Om Puri pictured at the gala screening of The Hundred Foot Journey in London in 2014, as his death at the age of 66 was announced Stars have paid tribute to Bollywood actor Om Puri, star of cult British film East Is East, who has died aged 66. The prolific actor, whose career spanned four decades, suffered a heart attack after returning to his home in Mumbai from a film set on Thursday. Archie Panjabi, who played Puri’s daughter in Bafta-winning East Is East, wrote on Twitter: “Devastated to hear of the sad loss of @OmRajeshPuri.