Just as when everyone was sinking themselves into the New Year, there was news that shocked everyone. The news was about the sudden and untimely death of the legendary actor par excellence Om Puri, the man who is best remembered for his baritone voice as much as for the diverse characters that he had portrayed in his career spanning many years in Bollywood and also the west. Veteran actress Deepti Naval, who had acted with the late Om Puri in films like Heartless, Current, Mirch Masala and Holi recently took to the social media and posted some of the most heartfelt memories that were associated with the late actor Om Puri.
Deepti Naval posted a memorable photograph that was clicked during the making of the film Current that starred her alongwith the late Om Puri. While the film was directed by K. Hariharan, it was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India. Deepti Naval captioned the photograph as “We were shooting for the film 'CURRENT' in Gujarat”.
Like everyone else, Deepti Naval, too was shocked with the news of the untimely death of the late Om Puri. Explaining her situation, Deepti Naval wrote, “I am in such a state of shock! Om ji gone . . . cannot fathom . . . he had so much to sort . . . so much unfinished business . . . how can he just go away like that . . . it is heartbreaking! My heart goes out to his wife Nandita and his son Ishaan. I wish I was next to them today to hold their hand . . . I have no words to express my grief . . .”
Deepti Naval described the adjoining photograph as her favourite photograph of Om Puri. She captioned the same as “My favorite image of Om ji and me - last year on my birthday...”
While posting the adjoining photograph, Read More">Deepti Naval captioned the same as “I’ve seen him through the most restless phase of his life the last few years – We can only pray now – may his soul rest in peace . . . I cannot reach out to his wife Nandita and son Ishaan – phoneRead More
While posting the adjoining photograph, Deepti Naval captioned the same as “I've seen him through the most restless phase of his life the last few years - We can only pray now - may his soul rest in peace . . . I cannot reach out to his wife Nandita and son Ishaan - phone line is blocked - but I know what this loss is for them . . . feeling helpless! Om ji and I had been neighbors for 30 years . . .”
While Deepti Naval posted the poster of the film Current, in which she had acted with the late Om Puri, she wrote, “There is so much I feel I want to share about Om ji - but today is not the day . . . I'm at a loss for words . . . today let me just sit in silence . . .”
Citing a poem of ‘End Of Landscape’, Deepti Naval, Read More">captioned the photograph as “I don’t know how to pay tribute to Om ji . . . my heart is flooded with grief . . . it’s a loss we are all going to have to bear without solace . .”Deepti Naval captioned the adjoining photographRead More
Citing a poem of ‘End Of Landscape’, Deepti Naval, captioned the photograph as “I don't know how to pay tribute to Om ji . . . my heart is flooded with grief . . . it's a loss we are all going to have to bear without solace . .”
Deepti Naval captioned the adjoining photograph as “At Mita Vasishth's home - on her birthday - late 90s . ..”
