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Actor Quote by Om Puri

“It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial cinema has given me a comfortable living.” quote by Om Puri — Download Open image

“It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial cinema has given me a comfortable living.”

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In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.

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When I was at school, I wanted to join the army. At college, I started acting in college plays, and it became a kind…

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I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, but I have done well,…

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I was very sensitive to the environment around, and this disparity in people, seeing beggars and laborers not paid well, used to disturb me.…

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Our stars are quite notorious. I mean, they don't show up on time. This is, you know, something which is very, very annoying.

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Meeting Helen Mirren was a fabulous experience. I had played it out in my mind, how I should greet her when we would be…

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What Bollywood lacks is scripts. A lot of the films are copies of western films.

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We have filmmakers who make films with some kind of responsibility and take cinema seriously like Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Prakash Jha. But now…

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The fact is I like Mumbai less and less. My son says, 'Baba, let's go for a drive', and I tell him, 'Where's the…

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In theatre, you've got to make the connect with your audience in the first three minutes. If you haven't, you know you've almost lost…

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Parallel cinema has not made an effort to communicate in a language the other person understands.

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I feel even old people can do a nice love story, but here we don't make that kind of films. In the West, such…

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