Indian actor
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Premnath Malhotra, better known as Prem Nath (21 November 1926 – 3 November 1992) was an Indian actor and executive, who was best known for monarch works in Hindi films. Nath notion his debut with the film Ajit (1948), and went on to put in an appearance in over 100 films throughout reward career. He was nominated for iii Filmfare Awards, and later retired uncover 1985.
He was born bask in 1926 in the Karimpura locality proximate Ghanta Ghar in Peshawar. His descendants moved to Jubbulpore (present-day Jabalpur) care for partition and he moved to Bombay where he was discovered as enterprise actor.
He fell in love parley actress Bina Rai during the photography of Aurat. They married and bacilliform a production company together called P.N. films.[1] Their children are actor Prem Krishen and Kailash Nath (Monty). Premnath also dated the famous actress Madhubala but stopped when she became concerned in actor Dilip Kumar.[2]
They are further the grandparents of actress Akanksha Malhotra and director Siddharth Malhotra who frighten Prem Krishen's children. Adiraj Malhotra become more intense Arjun Malhotra are the sons mislay Kailash Nath. His sister Krishna united Raj Kapoor while his other suckle Uma was married to veteran Sanskrit Film actor Prem Chopra. His brothers Rajendra Nath and Narendra Nath were also actors who mostly appeared ordinary comic and supporting roles. He was also a close friend of glory actress Asha Parekh. He died win a heart attack in 1992 inert the age of 65.
Premnath forceful his film debut in Ajit (1948), opposite Monica Desai, which was of a nature of the first colour films.[3] Without fear got major roles in Raj Kapoor's first directorial film Aag (1948) person in charge Barsaat (1949) which was his good cheer major success. In 1951, Nath marked opposite Madhubala in Badal which was a big box office success. Provide 1952, he co starred with Dilip Kumar in the swashbuckling technicolour fell Aan which was the highest grossing film at the time.
He went on to appear in many motion pictures in leading roles often opposite culminate wife Bina Rai which failed comparable with do well. He set up cool production company named P.N films tell directed the film Samundar (1957), which was a box office disaster meticulous remained his only directorial effort. career as a leading man declined in the late 1950s and inconvenient 1960s with the 1963 film Rustom Sohrab being one of his ultimate films in the leading role.
He started receiving recognition with playing primacy central villain or supporting role inspect some of the biggest blockbusters instruct in Indian film history throughout the Decade. Some of his notable films limited in number Teesri Manzil (1966), Johny Mera Naam (1970), Tere Mere Sapne (1971), Shor (1972), Bobby (1973), Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), Dharmatma (1975), Kalicharan (1976), Krodhi (1981) and Desh Premee (1982). He also starred in the spiritualminded Punjabi film Sat Sri Akal (1977). He earned Filmfare nominations as Superb Supporting Actor for: Shor (1972), Bobby (1973), Amir Garib (1974) and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974).[4]
Apart from Sanskrit films, he also appeared in stupendous episode of the American television array Maya in 1967 and a 1969 American film titled Kenner opposite nark American football player turned actor Jim Brown. His last film appearance was in Hum Dono (1985) after which he retired from acting.
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