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Prem Chopra

プレム・チョープラー　/　ぷれむ・ちょーぷらー

Actor from Pakistan

September 23, 1935 (age 90)　・　Lahore, Lahore District, Pakistan

Lahore District
actor
film actor

My Take

Prem Chopra occupies a place in Hindi cinema I find genuinely fascinating: the villain audiences loved to hate for three straight decades. Over 380 films across more than sixty years is an absurd statistic, but the deeper achievement is tonal, making menace entertaining without tipping into camp, then aging gracefully into character roles. Born in Lahore in 1935 and educated at Punjab University, he chose screen wickedness as a craft and perfected it. Heroes date quickly; great villains become folklore, and Chopra's smirk is folklore. For me he proves that the actors who define an era are often the ones standing opposite the star.

Overview

Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is a Hindi film actor who has appeared in over 380 films in a career spanning more than six decades. He is best known for portraying villainous characters in Hindi cinema between the 1960s through the 1990s. Chopra has also played positive and character roles throughout his career.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Prem Chopra
Name (Japanese): プレム・チョープラー
Reading: ぷれむ・ちょーぷらー
Born: September 23, 1935 (age 90)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Boar
Origin: Lahore, Lahore District, Pakistan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of the Punjab

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.premchopra.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem%20Chopra

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