Unlikely Hero, the Story of Om Puri

Om Puri is a well known character actor from Mumbai films. He has led a checkered life and now his wife Nandita has written his biography titled 'Unlikely Hero, The story of Om puri'. Normally books written by close relations like your wife tend to lose their objectiveness. But in this case Nandita has written an excellent book that covers all aspects of Om Puri's life.
Om Puri was born in 1950 and has acted in numerous films. His career represents a rich heritage of varied roles from Films like 'shod' and "Akrosh' in the eighties to the present. All in all he has carved a niche for himself in the film world. His latest film 'Singh is king' brings out his versatility as an actor par excellence. But the actors success is more in films made abroad in England and Hollywood. This can be gauged from the fact that he was awarded the Order of the British empire OBE (honorary) in 2004 for his contribution to the British film industry.
Nandita herself a media person has focused her book on all aspects of the actors life. His humble beginnings and relative poverty are presented in an excellent way. The book effectively brings out the many facets of the actors life. His rise and recognition in western cinema is well represented. Nandita has also focused on the sex life of Om Puri and brings out the fact that the actor had a sexual relationship with two maid servants in his house hold.
A biography has to be a candid account and is supposed to represent the man or woman in a light that makes the reader know everything about the person. For this Nandita deserve our admiration as she has brought out the intimate side of Om Puri. His relationships with the maids is graphic and makes interesting reading. But it has raised the hackles of the star himself, who has made no bones that his personal sexual relationships should not have been trivialized. One cannot agree with him on this matter, as these relationships are integral to a man or woman's life and the picture would be incomplete without these aspects.