Om Prakash Entertained the audience for almost 30 years with his brilliant acting. The full name of the character artist Om Prakash, who gave his life in any film with his acting, was Om Prakash Chhibber. He was born on 19 December 1919 in Jammu. Very few people would know that the veteran actor who started his career in theater was also well versed in classical music. The famous Diwan of Jammu used to take part in the plays of the Mandir Natak Samaj. Om Prakash worked as a popular supporting actor of films from 1950 to 1980. Om Prakash, who worked in films like ‘Sharabi’, ‘Namak Halal’, ‘Chupke Chupke’, tells interesting tales of his love-marriage and getting the first film on his birth anniversary.
Om Prakash had a love affair with a Sikh girl
Om Prakash, who belonged to a noble family of Jammu, joined All India Radio because of his love for music. Om used to not only sing here but also acted. The salary was Rs 25 per month, which was considered a substantial amount in those days. There were many fans of Om’s program on the radio. During this time he fell in love with a Sikh girl. Om Prakash has told in his biography that every day he used to meet him after finishing his program and both used to go on walk. Om wanted to convert this love into marriage. Meanwhile, Om Prakash’s mother fell ill and she wanted to see her sons married, but Om’s elder brother refused to marry, so the mother said you get married. I did not have the courage that I could tell about my love in the house. The family members of that girl were against me because I was a Hindu.
Om Prakash’s marriage was no less than a film story
The story of Om Prakash’s marriage is no less filmy. According to Om Prakash, ‘It was a matter of one day that I was standing at the paan shop. A woman came to me and said she is a widow, she has 4 daughters. Wants to make me her son-in-law and I also talked to my mother about this. When he requested by spreading his lap in front of me, I became emotional and agreed to the marriage. The next day when I met my girlfriend and told her the whole story and said that this will be fine because your family does not like me in the same way. As soon as she heard this, holding her head, she sat there on the road, sat for some time and then went to her house. She also came to my wedding’.
Interesting anecdote of getting work in the film
The story of legend actor Om Prakash entering the film world in 1942 is no less interesting. Om Prakash’s expression and style of speaking used to separate him from others. It is said that Om Prakash had gone to a wedding party, during which time the eyes of film director Dalsukh Pancholi fell on Om. Pancholi asked him to come to his office and gave him a chance to work in the film ‘Dasi’. Om Prakash, a successful theater artist, showed his acting talent in his very first film. After this, he got a flurry of films. Om Prakash, who entertained the audience for a long time by working in more than 300 films in his film career, said goodbye to the world on 19 February 1998.
