There are many actors in the film industry who may have spent their childhood in poverty, but they made a strong identity in the industry on the basis of their hard work and acting. Along with fame, they also earned a lot of wealth. Today we are telling you about one such actor, who once used to collect coal on the railway track.
Many people want to make a place for themselves in the film industry. However, this dream of everyone is not fulfilled. There are some people who do not give up to achieve their goal and one day they reach that point. Om Puri was also one such actor who never gave up and became one of the legendary actors of Bollywood.
Today Om Puri may not be in this world, but he has done so many and great films, played so many different characters, for which he is always remembered. His birth anniversary is on 18 October. On this occasion, let us tell you some special things related to his life.
Started a career with Kannada cinema
Om Puri started his film career with Kannada cinema. His first film was 'Kalla Kalla Bachitko', which was released in 1975. After this film, he worked in films in many languages including Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu, English, Hindi. If reports are to be believed, he did more than 300 films in his career. He may have reached a great position in the industry, but his journey till here was not easy. He spent his childhood in poverty.
The financial condition of Om Puri's family was not good. According to the report, when he was five years old, he used to pick coal from the railway track and bring it home, with which his mother used to cook food. Not only this, to support the family, he also used to work at a tea stall.
Got interested in acting in college
It is also told in the reports that during his college days, he used to work as a lab assistant and also used to teach tuition in the evening. It is also said that his college was 30 kilometers away from his house and he used to go that far by bicycle. It is said that during his college days, he became interested in acting and started taking part in theater dramas. And then from there he traveled to Bollywood. And it was decided that people remember him even after he left this world.
