The
Oscars
2017
was
a
grand
affair
and
saw
Indian
actors
Priyanka
Chopra,
Dev
Patel
and
Sunny
Pawar
making
their
presence
felt
at
the
prestigious
ceremony.
Also,
the
late
actor
Om
Puri
was
honoured
at
the
'In
Memoriam'
and
his
name
and
picture
were
shown
across
the
screen
praising
his
contribution
to
the
field
of
cinema.
Om
Puri's
family
was
overwhelmed
by
the
gesture
and
thanked
the
Oscars
for
acknowleding
his
contribution.
"The
only
Indian
actor
to
have
worked
consistently
in
Hollywood
and
British
cinema
for
the
last
25
years,
without
a
fuss
and
letting
his
work
speak
for
itself,
today
the
Academy
of
Motion
Pictures
acknowledged
his
contribution
at
its
89th
Awards.
The
first
and
only
Indian
actor
to
be
acknowledged
thus.
Thank
you
Academy.
Thank
you
everyone.
We
miss
you
Om.
We
miss
you
lots."
Quite
a
lot
of
Bollywood
celebrities
were
happy
with
the
fact
that
the
Oscars
2017
paid
tribute
to
Om
Puri
and
tweeted
their
respects
to
the
late
actor.
But
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
pointed
out
that
the
recent
Bollywood
awards
which
were
held
in
Mumbai
didn't
even
bother
to
showcase
or
pay
tribute
to
the
actor
and
called
it
a
"Shame".
He
tweeted,
"@TheAcademy
#Oscars
paid
homage
2
late
#OmPuri,
But
in
#bollywood
award
functions
nobody
converse
single
word
for
his
contribution...
SHAME."