Premnath

Active - 1951 - 1990  |   Born - Nov 21, 1926 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India  |   Died - Nov 3, 1992   |   Genres - Drama, Romance, Adventure

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  • Is the son of Kartarnath Malhotra, a high-ranking police officer, who was also the maternal uncle of Prithviraj Kapoor.
  • Lived on a meagre diet of peanuts and sugarcane juice during his early days of struggle in Hindi cinema.
  • Played his first leading role in Ajit (1948).
  • Was paired for the first time with his would-be wife Bina (Anarkali) Rai in Aurat (1953), a Bollywood version of the tragic Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah.
  • Fell in love with co-star Bina Rai of Aurat (1953) and married her during 1952.
  • Set up, along with his wife Bina, his own production unit known as P.N. Films.
  • Produced the first film Shagufa (1954) under his production company P.N. Films, which had him and his wife in the lead.
  • Travelled to the Kailash mountain range in Tibet and made a documentary on his travels, Kailas Darshan, in 1957.
  • Wrote novels in Hindi and English, was deeply spiritual, and had an unsuccessful run as a producer of four films and three documentaries.
  • Had his real-life father's portrait shown in the film Kalicharan (1976) in the background of a scene where he was playing chess.
  • Has a biographical documentary 'Amar Prem Nath Last of the Titans' directed by his son, Monty Nath, that screened on Zee Classic.
  • Bailed out 1940s Bollywood actress Cuckoo with a loan and gave money to Bollywood actor Amrish Puri to cover the costs of his play that was washed out by rain.