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Om Puri had the stardom without the stardust: Govind Nihalani

Govind Nihalani, the man behind some of Om Puri's most memorable films, "Aakrosh" and "Ardh Satya", remembers him as someone who never let his stardom overshadow the actor in him.

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Govind Nihalani, the man behind some of Om Puri's most memorable films, "Aakrosh" and "Ardh Satya", remembers him as someone who never let his stardom overshadow the actor in him.

Nihalani, 76, says Puri's appeal lay in the fact that he never developed a style, a prerequisite for stardom.

Puri died on January 6 this year at the age of 66.

"Om never tried to achieve stardom. That was his biggest strength. The love of your audience is very real. They want you to do everything -- dance, fight, comedy. You have to develop a style and keep doing that. That style becomes a part of your acting," Nihalani told

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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