Om Puri Annual Memorial Lecture to be held on 10th August in Mumbai

The Om Puri Annual Memorial Lecture will be held on 10th August at Mukesh Patel auditorium, NMIMS Campus, Juhu.

The lecture is held in the memory of the acclaimed actor who has given Indian cinema a new identity with his gritty and realistic portrayals. 

The late actor is best known for his roles in films like Aakrosh (1980), Arohan (1982), Ardh Satya and television films like Sadgati (1981) and Tamas (1987) and also light-hearted roles in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) and Chachi 420 (1997). Puri was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 1990 and in 2004 was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.