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Veteran actor Om Puri no more; passes away at the age of 66

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Veteran actor Om Puri has passed away due to a massive heart attack at 6:30 am, on Friday morning. He was 66-years-old.

The seasoned actor famous for his roles in Don 2, Delhi - 6, OMG - Oh my God!, Kurbaan, Dabangg, had several hits to his name and was renowned the world-over. In fact, he made quite a big splash in Hollywood as well with movies such as The Hundred-Foot Journey, Charlie Wilson's War, etc. 

The news came as a shock to the entire film fraternity. The versatile actor's last role was in a Pakistani movie called 'Actor-in-law', which also starred Mahira Khan who is all set to make her mega-debut in Bollywood in 'Raees' opposite Shah Rukh Khan. 

Several people from Bollywood reacted on Twitter as the initial news broke.

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