Biography
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.
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
Filmography
all 99
Movies 99
Director 1
Writer 1
Vijay (1988)
Raahee (1987)
Aulad (1987)
Teesra Kinara (1986)
Sweekar Kiya Maine (1983)
Ek Din Bahu Ka (1983)
Sawaal (1982)
Jeene ki arzoo (1981)
Jal Mahal (1980)
Sau Din Saas Ke (1980)
Nauker (1979)
Noorie (1979)
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)
Trishul (1978)
Tumhari Kasam (1978)
Agar... If (1977)
Guru Manio Granth (1977)
Daku Aur Mahatma (1977)
Karm (1977)
Alaap (1977)
Aaina (1977)
Paapi (1977)
Meera Shyam (1976)
Sharafat Chod Di Maine (1976)
Mehbooba (1976)
Deewaar (1975)
Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974)
Joshila (1973)
Daag (1973)
Nai Duniya Naye Log (1973)
Naya Nasha (1973)
Milap (1972)
Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972)
Apna Desh (1972)
Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972)
Zaroorat (1972)
Dastaan (1972)
Ek Hasina Do Diwane (1972)
Thi Reeta (1971)
Dastak (1970)
Chetna (1970)
Man Ki Aankhen (1970)
Geet (1970)
Suhana Safar (1970)
Devi (1970)
Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1970)
Bhai-Bhai (1970)
Maharaja (1970)
Pyasi Shaam (1969)
Jeene Ki Raah (1969)
Balak (1969)
Shatranj (1969)
Aulad (1968)
Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1968)
Hamraaz (1967)
Upkar (1967)
Dil Ne Pukara (1967)
Palki (1967)
Phool Aur Patthar (1966)
Laadla (1966)
Do Badan (1966)
Khandan (1965)
Waqt (1965)
Kohraa (1964)
Main Jatti Punjab Di (1964)
Sanjh Aur Savera (1964)
Dil Ek Mandir (1963)
Grahasti (1963)
Sehra (1963)
Bees Saal Baad (1962)
Jhoola (1962)
Hariyali Aur Rasta (1962)
Dil Tera Diwana (1962)
Maa Beta (1962)
Shehar Aur Sapna (1961)
Pyar Ki Pyas (1961)
Dharmputra (1961)
Char Diwari (1961)
Masoom (1960)
Kanoon (1960)
Manzil (1960)
Angulimala (1960)
Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959)
Raj Tilak (1958)
Sitaron Se Aage (1958)
Journey Beyond Three Seas (1957)
Naya Daur (1957)
Basant Bahar (1956)
Faraar (1955)
Railway Platform (1955)
Munna (1954)
Rahi (1953)
Anarkali (1953)
Akash (1953)
Baiju the Insane (1952)
Hum Log (1951)
Aaram (1951)
Apna Desh (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-02-26
Deathday1990-11-03 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceLahore, Pakistan
CitizenshipsIndia
Also Known Asमनमोहन कृष्णा, Манмохан Кришна
AwardsFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
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