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Prem Chopra

January 09, 2023

Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. He has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films. His 19 films, with him as antagonist and Rajesh Khanna in the lead role remain popular with audiences and critics.[1]

Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra at Rajesh Khanna's prayer meet
Born (1935-09-23) 23 September 1935 (age 87)
Lahore, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2021
Spouse
Uma Malhotra
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(m. 1969)​
Children3
RelativesSharman Joshi (son-in-law)
Vikas Bhalla (son-in-law)
Prem Nath (brother-in-law)
Rajendra Nath (brother-in-law)
Narendra Nath (brother-in-law)
Raj Kapoor (cousin-in-law)
WebsiteOfficial website

Life and education

Chopra, the third of six children of Ranbir Lal and Rooprani Chopra, a Punjabi Hindu family, was born on 23 September 1935, in Lahore.[2][3] After the partition of India, his family moved to shimla, where he was brought up.[2] He has studied in S.D. Senior Secondary School, Shimla.[4] His father desired for him to be a doctor or an Indian Administrative Services Officer.[5]

Chopra completed his schooling and college from Shimla after his father, who was a government servant, got transferred there.[6] He graduated from Panjab University.[7][8][3] He took part in college dramatics enthusiastically. At his father's insistence, he completed his graduation and then went to Bombay (present-day Mumbai).[5] Soon after he made his debut film, his mother was diagnosed with mouth cancer and she died, leaving his then nine-year-old sister Anju to be looked after by his father and his four other brothers. The brothers had given warning to their respective wives that only if their sister is happy, would they be happy and Prem considers his sister to be his first daughter.[9] Noted writer-director Lekh Tandon brought the proposal of Uma for marriage to Prem. Uma was the younger sister of the siblings Krishna Kapoor (wife of Raj Kapoor), Prem Nath and Rajendranath.[5] The couple have three daughters, Rakita, Punita and Prerna Chopra.[10] Rakita is married to film publicity designer Rahul Nanda, the son of author and screenwriter Gulshan Nanda. Punita owns a pre-school called Wind Chimes in Bandra, suburban Mumbai, and is married to singer and television actor Vikas Bhalla. Prerna is married to Bollywood actor Sharman Joshi.[11] Chopra resides in a duplex apartment in Pali Hill, Bandra in Mumbai.[5]

He became estranged with two of his four brothers in the late 1980s. 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. Chopra had gotten his brother a job in Delhi, and made him stay at the bungalow. But his father, a day before his death, was made to sign a will favouring one of his brothers, taking away Chopra's rights to the bungalow.[9] Later, an income tax raid happened in that same house, and his brother said in the raid that Chopra had given them the bungalow, but the house still was in name of Prem Chopra.[9] 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.[9]

His biography titled Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra, written by his daughter Rakita Nanda, was released in April 2014.[12]

Career

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

Beginnings (1960–1967)

In Simla, Chopra developed an interest in acting as he had begun to take part in many plays in his college days. Despite stiff opposition from his parents, he managed to go to Bombay to pursue his dream of acting in Bollywood films.[6] In his initial days he stayed at guest-houses in Colaba, Bombay.[5] He started visiting film studios to display his portfolio: The response was not encouraging.[13]

To survive in the fast life of Bombay, he took up a job with The Times of India while trying to gain a foothold in the film industry. He looked after circulation of the paper in Bengal, Orissa and Bihar and was required to tour 20 days a month. 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. This way a tour that would normally take 20 days would get completed in 12, and he would spend the rest of the time going from one studio to the other.[9] While traveling by the suburban train one day, a stranger accosted him and asked if he was interested in joining films. 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.[13] Jagjit Sethi, a Punjabi producer, gave him a break as the hero of the established star Jabeen Jalil in Chaudhary Karnail Singh, a Punjabi film. His 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. The film even won the National award in the categories for best actress and best film.[5] He was paid Rs 2500 for his debut film.[13] The movie took almost three years to complete.

