Famous Indian Actor Om Puri died on Friday morning after a heart attack at the age of 66 in Indian city of Mumbai.
His colleagues and fans from Bollywood grieved his sudden death and were shocked on this news, Nawazuddin Siddiqui called him the best actor, Priyanka Chopra tweeted it’s the end of an era, Amitabh Bachchan called him a dear friend.
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
Om Puri has worked for Bollywood, Hollywood and also appeared in Pakistani and British movies. He was part of the art films movement of 1970’s which changed Bollywood forever.
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
He is going through postmortem and will be taken out from hospital after 3pm, the funeral services will be offered at 6pm local time.
Om Puri was facing threats and opposition from Hindu extremist parties after he opposed war with Pakistan and promoted peaceful relations between the neighbors.