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{{Infobox person
| name = Jeevan
| image = Actor Jeevan.jpg
| caption = Jeevan in the film ''Aakhri Dao''
| imagesize =
| birthname = Omkar Nath Dhar
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1915|10|24}}
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1987|6|10|1915|10|24}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Film actor]]
| children = [[Kiran Kumar]], [[Bhushan Jeevan]]
| website =
| yearsactive = 1935 – 1986
}}

'''Omkar Nath Dhar''' (24 October 1915 – 10 June 1987), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Jeevan''', was an Indian actor. He played [[Narada|Narad Muni]] in mythological films of the 1950s a total of 49 times.<ref name="cineplot.com">http://cineplot.com/jeevan-memories Memories of Jeevan</ref><ref name="Agnihotri1992">{{cite book|last=Agnihotri|first=Ram Awatar|title=Artistes and their films of modern Hindi cinema: cultural and sociopolitical impact on society, 1931-1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lUsbAQAAIAAJ|access-date=10 July 2011|year=1992|publisher=Commonwealth Publishers|isbn=978-81-7169-180-7}}</ref> Later, he played the villain in popular Bollywood films of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. His son [[Kiran Kumar]] (born Deepak Dhar) is also a film and television actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=In the limelight: Seasoned actor Kiran Kumar talks of the many shades of his career|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/11/13/stories/2008111350900400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309021747/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/11/13/stories/2008111350900400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 March 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 Nov 2008 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Jeevan was born into an aristocratic [[Kashmiri Pandit]] family. His grandfather, a nobleman, served as the Governor of the [[Gilgit Agency]]. His mother died during childbirth and he lost his father when he was just three years old.<ref name="cineplot.com"/>

==Career==
From an early age, Jeevan wanted to be an actor as films had always fascinated him. Since his grandfather was the Governor, their family was considered among the nobility. As a son of such a family, joining films would not have been accepted as films were considered taboo, so Jeevan ran away from home at the age of 18 and came to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] with only Rs. 26 in his pocket.

After a brief period of struggle, he eventually landed himself a job in the studios of Mohan Sinha ([[Vidya Sinha]]'s grandfather). His job was to stick silver paper on the reflectors. It was here while working as a reflector boy that he landed a lead role in the movie ''Fashionable India'', which was being made by Mohan Sinha.<ref name="cineplot.com"/>

It is said that he has played [[Narada|Narad Muni]] in more than 60 films and theater shows of different languages. He became notable otherwise for his roles in ''Romantic India'' in 1935, ''Afasana'' in 1946 and ''Station Master'' in 1942. Jeevan appeared in several [[Dev Anand]] films from 1946 to 1978 and in [[Manmohan Desai]] movies such as ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' and ''[[Dharam Veer (1977 film)|Dharam Veer]]'' as villains. He also starred in the [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] film ''Teri Meri Ek Jindri''. His last movie was ''Insaaf Ki Manzil'', released in 1986, produced by Ram Nandan Prasad and Directed by Braj Bhushan. He died on 10 June 1987 at the age of 71.<ref name="cineplot.com"/>