During his stint with the Times of India, he worked in Punjabi films including Sapani and Hindi films such as Woh Kaun Thi?, Shaheed, Main Shaadi Karne Chala and Teesri Manzil.[3] Prem 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. Among his early films he played Sukhdev in Shaheed, one of his rare positive leading roles. Prem had done four movies before Woh Kaun Thi?, a box office hit of 1964, had released. On the sets of Woh Kaun Thi? which had Manoj Kumar as lead hero, Prem met Manoj for the first time. Manoj offered Prem a positive role in Shaheed, for which Manoj was the presenter. During the shooting of Main Shadi Karne Chala someone suggested that he become a villain.[13] He 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. After Teesri Manzil and Upkaar, he was flooded with films as a villain.

After Upkaar in 1967, he left The Times of India to concentrate solely on acting.[2]

Established actor (1969–1995)

Since 1967, he has been a leading villain in Hindi films and his peak period as main villain was from 1967 to 1995. In the 1970s he got plum roles as villains often with Sujit Kumar and panu Ranjeet. In a few films he played secondary villain to villainous characters of Ajit, Madan Puri, Pran, Prem Nath, Jeevan in the 1970s and 1980s and to Amrish Puri and Amjad Khan in the late 1980s.[citation needed]

In the critically acclaimed comedy film Hulchul (1971), a remake of Anubavam Pudhumai, he played the lead hero in this suspense thriller. He 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. The song sung by Rafi and picturised on Prem Chopra – "Tum Apni Saheli Ko Itna Bata Do Ki Usse Koi Pyar Karne Laga Hai" from this 1970 film and the song "Rah Mein Kaliya" – a song sung by Kishore Kumar and performed on-screen by Prem Chopra in the film Nafrat (1973), a box office flop, continues to be popular. The dialogue "Prem naam hai mera, Prem Chopra" (My name is Prem, Prem Chopra) from the film Bobby has been very popular. Another famous Prem Chopra dialogue is from the film Souten – "Main wo bala hoon jo sheshay se pathar ko todte hai", which closely translates to "I am that trouble which crushes stones with glass". Another dialogue from Souten was – "Jinke Ghar Sheeshe Ke Hote Hain Woh Batti Bhujakar Kapde Badalte Hai". "Main jo aag lagata hoon use boojhana bhi jaanta hoon" from Kati Patang.[citation needed]

He was the regular in villainous roles in the films with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role from 1969 to 1991 from Doli (1969) till Ghar Parivar (1991). The duo of Prem and Rajesh Khanna acted in 19 films together and 15 of them were box office hits, and they were very close friends in real life till Khanna's death. Prem quoted in an interview "Rajesh Khanna and I were considered a lucky pair and distributors used to tell Rajesh Khanna that we don't care who your heroine is, all we want to know is whether Prem Chopra is in the film."[14] He also mouthed dialogues in the song "Aaj Pila Dey Saathi Apni" sung by Mahendra Kapoor from the film Doli (1969). He also mouthed dialogues in the song "Lo Mera Pyar Lelo" from Nafrat in 1973 with Asha Bhosle and "Kab Se Ye Dil Hai Pyaasa" from Mera Muqaddar in 1988.

He 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. In the late 80s, he played second fiddle to Amrish Puri only in a few films such as Awaaz, Shahenshah and Aaj Ka Arjun. Amrish Puri had played Prem Chopra's henchman in Dostana, Immaan Dharam and a minuscule role in Naseeb. Otherwise in majority of the films from 1969 to 1991 – Prem Chopra was the main villain. In fact, in Rajesh Khanna's films from 1969 to 1991, Prem Chopra was always the main villain and was never given a henchman's role except in Awaaz. He was main villain in all films starring Manoj Kumar from 1966 to Santosh (1989).

He was paired opposite actress Bindu regularly in films such as Lagan (1971), Kati Patang, Do Raaste, Daag, Chhupa Rustam, Phandebaaz, Tyaag, Nafrat, Gehri Chaal and Daastan.

Unlike other villains, Chopra's on-screen evil didn't rely on gizmos, his characters didn't rely on henchmen to do the dirty work and he never needed wicked names.[15] Some of his famous dialogues from the 1990s include – "Sharafat aur imaandaari ka certificate ye duniya sirf unhe deti hai jinke paas daulat hoti hai" from Aag Ka Gola (1990), "Bhains poonch uthayegi to gaana to nahi gayegi, gobar hi degi" from Aaj Ka Arjun (1990), "Tu Madhuri se thodi kum aur Mandakini se thodi zyada hai" from Aaj Ka Goonda Raj (1992), "Rajneeti ki bhains ke liye daulat ki lathi ki zaroorat hoti hai" from Khiladi (1992), "Kar bhala to ho bhala" from Raja Babu (1994) and "Nanga nahayega kya aur nichodega kya" from Dulhe Raja (1998).

