Omkar Nath Dhar (24 October 1915 – 10 June 1987), better known by his

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Early life

Jeevan was born into an aristocratic

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family. His grandfather, a nobleman, served as the Governor of the

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. His mother died during childbirth and he lost his father when he was just three years old.

Career

From an early age, Jeevan wanted to be an actor as films had always fascinated him. Since his grandfather was the Governor, their family was considered among the nobility. As a son of such a family, joining films would not have been accepted as films were considered taboo, so Jeevan ran away from home at the age of 18 and came to

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with only Rs. 26 in his pocket. After a brief period of struggle, he eventually landed himself a job in the studios of Mohan Sinha (

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's grandfather). His job was to stick silver paper on the reflectors. It was here while working as a reflector boy that he landed a lead role in the movie ''Fashionable India'', which was being made by Mohan Sinha. It is said that he has played Narad Muni in more than 60 films and theater shows of different languages. He became notable otherwise for his roles in ''Romantic India'' in 1935, ''Afasana'' in 1946 and ''Station Master'' in 1942. Jeevan appeared in several

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films from 1946 to 1978 and in

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movies such as ''

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'' and '' Dharam Veer'' as villains. He also starred in the Punjabi film ''Teri Meri Ek Jindri''. His last movie was ''Insaaf Ki Manzil'', released in 1986, produced by Ram Nandan Prasad and Directed by Braj Bhushan. He died on 10 June 1987 at the age of 71.

Selected filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeevan 1915 births 1987 deaths Indian Hindus Indian people of Kashmiri descent Kashmiri Hindus Kashmiri Pandits Kashmiri people Kashmiri Brahmins Male actors in Hindi cinema People from Srinagar 20th-century Indian male actors