Govind Nihalani: I have followed the growth and enthusiasm of Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah

From the archive record

Govind Nihalani speaks about Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah. He says, "Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah according to me, in my list of finest male acting talent in this country they stand along with four or five others like Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Mammootty, Mohan Lal and Gopi from South and here we have Om and Naseer I think they are really the cream of male acting talent that we have. Yes, both of them started together at NSD as well as film institute and I worked with them right from their very first films and I have seen their growth the enthusiasm and the commitment which they brought o their roles in the early days was really exemplary. One felt so nice to see an actor taking the work so seriously in between of course they both have gone their ways into the popular cinema and int