Late career (1996–present)

After 1996, he appeared as a villain in very few films. He took up positive character roles from 1996 and started getting more positive roles from 2007. His screen space got reduced in the films after 2007.


Prem Chopra considers that his best roles were in Shaheed (1965), Upkaar (1967), Purab Aur Pashchim, Do Raaste (1969), Kati Patang (1970), Do Anjaane (1976), Jaadu Tona (1977), Kala Sona, Dostana (1980), Kranti (1981), Jaanwar(1982),Oonche Log (1985), Indira (1989), Phool Bane Angaarey (1991), Bewaffa Se Waffa and the 19 films with Rajesh Khanna.[14][16][17][18] He considers that his best performances in positive roles came in Sikander-e-Azam, Kunwari, Shaheed, Jaadu Tona and Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.[14] He disclosed in an interview that "My films with Rajesh Khanna are very special to me. Right from Doli then Do Raaste, Kati Patang, Daag, Ajnabee, Prem Nagar, Maha Chor, Mehbooba, Tyaag, Bebus, Aanchal, Jaanwar, Souten, Maqsad, Awaaz, Shatru, Oonche Log, Waapsi and Ghar Parivaar. 15 of 17 released were hits. Each of those films showed different shades of my personality in villainous role." When asked how he could continue so long in a cinematic career, he quoted "Although I came to be a hero, my films as a leading man flopped. Which was good in a way because a whole new world opened in front of me. There were so many more roles I could do. When I established myself as a villain it could continue for years."[14]

Filmography

1960s

Dr Vidya 1962

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Awards

Bibliography

  • Chopra, Prem; Nanda, Rakita (2014). Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra. Rupa Publications. ISBN 9788129131188.

References

  1. ^ Ravi Sharma (16 December 2017). "Prem Chopra is an Exceptional Human Being - Sharman Joshi". Bollywood Helpline. from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c [1] 26 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, fridaymoviez.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Prem Chopraa: Official site". from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  4. ^ "आखिर क्यों नम हुईं प्रेम चोपड़ा की आंखें?". Amar Ujala. from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Official website of actor Prem Chopra". from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b admin (21 October 2012). "Prem Chopra – Memories". Cineplot.com. from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Website of Panjab University ਪੰਜਾਬ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ, पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय, पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी, Chandigarh India".
  9. ^ a b c d e [2] 6 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Uma". from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  11. ^ "Seeing Dad in negative roles affected us badly". from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Book Review: Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  13. ^ a b c d [3] 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d [4] 5 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Once there was a Bollywood villain. His name was Prem Chopra". from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Official website of actor Prem Chopra". from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Prem Chopra : Official site". from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  18. ^ "Prem Chopra : Official site". from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  19. ^ [5] 8 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "Prem Chopra : Official site". from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.

