Name O. Ralhan Role Producer | Died January 12, 1997, India | |
Children Munish Ricky Om Prakash Ralhan Siblings Shyam Ralhan, Gopal Ralhan Movies Talash, Phool Aur Patthar, Hulchul, Paapi, Shalimar Similar People Madan Puri, Tun Tun, Rajendra Kumar, Lalita Pawar, Sapru | ||
O P Ralhan Movies List 1951-1982 ( Bollywood News )
O. P. Ralhan was born on 21st August 1928 in Sialkot, Pakistan. He died on 20th April 1999. He was a Bollywood producer, director, writer, actor who made several hit movies in 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Among his notable achievements are giving breaks to struggling actors and also introducing new actors in his films. He gave Dharmendra his first golden jubilee blockbuster with Phool Aur Patthar (1966) and made him a star. Zeenat Aman was first introduced in Bollywood by O. P. Ralhan in his 1971 film Hulchul, although some people have a misconception that Dev Anand brought her with Hare Rama Hare Krishna. He also introduced Kabir Bedi in Hulchul. He cast Amitabh Bachchan in Bandhe Haath (1973) when he was not yet a known name.
Mr. Ralhan was married to actor Rajendra Kumar's sister. He had two children a son & a daughter. His grandson Armaan (son of his daughter Rupalli) has taken his grandfathers last name Ralhan to continue the legacy of his grandfather in Bollywood.
After playing small roles from early 1950s to early 1960s, he managed to get distributors finance his first film: Gehra Daag (1963), with Rajendra Kumar and Mala Sinha in lead roles. He was also its director. The film was quite successful. However, he is best remembered as the Director (and also its producer) for film: Talash (1969) (Lead actors: Rajendra Kumar and Sharmila Tagore). The film was, and perhaps still is, quite enjoyable to watch and had excellent music by composer Sachin Dev Burman. It was the most expensive movie made of its time.
