Veteran Actor Om Puri Honoured at 2017 Academy Awards

Indian actor Om Puri popular for films like East Is East, Gandhi, City of Joy and Wolf, was honoured at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony in the “In Memoriam” montage on Sunday.

The veteran actor was remembered at the awards ceremony which was held at the theatre in Los Angeles. He was included in the annual montage alongside Carrie Fisher, Prince, Gene Wilder, Michael Cimino, Patty Duke, Garry Marshall, Anton Yelchin, Mary Tyler Moore, Curtis Hanson and John Hurt.