| Names |
MANMOHAN DESAI |
| Date of
Birth |
February 26, 1937 |
| Date of
Death |
March 01, 1994 |
| Identity |
Indian Film
Director and Producer |
| General |
- He was known for his family-centered,
action-song-and-dance films.
- His father was an Indian film producer and owner of
Paramount Studios (later Filmalaya) from 1931 to 1941. His
productions, mainly stunt films, included Circus Queen,
Golden Gang, and Sheikh Chilli.
- His elder brother, Subhash Desai, became a producer in
the 1950s and gave Manmohan his first break with the Hindi
film Chhalia (1960). Subhash later went on to produce Bluff
Master, Dharam Veer, and Desh Premee with Manmohan as the
director.
- Manmohan Desai was known for his family-centered,
action-song-and-dance films which catered to the tastes of
the Indian masses and through which he achieved great
success.
- His movies defined a new genre called masala films.
- His best known super-hit movies were Amar Akbar Anthony
and Dharam Veer.
- Out of the 20 films that Desai directed in his career
span of 29 years (1960–1989), as many as 13 films were
stupendous hits.
- On 1 March 1994, an ailing Manmohan Desai committed
suicide at his home in Khetwadi by jumping from the building
that he owned, near Grant Road, Mumbai. Very little is known
about his death except that he was suffering from chronic
back pain.
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