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prem, chopra, born, september, 1935, indian, actor, hindi, punjabi, films, acted, films, over, span, over, years, soft, spoken, diction, despite, being, villain, most, films, films, with, antagonist, rajesh, khanna, lead, role, remain, popular, with, audiences. Prem Chopra born 23 September 1935 is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years He has a soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films His 19 films with him as antagonist and Rajesh Khanna in the lead role remain popular with audiences and critics 1 Prem ChopraPrem Chopra at Rajesh Khanna s prayer meetBorn 1935 09 23 23 September 1935 age 87 Lahore Punjab British India present day Punjab Pakistan OccupationActorYears active1960 2021SpouseUma Malhotra m 1969 wbr Children3RelativesSharman Joshi son in law Vikas Bhalla son in law Prem Nath brother in law Rajendra Nath brother in law Narendra Nath brother in law Raj Kapoor cousin in law WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Life and education 2 Career 2 1 Beginnings 1960 1967 2 2 Established actor 1969 1995 2 3 Late career 1996 present 3 Filmography 3 1 1960s 3 2 1970s 3 3 1980s 3 4 1990s 3 5 2000s 3 6 2010s 3 7 2020s 4 Awards 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksLife and education EditChopra the third of six children of Ranbir Lal and Rooprani Chopra a Punjabi Hindu family was born on 23 September 1935 in Lahore 2 3 After the partition of India his family moved to shimla where he was brought up 2 He has studied in S D Senior Secondary School Shimla 4 His father desired for him to be a doctor or an Indian Administrative Services Officer 5 Chopra completed his schooling and college from Shimla after his father who was a government servant got transferred there 6 He graduated from Panjab University 7 8 3 He took part in college dramatics enthusiastically At his father s insistence he completed his graduation and then went to Bombay present day Mumbai 5 Soon after he made his debut film his mother was diagnosed with mouth cancer and she died leaving his then nine year old sister Anju to be looked after by his father and his four other brothers The brothers had given warning to their respective wives that only if their sister is happy would they be happy and Prem considers his sister to be his first daughter 9 Noted writer director Lekh Tandon brought the proposal of Uma for marriage to Prem Uma was the younger sister of the siblings Krishna Kapoor wife of Raj Kapoor Prem Nath and Rajendranath 5 The couple have three daughters Rakita Punita and Prerna Chopra 10 Rakita is married to film publicity designer Rahul Nanda the son of author and screenwriter Gulshan Nanda Punita owns a pre school called Wind Chimes in Bandra suburban Mumbai and is married to singer and television actor Vikas Bhalla Prerna is married to Bollywood actor Sharman Joshi 11 Chopra resides in a duplex apartment in Pali Hill Bandra in Mumbai 5 He became estranged with two of his four brothers in the late 1980s 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 Chopra had gotten his brother a job in Delhi and made him stay at the bungalow But his father a day before his death was made to sign a will favouring one of his brothers taking away Chopra s rights to the bungalow 9 Later an income tax raid happened in that same house and his brother said in the raid that Chopra had given them the bungalow but the house still was in name of Prem Chopra 9 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 9 His biography titled Prem Naam Hai Mera Prem Chopra written by his daughter Rakita Nanda was released in April 2014 12 Career EditChopra had a good career spanning 50 years and was popular for villain roles in Bollywood Beginnings 1960 1967 Edit In Simla Chopra developed an interest in acting as he had begun to take part in many plays in his college days Despite stiff opposition from his parents he managed to go to Bombay to pursue his dream of acting in