Om Shivpuri
Om Shiv Puri met his wife at Jaipur Radio Station where they worked together. In fact, they had worked together on radio and in plays. Even at NSD, they were together - in the same batch they fell in love. They married, but not before they had waited for nine years (1968). After that, they started a theatre group Dishantar, which did so well that tickets were sold in black for almost every show. Om Shivpuri started his film career in 1971 with Mani Kaul's Ashad Ka Ek Din, soon followed by Gulzar's Koshish in 1972.
Finally he shifted to Mumbai in 1974. Thereafter in his career spanning over two decades he acted in over 175 Hindi films playing roles as varied as villains to supporting cast.
Amrish Puri probably the best known villain in the industry was younger brother of Madan Puri, Chaman Puri was their eldest brother.
Abhinav Chaturvedi who played Nanhe in "Humlog" (1984) TV Series started his acting career at the tender age of five with Om Shivpuri's group.
Movies
- Jan 01, 1990
- Hindi
Talented sisters, Sita and Lata, are renowned performing artists. However, the rivalry between them leads to a competition with far-reaching consequences.
- Aug 03, 1989
- Hindi
A taxi driver's son, Amit, and a rich businessman's daughter, Reema, fall in love. Reema's father is indebted to Sudhir, a don. He separates the lovers and gets Reema to marry his son Vicky instead.
- Jun 18, 1987
- Hindi
Inspector Arjun Singh has earned himself the reputation of being the most ruthless officer in the Mumbai Police force. When a young man dies in his custody, Arjun is transferred to a small town.
- Mar 06, 1986
- Hindi
Ravidas, a gifted poet falls in love with Jyoti. Because of differences in caste, the villagers oppose their marriage. He decides to move to the city to fulfill his dreams of becoming a recognized poet and eventually marrying Jyoti. There he comes across a big newspaper publisher who recognizes his talent and publishes some of Ravidas's poems in a column in his newspaper and Ravidas becomes famous. He communicates to Jyoti by writing on the side of the morning express train, hence the title of the film Saveray Wali Gaadi. Jyoti reads these messages each morning hoping for the time when Ravidas will return and take her away with him.
6.4
- Dec 09, 1982
- Hindi
Anil, a street singer, is humiliated and driven out of Bombay along with his mother. However, he soon becomes a famous performer but the enemies from his past try to destroy his hard-earned career.
