
Om Puri
Highest Rated: 93% Such a Long Journey (1998)
Lowest Rated: 0% Action Replayy (2010)
Birthday: Oct 18, 1950
Birthplace: Ambala, India
One of South Asian cinema's most prolific, popular and respected actors, Om Puri worked with nearly every great Indian director since the mid-'70s in a diverse career which saw him champion the art house, embrace Bollywood and flirt with Hollywood, all with a quiet dignity. A graduate of New Delhi's National School of Drama, Puri made his on-screen debut in the acclaimed adaptation of Marathi play "Ghashiram Kotwal" (1976) and went onto become a permanent fixture on the Indian art film scene, appearing in such celebrated classics as judicial satire "Aakrosh" (1980), didactic fable "Bhavni Bhavai" (1980) and cop drama "Ardh Satya" (1983). But frustrated by the lack of money and lead roles, Puri decided to pursue the mainstream in the mid-'80s, going on to star in television serial "Kakaji Kahin" (Doordarshan, 1988), land roles in box-office hits "Ghayal" (1990) and "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001) and deliver compelling performances in Western films such as "My Son The Fanatic" (1997), "East Is East" (1999), "The Hundred-Foot Journey" (2014) and "Viceroy's House" (2017). His sudden death from a heart attack on January 6, 2017 at the age of 66 was mourned around the globe.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gul Makai | General Kayani (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lashtam Pashtam | Saleem (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 40% | Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness | T.G. (Character) | - | 2018 |
60% | 75% | The Ghazi Attack | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tiger | Role Oriya (Character) | - | 2017 |
72% | 66% | Viceroy's House | Ali Rahim Noor (Character) | $1.1M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Waarrior Savitri | Yamraj (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Actor in Law | Rafaqat Mirza (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Project Marathwada | Tukaram (Character) | - | 2016 |
60% | 65% | Ghayal Once Again | ACP Joe D'Souza (Character) | $175K | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aadu Puli Aattam | Yogeendra Muni (Character) | - | 2016 |
57% | 36% | Mirzya | Unknown (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mera Badla Revenge 2 | Muni (Character) | - | 2016 |
92% | 78% | A Death in the Gunj | O.P. Bakshi, Uncle (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hogaya Dimaagh Ka Dahi | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Leather Life | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 0% | Dirty Politics | Dinanath (Character) | - | 2015 |
0% | No Score Yet | Jai Ho! Democracy | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trafficker | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
87% | 86% | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Maulana Sahab (Character) | $7.7M | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bazaar E Husn | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Chaar Sahibzaade | Narrator | - | 2014 |
67% | 81% | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Papa (Character) | $54.2M | 2014 |
8% | 20% | The Lovers | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De | Dilip Singh (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 18% | Policegiri | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Bhaji in Problem | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 75% | OMG Oh My God | Hanif Bhai (Character) | - | 2012 |
91% | 62% | Agneepath | Commissioner Gaitonde. (Character) | $2M | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | Chaudhari (Character) | $177.5K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 7% | Char Din Ki Chandani | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
57% | 61% | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Abu (Character) | $519.5K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai | Baig Saab (Character) | - | 2012 |
40% | 45% | Chakravyuh | Govind Suryavanshi (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kucch Luv Jaisaa | Madhu's Father (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Teen Thay Bhai | Chiksi Gill (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Express | Khadak Singh Bakshi (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Terrors | Abdul-Wadood Kamil (Character) | - | 2011 |
69% | 72% | Don 2 | CBI Officer Vishal Malik (Character) | $3.7M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Khap | Omkar Singh Chaudhary (Character) | - | 2011 |
64% | 55% | West Is West | George Khan (Character) | - | 2010 |
0% | 27% | Action Replayy | Rai Bahadur Dhyanchand (Character) | - | 2010 |
60% | 60% | Dabangg | Inspector Kasturilal Vishkarma (Character) | $1.3M | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kushti | Jiten Singh (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Khusti | Jiten Singh (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 66% | Wanted | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bolo Raam | Inspector Indrajeet Singh Rathi (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Chal Chala Chal | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
60% | 44% | Billu Barber | Daamchand (Character) | $753.5K | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wanted | Unknown (Character) | $332.8K | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 43% | Kurbaan | Bhaijaan (Character) | - | 2009 |
36% | 41% | Delhi-6 | Madan Gopal Sharma (Character) | $879.9K | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Life Goes On | Alok (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Road to Sangam | Mohammad Ali Kasuri (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 39% | London Dreams | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Yaariyan | Jagpal Bir "J.B." Singh (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 32% | Mere Baap Pahle Aap | Madhav Mathur (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 51% | Singh Is Kinng | Rangeela (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lovesongs | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lovesongs: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow | Aftab Jaffrey (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Delhii Heights | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
20% | 40% | Shoot on Sight | Junaid (Character) | - | 2007 |
82% | 73% | Charlie Wilson's War | President Zia (Character) | $66.6M | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Fool N Final | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 16% | Buddha Mar Gaya | Vidyut 'Vidya' Baba (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Victoria No. 203 | Rana (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Khallas The Beginning of End | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 12% | Delhii Heights | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 51% | Dhol | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Don | Vishal Malik (Character) | $2.2M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Malamaal Weekly | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Baabul | Balwant (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 70% | Chup Chup Ke | Prabhat Singh Chauhan (Character) | $334.6K | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baghi | Hukum Singh (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Kyon Ki | Dr. Khurana (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 53% | Dev | Special Commissioner Tejinder Khosla (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stop! | Anand Mehra (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Lakshya | Subedar Maj. Pritam Singh (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | AK 47 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 59% | Kisna | Juman Masum Kishti (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Yuva | Prosonjit Bhatacharya (Character) | $280.1K | 2004 |