Bollywood films 6 In his initial days he stayed at guest houses in Colaba Bombay 5 He started visiting film studios to display his portfolio The response was not encouraging 13 To survive in the fast life of Bombay he took up a job with The Times of India while trying to gain a foothold in the film industry He looked after circulation of the paper in Bengal Orissa and Bihar and was required to tour 20 days a month 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 This way a tour that would normally take 20 days would get completed in 12 and he would spend the rest of the time going from one studio to the other 9 While traveling by the suburban train one day a stranger accosted him and asked if he was interested in joining films 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 13 Jagjit Sethi a Punjabi producer gave him a break as the hero of the established star Jabeen Jalil in Chaudhary Karnail Singh a Punjabi film His 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 The film even won the National award in the categories for best actress and best film 5 He was paid Rs 2500 for his debut film 13 The movie took almost three years to complete During his stint with the Times of India he worked in Punjabi films including Sapani and Hindi films such as Woh Kaun Thi Shaheed Main Shaadi Karne Chala and Teesri Manzil 3 Prem 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 Among his early films he played Sukhdev in Shaheed one of his rare positive leading roles Prem had done four movies before Woh Kaun Thi a box office hit of 1964 had released On the sets of Woh Kaun Thi which had Manoj Kumar as lead hero Prem met Manoj for the first time Manoj offered Prem a positive role in Shaheed for which Manoj was the presenter During the shooting of Main Shadi Karne Chala someone suggested that he become a villain 13 He 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 After Teesri Manzil and Upkaar he was flooded with films as a villain After Upkaar in 1967 he left The Times of India to concentrate solely on acting 2 Established actor 1969 1995 Edit Since 1967 he has been a leading villain in Hindi films and his peak period as main villain was from 1967 to 1995 In the 1970s he got plum roles as villains often with Sujit Kumar and panu Ranjeet In a few films he played secondary villain to villainous characters of Ajit Madan Puri Pran Prem Nath Jeevan in the 1970s and 1980s and to Amrish Puri and Amjad Khan in the late 1980s citation needed In the critically acclaimed comedy film Hulchul 1971 a remake of Anubavam Pudhumai he played the lead hero in this suspense thriller He 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 The song sung by Rafi and picturised on Prem Chopra Tum Apni Saheli Ko Itna Bata Do Ki Usse Koi Pyar Karne Laga Hai from this 1970 film and the song Rah Mein Kaliya a song sung by Kishore Kumar and performed on screen by Prem Chopra in the film Nafrat 1973 a box office flop continues to be popular The dialogue Prem naam hai mera Prem Chopra My name is Prem Prem Chopra from the film Bobby has been very popular Another famous Prem Chopra dialogue is from the film Souten Main wo bala hoon jo sheshay se pathar ko todte hai which closely translates to I am that trouble which crushes stones with glass Another dialogue from Souten was Jinke Ghar Sheeshe Ke Hote Hain Woh Batti Bhujakar Kapde Badalte Hai Main jo aag lagata hoon use boojhana bhi jaanta hoon from Kati Patang citation needed He was the regular in villainous roles in the films with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role from 1969 to 1991 from Doli 1969 till Ghar Parivar 1991 The duo of Prem and Rajesh Khanna acted in 19 films together and 15 of them were box office hits and they were very close friends in real life till Khanna s death Prem quoted in an interview Rajesh Khanna and I were considered a lucky pair and distributors used to tell Rajesh Khanna that we don t care who your heroine is all we want to know is whether Prem Chopra is in the film 14 He also mouthed dialogues in the song Aaj Pila Dey Saathi Apni sung by Mahendra Kapoor from the film Doli 1969 He also mouthed dialogues in the song Lo Mera Pyar Lelo from Nafrat in 1973 with Asha Bhosle and Kab Se Ye Dil Hai Pyaasa from Mera Muqaddar in 1988 He 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 In the late 80s he played second fiddle to Amrish Puri only in a few films such as Awaaz Shahenshah and Aaj Ka Arjun Amrish Puri had played Prem Chopra s henchman in Dostana Immaan Dharam and a minuscule role in Naseeb Otherwise in majority of the films from 1969 to 1991 Prem Chopra was the main villain In fact in Rajesh Khanna s films from 1969 to 1991 Prem Chopra was always the main villain and was never given a henchman s role except in Awaaz He was main villain in all films starring Manoj Kumar from 1966 to Santosh 1989 He was paired opposite actress Bindu regularly in films such as Lagan 1971 Kati Patang Do Raaste Daag Chhupa Rustam Phandebaaz Tyaag Nafrat Gehri Chaal and Daastan Unlike other villains Chopra s on screen evil didn t rely on gizmos his characters didn t rely on henchmen to do the dirty work and he never needed wicked names 15 Some of his famous dialogues from the 1990s include Sharafat aur imaandaari ka certificate ye duniya sirf unhe deti hai jinke paas daulat hoti hai from Aag Ka Gola 1990 Bhains poonch uthayegi to gaana to nahi gayegi gobar hi degi from Aaj Ka Arjun 1990 Tu Madhuri se thodi kum aur Mandakini se thodi zyada hai from Aaj Ka Goonda Raj 1992 Rajneeti ki bhains ke liye daulat ki lathi ki zaroorat hoti hai from Khiladi 1992 Kar bhala to ho bhala from Raja Babu 1994 and Nanga nahayega kya aur nichodega kya from Dulhe Raja 1998 Late career 1996 present Edit After 1996 he appeared as a villain in very few films He took up positive character roles from 1996 and started getting more positive roles from 2007 His screen space got reduced in the films after 2007 Prem Chopra considers that his best roles were in Shaheed 1965 Upkaar 1967 Purab Aur Pashchim Do Raaste 1969 Kati Patang 1970 Do Anjaane 1976 Jaadu Tona 1977 Kala Sona Dostana 1980 Kranti 1981 Jaanwar 1982 Oonche Log 1985 Indira 1989 Phool Bane Angaarey 1991 Bewaffa Se Waffa and the 19 films with Rajesh Khanna 14 16 17 18 He considers that his best performances in positive roles came in Sikander e Azam Kunwari Shaheed Jaadu Tona and Chori Chori Chupke Chupke 14 He disclosed in an interview that My films with Rajesh Khanna are very special to me Right from Doli then Do Raaste Kati Patang Daag Ajnabee Prem Nagar Maha Chor Mehbooba Tyaag Bebus Aanchal Jaanwar Souten Maqsad Awaaz Shatru Oonche Log Waapsi and Ghar Parivaar 15 of 17 released were hits Each of those films showed different shades of my personality in villainous role When asked how he could continue so long in a cinematic career he quoted Although I came to be a hero my films as a leading man flopped Which was good in a way because a whole new world opened in front of me There were so many more roles I could do When I established myself as a villain it could continue for years 14 Filmography Edit1960s Edit Dr Vidya 1962 Chaudhary Karnail Singh 1960 Punjabi movie Hum Hindustani 1960 Main Shadi Karne Chala 1962 Aeh Dharti Punjab Di 1963 Punjabi Movie SAPNI 1963 Punjabi movie Woh Kaun Thi 1964 Shaheed 1965 Sikandar E Azam 1965 Nishan 1965 Poonam Ki Raat 1965 Mera Saaya 1966 Kunwari 1966 Sagaai 1966 Teesri Manzil 1966 Latt Saheb 1967 Aamne Saamne 1967 Upkar 1967 Duniya 1968 Jhuk Gaya Aasman 1968 Haye Mera Dil 1968 Do Raaste 1969 Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati 1969 Pardesan as Raj Punjabi Movie Anjaana 1969 Waris 1969 Doli 1969 1970s Edit Prem Pujari 1970 Samaj Ko Badal Dalo 1970 Pagla Kahin Ka 1970 Purab Aur Paschim 1970 Himmat 1970 Jawab 1970 Yaadgaar 1970 Kati Patang 1970 Hare Raama Hare Krishna 1971 Pyar Ki Kahani 1971 Lagan 1971 Hulchul 1971 Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee 1971 Dastaan 1972 Raja Jani 1972 Gora Aur Kala 1972 Apradh 1972 Be Imaan 1972 Raaste Kaa Patthar 1972 Bobby 1973 Jugnu 1973 Jheel Ke Us Paar 1973 Gehri Chaal 1973 Chhupa Rustam 1973 Nafrat 1973 Keemat 1973 Daag A Poem of Love 1973 Benaam 1974 Ajanabee 1974 Jab Andhera Hota Hai 1974 Prem Nagar 1974 Vachan 1974 Pocket Maar 1974 Kala Sona 1975 Do Jhoot 1975 Do Jasoos 1975 Raaja 1975 Sanyasi 1975 Mehbooba 1976 Lagaaam 1976 Bairaag 1976 Barood 1976 Maha Chor 1976 Do Anjaane 1976 Tyaag 1977 Immaan Dharam 1977 Kasum Khoon Ki 1977 Jagriti 1977 Adha Din Adhi Raat 1977 Adha 1977 Darling Darling 1977 Thief of Baghdad 1977 Jadu Tona 1977 Dream Girl 1977 Dildaar 1977 Paapi 1977 Dil Aur Deewar 1978 Phandebaaz 1978 Des Pardes 1978 Azaad 1978 Do Musafir 1978 Trishul 1978 Kaala Patthar 1979 Jhoota Kahin Ka 1979 The Great Gambler 1979 Bebus 1979 1980s Edit Dostana 1980 Aanchal 1980 Alibaba Aur 40 Chor 1980 Lootmaar 1980 Saboot 1980 Dhan Daulat 1980 Nishana 1980 Ram Balram 1980 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah 1981 Shakka 1981 Naseeb 1981 Kranti 1981 Aas Paas 1981 Sansani The Sensation 1981 Sawaal 1982 Desh Premee 1982 Gopichand Jasoos 1982 Haathkadi 1982 Do Dishayen 1982 Khud Daar 1982 Raksha 1982 Farz aur Kanoon 1982 Mawaali 1983 Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka 1983 Betaab 1983 Souten 1983 Prem Tapasya 1983 Jaanwar 1983 Daulat Ke Dushman 1983 Pukar 1983 Andha Kanoon 1983 Awaaz 1984 Manzil Manzil 1984 Duniya 1984 Ram Tera Desh 1984 Maqsad 1984 Ghar Ek Mandir 1984 Teri Bahon Mein 1984 Bhavani Junction 1985 Oonche Log 1985 Mard 1985 Telephone 1985 Sitamgar 1985 Arjun 1985 Sarfarosh 1985 Ram Tere Kitne Nam 1985 Bond 303 1985 Kali Basti 1985 3D Saamri 1985 Haqeeqat 1985 Aaj Ka Daur 1985 Avinash 1986 Preeti 1986 film Ilzaam 1986 Swarag Se Sunder 1986 Waapsi 1986 Shatru 1986 Saveray Wali Gaadi 1986 Nagina 1986 Insaf Ki Pukar 1987 Hiraasat 1987 Hawalaat 1987 Majaal 1987 Kalyug Aur Ramayan 1987 Hukumat 1987 Mard Ki Zabaan 1987 Watan Ke Rakhwale 1987 Mahaveera 1988 Charnon Ki Saugandh 1988 Shukriyaa 1988 Shahenshah 1988 Mera Muqaddar 1988 Mera Shikar 1988 Gunahon Ka Faisla 1988 Sagar Sangam 1988 Sikka 1989 Daata 1989 Dana Paani 1989 Jung Baaz 1989 Abhimanyu 1989 Garibon Ka Daata 1989 Rakhwala 1989 Clerk 1989 Santosh 1989 Sachche Ka Bol Bala 1989 Joshilaay 1989 Indira 1989 Dav Pech 1989 Aakhri Badla 1989 Kanoon Ki Awaaz 1989 Kanoon Ka Harz 1989 Mitti Aur Sona 1989 Gharana 1989 Majboor 1989 1990s Edit Doodh Ka Karz Upkar Dudhache 1990 Paap Ki Kamaee 1990 Police Public 1990 Atishbaz 1990 Azaad Desh Ke Gulam 1990 Aag Ka Gola 1990 Kali Ganga 1990 Insaaf Ka Khoon 1991 Ghar Parivaar 1991 Princess from Kathmandu 1991 Phool Bane Angaarey 1991 Mast Kalandar 1991 Veerta 1991 Ghar Jamai 1992 Aaj Ka Goonda Raj 1992 Tahalka 1992 Khiladi 1992 Tyagi 1992 Bewaffa Se Waffa 1992 Virodhi 1992 Prem Deewane 1992 Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana 1992 Khel 1992 Santaan 1993 15th August 1993 film Home Minister Bhurelal Nagpal Aaja Meri Jaan 1993 Izzat Ki Roti 1993 Phool Aur Angaar 1993 Kshatriya 1993 Jaagruti 1993 Aasoo Bane Angaarey 1993 Aao Pyaar Karen 1994 Yaar Gaddar 1994 Brahma 1994 Prem Yog 1994 Betaaj Badshah 1994 The Law 1994 Laadla 1994 Insaniyat 1994 Raja Babu 1994 Gopalaa 1994 Cheetah 1994 Diya Aur Toofan 1995 Zamaana Deewana 1995 Saajan Ki Baahon Mein 1995 The Don 1995 God and Gun 1995 Aazmayish 1995 Jawab 1995 Andaz 1995 TV Series Aashique Mastane 1995 Raghuveer 1995 Jallaad 1995 Ahankaar 1995 Ab Insaf Hoga 1995 Sapoot 1996 Hum Hain Premi 1996 Daanveer 1996 Sikander 1996 Video Prem Granth 1996 Namak 1996 Return of Jewel Thief 1996 Mera Hindustan 1996 Udaan 1997 Jodidar 1997 Bhai Bhai 1997 Kaun Rokega Mujhe 1997 Gupt The Hidden Truth 1997 Zulm O Sitam 1998 Maharaja 1998 Iski Topi Uske Sarr 1998 Hatya Kaand 1998 Dulhe Raja 1998 Military Raaj 1998 Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge 1998 Baadshah 1999 Hindustan Ki Kasam 1999 Hote Hote Pyar Hogaya 1999 Jai Hind 1999 Anari No 1 1999 Lal Baadshah 1999 Lo Main Aa Gaya 1999 2000s Edit Beti