While the Oscars Pay Homage To Om Puri, Bollywood Completely Ignores Him! Shame!
The Oscars 2017 showcased Om Puri In Memoriam and paid homage to his contribution to cinema while the recently held Bollywood awards didn't even mention his name.
During
the
In
Memoriam
schedule
at
the
Oscars
2017,
The
Academy
paid
homage
to
the
lost
icons
of
Hollywood
and
it
was
both
surprising
and
heartening
to
see
legendary
Indian
actor
Om
Puri
being
remembered
and
his
name
and
picture
flashed
across
the
screen
to
show
respect
to
the
departed
actor.
The
move
was
applauded
by
many
Indians
on
social
media
for
the
gesture.
While
quite
a
lot
of
people
praised
it,
some
were
disappointed
that
Bollywood
awards
had
ignored
the
legendary
actor
and
didn't
even
mention
his
name
during
the
recent
award
shows.
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
took
to
Twitter
and
slammed
B-town
awards
by
saying,
"@TheAcademy
#Oscars
paid
homage
2
late
#OmPuri,
But
in
#bollywood
award
functions
nobody
converse
single
word
for
his
contribution...
SHAME."
Om
Puri
breathed
his
last
on
January
6,
2017
at
the
age
of
66
due
to
a
major
cardiac
arrest
at
his
residence
right
after
he
returned
from
a
shoot.
His
death
shocked
the
film
industry
and
everyone
poured
in
their
condolences.
It's
sad
to
see
that
Bollywood
awards
didn't
even
show
his
life
story,
name
or
picture
and
directly
took
the
glitz
and
glamour
route.
Kudos
to
The
Academy
for
remembering
the
late
Om
Puri
and
strengthening
the
Bollywood-Hollywood
bond.
Check
out
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui's
tweet
below
slamming
the
Bollywood
awards...