Monday, 29 December 2014

JEEVAN





JEEVAN – Film Actor

Jeevan, born as Omkar Nath Dhar (October 24, 1915 in Srinagar - June 10, 1987) into large family, he had 24 siblings. His father was the Governor of Gilgit in Pakistan. He lost his father when he was 3 years old and his mother died at childbirth.

From an early age, Jeevan wanted to be an actor as films had always fascin­ated him. Since his grandfather was the Governor, their family was considered royalty. Due to the fact that a son of such a family joining films would not have been accepted as films were considered taboo, Jeevan ran away from home at the age of 18 and came to Bombay with only Rs. 26 in his pocket.

After a brief period of struggle, he eventually landed himself a job in the studios of Mohan Sinha (Vidya Sinha’s grandfather). His job was to stick silver paper on the reflec­tors. It was here while working as a reflector boy that he landed a lead role in the movie Fashionable India which was being made by Mohan Sinha.

It is said that he has played the role Narad Muni in more than 60 films and theater shows of different languages. He became notable though for his roles in Romantic India in 1935, Afasana in 1946 and Station Master in 1942. Jeevan appeared in several Dev Anand films from 1946–1978 and in Manmohan Desai movies like Amar Akbar Anthony and Dharam Veer as villain. He also starred in the Punjabi film Teri Meri Ek Jindri. 

He died on June 10, 1987 at the age of 71. His son Kiran Kumar is also an actor.

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