You recognized this famous villain of Bollywood?
Hindi cinema was ruled by stars like Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor to Dharmendra in the 60-70s. At the same time, another star emerged during this time, which did not create a stir in the cinema world, not from his heroic. It became the most expensive and earning star of that era. This name was Premnath, whose full name is Premnath Malhotra. Premnath started his film journey from ‘Ajit’, which was released in 1948. However, he stepped into Hindi cinema with a desire to become a hero, but became a villain. His popularity can be gauged from the fact that he once became the highest paid actor of the industry.
Premnath’s relationship with Raj Kapoor
Before talking about Premnath’s film journey, tell you about his relationship with Raj Kapoor. Actually, Premnath’s sister Krishna was married to Raj Kapoor. At the same time, another sister Uma married another famous villain Prem Chopra of the same era. This is why Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor and Prem Chopra became Premnath’s brother -in -law in the relationship.
Debut made in 1948
Premnath made his debut with ‘Ajit’ in 1948. After this, he worked in films like Raj Kapoor’s ‘Aag’ and ‘Barsaat’. These films were hits and Premnath also came into the limelight with them. They started discussing everywhere. When Raj Kapoor gave Premnath work in his film, both were not relatives. Initially played small roles, but when the villain descended as a villain on the screen, the viewer was shocked and gradually became the highest paid actors of the 70s.
Renunciation for Dilip Kumar
During his acting career, Premnath worked with Madhubala in films like ‘Badal’ and ‘Aram’. Meanwhile, closeness between the two also started growing. Premnath wanted to settle down with Madhubala, wanted to get married. But, then he came to know that Dilip Kumar also loves Madhubala, due to which he sacrificed his love and retreated.
When Prem Nath became a monk
Premnath gradually started living in depression due to some reasons. He lost such that he made disguise like a monk. There was always a garland hanging around his neck. He was very disappointed with something. Meanwhile, in 1970, he found a film that brought him back with hit actors. This film was ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, which gave him a lot of success. Premnath worked not only in Hindi but also in American TV shows and films. Maya appeared in 1967 and Kenner in 1969. Premnath quit acting in 1985 and said goodbye to the world in 1992.
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