Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. Indian actor Om Puri dies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 6, 2017 Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Indian_actor_Om_Puri_dies Indian film actor Om Puri died this morning of heart failure at his Mumbai home, according to reports. He was 66. Born in Haryana in 1950, Puri trained at the Film and Television Institute of India. He starred in both arthouse and conventional movies, making his début in ''Ghashiram Kotwal'' in 1976. He gained national prominence in the 1980s and 1990s. Internationally, he starred in British, Hollywood, and Pakistani projects. Two weeks ago Puri was looking back on his career on Twitter. "I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, but I have done well, and I am proud of it." Honours include the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1982, the Padma Shri in 1990, and an honorary Order of the British Empire award in 2004. His wife Nandita and son Ishaan survive him. Tributes have come from colleagues in the film industry, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Friend Ananth Mahadevan, an actor and director, called the death "a personal loss and a loss to cinema because he was truly India's international star." == Sources == * http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38527232 * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/06/om-puri-indian-actor-dies-aged-66 * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/om-puri-veteran-film-actor-dies/articleshow/56367872.cms .