Raima Sen Turns A Terrorist In 2006 Varanasi – The Untold

Bengali actress Raima Sen is playing the character of a female terrorist in Aryeman Keshu’s upcoming film 2006 Varanasi – The Untold. The poster of the film 2006 Varanasi – The Untold was released on 14 March, Friday. The poster features Raima Sen in two different avatars— in one the actress, clad in a blue saree is seen looking down with a glum expression on her face, while in the other, she is a burkha clad woman with a determined expression.

The poster raises a critical and controversial question— ‘Every Pakistani is not a terrorist. But why does every terrorist turn out to be a Pakistani?’

Film 2006 Varanasi – The Untold is based on the real incident of the heinous Varanasi blasts, which took place on 7th March 2006 at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple and Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station, killing and injuring over 140 people.

The movie is one of the last films of late actor Om Puri and other actors are Rahul Dev, Ravi Kishan and Mukul Dev among others.

Film 2006 Varanasi – The Untold will be released in May this year.

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Sudden death of veteran actor Om Puri

Om Puri

One of the most talented actors, Om Puri, who has acted in a number of Bollywood and Hollywood films, passed away on Friday morning at the age of 66 in his abode. Medical reports suggest that he has died from a major heart attack. 

According to reports, Puri returned home on Thursday evening after a shoot. The door alarm bells was not answered by anybody on Friday morning which raised a degree of suspicion in the mind of the driver and he raised for an alarm at that instant.

The actor has been awarded with two National Awards,two Filmfare awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award. The actor has successfully acted in more than three hundred films which span to more than four decades of hard-work. In December 2016, he went down his memory lane and tweeted about his film career - "I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face , but I have done well and I'm proud of it." Maybe, his 'not-so-conventional' gave him the conventional hallmark of a great actor! 

Om Puri studied at the Film and Television Institute of India,Pune and at the National School of Drama. A critically acclaimed actor, he has acted in some brain-wrenching films like 'Ardh Satya' , 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro' ,  'Akrosh' and many others. 

Puri has also laid some memorable stones in Hollywood. His memorable role opposite Helen Mirren in Steven Spielberg's 'The Hundred-Foot Journey' , an American comedy drama had also drawn attention. The actor has mesmerised audiences in Pakistan , India , and Britain apart from making a strong position in Hollywood with his roles in 'east is East' , ' City of Joy' , and 'Gandhi'. 

Shabana Azmi, however, shared on Twitter , "Om Puri undergoing post-mortem at Cooper Hospital. Will be taking to Trishul around 3pm Funeral at Oshiwara electric crematorium around 6 pm." That marks the end of an era. 

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Veteran actor Om Puri and Nandita break up

Om and Nandita

Yet another break up in Bollywood and this time the couple have decided separation after 26 year married life. Veteran actor Om Puri and his wife Nandita have decided to end their 26-year-long marriage. Last week court has granted Om Puri and Nandita a judicial separation means the couple liberty to go separate ways but remain legally married. They can meet together but that should be in presence of a third party. Om Puri can visit his 18-year-old son, Ishaan.

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Latest news of veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri

Bollywood actor Om Puri is hiding from Mumbai police. Nandita Puri, wife the Om Puri has recently lodged a complaint with the police against her actor husband for assaulting her. Police are looking for the actor but Om Puri is not present at his residence in Andheri, Mumbai.

Nandita Puri filed an FIR at Versova Police Station stating that her husband Om Puri beat her on 22 August and she was rescued by the son of the couple.

As per Nandita the trouble started on finance matter. On that evening Nandita Puri asked Om Puri for some money due to the coming festival in Mumbai. Om Puri was going for a three month schedule outdoor shooting. Om Puri started beating her wife.

This is not the first time that the family violence of the couple surfaced in public. Nandita is firm this time to get justice.

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