Prem Chopra talks about why he decided not to do English films | Bollywood

Prem Chopra, a film legend, rose to fame in Indian cinema by playing negative roles with panache in cult classics like Do Raaste, Prem Nagar, Upkar and Bobby. He has established himself as the undisputed champion. He not only established himself in the Indian film industry but also gained fame abroad with his iconic negative roles. (Related article: Prem Chopra reacts to death rumors, says, “Rakesh Roshan called me and asked if he was alive.”)

Following in the footsteps of actors and industry juniors Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher and Anil Kapoor, Prem Chopra made his Hollywood debut in 2012 with the film Heartland. However, in an exclusive interview with ANI, director Chopra revealed that he had decided never to do a film in English.

Despite refusing to utter any lines in English, Chopra opens her Hollywood debut, Heartland, with these words: “I got an offer. Someone came to me and said he was going to make an English movie, and he said it was a Hollywood movie with American actors. He said to me, ‘It’s The Godfather. (The cult crime trilogy directed by America’s leading author Francis Ford Coppola).I jumped at the chance thinking I was playing the Godfather.But when I arrived on set, it was… I was told that he wasn’t the Godfather.”

Director Chopra shared the story of how he refused to act in the film and where he had to say the lines in English, saying, “The film was in Punjabi English. Most of it was in English. But I didn’t have to give the lines in English. I refused to say. Good story about it. My son-in-law is in America. He sent me a British girl to ask for approval for the marriage on his behalf. I I kept staring at that girl and thinking, is that really the case, is it possible for my son to marry someone who represents a different community of people than some of my best friends? We all used to be in the military I said (he could never let his son marry into a community of people), “You treated Indians like animals and caused the death of one of my best friends, and yet you have no sane person.” They didn’t even give me a funeral.I told the girl that I had decided not to speak the language at all, but I said to the girl, “Considering the environment in which you grew up, you are very He is a simple person and I think he is suitable for marriage.” This is the inside story. ”

In addition to Prem Chopra, Heartland, directed by Fred Holmes, also starred Stephen M. Singh, Amelia Jackson-Gray, and Divya Dutta.

Chopra appeared in over 400 films during her career and is fondly remembered for some iconic negative roles. The unforgettable one-liner “Prem naam hai mera…Prem Chopra” (Prem is my name…Prem Chopra) from the Rishi Kapoor-starrer Bobby shot him to overnight stardom as a villain. I made it to the top.

In a career spanning six decades in the industry, Prem Chopra acted in several films such as Upkaal, Prabhu Aur Pashchim, Do Raaste, and Phool Bain Angali, among others.

He recently appeared in the action thriller Animal, which also starred Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandana.

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