Prem Nath

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Prem Nath Malhotra (21 November 1926 – 3 November 1992) was an Indian actor, producer, and director who worked predominantly in Hindi cinema. His first major role was in the Rajput drama Ajit (1948), which was one of the earliest colour films made in India. Nath gained wider recognition with the Raj Kapoor films Aag (1948) and Barsaat (1949) and subsequently headlined the adventure film Badal (1951), a commercial success. In 1952, he portrayed the antagonist Shamsher Singh in Mehboob Khan's swashbuckler Aan, a Technicolor production that was the highest-grossing Indian film at the time. Nath appeared in over 100 films during a career spanning four decades. In a 1952 profile, author Sushila Rani Patel attributed Nath's success partly to his "cavalier-like looks" and described him as particularly effective in virile, Robin Hood-type roles. Nath continued to play leading roles through the 1950s and early 1960s, including Sagai (1951), Saqi (1952), Aurat (1953), Jagir (1959), Pathan (1962)...

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