Government of Cinestaan
democratic republic of Cinizens
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Demise of a Rare Gem of Cinema.
For me, before I came to know about Parallel Cinema, I was
fan of a person who could perform action roles. In other words I appreciated
the actors who were coined as "heroes".
But in 2004 I watched Rajiv Rai directed Gupt (1997) on television. I was influenced
by the character of Inspector Udham Singh, played by the late Om Puri. I
also highly appreciate his role in Sunny Deol starer Ghayal (1990), appearing as ACP Joe D'Souza, for which he was nominated for Filmfare
Award for Best Supporting Actor.
That Udham Singh, that D'Souza left us all alone leaving
behind a hope of a better cinema industry. Yes, it’s unfortunate news rather
a shock for entire cinema industry.
Throwing light on his career, Om Puri appeared
in mainstream commercial Indian, British, American and Pakistani films, as well
as independent films and art films. He is
best-known for his author-backed roles in films like Aakrosh (1980), Arohan (1982) and television films like Sadgati (1981) and Tamas (1987) and also light-hearted roles in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Chachi 420 (1997) and Actor In Law (2017). He had various collaborations with
director Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani.
He was awarded Padma Shri,
the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 1990; and in 2004, was made an
honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Awards and Nominations.
Wins
- 1981: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aakrosh
- 1981: National Film Award for Best Actor (29th National Film Awards) for Arohan
- 1983: National Film Award for Best Actor (31st National Film Awards) for Ardh Satya.
- 1984: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Best Actor for Ardh Satya
- 1998: Brussels International Film Festival Best Actor for My Son the Fanatic
- 1990: Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award.
- 1998: Grand Prix Special des Amériques Montréal World Film Festival for exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art
- 2004: Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to The British Film Industry
- 2009: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2015: Lifetime Achievement Award International Film Festival of Prayag
Nominations
- 1990: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Ghayal
- 1997: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Maachis
- 1998: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Gupt: The Hidden Truth
- 1999: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
- 1999: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for East Is East
Selected filmography
Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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1972
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Ghashiram
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Marathi film based on play Ghashiram Kotwal
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1977
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1977
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1977
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1978
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Marxist man
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1980
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Garrage Mechanic
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1980
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Lahanya Bhiku
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1980
|
Ketan Mehta
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1981
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DuKhi
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1982
|
Nahari
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1982
|
Arvind
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1982
|
Tulsi
|
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1982
|
Hari Mondal
|
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1983
|
Anant Velankar
|
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1983
|
Ahuja
|
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1983
|
Dittu
|
Punjabi film
|
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1984
|
Mr De Souza
|
English TV series
|
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1984
|
Bhashya
|
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1985
|
Abu Mian
|
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1985
|
Dr Sunil
|
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1985
|
Trade Unionist
|
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1988
|
Dr. Ram Kumar Verma
|
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1988
|
Raman
|
Malayalam movie
|
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1988
|
Various roles
|
Doordarshan television series[27]
|
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1988
|
Netaji
|
Hindi TV serial
|
|
1990
|
ACP Joe D'Souza
|
Nominated, Filmfare Award
for Best Supporting Actor
|
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1991
|
Chetan Parikh
|
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1991
|
Suraj Narayan Singh 'Baapji'
|
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1992
|
adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary
|
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1992
|
Hazari Pal
|
English film adaptation of Dominique Lapierre's
novel
|
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1992
|
Satyam
|
Telugu film
|
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1992
|
Velu
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1992
|
Sharji
|
Hindi film
|
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1993
|
Deven
|
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1993
|
Mathura
|
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1994
|
Dr. Vijay Alezias
|
English film
|
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1994
|
DCP Abhay Singh
|
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1994
|
