28 Facts About Prem Chopra

Prem Chopra was born on 23 September 1935 and is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.

Prem Chopra has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years.

Prem Chopra has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.

Prem Chopra's father desired for him to be a doctor or an Indian Administrative Services Officer.

Prem Chopra completed his schooling and college from Shimla after his father, who was a government servant, got transferred there.

The brothers had given warning to their respective wives that only if their sister is happy, would they be happy and Prem Chopra considers his sister to be his first daughter.

Prem Chopra became estranged with two of his four brothers in the late 1980s.

Prem Chopra had bought a bungalow in 1980 in Delhi, which was jointly owned by him and his father, and his father and one brother used to stay there.

Prem Chopra had gotten his brother a job in Delhi, and made him stay at the bungalow.

Prem Chopra had two other houses in Bombay as well, which were sold off cheaply by his other brothers without telling him, as they needed the money.

Prem Chopra's biography titled Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra, written by his daughter Rakita Nanda, was released in April 2014.

Prem Chopra had a good career spanning 50 years and was popular for villain roles in Bollywood.

In Simla, Prem Chopra developed an interest in acting as he had begun to take part in many plays in his college days.

Prem Chopra started visiting film studios to display his portfolio: The response was not encouraging.

Prem Chopra looked after circulation of the paper in Bengal, Orissa and Bihar and was required to tour 20 days a month.

Prem Chopra used to cut his touring time by calling the agents to come and meet him at the station so that he could quickly return.

Prem Chopra nodded in agreement and went with that stranger to Ranjit Studios where the producers of Chaudhari Karnail Singh were in search of a hero.

Prem Chopra's debut film was a Hindu-Muslim romantic love story set against the backdrop of Indo-Pak partition and it turned out to be a big hit.

Prem Chopra did not consider acting as a full-time profession in the early 1960s, but he kept trying to get roles in films due to his passion for acting.

Prem Chopra continued working with The Times of India, when he was already a part of box office hits like Nishan, Sikandar E Azam in 1965 and Sagaai, Mera Saaya in 1966.

Prem Chopra played the main lead in the 1970 box office hit small budget comedy film Samaj Ko Badal Dalo as lead hero, and was paired opposite Telugu film actresses Kanchana and Sharada.

Prem Chopra was the regular in villainous roles in the films with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role from 1969 to 1991 from Doli till Ghar Parivar.

Prem Chopra played son to villainous character of actor Ajit in films like Azaad, Chhupa Rustom, Jugnu and co-starred with him in Des Pardes, Ram Balram and Barood.

Prem Chopra was main villain in all films starring Manoj Kumar from 1966 to Santosh.

Prem Chopra was paired opposite actress Bindu regularly in films such as Lagan, Kati Patang, Do Raaste, Daag, Chhupa Rustam, Phandebaaz, Tyaag, Nafrat, Gehri Chaal and Daastan.

Prem Chopra took up positive character roles from 1996 and started getting more positive roles from 2007.

Prem Chopra considers that his best roles were in Shaheed, Upkaar, Purab Aur Pashchim, Do Raaste, Kati Patang, Do Anjaane, Jaadu Tona, Kala Sona, Dostana, Kranti, Jaanwar, Oonche Log, Indira, Phool Bane Angaarey, Bewaffa Se Waffa and the 19 films with Rajesh Khanna.

Prem Chopra considers that his best performances in positive roles came in Sikander-e-Azam, Kunwari, Shaheed, Jaadu Tona and Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.