Breaking News : Bollywood loses another gem as Veteran actor Om puri passes away at the age of 66 due to a massive heart attack at his residence. Om Puri’s friends and colleagues from Bollywood reached his Andheri residence to pay their last respects to the actor. Puri’s body was taken to Cooper hospital for postmortem, following which the funeral will take place.

The news came as a shock to film fratenity and fans.

Prime minister Shri Narendra Modi and others condoled his death on social media platform Twitter : –

The Prime Minister condoles the passing away of actor Om Puri & recalls his long career in theatre & films.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 6, 2017

Sad to hear about the passing away of the very talented Om Puri, my co-actor in many films…heartfelt condolences to the family. #RIP — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 6, 2017

So long Omji. Prided myself on being his friend peer & admirer. Who dare say my Om Puri is no more ? He lives through his work.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) January 6, 2017

May his soul Rest in Peace

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Actors Kamal Haasan and Shah Rukh Khan have been invited to the first look launch of superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming Tamil science-fiction drama “2.0”, a source said.

“Invitations have been sent to both Kamal sir and Shah Rukhji, and even arrangements have been made for their hospitality. However, they are yet to confirm their presence, and hence, an official announcement is still pending,” a source from the film’s unit told IANS.

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Filmmaker Karan Johar will emcee the event, which will take place at Yash Raj Films studios in the presence of the entire cast of “2.o”, a Rs 350 crore magnum opus being directed by Shankar.

Apart from the first look poster, the lead characters from the film will be unveiled in 3D at the event.

Also starring Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey and Adil Hussain, the film has music by Oscar winner A.R. Rahman.

The first look of “2.o” will be revealed to the public for the first time and will be live streamed on the Lyca Production YouTube channel and in Lyca mobile app on both Android and iOS platforms.

IANS