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Bollywood actor dies after severe heart attack

 SANA MAHMOOD

 

MUMBAI (6 Jan., 2017): Veteran Bollywood actor died here today morning due to a massive heart attack at the age of 66. 

He has left a billion fans sad all over the Indo-Pak Subcontinent. 

According to sources privy to the NewsPaksitan.TV Om Puri looked healthy while shooting for a movie on Thursday. But when visitors noted that there was no response to the door bell, his driver was contacted who found out that he had died while in bed.

Puri also played several roles depicting Pakistani characters in British and Hollywood films. While he was awarded Indian prestigious award Padma Shri in his homeland, UK also bestowed OBE upon him in recognition of his art. 

Following the postmortem his funeral took place at Oshiwara electric crematorium this evening. 
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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.