Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday expressed deep shock at the untimely death of legendary film actor Padmasree Om Puri in Mumbai.
In a condolence message , Singh said that in a career spanning four decades, he acted in popular films like ‘Gandhi’ ‘Ardh Satya’ ‘Akrosh’ ‘ Farz’ and ‘City of Joy’.
Puri had left an indelible print on the minds of film goers who acted in socially relevant films and drawn the attention of citizens towards the burning problems of the society, he said.
Singh added that in his death, Indian film world had lost a very talented film star. It is a big loss to the Hindi film industry.
He expressed his deep sympathies to the members of the bereaved family.
The Chief Minister prayed for peace to the departed soul.