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Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Om Puri was supposed to work with me in 'Manto'

Friday, January 6, 2017 • Hindi Comments
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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. Nawazuddin 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."

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

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