Prem Nath

Prem Nath
Prem Nath
Born	Premnath Malhotra; 21 November 1926; Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died	3 November 1992 (aged 65); Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1948–1985
Spouse	Bina Rai
Children	Prem Krishen; Kailash Nath (Monty)
Relatives	Rajendra Nath (Brother); Narendra Nath (Brother); Krishna Kapoor (Sister); Uma Chopra (Sister); Raj Kapoor (Brother-in-law); Prem Chopra (Brother-in-law)

Premnath Malhotra, better known as Prem Nath (21 November 1926 – 3 November 1992) was an Indian actor and director, who was best known for his works in Hindi films. Nath made his debut with the film Ajit (1948), and went on to appear in over 100 films throughout his career. He was nominated for three Filmfare Awards, and later retired in 1985.

Personal life

He was born in 1926 in the Karimpura locality near Ghanta Ghar in Peshawar. His family moved to Jubbulpore (present-day Jabalpur) after partition and he moved to Bombay where he was discovered as an actor.

He fell in love with actress Bina Rai during the filming of Aurat. They married and formed 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 interested in actor Dilip Kumar.^[2]

They are also the grandparents of actress Akanksha Malhotra and director Siddharth Malhotra who are Prem Krishen's children. Adiraj Malhotra and Arjun Malhotra are the sons of Kailash Nath. His sister Krishna married Raj Kapoor while his other sister Uma was married to veteran Hindi Film actor Prem Chopra. His brothers Rajendra Nath and Narendra Nath were also actors who mostly appeared in comic and supporting roles. He was also a close friend of the actress Asha Parekh. He died of a heart attack in 1992 at the age of 65.

Career

Prem Nath (right) with actor Prem Chopra (left), who was his sister's husband.

Premnath made his film debut in Ajit (1948), opposite Monica Desai, which was one of the first colour films.^[3] He got major roles in Raj Kapoor's first directorial film Aag (1948) and Barsaat (1949) which was his first major success. In 1951, Nath starred opposite Madhubala in Badal which was a big box office success. In 1952, he co starred with Dilip Kumar in the swashbuckling technicolour film Aan which was the highest grossing film at the time.

He went on to appear in many films in leading roles often opposite his wife Bina Rai which failed to do well. He set up a production company named P.N films and directed the film Samundar (1957), which was a box office disaster and remained his only directorial effort. His career as a leading man declined in the late 1950s and early 1960s with the 1963 film Rustom Sohrab being one of his last films in the leading role.

He started receiving recognition with playing the central villain or supporting role in some of the biggest blockbusters in Indian film history throughout the 1970s. Some of his notable films included 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 religious Punjabi film Sat Sri Akal (1977). He earned Filmfare nominations as Best Supporting Actor for: Shor (1972), Bobby (1973), Amir Garib (1974) and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974).^[4]

Apart from Hindi films, he also appeared in an episode of the American television series Maya in 1967 and a 1969 American film titled Kenner opposite former American football player turned actor Jim Brown. His last film appearance was in Hum Dono (1985) after which he retired from acting.

