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3. When Om Puri’s ugly fight with his wife made headlines
Actor Om Puri’s second wife, Nandita Puri, a journalist and columnist, released his biography in 2011. Titled Unlikely Hero: The Story of Om Puri. Om was miffed with his wife Nandita for writing about her husband’s past relationships explicitly; these included Om Puri’s sexual relationship with his maid when he was 14, followed by another deep, sexual equation with the caretaker of her old father. Om thought that Nandita’s book tarnished his image.
Meanwhile, Om had moved in with his ex-wife Seema Kapoor while Nandita Puri filed a case of domestic violence against Om. Eventually, Om and Nandita were separated.
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4. When Om Puri criticised beef ban
Speaking on the cow slaughter issue in India, the actor said those “who wanted to put a ban on slaughtering cows in the country were hypocrites. We export beef and earn dollars from it.”
5. Puri called Naxalites ‘fighters not terrorists’
Om Puri also landed in a soup after he called Naxals “fighters not terrorists”. Speaking to reporters he said, “They (naxals) are not terrorists because they don’t resort to irresponsible acts of terror by planting bombs on streets. Naxals are fighters who fight for their rights. They don’t harass the common man and the poor.”
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