J. Om Prakash
{{Short description|Indian film producer and director (1926–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jay Om Prakash
| image = J Om Prakash.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption = Jay Om Prakash
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|01|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sialkot, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2019|08|07|1926|01|24}}
| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Filmmaker
| notable_works =
| spouse = Padma Om Prakash
| children = Pinkie Roshan
| parents =
| relatives = See Roshan family
| imagesize =
| years active = 1961 – 2001
}}
Jay Om Prakash (24 January 1926 – 7 August 2019) was an Indian Bollywood film producer and director. He directed films like Aap Ki Kasam (1974), Aakraman, Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka, Aakhir Kyon? (1985) with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero and his other successful directorial ventures include Apnapan (1977), Aasha (1980), Apna Bana Lo (1982), Arpan (1983), and {{Lang|hi-latn|Aadmi Khilona Hai}} (1993) with Jeetendra as the lead.{{Cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=12914 |title=Content and Contentment |access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124102735/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=12914 |archive-date=24 January 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book|author= Gautam Chintamani|title=Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5AuiBQAAQBAJ|access-date=18 June 2015|year=2003|publisher=Delhi Press|isbn=9789351363408}} He was presenter for the films Raja Rani and Aan Milo Sajna, both having Rajesh Khanna as the male lead.
His daughter, Pinkie, is married to director-producer Rakesh Roshan, making him the maternal grandfather of actor Hrithik Roshan.{{cite web | title = Hrithik Roshan can't say no to grandpa! |work=Daily News & Analysis | url = http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-hrithik-roshan-cant-say-no-to-grandpa-1809338 |author=Subhash K Jha|date=10 March 2013| access-date = 28 June 2014}}
Early life
Om was born in 1926. His father worked as a school teacher in Lahore. He used to play the harmonium in the stage plays of his school and college. According to Om, Qateel Shifai and Faiz Ahmed Faiz were his friends. Om would read their books in Urdu and attend their mushairas. He started loving Urdu in those days which improved his sense of lyrics and music. Later in his career he often gave suggestions to his music directors.
Om worked as a clerk in a film distributor's office in Lahore and later became a manager. After the Partition of India, he moved to Mumbai.
Career
His film production Company was named as Filmyug meaning 'The Age Of Films'. Aas Ka Panchhi, released in 1960, was a Silver Jubilee hit and the company continued to produce films till the middle of 1990s. He was known in the film industry as Om ji. He produced box office hit films like Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964), Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966), Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969), Aankhon Aankhon Mein and Aakhir Kyun.
He made his directorial debut with hit film Aap Ki Kasam starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz.{{cite news |title=Hrithik Roshan's grandfather, filmmaker J Om Prakash, dies in Mumbai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-s-grandfather-filmmaker-j-om-prakash-dies-in-mumbai/story-ogIb3W1030Vij1s6Wq6K0K.html |access-date=7 August 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 August 2019 |language=en}} The film was a box office success, and is remembered for the performance by its lead actors and all of its songs like "Jai, Jai Shiv Shankar", "Karwaten Badalte Rahen", "Pass Nahi Aana", "Zindagi Ke Safar".{{cite book|last=Vittal|first=Anirudha Bhattacharjee Balaji|title=R. D. Burman: The Man, The Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tg49WV0j0IAC&pg=PT79|year=2012|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-93-5029-236-5|pages=79–}}
Most of his films' titles start with the letter "A" or "Aa". According to Om, his first movie Aas Ka Panchhi started with Aa, after this he started "Aa" as a brand name for his naming his movies. There were only two exceptions to it, namely Bhagwan Dada directed and Raja Rani produced by him.
He directed successful Punjabi language film Aasra Pyaar Da (1983) and produced critically acclaimed but box office flop Aandhi (1975). Afsana Dilwalon Ka (2001) with actor Rahul Roy was his last film as a director.{{cite news |title=Grandson Hrithik Roshan Performs Director J Om Prakash's Last Rites; Big B, Jeetendra Attend Funeral |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/grandson-hrithik-roshan-performs-last-rites-of-filmmaker-j-om-prakash-amitabh-bachchan-jeetendra-attend-funeral-2261387.html |access-date=7 August 2019 |work=News18}}
He served as the President of IMPPA and the Film Producers’ Guild for six years. He was elected President of the Film Federation of India and served for the year 1995–1996.{{cite book|last1=Rajinder|first1=Dudrah|last2=Jigna|first2=Desai|title=The Bollywood Reader|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Wz4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA49|year=2008|publisher=McGraw-Hill International|isbn=978-0-335-22212-4|pages=49–}}{{cite web |title=Presidents Of Film Federation Of India| publisher = Film Federation Of India|pages=1–2| url = http://filmfed.org/PRE-Members.html | access-date = 28 June 2014 }} He participated in the Directorate of Film Festivals and Central Board of Film Certification. He had also been a lecturer at the Pune Film Institute.
He was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 by the Asian Guild Of London.
Filmography
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Film !Director !Producer !Notes |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"|1961
| |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1964
| |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1966
| |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1969
| |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1972
| |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1974
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1975
|{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|1975
| |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1977
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1977
|{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|1980
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1981
|{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|1982
|Apna Bana Lo |{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|1983
|{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|1983
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1985
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1986
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1986
|{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|1988
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1991
|{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|1992
|Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|1993
|{{Lang|hi-latn|Aadmi Khilona Hai}} |{{yes}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2001
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
References
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External links
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Category:20th-century Indian people