Premnath Malhotra (21 November 1926 – 3 November 1992) was a Peshawari actor in Indian films.
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 Bombay where he was discovered as an actor in Bollywood.
He married the 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 and his brothers Rajendra Nath and Narendra Nath were also actors mostly in comic and supporting roles. He his another sister who was married to veteran Bollywood actor Prem Chopra. He was also a close friend of the actress Asha Parekh. He died of a heart attack in 1992 at the age of sixty five.
Career
Premnath made his film debut in Ajit (1948), opposite Monica Desai, and was one of the first colour films.[1] 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.[2]
He earned Filmfare nominations as Best Supporting Actor for: Shor (1972), Bobby (1973), Amir Garib (1974), and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974).[3]
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.[4] 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-six.
Selected Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Character / Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kishan Kanhaiya | Deulatram | |
| 1985 | Hum Dono | Lata's Father | |
| 1982 | Desh Premee | Puthu Anna | |
| 1981 | Krodhi | Jagira | |
| 1980 | Karz | Sir Judah | |
| 1980 | Guest House | Christopher | |
| 1980 | Dhan Daulat | Mangat | |
| 1979 | Muqabla | Police Inspector | |
| 1979 | Jaani Dushman | Pujari | |
| 1979 | Gautam Govinda | Dharamdutt | |
| 1979 | Dhongee | Mr. John Lord / Gurkha Bahadur | |
| 1978 | Vishwanath | GNK | |
| 1978 | Shalimar | Raja Bahadur Singh | |
| 1978 | Heeralal Pannalal | Inspector Premlal | |
| 1977 | Sat Sri Akal | Punjabi Film | |
| 1977 | Shirdi Ke Sai Baba | Som Dev | |
| 1977 | Jadu Tona | ||
| 1977 | Farishta Ya Qatil | ||
| 1977 | Darinda | ||
| 1977 | Chandi Sona | Lord Mayor Jojo | |
| 1977 | Chala Murari Hero Banne | ||
| 1976 | Nagin | Sapera | |
| 1976 | Kalicharan | IG P.N. Khanna | |
| 1976 | Kabeela | Sardar Babbar | |
| 1976 | Janeman | Ram Bharose | |
| 1976 | Jai Bajrang Bali | Lankeshwar Shri Ravan | |
| 1976 | Dus Numbri | Inspector Jaichan | |
| 1976 | Aap Beati | Bajrang Bahadur | |
| 1975 | Sanyasi | Mangal Singh | |
| 1975 | Rani Aur Lalpari | Yamraj | |
| 1975 | Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty | Imandar Pauwala | |
| 1975 | Dharmatma | Dharamdas 'Dharmatma' | |
| 1975 | Dharam Karam | Shankar Dada | |
| 1975 | Dafaa 302 | ||
| 1974 | Roti Kapda Aur Makaan | Harnam Singh | Nominated for 1974 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor[3] |
| 1974 | Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye | Mangal Singh | |
| 1974 | Ishq Ishq Ishq | Pahar | |
| 1974 | Amir Garib | Daulatram | Nominated for 1974 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor[3] |
| 1973 | Nafrat | CBI Inspector Kumar | |
| 1973 | Chhupa Rustam | Williams | |
| 1973 | Bobby | Jack Braganza | Nominated for 1973 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor[3] |
| 1972 | Wafaa | Barrister | |
| 1972 | Shor | Khan Badshah | Nominated for 1972 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor[3] |
| 1972 | Rani Mera Naam | ||
| 1972 | Raja Jani | Diwan Gajendra Singh | |
| 1972 | Mom Ki Gudiya | Vakil Uncle | |
| 1972 | Be-Imaan | DIG Gopal Das | |
| 1971 | Tere Mere Sapne | Seth Madhochand | |
| 1970 | Pushpanjali | Peter D'Costa | |
| 1970 | Johny Mera Naam | Ranjit/Rai Saab Bhupendra Singh | |
| 1971 | Gora Aur Kala | Prithvi Singh | |
| 1969 | Kenner | American film[4] | |
| 1967 | Baharon Ke Sapne | Mr. Kapoor | |
| 1966 | Teesri Manzil | Kunwer | |
| 1966 | Pyar Mohabbat | Senapati Uday Kumar Singh | |
| 1966 | Amrapali | Magadh Senpati Veer | |
| 1965 | Sikandar-e-Azam | Chirag | |
| 1963 | Rustam Sohrab | Rustam Sohrab | |
| 1960 | Apna Ghar | ||
| 1957 | Samundar | ||
| 1953 | Aurat | Adil | |
| 1952 | Saaki | ||
| 1952 | Aan | Shamsher Singh | |
| 1951 | Badal | Badal | |
| 1951 | Naujawan | Raju | |
| 1951 | Awaara | Cameo Appearance | |
| 1951 | Sagai | Prem | |
| 1950 | Hindustan Hamara | ||
| 1949 | Barsaat | Gopal | |
| 1948 | Ajit | ||
| 1948 | Aag | Rajan | |
| 1947 | Daulat Ke Liye |
- Directed Films
- Samundar (1957), only film for P. N. Films, home production.
TV series
- Maya TV series (1 episode, 1967)
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