Prem Chopra is renowned as an Indian actor in Hindi films who has been entertaining us for more than 60 long years. He acted in around 380 films and has played some major roles in around 19 films as an antagonist.
The grace and versatility depicted by Prem Chopra are unbeatable. Chopra has ruled the industry for a long time with his strong characters and precise enactment.
Here are some facts about Prem Chopra:
Prem Chopra Awards:
- He got the Filmfare award for best-supporting actor in 1976 for his film ‘Do Anjane’.
- In 2004, he was awarded the legend of Indian cinema award at Atlanta city. He got Lifetime Achievement award for his extreme contribution to the Indian cinema.
- He also bagged the prestigious Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini award in the year 1998.
- He also got many other awards like ‘Lions Club Award’, ‘Ashoka Award’, ‘Ashirwad Award’, and the ‘Punjabi Kala Sangam Award’.
Prem Chopra Marriage:
He was introduced to his wife Image by writer-director Lekh London. They got married in the year 1969. Uma Chopra is also the younger sister of siblings Krishna Kapoor, Prem Nath and Rajendranath.
Prem Chopra Controversies:
- He played various negative roles in a generation when people took the role on screen very seriously. People would hide their wives when they saw him coming. Not until did they have a conversation with him did they realize that he was actually a very nice person.
- When racist comments were made about Tannishtha Chatterjee on a comedy show, she wrote an open letter stating that it was unfair. Prem took a dig at her by saying that famous celebrities make fun of themselves so she got offended just to gain publicity.
- An FIR was filed against him for some kind of fraud.
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