Om Puri Was To Work With Me In Manto: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is saddened by the demise of veteran actor Om Puri. The actor says he was supposed to work with him in Manto.

Nawazuddin will be bringing the life of Pakistan's short story writer Sadat Hassan Manto alive on the silver screen through actress and filmmaker Nandita Das's project titled Manto.

Calling him an inspiration and the best actor in the world, Nawazuddin condoled his death on Twitter.

He posted, "The best actor in world, An inspiration to me and many, he was suppose to work with me in 'Manto'. Deeply saddened by the news."

Nawazuddin Siddique also talked about the late actor with Bollywood Life, "It is very sad to hear this news. I think he was one of the best actors in the world. Two or three days from now I was going to do a scene with him in Manto. He was in the film and we had prepared for it too. He was playing the judge and I was going to play Manto. We were going to have a discussion, but it is a very big loss to the industry. It feels really bad."

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A Padma Shri awardee and National Award-winning talent, Om Puri died on Friday of heart attack. He was 66.

His work extended from theatre, television, Indian films to those in Britain and the US too.

A National School of Drama alumnus, Om Puri also featured in movies like Mirch Masala and explored his ability to dabble in the comedy genre with Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Chachi 420, Hera Pheri, Malamaal Weekly and more.

Om Puri also nurtured an international career, which started with a cameo in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. With iputs from IANS.