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Arohan

film by Benegal [1982]

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role of Puri

  • Om Puri
    In Om Puri: Rise to prominence in Bollywood

    …his work in Shyam Benegal’s Arohan (1982; “Ascent”), which depicts the struggles of a poor tenant farmer (played by Puri) and his family. In 1983 he was cast in Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (“Let it Be, Friends”), a dark comedy about corruption. In 1984 Puri won his second…

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