1. Premnath Malhotra, better known as Prem Nath was an Indian actor and director, who was best known for his works in Hindi films.
16 Facts About Prem Nath
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Prem Nath was nominated for three Filmfare Awards, and later retired in 1985.
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Prem Nath was born in 1926 in the Karimpura locality near Ghanta Ghar in Peshawar.
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Prem Nath's father Kartarnath Malhotra was a high-ranking police officer and the maternal uncle of Prithviraj Kapoor, known as the patriarch of the Kapoor film clan.
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Prem Nath's family moved to Jubbulpore after partition and he moved to Bombay where he was discovered as an actor.
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Prem Nath fell in love with actress Bina Rai during the filming of Aurat.
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Prem Nath was a close friend of the actress Asha Parekh.
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Prem Nath was religious, and when his career began to decline in the mid-1950s he went to the Kailash mountain range in Tibet a spiritual retreat, producing a documentary about his pilgrimage in 1957, Kailas Darshan.
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Prem Nath died of a heart attack in 1992 at the age of 65.
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Prem Nath got major roles in Raj Kapoor's first directorial film Aag and Barsaat which was his first major success.
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In 1951, Prem Nath starred opposite Madhubala in Badal which was a big box office success.
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Prem Nath went on to appear in many films in leading roles often opposite his wife Bina Rai which failed to do well.
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Prem Nath started receiving recognition with playing the central villain or supporting role in some of the biggest blockbusters in Indian film history throughout the 1970s.
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Prem Nath starred in the religious Punjabi film Sat Sri Akal.
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Prem Nath earned Filmfare nominations as Best Supporting Actor for: Shor, Bobby, Amir Garib and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan.
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Prem Nath wrote books, including novels, in both English and Hindi.