80% | 51% | Kyon Ho Gaya Na | Arjun's dad (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The King of Bollywood | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 84% | White Teeth | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai | Shyam 'Sam' (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kagaar | Sub Inspector Gokhale (Character) | - | 2003 |
51% | 58% | Code 46 | Bahkland (Character) | $197.1K | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Bollywood Calling | Subramaniam (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chupke Se | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Chupke Se | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kash... Aap Hamare Hote | Yashwant Raj Mankotia (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dhoop | Prof. Suresh Kumar Kapoor (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Maqbool | Inspector Pandit (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 20% | Shararat | DCP Bhosle (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ansh: The Deadly Part | Bhagat Pandey (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Chor Machaye Shoor | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dhruva | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chupke Se | Qasim Khan Qayamat (Character) | - | 2002 |
57% | 63% | The Parole Officer | George (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Farz | ACP Arjun Singh (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Little Devil | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 47% | The Zookeeper | The Vet (Character) | - | 2001 |
51% | 25% | The Mystic Masseur | Ramlogan (Character) | $398.6K | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Happy Now | Tin Man (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Indian | Joginder Singh (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 52% | Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge | Bhola Nath (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 14% | Kunwara | Balraj Singh (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Hera Pheri | Kharak Singh (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Kurukshetra | Baburao Deshmukh (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Pukar | Colonel Hussein (Character) | $357.4K | 2000 |
78% | 78% | East Is East | George Khan (Character) | $4.2M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 29% | Khoobsurat | Dilip Chaudhary (Shivani's father) (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A.K.47 | Commissioner of Police Yashwant Sinha (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zor | Shah Alam (Character) | - | 1998 |
78% | 75% | My Son the Fanatic | Parvez (Character) | $408.3K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 66% | Pyar To Hona Hi Tha | Inspector Khan (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 17% | China Gate | Col. Krishnakant Puri (Character) | - | 1998 |
93% | 88% | Such a Long Journey | Ghulam (Character) | $185.5K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vinashak | Inspector Abdul Rehman Khan (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aastha | Amar (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Death Sentence | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Mrityudand | Rambaran Manto (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gupt | Insp. Udham Singh (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Gupt: The Hidden Truth | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Chachi 420 | Banwarilal Pandey (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul | Jaichand Marwah (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Maachis | Sanatan (Character) | - | 1997 |
49% | 75% | The Ghost and the Darkness | Abdullah (Character) | $38.6M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Ghatak | Sachdev (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Talaashi | Inspector Puri (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Krishna | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brothers in Trouble | Hussein Shah (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aatank Hi Aatank | Sharad Joshi (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kartavya | Ghulam Rasul (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Target | Rambharosa (Character) | - | 1995 |
61% | 42% | Wolf | Dr. Vijay Alezias (Character) | $65M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Droh Kaal (Times of Betrayal) | Unknown (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Absolution | Jassu (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Woh Chokri | Unknown (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tarpan | Unknown (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ankuram | Unknown (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Burning Season | Rajiv Sharma (Character) | - | 1993 |
67% | 62% | In Custody | Deven (Character) | - | 1993 |
53% | 75% | City of Joy | Hazari Pal (Character) | $12.6M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Current | Velu (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Angaar | Parvez Hussain (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | City of Dreams | Rajkaran (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Raat | Unknown (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sam & Me | Chetan Parikh (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Intention | Unknown (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 40% | Narasimha | Unknown (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ghayal | ACP. Joe D'Souza (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ilaaka | Bheema (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aaghat | Madhav Verma (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Genesis | Dubey (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Spices | Chowkidar Abu Miya (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Long Da Lishkara | Unknown (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aghaat | Madhav Verma (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bahu Ki Awaaz | Unknown (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Giddh: The Vulture | Unknown (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | 78% | The Crossing | Ramnaresh (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tarang | Namdev (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Ardh Satya | Sub inspector Anant Velankar (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Who Pays the Piper | Ahuja (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chokh | Jadunath (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Disco Dancer | David Brown (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Arohan | Hari Mondal (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vijeta | Unknown (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Deliverance | Dukhi (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Aakrosh | Bhiku Lahanya (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chann Pardesi | Tulsi (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sparsh | Unknown (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Andher Nagari | Maanav Bhagat (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan | Rajan (Character) | - | 1978 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Canterbury Tales | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | White Teeth | Samad (Character) | 2002 |
QUOTES FROM Om Puri CHARACTERS
Papa says: Where the family is that is home.
Papa says: He looks like a bloody terrorist!
Papa says: Is he as good as I think he is?
Madame Mallory says: Better.
Papa says: I will turn the music down, but I will turn the heat up.
Papa says: Smile! You got good teeth...just smile!
Papa says: War it is.
Papa says: Asking for a discount doesn't mean I'm poor. It means I'm thrifty.