Om Puri’s death has created a huge void in Bollywood acting fraternity. He died of a massive heart attack on Friday morning. It was a fact less known that the 66-year-old veteran actor was working for Kabir Khan’s Tubelight, which stars Salman Khan in the lead.
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After news of Om Puri’s death broke, the actor was remembered with admiration on Twitter. Salman Khan, who shared a picture from the sets of the film on Friday, wrote:
“Lost one of the most iconic actors.” The picture features Salman Khan in his signature Tubelight-special half sweater and shirt while Om Puri is also dressed for the cold with a shawl around his neck. Both Salman and Om Puri appear busy in conversation
So sad . Lost one of the most iconic Actors, RIP Om Puri ji 🙏 pic.twitter.com/03r494WG8E
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) January 6, 2017
The actor also shared, a snippet of the popular show AAp Ki Adalat and said he was one of his most iconic dialogues from 1983 laugh riot Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. He also mentions in the video that this particular clip must find place in his obituary.
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) January 6, 2017
Tubelight started off in Ladakh earlier this year and have also extensively filmed in Himachal Pradesh. Salman Khan co-stars with Chinese actress Zhu Zhu in Tubelight, which is the 52-year-old actor’s third collaboration with the director after Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.