Om Puri completes 34-years in the acting business. He speaks to CS about the Road to Sangam, his latest release, and the road to Bollywood:

Crowd puller
While shooting for Road to Sangam, there was a scene where a procession is going to immerse Gandhiji's ashes. We were in Allahabad with little security around us and a lot of crowd turned up to watch us. While viewing the film, I was amazed to see the size of the procession, which has mostly made up of onlookers. We did not panic. The junta was also co-operative.


WHO: Actor Om Puri
WHAT: Talking about his career moves
WHERE: At his Versova residence

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I'm drawn to good characters; it's like reading a good book. When you enact a role, it is about a character, the situations around him, and his philosophy. I remember when I was playing Ravana in Bharat, Ek Khoj, there was a scene where Ram sends Lakshman to Ravana to take some administrative advice. According to Ram, Ravana was evil, butu00a0 a great administrator. Ravana said to Ram, "If you have good on your mind, do it before you change your mind; but when you think of something evil, wait, think and then act." I've always tried to use that funda in my life.