Manmohan (actor)
Manmohan | |
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.png) Manmohan in the movie Purab Aur Pachhim | |
| Born | |
| Died | August 1979 Mumbai, India |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Occupation(s) | actor, producer |
| Years active | 1963–till death |
| Known for | Gumnaam, Aandhi |
| Children | Nitin Manmohan (Producer) |
Manmohan[1] (Hindi: मनमोहन) was an Indian actor of Bollywood, well known for his role as a villain.[2] He also worked in Bengali, Gujarati and Punjabi films.
Early life
He was born and brought up in Jamshedpur. Manmohan came from a well to do family, who had their own business. Totally different from his other three brothers, he was very keen on becoming an actor from childhood. His son Nitin Manmohan is a famous producer, who produced popular films like Bol Radha Bol (1992), Laadla (1994), Deewangee (2001) and Bhoot (2003) etc.
Film career
He came to Bombay in 1950 and got acquainted with then famous personalities like Shankar-Jaikishen, Bhappi Sonie and G.P. Sippy. His close association with Jaikishen got him known to Keval Kayshap who cast him in his first film Shaheed. He was also in all of Bhappie Soni’s films. Through Bhappie Soni, he met Shakti Samanta, Pramod Chakravarty and Manoj Kumar. Then he got N.N. Sippy’s film Gumnaam. He was at the top of his acting career in the ’70s.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke | Vendor |
| 1965 | Janwar | Traffic Police |
| Shaheed | Chandra Shekhar Azad | |
| Gumnaam | Kishan | |
| 1966 | Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare | Nawab Shaukat Hamid Khan |
| Mohabbat Zindagi Hai | Preetam | |
| Mera Saaya | Doctor | |
| 1967 | Naunihal | Ustad Mansharam |
| Upkar | Kavita's Brother | |
| 1968 | Shikar | Robbie |
| Brahmachari | Basant | |
| 1969 | Satyakam | Kunver Vikram Singh |
| Pyar Hi Pyar | Shyam Kumar | |
| Aradhana | Shyam | |
| 1970 | Purab Aur Pachhim | Mohan |
| Humjoli | Manmohan | |
| 1972 | Amar Prem | Ram Ratan |
| Lalkaar | Japanese Army Officer | |
| Shor | Kabrastan Ke Raja | |
| 1973 | Jugnu | Mike |
| Namak Haraam | Jai Singh | |
| 1975 | Aandhi | S.K. Agarwal |
| Amanush | Sanathan | |
| 1976 | Ek Se Badhkar Ek | Tony |
| Zindagi | Manjit Verma | |
| Barood | Jagdish | |
| Aaj Ka Mahaatma | Shankar | |
| 1977 | Kotwal Saab | Inspector Thakur |
| Hatyara | Bankelal 'Banke' | |
| Chalta Purza | Manmohan | |
| 1978 | Chor Ke Ghar Chor | Mac |
| 1979 | Sarkari Mehmaan | Somi |
| 1980 | Be-Reham | Ghanshyam |
| 1981 | Kranti | Darmiyan Singh |
| 1983 | Daulat Ke Dushman | Mac Mohan |