The Dirty Dancing star lost his battle to cancer after struggling for at least 20 months.
The American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter who also starred with Om Puri, Shabana Azmi and Ayesha Dharker in the 1992 film, City of Joy is currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, the Daily Telegraph said.
'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.' 'When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys' corner -- where Jack Nicholson smoked.' 'However, I hesitated.' 'But when I was heading back to my chair after the shot, Jack Nicholson asked me if I wanted to join him for a smoke. We had a long conversation over cups of cappuccino.'
Om Puri looks back at the days of shooting City Of Joy with the star, who died on Monday.
Tributes pour in for Patrick Swayze from his former co-stars and colleagues.
Om Puri would have been 75 in October. We look back at his early years through these 16 pictures from his life.
'On the set, he was this big personality, the great Om Puri. But at home, he was like a fluffy teddy bear.'
Patriotism, politics, pain, it's all there on OTT this week.
The Ghost star has reportedly given up all medical treatment after doctors gave him little hope of recovery.
Make your Valentine's Day fun and fabulous with Sukanya Verma's OTT suggestions.
Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.
Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.
The film had been four years in the making.
Om Puri was that rare actor who could carry a film on sheer power and versatility of his performance
Among the finest Indian actors, voices and smiles to grace the stage and screen, Om Puri's uniqueness, always so fluid and natural, cannot be summed up in a few words, feels Sukanya Verma.
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