Jeevan Omkar Nath Dhar

Jeevan Omkar Nath Dhar was a Hindi movie actor who was born on the 24th of October 1915 at Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. He had twenty-four siblings and has two kids named Bhushan Jeevan and Kiran Kumar Kiran Kumar is an Indian Bollywood actor who has w >> Read More... , who is also an actor. Jeevan is well known for portraying the role of Narad Muni (who is a devotee of Lord Vishnu) in several movies across the Bollywood industry.

He also essayed the role of an antagonist in some of his movies. He made his Bollywood debut in the year 1940 with the film named Anuradha directed by Mohan Sinha. Few of his other movies include Ghar Ki Izzat directed by Ram Daryani Ram Daryani, was a well-known filmmaker from the 1 >> Read More... , Naya Daur Naya Daur is a television show that aired on Zee T >> Read More... by B R Chopra, Dildaar by K Bapaiah, Naseeb and Amar Akbar Anthony by Manmohan Desai Manmohan Desai is an Indian film producer and dire >> Read More... , Nishaan by Surendra Mohan, Bulundi, Yaarana, Roti, Do Phool, etc. Unfortunately, he died on the 10th of June 1987 at Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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Jeevan was an Indian actor predominant in Bollywood. His actual name was Omkar Nath Dhar. Jeevan was born to an influential family. He belonged to a large family and had many siblings. Jeevan’s grandfather was the Governor of Gilgit. Kiran Kumar is his son. Being fascinated by films, Jeevan always wanted to become an actor. He ran away from his residence to pursue his dream and came to Bombay. Initially, he fetched himself a job (as a reflector boy) in the studios of Mohan Sinha. But his strong fortune led him to become the lead actor in the flick “Fashionable India”. His vivid depiction of the characters in the films “Afasana” (1946) and “Station Master” (1942) earned him many acclamations. He had played many negative roles in films like “Amar Akbar Anthony”, “ Dharam Veer”, etc.

Some of his other movies include “Johny Mera Naam” (1970), “ Heer Ranjha Heer Ranjha is a Punjabi language serial on Zee Pu >> Read More... ” (1970), “Shareef Budmaash” (where he played Diwn Saheb), “Sabse Bada Rupaiyaa” (as Dhanraj), “Naseeb” (1981), “ Hathkadi Hathakadi is a crime-based series that aired on Hu >> Read More... ” (1982) and some more. “Teri Meri Ek Jindri” was his Punjabi film. The last film in which he starred was “Insaaf Ki Manzil”. In the 1950s, he enacted the role of Narad Muni in over sixty films of the mythological genre.

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Omkar Nath Dhar, popular as Jeevan, was a stalwart of the Indian film industry. He is fondly remembered for his contribution to Indian cinema. He was born on 24th October 1915 in Srinagar into a large family. He had 23 siblings and was the youngest of them all. Jeevan’s father was the Governor of Gilgit, and his mother was a home maker.  He too was blessed with two sons – Kiran Kumar, an actor himself, and Bhushan  Jeevan. Jeevan’s father passed away when he was just three, and his mother soon died in childbirth. He was studying BA in Kashmir and had plans of opening a photo studio later after completing his education, but his life was to change forever when he came to Bombay.

He had always been fascinated by the world of films. At the age of 16, with just Rs 26 in his pocket, he reached Bombay to work as a reflector boy in one of the studios. In a radio channel interview, Vividh Bharati, he remembers that he had come to Bombay to work behind the camera, but fate had other plans.  He chanced upon an audition for a movie to be directed by Mohan Sinha, where he recited a monologue from the Mahabharat and a couplet from the movie Heer Ranjha. The act ended in applause, and he landed his first film – Fashionable India (1936).
He is famous for the negative roles he played in a lot of films and for having portrayed the role of Narad Muni in about 60 films, which is more than any actor who has played the same role repeatedly. The audience would always await his arrival on screen as it promised ultimate drama.
Of the many movies he has done, the most memorable are Kanoon(1960), Tarana, Ghar Ki Izzat, Mela(1948), Anuradha(1940), Nagin, Taj, Nau Do Gyarah(1957); the list is endless. He had also worked in numerous Punjabi, Bhojpuri, and Gujarati films.

He took his profession very seriously and dedicated his whole life to it. According to his son, Kiran Kumar, Jeevan had two principles when it came to movies – first, always offer your seat first to the director and then the cameraman; and second, no matter what, the villain always has to make the hero look like Superman.
Jeevan was a man who lived life to the fullest and had many hobbies. He loved to go hunting and would take his sons along as well. He often travelled, one of his favourite destinations being London. He was a passionate drinker and also liked to gamble. Despite such lavish interests, he was a homely guy for whom family and work were everything.

 He was a brilliant actor on-screen and lived like one off-screen as well. He spoke fondly of all his co-stars and said that they were all like one big family. He had worked with all the historical names of the film industry and left a legacy for future great villains of Bollywood such as Prem Chopra Prem Chopra is a legend of Hindi cinema and he has >> Read More... , Amjad Khan Amjad Zakaria Khan was born on 12th November, 1940 >> Read More... , Gulshan Grover Gulshan Kumar is Bollywood’s most sought-after vil >> Read More... , etc. He died a contented man on 10th June 1987 at the age of 71.