You must have heard many stories of struggle in the world. Stories that proved that if a person wants to work hard, then the whole universe gets involved in taking him to the point of success. A similar story is of a Bollywood actor who used to wash teacups. But when his hard work paid off, his sting reached Hollywood. Despite his average appearance, he got his acting iron in such a way that there would hardly be a celebrity in the entertainment world who is not familiar with his talent. We are not talking about anyone else but Om Puri Sahab. Om Puri was born in the year 1950 on 18 October. Today, on the occasion of his birthday, let us know how he achieved a big position in the industry while struggling and he proved to be an institute of method acting.
Ompuri's early life was quite a struggle. He used to get emotional many times while narrating his tales. Once in Anupam Kher's show, he told that at the age of 6, he used to wash tea glasses to run his life. His childhood was spent in poverty and he got success after a lot of struggle.
You will be surprised to know that Om Puri's English, who acted in Hollywood, was not up to the mark. Even his Hindi was not much better. He was educated in the Punjabi language. When he reached the National School of Drama, he lacked a lot of confidence. Due to lack of confidence, at one point he had decided that he would no longer act. But destiny had something else approved.
Om Puri had reached the National School of Drama because of his talent, but poverty was not leaving him even here. Naseeruddin Shah used to be his best friend in those days. Om Puri himself has confessed many times that if Naseer had not helped him, he would never have reached this point. Om Puri had to suffer a lot even for his average appearance.
In an interview with Doordarshan, he had told that when he reached the National School of Drama, he met Shabana Azmi. Seeing him, Shabana had said, 'How do people come to become heroes'. This was not the first time, due to smallpox stains on his face, he had to hear such criticisms many times. Om Puri's film career is huge. He played small and big roles in 319 films. These movies include movies of many languages. He has been one of the leading actors in most Hollywood films from India.
