Chandra Mohan (Hindi actor)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Indian actor (1905-1949)
Was Actor 
From India 
Type Film, TV, Stage & Radio 
Gender male
Birth 1 January 1905, Narsinghpur
Death 1 January 1949, Mumbai
(aged 44 years)

Chandra Mohan (1906–1949) 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 (1948) 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 on 2nd April 1949 at the age of 44 at his residence, Bilkha House, in Bombay.

Filmography

  • Amrit Manthan (1934)
  • Dharmatma (1935)
  • Amar Jyoti (1936)
  • Jwala (1938)
  • Pukar (1939)
  • Geeta (1940)
  • Bharosa (1940)
  • Apna Ghar (1942)
  • Roti (1942)
  • Nauker (1943)
  • Shakuntala (1943)
  • Taqdeer (1943)
  • Draupadi (1944)
  • Mumtaz Mahal (1944)
  • Raunaq (1944)
  • Humayun (1945)
  • Ramayani (1945)
  • Shalimar (1946)
  • Shaheed (1948)
  • Rambaan (1948)
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