Jeevan (actor)

Jeevan, born as Omkar Nath Dhar (Kashmiri: ओमकार नाथ धर (Devanagari), اومکار ناتھ دھر (Nastaleeq)), is a Kashmiri Indian Hindi film actor who acted as Narad Muni in mythological films of the 1950s.[1] Later he played as a villain in many films of the 60s, 70s and 80s. He is a Kashmiri Pandit from Srinagar. His son Kiran Kumar is also an actor.

Career

His debut was in a big budget film called Fashionable India. 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 film from 1946–1978 and in Manmohan Desai movies. He also starred in the Punjabi film Teri meri ek jindri.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Agnihotri, Ram Awatar (1992). Artistes and their films of modern Hindi cinema: cultural and sociopolitical impact on society, 1931-1991. Commonwealth Publishers. ISBN 9788171691807. http://books.google.com/books?id=lUsbAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 10 July 2011.