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Wife made shocking revelations

Veteran Hindi cinema actor Om Puri won the hearts of people with his sharp acting. Om was born in a Punjabi family in Ambala, Haryana. Cine star Om Puri, who proved his acting prowess in hundreds of films, lived a life of great struggles. The financial condition of his house was so bad that he used to fill his stomach by picking coal. Om Puri's life has been surrounded by controversies. His wife had written a book on him. In which many shocking revelations were made.

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I fell in love with a middle-aged maid.

The wife had written that Om Puri had sex with a 55-year-old maid when he was 14 years old. Wife Nandita revealed in the book that he had fallen in love with a 55-year-old maid working at his maternal uncle's house.

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have physical relations

The wife has written that one day the power went out in the house. The maid saw the opportunity and caught hold of 14-year-old Om Puri and had physical relations with him.

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Om Puri's first love was a maid.

That maid was Om Puri's first love. The name of this book written by his wife is 'Extraordinary Hero Om Puri'.

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Older women used to like it

After this book, the relationship between the husband and wife turned sour. Nandita also revealed that he started getting attracted to women older than him.

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Worked in Hollywood movies

His acting in Bollywood was getting appreciation from all quarters. Seeing his strong acting, offers started coming from Hollywood as well. Om Puri did not know English. How would it have been possible to work in Hollywood films without English?

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Learned English for English films

He did not let this become an obstacle in his path. He started working hard and in a few months he started speaking fluent English.

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What would you do if you weren't an actor?

In many of his interviews, Om Puri expressed his wish that if he had not been an actor, he would have run a Dhaba.