP Om Puri https://t.co/aVbq5R1s04 pic.twitter.com/y4Va4NNL2W
OM Puri undergoing postmortem at Cooper Hospital.Will be taken to Trishul around 3pm Funeral at Oshiwara electric crematorium around 6pm
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) January 6, 2017
"Om puri will be missed as a friend. It's a bit shocking at the moment and I'm feeling a bit numb. In the moment all of us are taken aback." Actress Shabana Azmi, who was among his friends too, wrote, "Om Puri! You have left us all too early... The fun the laughter the arguments so vividly etched in my mind...Will miss you."
Om Puri! You have left us all too early.. i am so so sorry..The fun the laughter the arguments so vividly etched in my mind..Will miss you
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) January 6, 2017
Mahesh Bhatt said, "Goodbye Om! A part of me goes with you today. How can I ever forget those passionate nights we spent together talking about cinema and life." Posted Shah Rukh Khan, “Gods garden must b beautiful, He always takes the best“ Will miss ur laughter over the shared brandy in Berlin. Will miss u lots Omji. RIP.”
“Gods garden must b beautiful, He always takes the best“ Will miss ur laughter over the shared brandy in Berlin. Will miss u lots Omji. RIP
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 6, 2017
Goodbye Om! A part of me goes with you today. How can I ever forget those passionate nights we spent together talking about cinema & life ?
— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) January 6, 2017
Anil Kapoor said, “An actor, a teacher, a friend & a great soul #OmPuri ji. Filled with passion for his craft & innocence in his heart. We will miss him.”
An actor, a teacher, a friend & a great soul #OmPuri ji. Filled with passion for his craft & innocence in his heart. We will miss him. pic.twitter.com/I1JgBCvs2q
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) January 6, 2017
Actor Anupam Kher, who also worked with Puri in many films, said the actor's death came as a shock to him. "Seeing him lying on his bed looking so calm can't believe that one of our greatest actors #OmPuri is no more. Deeply saddened and shocked."
Seeing him lying on his bed looking so calm can’t believe that one of our greatest actors #OmPuri is no more. Deeply saddened & shocked.
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) January 6, 2017
Akshay Kumar, who worked with Puri in films like ‘Aan: Men at Work,’ ‘Hera Pheri,’ ‘Awara Paagal Deewana’ and ‘OMG Oh My God!,’ tweeted, "Sad to hear about the passing away of the very talented Om Puri, my co-actor in many films...heartfelt condolences to the family. #RIP.”
Sad to hear about the passing away of the very talented Om Puri, my co-actor in many films...heartfelt condolences to the family. #RIP
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 6, 2017
Director Karan Johar said in Puri's death cinema had lost a brilliant artist.
Solid actor....Solid filmography....immense talent.... #RIPOmPuri ....cinema has truly lost a brilliant artist....
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) January 6, 2017
"Solid actor....Solid filmography....immense talent.... #RIPOmPuri ....cinema has truly lost a brilliant artist," Johar tweeted.
Priyanka Chopra, posted, "The end of an era... The legacy lives on.. RIP #OmPuri."
The end of an era .... The legacy lives on.. RIP #OmPuri
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) January 6, 2017
