# 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.

## Selected filmography

Films as actor :
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1949 | Apna Desh | | sang the song also "Apna Desh Hai Apna Desh" |
| 1950 | Afsar | | Playback singer also |
| 1951 | Aaram | | Playback singer also |
| 1951 | Nadaan | | |
| 1951 | Sanam | | |
| 1952 | Baiju Bawra | Shanker Anand | |
| 1952 | Rahi | | |
| 1953 | Anarkali | Parvez | |
| 1957 | Naya Daur | Jumman dada | |
| 1955 | Railway Platform | | as assistant story,songs play,dialogues |
| 1957 | Pardesi | | |
| 1958 | Sadhna | Lallu Bhai | |
| 1959 | Dhool Ka Phool | Abdul Rasheed | |
| 1960 | Angulimaal | Ahinsak's father (Raj Purohit) | |
| 1961 | Dharmputra | Amrit Rai | |
| 1962 | Bees Saal Baad | Ramlal /Radheshyam | |
| 1962 | Jhoola | Head Constable Sundarlal | |
| 1963 | Grahasti | Doctor | |
| 1963 | Dil Ek Mandir | Philip | |
| 1963 | Shehar Aur Sapna | | |
| 1963 | Sehra | Chief Tailab | |
| 1964 | Main Jatti Punjab Di | Darmu | Punjabi Movie |
| 1965 | Waqt | Mittal | |
| 1965 | Khandan | Shankar Lal | |
| 1966 | Chaddian Di Doli | Father | Punjabi film |
| 1967 | Hamraaz | Mr. Verma | |
| 1967 | Naunihal | Ustad Mansharam | |
| 1967 | Upkaar | Bisna | |
| 1968 | Izzat | Father Abhrahim | |
| 1969 | Aadmi Aur Insaan | Mr.Khanna | |
| 1970 | Maharaja | Lawyer Ramdas | |
| 1970 | Pushpanjali | Maharaj, the cook | |
| 1970 | Pardesi | | |
| 1972 | Apna Desh | Dinanath Chandra | |
| 1972 | Joroo Ka Ghulam | Mohanlal | |
| 1972 | Raampur Ka Lakshman | Kedarnath Bhargav | |
| 1973 | Anokhi Ada | Gupta | |
| 1973 | Teen Chor | Dukandar | |
| 1973 | Daag | Deewan | |
| 1973 | Joshila | Jailor | |
| 1975 | Do Jasoos | Journalist, V N Sinha | |
| 1975 | Deewaar | DCP Narang | |
| 1975 | Mittar Pyare Nu | Baba ji | Punjabi Movie |
| 1976 | Aaj Ka Mahaatma | Khanna | |
| 1976 | Mazdoor Zindabaad | Seth Chunilal | |
| 1976 | Charas | Vijay Ramniklal | |
| 1976 | Santo Banto | Kartara | Punjabi Movie |
| 1976 | Mehbooba | Bandhe Ali Khan | |
| 1977 | Shirdi Ke Sai Baba | Ganpatrao | |
| 1977 | Guru Manio Granth | Punjabi Movie | |
| 1978 | Tumhari Kasam | Ramprasad | |
| 1978 | Trishul | Seth Dindayal | |
| 1979 | Kaala Patthar | Dhaba Owner | |
| 1980 | Sau Din Saas Ke | Sukhlal, Servant | |
| 1980 | Noorie | Saiji (Storyteller) | Director of the film |
| 1981 | Khoon Ki Takkar | | |
| 1982 | Gopichand Jasoos | Bank Manager Girdharilal | |
| 1982 | Sawaal | Late Dinanath Mishra | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Ek Din Bahu Ka | School Master | |
| 1983 | Justice Chaudhury | | |
| 1984 | Prerana | Chaudhary | |
| 1985 | Ek Chitthi Pyar Bhari | Milkman | |
| 1985 | Yudh (film) | Judge | |
| 1987 | Madadgaar | Sohanlal | |
| 1988 | Kanwarlal | Shastriji | |
| 1988 | Vijay | Judge | |
| 1989 | Ustaad | Schoolmaster (Masterji) | |