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Manmohan Krishna (26 February 1922 – 3 November 1990) was a popular Indian film actor and director, who worked in Hindi films for four decades, mostly as a character actor. He started his career as a professor in Physics and held master's degree in physics. He anchored the radio show Cadbury's Phulwari, a singing contest. Many people don't know that Manmohan Krishna sang his first song, 'Jhat khol de' in Afsar (1950), a Dev Anand film with music by S.D. Burman.
Manmohan Krishna Chadha | |
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| Born | 26 February 1922 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 3 November 1990 (aged 68) Mumbai, India |
| Other names | Manmohan Krishan |
| Occupation | actor, director |
| Years active | 1950–1989 |
He was a favourite with the Chopra brothers and played small or large roles in movies directed and/or produced by them. Deewar, Trishul, Daag, Hamraaz, Joshila, Kanoon, Sadhna, Kaala Patthar, Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt and Naya Daur are some examples.
He worked in nearly 250 films, notably Naya Daur (1957), Khandan (1965), Sadhana (1958), Waqt (1965) and Hamraaz (1967).[1] He won acclaim for his work in Bees Saal Baad (1962)[1] and won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Abdul Rasheed in Dhool Ka Phool (1960), where the song epitomizing Nehruvian secularism, Tu Hindu banega na Musalman banega, insaan ki aulaad hai, insaan banega was picturised on him.[2] Beside these, he also acted in 12 Punjabi films, played a pivotal role in K. A. Abbas's Shehar Aur Sapna (1963), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, and acted in the first Indo-Soviet co-production Pardesi (1957),[1] which was nominated for the Golden Palm at 1958 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Later in his career he directed the hit film for Yash Raj Films, Noorie (1979), for which he was also nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Director.[4]
He died at Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Mumbai at the age of 68 in 1990. His son Dr Ram Chaddha is a famours spine surgeon at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai[1]
Selected filmography
| Films as actor | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1949 | Apna Desh | ||
| 1950 | Afsar | Playback singer also | |
| 1951 | Aaram | Playback singer also | |
| 1951 | Nadaan | ||
| 1951 | Sanam | ||
| 1952 | Baiju Bawra | Shanker Anand | |
| 1952 | Rahi | ||
| 1953 | Anarkali | Parvez | |
| 1957 | Naya Daur | Jumman dada | |
| 1957 | Pardesi | ||
| 1958 | Sadhna | Lallu Bhai | |
| 1959 | Dhool Ka Phool | Abdul Rasheed | |
| 1960 | Angulimaal | Ahinsak's father (Raj Purohit) | |
| 1961 | Dharmputra | Amrit Rai | |
| 1962 | Bees Saal Baad | Ramlal /Radheshyam | |
| 1962 | Jhoola | Head Constable Sundarlal | |
| 1963 | Grahasti | Doctor | |
| 1963 | Dil Ek Mandir | Philip | |
| 1963 | Shehar Aur Sapna | ||
| 1963 | Sehra | Chief Tailab | |
| 1964 | Main Jatti Punjab Di | Darmu | Punjabi Movie |
| 1965 | Waqt | Mittal | |
| 1965 | Khandan | Shankar Lal | |
| 1966 | Chaddian Di Doli | Father | Punjabi film |
| 1967 | Hamraaz | Mr. Verma | |
| 1967 | Naunihal | Ustad Mansharam | |
| 1967 | Upkaar | Bisna | |
| 1968 | Izzat | Father Abhrahim | |
| 1969 | Aadmi Aur Insaan | Mr.Khanna | |
| 1970 | Maharaja (1970 film) | Lawyer Ramdas | |
| Pushpanjali | Maharaj, the cook | ||
| 1972 | Apna Desh | Dinanath Chandra | |
| 1972 | Joroo Ka Ghulam | Mohanlal | |
| 1972 | Raampur Ka Lakshman | Kedarnath Bhargav | |
| 1973 | Anokhi Ada | Gupta | |
| 1973 | Daag | Deewan | |
| 1973 | Joshila | Jailor | |
| 1975 | Do Jasoos | Journalist, V N Sinha | |
| 1975 | Deewaar | DCP Narang | |
| 1976 | Aaj Ka Mahaatma | Khanna | |
| Mazdoor Zindabaad | Seth Chunilal | ||
| Charas | |||
| Mehbooba | Bandhe Ali Khan | ||
| 1977 | Shirdi Ke Sai Baba | Ganpatrao | |
| 1977 | Guru Manio Granth | Punjabi Movie | |
| 1978 | Tumhari Kasam | Ramprasad | |
| 1978 | Trishul | Seth Dindayal | |
| 1979 | Kaala Patthar | Dhaba Owner | |
| 1980 | Sau Din Saas Ke | Sukhlal, Servant | |
| 1980 | Noorie | Saiji (Storyteller) | Director of the film |
| 1981 | Khoon Ki Takkar | ||
| 1982 | Gopichand Jasoos | Bank Manager Girdharilal | |
| 1982 | Sawaal | Late Dinanath Mishra | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Ek Din Bahu Ka | School Master | |
| Justice Chaudhury | |||
| 1984 | Prerana | Chaudhary | |
| 1985 | Ek Chitthi Pyar Bhari | Milkman | |
| Yudh (film) | Judge | ||
| 1987 | Madadgaar | Sohanlal | |
| 1988 | Kanwarlal | Shastriji | |
| Vijay | Judge | ||
References
- "Obituary: Manmohan Krishna". Indian Express. 4 November 1990.
- "Nehru's vision shaped many Bollywood golden oldies". The Times of India. 16 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
- "Festival de Cannes: Journey Beyond Three Seas". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953-2005
External links
- Manmohan Krishna at IMDb
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