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Om Prakash

Om Prakash Chibber (19 December 1919 – 21 February 1998) was an Indian film actor. He was born in Jammu and was a well known character actor of Hindi Cinema. His most well-known movies are ''Mere Hamdam Mere Dost'' (1968), ''Gopi'' (1970), ''Hulchul'' (1971), ''Chupke Chupke'' (1975),''Namak Halaal'' (1982), and ''Sharaabi'' (1984).

He also produced ''Jahanaara'', starring Bharat Bhushan, Shashikala, Prithviraj Kapoor, and Mala Sinha.

Prakash played major characters in films including ''Dus Lakh'', ''Annadata'', ''Charandas'', and ''Sadhu aur Shaitan''. His pivotal roles in the films ''Dil Daulat Duniya'', ''Gopi'', ''Apna Desh'', ''Chupke Chupke'', ''Julie'', ''Joroo Ka Ghulam'', ''Aa Gale Lag Jaa'', ''Pyar Kiye Jaa'', ''Padosan'', and ''Buddha Mil Gaya'' are considered to be among his best, along with Daddu in ''Namak Halaal'' and De Silva in ''Zanjeer''. His roles in ''Sharaabi'', ''Bharosa'', ''Tere Ghar Ke Samne'', ''Mere Hamdam Mere Dost'', ''Loafer'' and ''Dil Tera Diwana'' were also appreciated.

Prakash has played in many comedy films. One of his best performances were in ''Naukar Biwi Ka'' (1983), ''Sharaabi'' (1984) and ''Chameli Ki Shaadi'', where he played a pivotal role. His role in Gopi with Dilip Kumar is considered best in terms of acting. Critics still think he gave better performance in tragic scenes in front of Dilip Kumar. Once Kumar revealed, "I was only afraid once in my acting career and it was during Gopi when Om Prakashji's performance overshadowed mine". Provided by Wikipedia