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Eminent Indian actors Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah will be
honoured by a Britain-based film organisation here Sunday. "These
two living legends (Puri and Shah), who attended the same school of
acting and started their career almost around the same time, will
speak on 'Life and times in Indian cinema' before an invited
audience," said Parvaiz Alam, director of India-EU Film Initiative,
that will be honouring the icons of Indian cinema at the Nehru
Centre here.
"For more than thirty years these two actors have been
entertaining the masses in India and abroad. Yet, their style of
acting is so different and special that the connoisseurs of cinema
describe them as role models for those who want to take up acting
seriously," said Jagmohan Mundhra, a noted director, who is also
president of the organisation.
Naseeruddin Shah, 56, who studied at the National School of Drama
(NSD) and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII),
started his career with Shyam Benegal's path breaking film
"Nishant" in 1975.
He was the recipient of two national awards ("Sparsh" 1980, "Paar"
1984), three Filmfare awards ("Aakrosh" 1980, "Chakra" 1981,
"Masoom" 1983) and an award at the Venice Film Festival ("Paar"
1984).
He has also been awarded Padma Bushan, the third highest civilian
award by the government of India.
Om Puri, 56, who also studied at the NSD and the FTII, made his
debut in "Ghashiram Kotwal", a film based on Vijay Tendulkar's
play.
Awarded with an OBE by Britain, Puri has also won several national
awards in India. He is better known in the western world for his
memorable roles in "My Son the Fanatic" (1997) and "East Is East"
(1999).
One of his most notable films was "Ardh Satya" (1982).
Indo-Asian News Service
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