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Premnath Malhotra (21 November 1926 – 3 November 1992) was an Indian actor. ==Personal life== He was born in Karimpura locality near Ghanta Ghar in Peshawar. His family moved to Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh after partition and he moved to Mumbai where he was discovered as an actor. He married actress Bina Rai. Their children are actor Prem Krishen and Kailash Nath (Monty). 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 Bollywood 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,just 18 days before his 66th birthday. ==Career== Premnath made his film debut in ''Ajit'' (1948), opposite Monica Desai, and was one of the first colour films.〔(Bina Rai: The good old days ) Screen.〕 He got major roles in Raj Kapoor's first directorial film ''Aag'' and ''Barsaat'' (1949) which was his first major success. Premnath went on to appear in many films for the next three decades, some of which were the biggest blockbusters in Indian film history. The films in which he played the leading role failed to do well but the films in which he played the central villain role or supporting role were some of the biggest blockbusters in Indian film history. Some his most notable films were ''Aan'' (1952), ''Teesri Manzil'' (1966), ''Johny Mera Naam'' (1970), ''Tere Mere Sapne'' (1971), ''Roti Kapada Aur Makaan'' (1974), ''Dharmatma'' (1975), ''Kalicharan'' (1976) and ''Desh Premee'' (1982). He also starred in the religious Punjabi film ''Sat Sri Akal'' (1977). 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. They pinned high hopes for their films, which didn't become hits, such as ''Shagufa'', ''Prisoner of Golconda'', ''Samunder'' and ''Watan''. Thus, the Premnath - Bina Rai pair never clicked on the screen.〔(The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article )〕 He earned Filmfare nominations as Best Supporting Actor for: ''Shor'' (1972), ''Bobby'' (1973), ''Amir Garib'' (1974), and ''Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'' (1974).〔(1st Filmfare Awards 1953 )〕 Apart from Bollywood 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.〔(Kenner (1969) )〕 He starred in a number of Punjabi films such as ''Sat Sri Akal'' (1977). He also directed a film ''Samundar'' (1957) for his home production house P. N. films, which was its only production. His last film appearance was in ''Hum Dono'' (1985) after which he retired from acting. He died in 1992 of a heart attack at the age of sixty-five. ==Selected filmography== ===Films=== ; Directed films *''Samundar'' (1957), only film for P. N. Films, home production. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prem Nath」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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