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1996
|
Abdullah
|
English film
|
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1996
|
Sanatan
|
Nominated, Filmfare Award
for Best Supporting Actor
|
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1997
|
Parvez
|
English film
|
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1997
|
Banwari lal-Secy
|
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1997
|
Amar
|
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1997
|
Inspector Udham Singh
|
Nominated, Filmfare Award
for Best Supporting Actor
|
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1997
|
Rambaran Mahto
|
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1998
|
Ghulam Mohamed
|
English film
|
|
1998
|
Inspector Khan
|
Nominated, Filmfare Award
for Best Supporting Actor
|
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1998
|
Inspector Khan
|
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1998
|
Col. Krishnakant Puri
|
Hindi film
|
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1999
|
George Khan
|
English film
|
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1999
|
Commissioner Yashwant Sinha
|
Kannada film
|
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2000
|
Goel
|
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2000
|
Balraj Singh
|
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2000
|
Khadak Singh
|
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2000
|
Bhola Nath
|
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2000
|
Ajay Pandey
|
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2001
|
ACP Arjun Singh
|
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2001
|
Ramlogan
|
English film
|
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2001
|
Narrator
|
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2001
|
George
|
English film
|
|
2001
|
Subramaniam
|
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2002
|
Ballu Bolbachan
|
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2002
|
Kannada film
|
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2002
|
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2002
|
Samad
|
English series adaptation of White Teeth by Zadie Smith
|
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2003
|
Sam
|
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2003
|
A British TV serial
|
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2003
|
Bahkland
|
English film
|
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2003
|
Inspector Pandit
|
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2003
|
Father Of Dead Military Man
|
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2004
|
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2004
|
Police Commissioner Khurana
|
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2004
|
Subedar Maj. Pritam Singh
|
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2004
|
Prosonjit Bhatacharya
|
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2004
|
Special Commissioner Tejinder Khosla
|
||
2005
|
Don
|
||
2005
|
Shiva
|
||
2005
|
ACP S.P. Rao
|
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2006
|
Amanullah Khan
|
||
2006
|
Balwant 'Balu'
|
||
2006
|
Prabhat Singh Chauhan
|
||
2006
|
CBI Officer Vishal Malik
|
||
2007
|
Father of Rahul / Raja
|
||
2007
|
Dadaji
|
||
2007
|
Vidyut Baba / Vidya
|
||
2007
|
English film
|
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2008
|
Madhav Mathur
|
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2008
|
Sanjeev Gill
|
||
2008
|
Rangeela
|
||
2008
|
SP Intelligence — Rathod
|
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2009
|
Sahukaar Daamchand
|
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2009
|
Arjun's uncle
|
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2009
|
Daroga Chaturvedi
|
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2009
|
Bhaijaan
|
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2009
|
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2010
|
Sarpanch
|
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2010
|
Police Inspector
|
||
2010
|
Sankata Prasad Tripathi
|
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2010
|
Rai Bhahadur
|
||
2010
|
George Khan
|
English film
|
|
2011
|
CBI Officer Vishal Malik
|
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2011
|
Sub Inspector Pralay Pratap Singh
|
||
2011
|
Khadak Singh Bakshi
|
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2011
|
Chixie Gill
|
||
2012
|
Additional Commissioner Gaitonde
|
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2012
|
Chowdhary
|
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2012
|
Fatoor Singh
|
||
2012
|
Govind Suryavanshi
|
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2012
|
Hanif Bhai
|
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2012
|
David
|
||
2013
|
Jora Vailly
|
Punjabi film
|
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2013
|
Punjabi film
|
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2013
|
Abu
|
||
2014
|
Papa Kadam
|
English/French
|
|
2014
|
Dr. Sanjay Trehan
|
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2014
|
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2014
|
Narrator
|
Punjabi film
|
|
2015
|
Hindi
|
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2015
|
Laddu Babu aka Sai Kumar Konakandla
|
Hindi
|
|
2015
|
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
|
Hindi
|
|
2015
|
Moulana Sahab
|
Hindi
|
|
2015
|
Matang Singh
|
Hindi
|
|
2015
|
A Million Rivers
|
Shiv
|
English
|
2015
|
Hindi
|
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2016
|
ACP Joe D'Souza
|
Hindi
|
|
2016
|
Muni
|
Malayalam
|
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2016
|
Bagheera
|
Hindi dub
|
|
2016
|
Rafaqat Mirza
|
Pakistani film debut
|
|
2016
|
Munna (Lauhar)
|
Hindi
|
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2016
|
Narrator (animated film)
|
Punjabi, Hindi, English
|
|
2017
|
Naval officer
|
Hindi, Telugu
|
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2017
|
English
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