Who inspired Prem Chopra to become an actor?

Nobody could do better with his cult Bollywood dialogue ‘Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra’ than him. Other than his many impactful roles, Chopra delivered this dialogue with his unique style and made it famous. But who was the person behind Prem Chopra’s Bollywood journey? Read on to know more…

Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra

Once an actor, always an actor, they say. Even at the age of 80, veteran Bollywood actor Prem Chopra cannot leave his starry dreams behind. The actor will be seen playing an important character in ‘Udanchhoo’.

Reminiscing how he became a part of the Bollywood industry, Prem Chopra says, “There has only been one person who has inspired me, and that is Dilip Kumar Saab. I had a wish to become like Dilip Kumar after watching him. When I came to Mumbai, I had to go through a lot of difficulties and struggles. Finally I felt that becoming Dilip Kumar is difficult, so I became Prem Chopra,” a bit jokingly. Prem Chopra remains to be one of the most intimidating villains of Bollywood.

While he has been doing fewer films, Prem Chopra was last seen in movies like ‘Patiala House’ and ‘Agent Vinod’. Prem Chopra accompanies Rajniesh Duggal, Saisha Sehgal, Ashutosh Rana and Brazilian model Bruna Abdullah in Bollywood film ‘Udanchhoo’, slated to release soon.