Manmohan Krishna
Manmohan Krishna (26 February 1922 – 3 November 1990) was an 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.
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). He won acclaim for his work in Bees Saal Baad (1962) 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. 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), which was nominated for the Golden Palm at 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
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.
He died at Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Mumbai at the age of 68 in 1990. His son Dr Ram Chaddha is a famous spine surgeon at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.
Acted in
Vijay
1988
as Judge
Raahee
1987
Aulad
1987
as Vicky's dad
Teesra Kinara
1986
Sweekar Kiya Maine
1983
as Dindayal Sharma
Sawaal
1982
Pyaas
1982
Jal Mahal
1980
as Dindayal
Sau Din Saas Ke
1980
Nauker
1979
Noorie
1979
as Saiji
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
1978
Trishul
1978
as Seth Din Dayal
Tumhari Kasam
1978
Agar... If
1977
Daku Aur Mahatma
1977
Karm
1977
as Chintamani Shastri
Alaap
1977
as Maharaj Dinanath
Aaina
1977
as Jagannath Rao
Paapi
1977
as Neighbour Chacha (as Manmohan Krishan)
Sharafat Chod Di Maine
1976
Mehbooba
1976
Deewaar
1975
as DCP. Narang
Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam
1974
as Sadha
Joshila
1973
as Jailor (as Manmohan Krishan)
Wohi Raat Wohi Awaaz
1973
Daag
1973
as Deewan
Nai Duniya Naye Log
1973
Naya Nasha
1973
as Reena's Father
Milap
1972
as Judge
Joroo Ka Ghulam
1972
Apna Desh
1972
as Dinanath Chandra
Raampur Ka Lakshman
1972
as Kedarnath Bhargav
Zaroorat
1972
as Suleiman
Dastaan
1972
Ek Hasina Do Diwane
1972
Dastak
1970
as Shahid
Man Ki Aankhen
1970
Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
1970
as Kashinath Shukla
Geet
1970
as Laxminarayan
Bhai-Bhai
1970
Devi
1970
Suhana Safar
1970
as Mohan
Maharaja
1970
Pyasi Shaam
1969
as Ishwarprasad Sinha
Balak
1969
as Dayal Das
Shatranj
1969
Aulad
1968
as Kanta Prasad Gupta
Haseena Maan Jaayegi
1968
as Professor
Hamraaz
1967
as Mr. Verma
Dil Ne Pukara
1967
as Asha's Dad
Palki
1967
as Hakim Dinanath
Upkar
1967
So Saal Baad
1966
Phool Aur Patthar
1966
Do Badan
1966
Laadla
1966
Khandan
1965
as Shankar Ramswaroop Lal
Waqt
1965
as Mr. Mittal
Kohraa
1964
as Kamal's Advocate
Main Jatti Punjab Di
1964
Sanjh Aur Savera
1964
Dil Ek Mandir
1963
as Philip
Grahasti
1963
as Doctor
Sehra
1963
as Tailab
Bees Saal Baad
1962
as Ramlal / Radheshyam
Maa Beta
1962
as Budhva / Charandas - Muniya's Husband
Dil Tera Diwana
1962
Jhoola
1962
as Head Constable Sundarlal
Shehar Aur Sapna
1961
as Deewana, the poet
Pyar Ki Pyas
1961
as Ramdas
Char Diwari
1961
as Makhtul 'Masterji'
Dharmputra
1961
as Dr. Amrit Rai
Masoom
1960
as Madhavlal Sharma
Kanoon
1960
Angulimala
1960
Manzil
1960
Dhool Ka Phool
1959
as Abdul Rasheed
Goonj Uthi Shehnai
1959
as Gangaram
Raj Tilak
1958
Sitaron Se Aage
1958
as Shambhulal
Journey Beyond Three Seas
1957
as Champa's Father
Naya Daur
1957
Basant Bahar
1956
as Sadanand 'Lehri Baba'
Railway Platform
1955
as Kavi
Faraar
1955
as Dr. Pillay
Munna
1954
Rahi
1953
as Hari, Ganga's father
Anarkali
1953
as Parvez
Baiju Bawra
1952
as Shankar Anand
Hum Log
1951
as Mamaji
Aaram
1951
Apna Desh
1949
What Will People Say?
as Judge