Veteran actor Om Puri's ashes has been immersed in Versova beach, Mumbai by his teenage son Ishaan Puri along with his mother Nandita and family friend Manoj Pahwa on January 15, 2017.
Veteran
actor
Om
Puri
breathed
his
last
on
January
6,
2017
as
he
suffered
from
a
cardiac
arrest
in
his
sleep
and
passed
away
at
the
age
of
66.
His
passing
away
sent
shock
waves
across
the
film
industry
and
celebs
poured
in
their
condolences
on
his
demise.
Om
Puri's
ashes
were
immersed
in
Versova
beach
on
January
15
by
his
teenage
son
Ishaan
Puri
and
was
accompanied
by
his
mother
Nandita
and
actor
Manoj
Pahwa,
who
is
a
close
friend
of
the
Puri
family.
The
actor
lived
in
Versova
for
close
to
three
decades
and
used
to
have
a
jog
every
morning
at
the
Versova
beach.
Since
Om
Puri
loved
the
place
so
much,
his
family
decided
to
the
complete
the
final
rituals
in
the
same
area.
A
source
close
to
the
Puri
family
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Ishaan's
mundan
(tonsure
ceremony)
was
heartbreaking
for
Nandita.
She
hasn't
been
able
to
get
out
of
the
shock
of
Om's
death.
He
was
her
umbrella
and
she
feels
Om
Puri
orphaned
without
him."