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Om Puri Biography
Birth Name:Om Prakash Puri
Birth Place:Ambala, Haryana, India
Profession Actor, Sound department
Fast Facts
- Awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India
- Graduated from the National School of Drama in 1973
- Made his film debut in "Ghashiram Kotwal" in 1976
Awards
- 1981Filmfare Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 1982Silver Lotus Award-Best Actor: winner
- 1984Filmfare Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 1984Best Actor-: winner
- 1984Silver Lotus Award-Best Actor: winner
- 1991Filmfare Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 1992Filmfare Award-Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role: nominated
- 1997Filmfare Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 1998Crystal Star-Best Actor: winner
- 1998Filmfare Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 1998Filmfare Award-Best Comic Actor: nominated
- 1998Screen Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 1999Filmfare Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
- 2001Screen Award-Best Comic Actor: nominated
- 2004Sansui Viewer's Choice Award-Best Comic Actor: nominated
- 2007Screen Award-Best Comic Actor: nominated
- 2009V Shantaram Annual Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2010Screen Award-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
- 2012Movie Award-Favourite Ensemble Cast: nominated
- 2017FOI Online Award-Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast: winner
- 2017Lux Style Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated