
New Delhi:
Every actor in the Bollywood industry has definitely had some mentor or the other, after learning from whom or seeing whose work he turns to the film industry and tries his luck here. Similarly, Dilip Kumar, who was the mentor of many actor-actresses, was his admirer. Today we will tell you the story of this actor, who did 310 films in 52 years and even Dilip Kumar used to get nervous in front of him. Apart from being an actor on the big screen, he also played the role of father to actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Jitendra.
Dilip Kumar became nervous in front of this actor
The name of the actor we are talking about today is Om Prakash, who has done almost every type of role in the film industry and created his own identity in the industry. There was a time when Om Prakash was a part of almost every other film and he has been seen in roles ranging from villain to comedian, father and side actor. Once Dilip Kumar had said in honor of Omprakash that although I did not feel uncomfortable working in front of any actor, but when he went to work in front of Omprakash, he felt very nervous, because he was a very big and capable actor. Were.
Worked in 310 films not 100-200
Om Prakash was one of the most successful actors of the Bollywood industry, who worked in about 310 films in a film career spanning 52 years. Born on 19 December 1919 in Jammu, Omprakash started learning classical music at the age of 12, apart from this he was also interested in theater and films. He started his acting career through the film Daasi, after which he did great films like Azad, Miss Mary, Howrah Bridge, 10 Lakh, Pyar Kiye Jaa, Khandaan. Not only this, Omprakash was also an excellent director, in the 1960s he directed many films like Sanjog, Gateway of India. However, he died of a heart attack on 21 February 1998 at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.