Filmography

Film

Acting filmography
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	Daulat Ke Liye
1948	Aag	Rajan
1948	Ajit
1949	Barsaat	Gopal
1950	Hindustan Hamara		Documentary
1951	Awaara		Cameo Appearance, in song "naiyya teri majhdhar..", Uncredited
1951	Sagai	Captain Prem
1951	Naujawan	Raju
1951	Do Sitare
1951	Buzdil
1951	Badal	Badal
1951	Aaram	Kumar
1952	Aan	Shamsher Singh
1952	Saqi	Ajeeb
1952	Parbat	Pahari
1952	Shokhiyan
1952	Anjaam
1953	Shagufa
1953	Mehmaan
1953	Dard-E-Dil
1953	Aurat	Adil
1954	Prisoner of Golconda
1955	Aab-e-hayat	Jalal
1956	Hamara Watan
1957	Samunder
1957	Chengeez Khan	Sheru
1958	Son of Sinbad
1958	Chaubees Ghante
1959	Jagir
1959	Forty Days	Shankarlal Saxena
1959	Bus conductor
1960	Qatil
1960	Gambler
1960	Dr. Shaitan
1960	Apna Ghar
1961	Sara Jahan Hamara
1962	Pathan
1963	Shaheed Bhagat Singh
1964	Main Jatti Punjab Di		Punjabi Movie
1965	Jaya
1965	Sikandar-e-Azam*	Chirag
1966	Sher E Afghan
1966	Amrapali	Magadh Senpati Veer
1966	Teesri Manzil	Kunwer
1966	Pyar Mohabbat	Senapati Uday Kumar Singh
1967	Mera Bhai Mera Dushman	Prem
1963	Rustam Sohrab	Sohrab
1967	Baharon Ke Sapne	Mr. Kapoor
1968	Kenner	Sandy	American film
1968	Balram Shri Krishna	Arjun
1969	Kamasutra - Vollendung der Liebe
1969	Sati Sulochana	Ravanputra Meghnath / Indrajeet
1969	Mahua	Rajkumar
1970	Ilzam	Ajit
1970	Johny Mera Naam	Ranjit / Rai Sahib Bhupendra Singh
1970	The Evil Within	Krishna
1970	Pushpanjali	Peter D'Costa
1971	Tere Mere Sapne	Seth Madhochand
1972	Wafaa	Barrister
1972	Shor	Khan Badshah	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4]
1972	Rani Mera Naam
1972	Raja Jani	Diwan Gajendra Singh
1972	Mom Ki Gudiya	Vakil Uncle
1972	Gora Aur Kala	Prithvi Singh
1972	Do Bachche Dus Haath	Captain Saab
1972	Be-Imaan	DIG Gopaldas
1973	Sherni
1973	Loafer	Pratap
1973	Chhupa Rustam	Williams
1973	Bobby	Jack Braganza	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4]
1973	Nafrat	CBI Inspector Kumar
1974	Amir Garib	Daulatram	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4]
1974	Roti Kapda Aur Makaan	Harnam Singh	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor^[4]
1974	Raja Kaka	Jagmohan
1974	Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye	Mangal Singh
1974	Ishk Ishk Ishk	Pahar
1974	Chattan Singh	Chattaan Singh / Sher Singh
1975	Dharmatma	Dharamdas 'Dharmatma'
1975	Dharam Karam	Shankar Dada
1975	Sanyasi	Mangal Singh
1975	Rani Aur Lalpari	Yamraj
1975	Mounto	Boss
1975	Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty	Imandar Pauwala
1975	Dafaa 302
1976	Zid
1976	Nagin	Sapera
1976	Kalicharan	IG Khanna
1976	Dus Numbri	Inspector Jaichand
1976	Janeman	Ram Bharose
1976	Jai Bajrang Bali	Lankeshwar Shri Ravan
1976	Bajrangbali	Lankeshwar Shri Ravan
1976	Kabeela	Sardar Babbar
1976	Nehle pe Dehla	General
1976	Aap Beati	Bajrang Bahadur
1977	Yaaron Ka Yaar	Nathu
1977	The Little Gospel of St. Thomas
1977	Jadu Tona
1977	Darinda	Yogiraj
1977	Videsh	Swami Prem Baba / Girdharilal Kapoor
1977	Thief of Baghdad	Abu Jangar
1977	Shirdi Ke Sai Baba	Som Dev
1977	Sat Sri Akal		Punjabi Movie
1977	Gyaniji, as also a producer		Punjabi Movie
1977	Farishta Ya Qatil
1977	Do Chehere	Qawaali Singer / INSP
1977	Chandi Sona	Lord Mayor Jojo
1977	Chala Murari Hero Banne	Himself
1978	Rahu Ketu	Collector Rahu Nath
1978	Vishwanath	GNK
1978	Shalimar	Raja Bahadur Singh
1978	Kaala Aadmi
1978	Heeralaal Pannalaal	Inspector Prem Lal
1978	Bhagyalaxmi
1979	Gautam Govinda	Dharam Dutt
1979	Muqabla	Police inspector
1979	Magroor	Mamaji
1979	Dhongee	John Lord / Gurkha Bahadur
1979	Jaani Dushman	Pujari
1979	Lok Parlok	Yamraj
1979	Ahinsa
1980	Dhan Daulat	Mangat
1980	Karz	Sir Judah
1980	Suniyasi
1981	Sangdil
1981	Krodhi	Jagira
1982	Eent Ka Jawab Patthar	Sevakram
1982	Desh Premee	Puthu Anna
1983	Farz Ki Keemat
1984	The Gold Medal	Thakur Ranvir Singh
1985	Hum Dono	Lata's Father	Final Film Role

Directed films

Samundar (1957), only film for P. N. Films, home production.

TV series

Maya TV series (1 episode, 1967)

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

Nominations

1973 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Shor
1974 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Bobby
1975 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Amir Garib
1975 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan

References

^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article". Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
^ Bajpai, Mr Trinetra, Ms. Anshula (2019). Dilip Kumar: Peerless icon inspiring generations. New Delhi: Bloomsbury India. ISBN 978-9388630559.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Bina Rai: The good old days Archived 27 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Screen.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

External links

[1] "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article". Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

[2] Bajpai, Mr Trinetra, Ms. Anshula (2019). Dilip Kumar: Peerless icon inspiring generations. New Delhi: Bloomsbury India. ISBN 978-9388630559.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[scr-3] Bina Rai: The good old days Archived 27 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Screen.

[ffa-4] "1st Filmfare Awards 1953" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

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Prem Nath

Born	Premnath Malhotra (1926-11-21)21 November 1926 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died	3 November 1992(1992-11-03) (aged 65) Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1948–1985
Spouse	Bina Rai
Children	Prem Krishen Kailash Nath (Monty)
Relatives	Rajendra Nath (Brother) Narendra Nath (Brother) Krishna Kapoor (Sister) Uma Chopra (Sister) Raj Kapoor (Brother-in-law) Prem Chopra (Brother-in-law)