In the world of movies, there’s an actor who won the hearts of cinema-lovers for his villain roles. This actor starred in over 200 films during his career, which spanned more than 40 years.
The actor, born into a wealthy Kashmiri family, had played a specific character not twice or thrice, but a total of 61 times.
If you’re wondering why we are bringing details about this actor today, it’s because he had his birth anniversary recently. Even after coming from a wealthy family, he chose to take on the struggles of being an actor and came to Mumbai in 1930.
Starting off the Career
We’re talking about Jeevan, who impressed everyone with his villain role in movies like ‘Ghar Ki Izzat’, ‘Mela’, ‘Dharmveer’, and ‘Afsana’.
Jeevan’s grandfather didn’t approve of his film career, and he experienced great struggles when he came to Mumbai at the age of eighteen with only twenty-six rupees. He began acting in small-level roles, and his first movie, ‘Romantic India’, was released in 1935, almost five years after leaving his house.
World Record for a Role
Due to the actor’s passion for acting, he soon impressed the audience. However, one of his roles received special appreciation. It was ‘Narad Muni’, which he played a total of 61 times over his career of 40 years. He set a world record with this role in the Limca Book of World Records.
Time when people hit him for being a Villain
There’s an extraordinary event that happened with Jeevan. He went outside Mumbai for an event, and just when he stepped out of the train, a woman threw her slipper on the actor’s face, with another lady holding one in her hand. The police had to control the situation, but this incident explains the seriousness and impact of the villain characters played by Jeevan in his career. Some of his blockbusters include Suraksha, Laawaris, Amar Akbar Anthony, Station Master, and Nagin.