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chandra mohan in 1939 movie ` pukar ' 1949 1905 1905 1930 -- 1949 chandramohan.jpg chandra mohan -lrb- hindi film actor -rrb-
 chandra mohan actor
chandra mohan -lrb- hindi film actor -rrb-

chandra mohan -lrb- 1905 -- 1949 -rrb- was an indian film actor , known for his work in hindi cinema in the 1930s and 1940s .
born in narsinghpur in madhya pradesh , he was known for his large grey eyes , voice modulation and dialog delivery .
his eyes form the opening sequence in v. shantaram 's 1934 film `` amrit manthan '' , which was also his film debut .
it was the first film made in the new established prabhat films studio , and made both in hindi and marathi .
mohan received acclaim for his role as role rajguru and went on to establish himself as noted villains of times .
mohan later appeared as emperor jehangir in sohrab modi 's `` pukar '' , as randhir singh in mehboob khan 's '' humayun '' , and as seth dharamdass , in mehboob khan 's `` roti '' .
one of his last appearance was in ramesh saigal 's 1948 film `` shaheed '' .
as rai bahadur dwarka nath , he played father to ram , who was portrayed by dilip kumar .
mohan 's character in this film initially supports the british government but later favors the freedom struggle .
chandra mohan 's last movie was a religious movie `` rambaan '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- in which he played the role of the demon emperor ravana .
he was the original choice to play the lead role in k. asif 's `` mughal-e-azam '' , but due to his untimely death the film had to be reshot after ten reels were shot with him as lead .
the film was eventually released in 1960 .
chandra mohan took to heavy gambling and drinking and died penniless in 1949 at the age of 44
