Om Prakash Bakshi is one of the renowned actors in Bollywood of his time who became famous after playing the supporting role in the films. Over his career span he had worked in some of the best films of industry. Today is the death anniversary of the veteran actor. Have a look at his interesting journey.
Om Prakash bron on 19th December1919 in Lahore, Pakistan. His early education took place in Lahore he was very interested acting since his childhood. At the age of 12, he started taking classical music lessons.In 1937, Omprakash got a job in 'All India Radio Ceylon' for a salary of Rs.25. His 'Fatehdin' program was among the most liked shows of the Radio. He was working at a salary of twenty five rupees. Om Prakash was working as a permanent artist at the Lahore radio station.
The actor made his entry into the Hindi film with an interesting incident. He had gone to a friend's wedding where Dalsukh Pancholi saw him and was very impressed. Returning from there, he sent a telegram calling him to Lahore. Dalsukh Pancholi signed Om Prakash for the film 'Dasi' (1950) on a salary of eighty rupees. After this there was no looking back, in his career span of years he has shared the screen with big actors of Bollywood,. Omprakash had a good friendship with music composer C. Ramchandra. Together they gave many superhit films including 'Duniya Gol Hai', 'Jhankar', 'Lakere'.
Om Prakash Bakshi was also a good director. He set up his own film company and also directed many hit films. He produced many films under his company including Bhaiyaji, Gateway of India, Chacha Zindabad, Sanjog. He has worked in films like Padosan, Julie, Dus Lakh, Chupke Chupke, Bairag, Sharabi, Namak Halal, Pyaar Kiye Ja, Khandaan, Chowkidar, Lavaris, Aandhi, Loafer, Zanjeer. Actor Om Prakash Bakshi. On February 21, 1998, the evergreen actor Om Prakash Bakshi said goodbye to the world.
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