Manmohan (Hindi: मनमोहन)
was an Indian actor of Bollywood, well known for his role as a
villain. He also worked in Bengali, Gujarati and Punjabi films.
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.
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.
Manmohan's Filmography with Super Star Rajesh Khanna :
- 1969 - Aradhana : as Shyam
- 1972 - Amar Prem : as Ram Ratan
- 1973 - Namak Haraam - as Jai Singh
- 1977 - Hatyara : as Bankelal 'Banke' (Rajesh Khanna's Special Appearance)
- 1977 - Chalta Purza - as Manmohan
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