Manmohan (actor)
Manmohan was an Indian actor of Bollywood, well known for his role as a villain. He also worked in Bengali, Gujarati and Punjabi films. He also acted in Movie Raja Rani, released in 1973. He was a regular in Rajesh Khanna's movies.
Early life
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 producer, who produced films like Bol Radha Bol (1992), Laadla (1994), Deewangee (2001) and Bhoot (2003) etc.
Film career
He moved to Bombay in 1950 and got acquainted with then 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 Bhappi Sonie's films. Through Bhappi Sonie, 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.
Death
While filming a movie in a village in Maharashtra alongside actor Manoj Kumar, the crew encountered a lack of electricity in the area. The entire team was residing in the village during the shoot. Due to the absence of electric power, Manmohan relied on a petromax lamp at night. The lamp exploded while he was asleep, causing a fire in which Manmohan sustained severe burn injuries covering 80% of his body. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where doctors performed surgery. However, he never recovered from his injuries and died on 26 August 1979.