Om Puri

Summary

Om Puri is a human^[1]. He was born in Ambala^[2]. He was born on October 18, 1949^[3]. He died in Mumbai^[4]. He died on January 6, 2017^[5]. He worked as a film actor^[6] and television actor^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,817 views/month, #5,312 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Om Puri's place of birth was Ambala^[2].
• Om Puri died in Mumbai^[4].
• Om Puri was born on October 18, 1949^[3].
• Om Puri died on January 6, 2017^[5].
• Om Puri held citizenship in India^[9].
• Om Puri's professions included film actor^[6].
• Om Puri's professions included television actor^[7].
• Om Puri was educated at Film and Television Institute of India^[10].
• Om Puri was educated at National School of Drama^[11].
• Om Puri received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[12].
• Om Puri received the Padma Shri in arts^[13].
• Om Puri received the National Film Award for Best Actor^[14].
• Om Puri is recorded as male^[15].
• Om Puri's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Om Puri's Commons category is recorded as Om Puri^[17].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[18].
• Om Puri's family name is recorded as Puri^[19].
• Om Puri's given name is recorded as Om^[20].
• Om Puri's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[21].
• Om Puri's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hindi^[22].
• Om Puri's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Om Puri's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pa', 'text': 'ਓਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਪੁਰੀ'}^[24].
• Om Puri's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'ओम पुरी'}^[25].
• Om Puri's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Om Puri'}^[26].
• Om Puri's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1950-10-18^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2017-01-06^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 97b13332-db6c-4519-877f-42315650e6ae^[32]

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Origins and Family

Om Puri's place of birth was Ambala^[2]. He was born on October 18, 1949^[3].

Education

Educated at Film and Television Institute of India^[10], a film school^[33], in India^[34], founded in 1960^[35] and National School of Drama^[11], a drama school^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1959^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film actor^[6] and television actor^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[12], a grade of an order^[39], in United Kingdom^[40]; Padma Shri in arts^[13], a class of award^[41], in India^[42]; and National Film Award for Best Actor^[14], an award for best leading actor^[43], in India^[44], founded in 1968^[45].

Death and Burial

Om Puri died on January 6, 2017^[5]. He died in Mumbai^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[18].

Why It Matters

Om Puri ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,817 views/month, #5,312 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Om Puri born?

Born in Ambala^[2], Om Puri…

Where did Om Puri die?

Om Puri died in Mumbai^[4].

What did Om Puri do for work?

Om Puri worked as film actor^[6] and television actor^[7].

Where did Om Puri go to school?

Om Puri was educated at Film and Television Institute of India^[10] and National School of Drama^[11].

What awards did Om Puri receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[12], Padma Shri in arts^[13], and National Film Award for Best Actor^[14].