Manmohan Krishna

Manmohan Krishna (11 August 1921 – 3 November 1990), often credited as Manmohan, 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 radio the 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.

Not to be confused with Manmohan (actor).

Manmohan Krishna Chadha
Born(1921-08-11)11 August 1921
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died3 November 1990(1990-11-03) (aged 69)
Mumbai, India
Other namesManmohan Krishan
Occupationactor, director
Years active1950–1989

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, Humraz, Joshila, Kanoon, Kala 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 (1980), 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.[1]

Selected filmography
Films as actor
YearFilmRoleNotes
1949 Apna Desh
1952 Baiju BawraShanker Anand
1952 Rahi
1953 AnarkaliParvez
1957 Naya DaurJumman dada
1957 Pardesi
1958 SadhnaLallu Bhai
1959 Dhool Ka PhoolAbdul Rasheed
1960 AngulimaalAhinsak's father (Raj Purohit)
1961 DharmputraAmrit Rai
1962 Bees Saal BaadRamlal /Radheshyam
1962 JhoolaHead Constable Sundarlal
1963 GrahastiDoctor
1963 Dil Ek MandirPhilip
1963 Shehar Aur Sapna
1963 SehraChief Tailab
1965 WaqtMittal
1966 Chaddian Di DoliFatherPunjabi film
1967 HamraazMr. Verma
1967 NaunihalUstad Mansharam
1967 UpkaarBisna
1968 IzzatFather Abhrahim
1969 Aadmi Aur InsaanMr.Khanna
1970 PushpanjaliMaharaj, the cook
1972 Apna DeshDinanath Chandra
1972 Joroo Ka Ghulam'Mohanlal
1972 Raampur Ka LakshmanKedarnath Bhargav
1973 Anokhi AdaGupta
1973 DaagDeewan
1973 JoshilaJailor
1975 Do JasoosJournalist, V N Sinha
1975 DeewaarDCP Narang
1976 Mazdoor ZindabaadSeth Chunilal
1976 MehboobaBandhe Ali Khan
1977 Shirdi Ke Sai BabaGanpatrao
1978 Tumhari KasamRamprasad
1978 TrishulSeth Dindayal
1979 Kaala PattharDhaba Owner
1980 Sau Din Saas KeSukhlal,Servant
1980 NoorieSaiji (Storyteller) Director of the film
1981 Khoon Ki Takkar
1982 Gopichand JasoosBank Manager Girdharilal
1982 SawaalLate Dinanath MishraUncredited
1985Yudh (film)Judge
1987 MadadgaarSohanlal
1988VijayJudge
KanwarlalShastriji

References
  1. "Obituary: Manmohan Krishna". Indian Express. 4 November 1990.
  2. "Nehru's vision shaped many Bollywood golden oldies". The Times of India. 16 November 2009.
  3. "Festival de Cannes: Journey Beyond Three Seas". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  4. List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953-2005
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