RIP! PM Modi condoles actor Om Puri's death; Bollywood in SHOCK, mourns the demise of veteran actor!

Veteran Indian actor Om Puri died on Friday morning of a heart attack at his residence here, a family friend said. He was 66. Soon after the sad news broke, celebs took to Twitter to offer condolence to the late actor. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too mourned the demise of Om Puri. VIDEO INTERVIEW: Indian artists will never be part of Hollywood mainstream, Om Puri speaks on Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Quantico’ "The Prime Minister condoles the passing away of actor Om Puri and recalls his long career in theatre and films," read a post from the @PMOIndia Twitter handle.

The Prime Minister condoles the passing away of actor Om Puri & recalls his long career in theatre & films.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 6, 2017

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who was going to direct the actor in his new movie, told IANS over phone: "It is a very sad news. Om Puriji passed away after a heart attack today morning. He was at his home." "His body of work in the Indian film industry has been tremendous across the commercial and parallel genres. We've lost a great talent." Many Bollywood celebs including Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Anupam Kher and many more took to Twitter to pour in their condolence messages, here's what they tweeted:

Sad to hear about the passing away of the very talented Om Puri, my co-actor in many films...heartfelt condolences to the family. #RIP — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 6, 2017

Seeing him lying on his bed looking so calm can’t believe that one of our greatest actors #OmPuri is no more. Deeply saddened & shocked.

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) January 6, 2017

I have known #OmPuri for d last 43yrs. For me he’ll always b a great actor, a kind & generous man. And that is how world shud remember him. — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) January 6, 2017

The end of an era .... The legacy lives on.. RIP #OmPuri

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) January 6, 2017

Had meet #OmPuri sir a couple of months back only and had an amazing conversation.Saddened by his sudden demise. Rip #OmPuri ji. — Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) January 6, 2017

#OmPuri ????will miss you sir. Talent like yours comes once in a lifetime. A filmography like yours takes many lifetimes #respect

— kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) January 6, 2017

Will miss you Omji ..will miss you..will miss you.#Ompuri — Sunny Deol (@IAMSUNNYDEOL) January 6, 2017

Shocked beyond words to learn that #OmPuri ji is no more. Will miss you sir. Condolences to the family. RIP #HugeLoss pic.twitter.com/REq9vDrtkk

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) January 6, 2017

You were one of the finest we had. RIP Ompuri — Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) January 6, 2017

RIP Om Puri. We have lost one of our finest. A talent, A Voice, A Spirit. Will miss you Puri Saab.

— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) January 6, 2017

Shocked to know that the immensely talented actor #OmPuri passed away. Big loss to our film industry. RIP ???? — Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) January 6, 2017

The disheartening news of his demise was broken to him by filmmaker Ashoke Pandit.

Sad & shocked to know that versatile actor Om Puri jee has expired due to heart attack early morning today. #RIP.

— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) January 6, 2017

Om Puri gave prolific performances in critically acclaimed non-commercial ventures like "Ardh Satya" and moving on to films such as 'Mirch Masala', 'Aakrosh' and 'Dharavi'. He also acted in English films like 'East is East' and 'City of Joy'. May his soul rest in peace! IANS