On the death anniversary of veteran actor Omkar Nath Dhar aka Jeevan, his film journey is being remembered. He played many memorable characters in his career, but the role of a villain gave him a different identity. Jeevan, who reached Mumbai with just 26 rupees, traveled from struggle to success and made a special place in the hearts of the audience. Let us know some interesting stories related to his life and how one character changed his entire life.
How did playing a villain change Omkar Nath Dhar’s life?
In any film, the villain plays an equally important role as the hero or heroine. The role of a villain adds life to any film. One such villain ran away from home and reached Mumbai and ruled the hearts of the fans. We are talking about Omkar Nath Dhar (life), ‘Narad Muni’ of Hindi film industry. Jeevan died on 10 June 1987.
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Left home and reached Mumbai at the age of 18
Jeevan was born in Kashmir in the year 1915. He had dreams of becoming an actor since childhood. But nature had something else in mind. His mother passed away as soon as Jeevan was born. His father left him when he was 3 years old. He was born in a family where he was not allowed to act. Therefore, at the age of 18, he ran away from home and came to Mumbai. He reached Mumbai with only 26 rupees. The initial phase of his career was quite a struggle.
Film journey started from job in studio
Jeevan, who was going through a lot of struggle, wanted to do a job, he got a job in a studio. This studio belonged to Mohan Lal Sinha. At that time Mohan Lal was a very well-known director. When he came to know that Jeevan wanted to do acting, he worked in his film ‘Fashionable India’. After this he got work in many films one after the other. He played the role of ‘Narad Muni’ in almost 60 films of different languages.
Got recognition from ‘Romantic India’
Jeevan played the role of ‘Narada’ in almost every film made in the 50s. He got recognition from the film ‘Romantic India’ made in the year 1935. After this he never looked back. His ‘Afsana’, ‘Station Master’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ and ‘Dharam-Veer’ are very memorable films. He played excellent roles in films like Naagin, Shabnam, Heer-Ranjha, Johnny Mera Naam, Kanoon, Suraksha, Laawaris.
Let us tell you that Jeevan had understood in the early stages that his face was not suitable for a hero, so he tried his hand in the role of a villain and was successful.
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Worked in many fields, but got maximum success in acting
Omkar Nath Dhar was named ‘Jeevan’ by Vijay Bhatt. He also worked in Punjabi films. Jeevan also tried his hand in fields like photography, dance, action, music, but he did not get success. He died on 10 June 1987 at the age of 71.