==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !!Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1935|| ''Romantic India'' || ||
|-
| 1940|| ''[[Anuradha (1940 film)|Anuradha]]'' || ||
|-
| 1942|| ''Station Master'' || ||
|-
| 1946|| ''Afasana'' || ||
|-
| 1948|| ''[[Mela (1948 film)|Mela]]'' ||Mehku ||
|-
| 1948|| ''[[Ghar Ki Izzat (1948 film)|Ghar Ki Izzat]]'' || Moti ||
|-
| 1951|| ''[[Afsana (film)|Afsana]]'' || Chatpat ||
|-
|1951
|[[Tarana (1951 film)|Tarana]]
|Diwansaheb
|
|-
| 1954|| ''[[Chandni Chowk (film)|Chandni Chowk]]'' || Ibrahim Baig ||
|-
| 1954|| ''[[Nagin (1954 film)|Nagin]]'' || Pravir ||
|-
| 1956|| ''Taj'' || Trishanku Singh ||
|-
| 1957|| ''[[Nau Do Gyarah]]'' || Surjeet ||
|-
| 1957|| ''[[Naya Daur (1957 film)|Naya Daur]]'' || Kundan ||
|-
| 1958|| ''[[Phagun]]'' || Madhal ||
|-
| 1958|| ''[[Do Phool]]'' || Masterji ||
|-
| 1960|| ''[[Kanoon]]'' || Kalidas ||
|-
|1960
|[[Kohinoor (1960 film)|Kohinoor]]
|
|
|-
| 1962|| ''[[Rungoli]]'' || Sadhuram ||
|-
| 1964|| ''[[Zindagi (1964 film)|Zindagi]]'' || Banke ||
|-
| 1965|| ''[[Mahabharat (1965 film)|Mahabharat]]'' || Shakuni ||
|
|-
| 1965|| ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' || Orphanage Warden ||
|-
| 1966|| ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]'' || Jeevanram ||
|-
| 1966|| ''[[Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya]]'' || Bhagat ||
|-
| 1967|| ''[[Hamraaz]]'' || Thakur ||
|-
| 1967|| ''Badrinath Yatra'' ||Shivanand ||
|
|-
| 1967|| ''[[Aag (1967 film)|Aag]]'' || ||
|-
| 1968|| ''[[Aabroo (1968 film)|Aabroo]]'' || Darwajalal ||
|-
| 1968|| ''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]'' || ||
|-
| 1968|| ''[[Aulad (1968 film)|Aulad]]'' || Munim Ramlal ||
|-
| 1969|| ''[[Bandhan (1969 film)|Bandhan]]'' || Jeevanlal ||
|-
| 1969|| ''[[Talash (1969 film)|Talash]]'' || John ||
|-
| 1969|| ''[[Intaquam]]'' || Bankelal ||
|-
| 1969|| ''[[Badi Didi]]'' || Lala ||
|-
| 1970|| ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'' || Heera ||
|-
| 1970|| ''[[Heer Ranjha]]'' || Kaazi ||
|-
| 1970|| ''[[Mere Humsafar]]'' || Mittal ||
|-
| 1972|| ''[[Garam Masala (1972 film)|Garam Masala]]'' || Captain Kishore Chandra ||
|-
| 1972|| ''[[Bhai Ho To Aisa]]'' || Ram & Bharat's Mamaji ||
|-
| 1972|| ''Narad Leela'' || Narad ||
|-
| 1973|| ''[[Shareef Budmaash]]'' || Diwan Saheb ||
|-
| 1973|| ''[[Anokhi Ada]]'' || Khishiram ||
|-
| 1973|| ''[[Banarasi Babu (1973 film)|Banarasi Babu]]'' || V. K. Saxena ||
|-
| 1973|| ''[[Do Phool]]'' || Advocate Vardhraj ||
|-
| 1974|| ''[[Roti (1974 film)|Roti]]'' || Lala ||
|-
| 1975|| ''Ek Gaon ki Kahani''|| Lala Dindayal ||
|-
| 1975|| ''[[Anokha]]'' || Manchanda ||
|-
| 1975||''[[Dharmatma]]''|| Anokhelal ||
|-
| 1976|| ''[[Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976 film)|Sabse Bada Rupaiyaa]]'' || Dhanraj ||
|-
| 1976|| ''[[Aaj Ka Mahaatma]]'' || Head Clerk ||
|-
| 1977|| ''[[Darling Darling (1977 film)|Darling Darling]]'' || ||
|-
| 1977|| ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' || Robert / Albert ||
|-
| 1977|| ''[[Dharam Veer (1977 film)|Dharam Veer]]'' || Satpal Singh ||
|-
| 1977|| ''[[Dildaar]]'' || Sarpanch Charandas 'Mukhiya' ||
|-
| 1977|| ''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'' || Laxmidas ||
|-
| 1979|| ''[[Dada]]'' || Bihari ||
|-
| 1979|| ''[[Surakshaa]]'' || Hiralal ||
|-
| 1979|| ''[[Gopal Krishna (1979 film)|Gopal Krishna]]'' || Narad Muni ||
|-
| 1979|| ''[[Suhaag (1979 film)|Suhaag]]'' || Pascal ||
|-
| 1980|| ''[[Takkar (1980 film)|Takkar]]'' || Kishan, Vijay & Meena's Mamaji ||
|-
| 1980|| ''[[Khanjar]]'' || ||
|-
| 1981|| ''[[Naseeb (1981 film)|Naseeb]]'' || Professor Prem ||
|-
| 1981|| ''[[Lawaaris (1981 film)|Lawaaris]]'' || Lala ||
|-
| 1981|| ''[[Professor Pyarelal]]'' || Shyamlal / Sammy ||
|-
| 1981|| ''[[Yaarana (1981 film)|Yaarana]]'' || Kishan & Bishan's Mamaji ||
|-
| 1981|| ''[[Bulundi]]'' || Babulal Bhakhri ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Commander (1981 film)|Commander]]'' || ||
|-
| 1981|| ''[[Poonam (film)|Poonam]]'' || Sinha ||
|-
| 1982|| ''[[Teesri Aankh (1982 film)|Teesri Aankh]]'' || Paul ||
|-
| 1982|| ''[[Ashanti (1982 film)|Ashanti]]'' || Malik ||
|-
| 1982|| ''[[Sanam Teri Kasam (1982 film)|Sanam Teri Kasam]]'' || Wilson ||
|-
| 1982|| ''[[Desh Premee]]'' || Munim ||
|-
| 1982|| ''[[Haathkadi (1982 film)|Haathkadi]]'' || Suraj ||
|-
| 1983|| ''[[Nishaan (1983 film)|Nishan]]'' ||Diwanji ||
|-
| 1984|| ''[[Zakhmi Sher]]'' ||Lawyer ||
|-
| 1985|| ''[[Geraftaar]]'' ||Lucy's Father ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' || Kidnapper ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Aakhri Sanghursh]]'' || ||This film was supposed to be released in 1986 but was released in 1997
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Insaaf Ki Manzil]]'' || ||Last film
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0420092|Jeevan}}

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[[Category:1915 births]]
[[Category:1987 deaths]]
[[Category:Kashmiri people]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:People from Srinagar]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]

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