New Delhi. Veteran Bollywood actor Prem Chopra is celebrating his birthday today. The actor was born on 23 September 1935 in Lahore. Prem Chopra’s name is taken among those actors who have given a different identity to Bollywood by playing the role of villain. The actor is celebrating his 87th birthday today. Prem has won the hearts of people many times with his villainous role. Prem Chopra also has a special anecdote behind becoming a villain in these films. Prem Chopra is counted among those dreaded villains of Bollywood, whom the audience started considering as the real villain. Prem Chopra’s family was shifted to Shimla, Himachal after the partition. Let us know some interesting things related to the actor on the occasion of his birthday-
was interested in acting
Famous actor Prem Chopra had 6 siblings in which Prem Chopra came at number three. Actor’s father wanted to make Prem a doctor but Prem was interested in acting so he came to Mumbai and started acting here. Prem played the character of villain in Bollywood so well that even in real life, seeing Prem, people hide their wife from him after seeing him. Prem completed his studies from Shimla itself and graduated from Panjab University.
Prem’s debut in films
Prem Chopra continued to work with The Times of India despite working in films. In the early 1960s, he used to think that acting in films was not a full time job. Due to his passion for acting, he used to work in films. Prem made his debut with the film Shaheed. Prem Chopra did a total of 360 films in his acting career spanning 60 years. These include both Hindi and Punjabi films.