Om Shivpuri (Actor) Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet & inches- 5’5”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 67 kg in pounds- 147 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: Ashadh Ka Ek Din (1971) as Vilom
Last Film	Aakhri Sanghursh (1997) as Patel's Partner
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 July 1936
Birthplace	Patiala, Punjab, British India
Date of Death	16 October 1991
Place of Death	Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Age (at the time of death)	54 Years
Death Cause	Heart Attack [1]citation
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jaipur, Rajasthan
College/University	National School of Drama, New Delhi, India
Caste	Kashmiri Brahmin [2]citation
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sudha Shivpuri
Children	Son- Vineet Shivpuri (Director) Daughter- Ritu Shivpuri (Actress)
Parents	Father- Raj Narain Shivpuri Mother- Raj Naraini Shivpuri

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Om Shivpuri

• Did Om Shivpuri smoke?: Yes ^[3]Cineplot

• Did Om Shivpuri drink alcohol?: Yes ^[4]Cineplot

• Om Shivpuri was a popular Indian actor in Bollywood films who had contributed to more than 150 films in Hindi cinema. He mostly played character roles and supporting roles in Bollywood films.

• He belonged to a family of Kashmiri Pandits and started working from a young age at All India Radio in Jaipur.

• He met Sudha Shivpuri while working at All India Radio, whom he married later on in his life

• He got into the National School of Drama in Delhi through a scholarship.
  

  Om Shivpuri during his NSD days

• He went on to become the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Company in 1964.

•  He directed the play written by Girish Karnad, in 1965 which was first staged at the National School of Drama named “Tuglaq.”

• Gulzar’s Koshish (1972) was one of his most significant films when he entered Bollywood that helped him bag more roles in the movies.

• Om Shivpuri was offered Pran’s role in the movie Heer Raanjha (1970), but he refused to do it.

• Om Shivpuri was part of thirty-one films with Rajesh Khanna as the lead.

• Basu Bhattacharya was going to produce a film named “Aadhe Adhure” with Om Shivpuri as the director but due to a fallout between them, the project couldn’t materialize.

• Om Shivpuri’s daughter Ritu Shivpuri has featured as a heroine in Aankhen (1993) alongside Govinda and Chunky Pandey.
  

  Ritu Shivpuri and Govinda in a Bollywood film

• Om Shivpuri’s wife Sudha Shivpuri was fairly popular among the audience for her role of ”Baa” in “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.”

• For his contribution to Indian theatre and drama, a five-day theatre festival called Om Shivpuri Memorial Drama Festival is conducted every year.