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India, Pakistan celebrities remember legendary Om Puri

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India, Pakistan celebrities remember legendary Om Puri

Both Bollywood and Pakistan are taking the news of his passing with a heavy heart.

Published: Sat 7 Jan 2017, 11:16 AM

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Acclaimed Bollywood actor Om Puri passed away earlier Friday after a massive heart attack. He was 66-years-old.

An actor of immense talent, he is known as an icon in both East and West. Having films in the UK, Americas, Pakistan, and in India, he was deeply admired by his fans. His career spans many iconic roles and films and his last film entitled 'Actor in Law' was his debut into Pakistani cinema.












 
Sad morning...RIP om puri  #ompuri #rip #only66 #greatactor #
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The end of an era .... The legacy lives on.. RIP #OmPuri #roma #mrMalik #don
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">T 2495 - Shocked to learn of OM PURI Ji&#39;s passing just now.. a dear friend a lovable colleague and an exceptional talent .. in grief !</p>&mdash; Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/817260504821288963">January 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Om Puri! You have left us all too early.. i am so so sorry..The fun the laughter the arguments so vividly etched in my mind..Will miss you</p>&mdash; Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) <a href="https://twitter.com/AzmiShabana/status/817226586655170560">January 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sad to hear about the passing away of the very talented Om Puri, my co-actor in many films...heartfelt condolences to the family. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIP?src=hash">#RIP</a></p>&mdash; Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href="https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/817227823412867072">January 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RIP Om puri .. interactions with you were always full of life.. you were one of the finest artist we are proud of..</p>&mdash; Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShoojitSircar/status/817216040283226113">January 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Will miss you sir <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OmPuri?src=hash">#OmPuri</a> <a href="https://t.co/1kBLVFgwlf">pic.twitter.com/1kBLVFgwlf</a></p>&mdash; Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) <a href="https://twitter.com/imbhandarkar/status/817222247194787843">January 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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