Om Puri Jayanti: From Ardh Satya to Sadgati, 5 films that showed actor excellence
Counted amongst one of the most popular and loved actors of the Bollywood industry, Late Om Prakash has impressed everyone with his performances not only in art as well as in commercial films. Born on 18 October 1950 in Ambala, he started working in Dhaba and tea stall at a very young age. However, this did not stop him from completing his education after which he joined the National School of Drama and the Film and Television Institute of India. Her debut in the acting industry was in the year 1976 with her performance in the Marathi film Ghashiram Kotwal. Few people know that his first film was a children’s film called Chor Chor Chup Ja. On the illustrious actor’s birth anniversary, let’s take a look at some of his best performances.
1. Ardh Satya:
In this 1983 film, Om Puri played the role of a fair and hopeless cop. Directed by Govind Nihalani, the film also featured stellar actors like Amrish Puri, Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah. Om Puri won the National Award for his stellar performance in Ardh Satya.
2. Ascension:
In the 1982 film directed by Shyama Benegal, Om Puri played the role of a poor farmer who lived in a remote village in Bengal. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
3. Aakrosh
Aakrosh, which was the debut film of ace director Govind Nihalani, won the 1980 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and several Filmfare Awards. It was based on corruption in the judiciary and oppression and repression of the underprivileged.
4. Sadgati
Directed by legendary director Satyajit Ray, Sadgati was primarily made for TV. The 1981 film was based on a short story by renowned author Munshi Premchand. Om Puri played the role of a village policeman, a poor and untouchable.
5. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
The 1983 film ushered in the genre of dark satire in Bollywood. It revolves around rampant corruption in politics, bureaucracy, media etc and also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, Satish Kaushik and more. Neena Gupta. Om Puri played the role of Ahuja, a builder in the film
6. Mirch Masala
The 1987 film directed by Ketan Mehta stars critically acclaimed actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Smita Patil in lead roles. The film is set against the backdrop of colonial India.
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