Om Prakash Puri, was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Marathi films, as well as independent and art films and also starred in several international cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema. He won two National Film Awards for Best Actor, two Filmfare Awards and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1990. In 2004, he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Achal Surinder "Boney" Kapoor is an Indian film producer primarily associated with Hindi cinema in addition to Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema.
In Custody/Muhafiz is a 1993 film by Merchant Ivory Productions. It was directed by Ismail Merchant, with screenplay by Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain. It is based upon Desai's 1984 Booker Prize nominated novel In Custody.
Madan Puri was an Indian actor of Hindi and Punjabi films. His brothers were actors Chaman Puri and Amrish Puri. As a character actor mainly in negative roles (villain), he acted in about 430 films in a career spanning above fifty years.
Chup Chup Ke is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan, originally titled Khatta Meetha. The film stars Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Neha Dhupia, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Shakti Kapoor, Om Puri and Anupam Kher. It is a remake of the Malayalam language film Punjabi House.
Om Shanti Om is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language masala film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Kirron Kher, and Arjun Rampal. Exploring two parallel timelines, it follows Om Prakash Makhija (Khan), an obscure 1970s actor, who dies in a suspicious on-set fire involving his crush, well-known yesteryears superstar Shanti Priya (Padukone), and is reincarnated in the present day as superstar Om Kapoor, where he seeks to exact revenge on the perpretrator, Shanti's fiance and powerful producer Mukesh Mehra (Rampal).
Ghayal (transl. Wounded) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Dharmendra. The film stars Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri, Raj Babbar and Amrish Puri, with Moushumi Chatterjee, Annu Kapoor, Om Puri, Sharat Saxena and Sudesh Berry playing supporting roles. The film grossed at ₹20 crore and was declared a "super hit" by Box Office India. It was also the 2nd highest-grossing film of the year. According to Box Office India, "Ghayal had set records in repeat runs. No film from the nineties was even close to it in repeat runs and only Sholay has higher business in repeat runs in the history of Hindi cinema."
Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman. Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty star in the roles as husband and wife. Reema Lagoo, Mohnish Behl, Aasif Sheikh, and Shakti Kapoor also star. It is a remake of the Tamil film Priyasakhi starring Madhavan and Sadha. The delay of the film meant that Priyasakhi ended up releasing first.
Annu Kapoor is an Indian actor, singer, director, radio disc jockey, and television presenter who has appeared in over a hundred films, as well as television series. His career has spanned over 40 years as an actor, producer, director and singer. Besides acting, he also does a Radio show, named Suhaana Safar With Annu Kapoor which airs on 92.7 big FM. He has won numerous awards in his career, including two National Film Awards, one Filmfare Award and two Indian Television Academy Awards.
Mandi is a 1983 Hindi-language film directed by Shyam Benegal. Based on a classic Urdu short story Aanandi by writer Ghulam Abbas, the film narrates the story of a brothel, situated in the heart of a city, an area that some politicians want for its prime locality. The film is a satirical comedy on politics and prostitution, and stars Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah among others.
Bade Dilwala is a 1983 Hindi-language action crime drama film directed by Bhappi Sonie and starring Rishi Kapoor, Tina Munim, Pran, Aruna Irani, Madan Puri, Amjad Khan, Jagdeep and Sarika. The movie was a remake of Kati Patang with a gender change.
King of Bollywood is a 2004 British-Indian, English and Hindi language, comedy film written, edited, directed and produced by Piyush Jha, starring Om Puri in the lead role. The film is a satire of the Hindi film industry (Bollywood).
Bhai is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language gangster drama action film directed by Deepak Shivdasani, and written by Kader Khan. It starred Sunil Shetty, Pooja Batra, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles.
Dhoop is a 2003 Indian war drama film directed by Ashwini Chaudhary, based on Battle of Tiger Hill. Actress Gul Panag made her Bollywood debut with this film. The film stars Om Puri and Revathi and is loosely based on Captain Anuj Nayyar, MVC and his family.
Zakhmi Sher is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language action film produced by Pradeep Sharma under the TUTU Films banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Starring Jeetendra and Dimple Kapadia with the music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, it is a remake of the Telugu language film Bobbili Puli. The film marks Kapadia's return to cinema after Bobby (1973).
Madadgaar (transl. Friend) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Nirmal Anand under the BNT Films banner and directed by Ramesh Puri. It stars Jeetendra, Sulakshana Pandit in the pivotal roles and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal.
Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai is a 2012 Hindi-language comedy film directed by 14449 Rajnish Thakur and produced by Narendra Singh. The film stars Sunil Shetty, Udita Goswami, Rajpal Yadav, and Om Puri amongst others. The film's title is apparently adapted from a scene of Om Shanti Om featuring Shah Rukh Khan saying "Picture Abhi Baki Hai, Mere Dost ". The movie was a disaster on box office.
Jai Ho! Democracy, is a 2015 Indian comedy film written and directed by Ranjit Kapoor, who was also the dialogue writer of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and has been produced by Bikramjeet Bhullar of Indian Production House. It is a dark satire on Indian politics and takes a dig at the existing social and political morass India is staring at currently. It stars an ensemble cast that includes the likes of Om Puri, Annu Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Adil Hussain and Seema Biswas.
Naya Daur is a 1978 Hindi film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Bhavana Bhatt, Danny Denzongpa, Farida Jalal, Ranjeet, Madan Puri, Om Prakash in pivotal roles. The assistant director was Moeen Amjad. Music was composed by R. D. Burman, lyrics by Anand Bakshi.
Veere Di Wedding is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language female buddy comedy film directed by Shashanka Ghosh and produced by Rhea Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Nikhil Dwivedi. Loosely based on the 2015 film The Wedding Ringer, the film stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam K Ahuja, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania in lead roles as four friends attending a wedding, with Sumeet Vyas, Vishwas Kini, Neena Gupta and others in supporting roles.
