What is Om Puri?
{{Infobox person | name = Om Puri | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} | image = OmPuriSept10TIFF.jpg | caption = Puri at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|10|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Ambala]], Punjab<!--Ambala is in Haryana since 1966, but in Punjab in 1950-->, India<br>(now in [[Haryana]]) | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|1|6|1950|10|18}} | death_place = [[Mumbai]], India | death_cause = [[Heart attack]] | education = [[National School of Drama]] | alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India]] | occupation = Actor | notable_works = | spouse = Seema Kapoor (1991–1991)<br />Nandita Puri (1993–2013) | children= 1 | awards = [[Padma Shri]] | birthname = Om Prakesh Puri | yearsactive = 1972–2017 }} '''Om Prakesh Puri''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|commas=on|OBE}}<ref name=obe>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3921421.stm|title=Indian actor Om Puri awarded OBE|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]|date= 23 July 2004}}</ref> (18 October 1950 &ndash; 6 January 2017) was an [[Indian people|Indian]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3921421.stm|title=BBC NEWS&nbsp;— South Asia&nbsp;— Indian actor Om Puri awarded OBE|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> actor. He has appeared in mainstream commercial [[Lollywood|Pakistani]], [[Indian Cinema|Indian]], [[Cinema of United Kingdom|British]], and [[Hollywood]] movies. He was also in independent and [[art movie]]s. Puri was known for his roles in ''[[Gandhi (movie)|Gandhi]]'' (1982), ''[[Ardh Satya]]'' (1983), ''[[City of Joy (movie)|City of Joy]]'' (1992), ''[[Wolf (movie)|Wolf]]'' (1994), ''[[East Is East (1999 movie)|East Is East]]'' (1999) and in ''[[The Hundred-Foot Journey (movie)|The Hundred-Foot Journey]]'' (2014). His career began in 1972. He also narrated the widely known Indian nature documentary ''[[Bharat Ek Khoj]]'' (1988). He has been awarded [[Padma Shri