No 1 2000 Agniputra 2000 Tera Mera Saath Rahen 2001 C I D 2001 TV Series Chori Chori Chupke Chupke 2001 Pyar Ki Dhun 2002 Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa 2003 Koi Mil Gaya 2003 Dhund The Fog 2003 Hum Kaun Hai 2004 Mysteries Shaque 2004 Shikaar 2004 Woh Tera Naam Tha 2004 Mr Prime Minister 2005 Vaah Life Ho Toh Aisi 2005 Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara 2005 Viruddh Family Comes First 2005 Ssukh 2005 Bunty Aur Babli 2005 Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen 2005 Saawan The Love Season 2006 Umar 2006 Bold 2006 Dhamaal 2007 Buddha Mar Gaya 2007 Undertrial 2007 Broken Thread 2007 Salaam e Ishq A Tribute to Love 2007 Money Hai Toh Honey Hai 2008 Khushboo 2008 Humsey Hai Jahaan 2008 World Cupp 2011 2009 Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year 2009 Daddy Cool 2009 Delhi 6 2009 2010s Edit Golmaal 3 2010 Mirch 2010 Loot 2011 Love U Mr Kalakaar 2011 Dharti Punjabi 2011 Patiala House 2011 Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron 2011 Heart Land Completed 2012 Power Cut Punjabi 2012 Challo Driver 2012 Delhi Safari Voice 2012 Agent Vinod 2012 18 11 A Code of Secrecy 2014 Disco Singh 2014 Honour Killing 2014 I Love NY 2015 Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi 2017 Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai 2017 Udanchhoo 2018 Rangeela Raja 2019 Line of Descent 2019 2020s Edit Bunty Aur Babli 2 2021 Awards Edit1971 Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Himmat 1976 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Do Anjaane 1976 Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Mehbooba 2004 Legend of Indian Cinema Award at Atlantic City 19 Among other awards won the Giants clarification needed honoured him with the Lifetime Achievement Award He has been honoured with a Lions Club Award Ashoka Award Ashirwad Award and the Punjabi Kala Sangam Award 20 Bibliography EditChopra Prem Nanda Rakita 2014 Prem Naam Hai Mera Prem Chopra Rupa Publications ISBN 9788129131188 References Edit Ravi Sharma 16 December 2017 Prem Chopra is an Exceptional Human Being Sharman Joshi Bollywood Helpline Archived from the original on 2 February 2019 Retrieved 16 December 2017 a b c 1 Archived 26 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine fridaymoviez com Retrieved 6 April 2014 a b c Prem Chopraa Official site Archived from the original on 24 January 2009 Retrieved 22 December 2008 आख र क य नम ह ई प र म च पड क आ ख Amar Ujala Archived from the original on 11 October 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2019 a b c d e f Official website of actor Prem Chopra Archived from the original on 25 July 2013 Retrieved 6 April 2014 a b admin 21 October 2012 Prem Chopra Memories Cineplot com Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 Retrieved 11 March 2014 Prem Chopra Actor Salary Family Education Hobbies amp Photos People Fresh Look Archived from the original on 13 November 2020 Retrieved 2 November 2020 Official Website of Panjab University ਪ ਜ ਬ ਯ ਨ ਵਰਸ ਟ प ज ब व श वव द य लय प ज ब य न वर स ट Chandigarh India a b c d e 2 Archived 6 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 April 2014 Uma Archived from the original on 11 January 2011 Retrieved 15 February 2011 Seeing Dad in negative roles affected us badly Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 Retrieved 11 March 2014 Book Review Prem Naam Hai Mera Prem Chopra news biharprabha com Indo Asian News Service Archived from the original on 10 August 2017 Retrieved 21 April 2014 a b c d 3 Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 April 2014 a b c d 4 Archived 5 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 April 2014 Once there was a Bollywood villain His name was Prem Chopra Archived from the original on 2 August 2017 Retrieved 7 November 2016 Official website of actor Prem Chopra Archived from the original on 18 October 2013 Retrieved 6 April 2014 Prem 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