Om Puri gets bail, leaves for Britain

IANS/MumbaiBollywood actor Om Puri, who was accused by his wife Nandita of domestic violence, breathed a sigh of relief when he was finally granted bail.In addition to getting bail, he was allowed to leave the country on professional assignment. The beleaguered actor left for Britain late Saturday night for the shooting of his new international film The Hundred-Foot Journey with distinguished British actress Helen Mirren. This brings to an end a week-long drama and trauma in Puri’s life when his wife accused him of domestic violence.Nandita was insistent that Puri not be allowed to leave the country for his shooting.“Luckily for me the legal system in our country is rational. Yes, I am able to leave for my shooting albeit one day late. Yesterday, on Friday, when I expected bail, the honourable judge got busy with some other case. So he could look into my case only a day later,” Puri said.