by Sachi Singhal
Indian Express: Idea Exchange Programme
People from various sections of the Indian Express media team came together to interview Mr. Om Puri, one of the best and most talented gems of the Indian Cinema. A self made personality, he has given 32 years of his life to various arty as well as publicly entertaining films like Ardh Satya, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron and more recently Singh is King.
Standing perplexed between the constant milling and hustle bustle of the Indian Express team, while we all waited with bated breaths, there entered a man with a casual walk and a pleasant smile on his face, and his deep majestic voice intimidated us all. A man of jolly spirits, Mr. Puri was extremely open about his life, both personal as well as social. A self made personality, Mr. Puri also enlightened us about his childhood struggle, about how he used to pick up leftover coal bits thrown out of the engine, which he used as fuel at his home, and many other incidents which left us glassy eyed, wondering how actually did he reach his present super stardom.
With an applaudable sense of humor, he also related an incident of his comic encounter with Shabana Azmi when she exclaimed, after seeing this then struggling actor with a shaggy mane, “How dare you come to Bombay with a face like this!”
A firm believer of training and practice, Mr. Puri also related various incidents from his National School of Drama days. His good natured personality and his deep, almost extraordinarily masculine voice gripped our souls and left us gaping for breath.
His advice to all the journalists, both established as well as upcoming ones is that they are an integral part of the society, and are much needed in great numbers, provided they are considerate and sensitive about their fellow personnel and have a display a good deal of honesty. Cheers to all the journalists! And kudos to this Unlikely Hero! :)
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