Manohar Singh

Manohar Singh
Manohar Singh
Born 1938
Kwara, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Died November 2002 (aged 63–64)
New Delhi
Years active 1971 - 2002
Awards 1982 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Manohar Singh (1938 - 14 November 2002) was a distinguished[1][2] Indian theatre actor-director and a character actor in Hindi films. He is best known for his performances in films such as Party (1984) and Daddy (1989). Starting his acting career from theatre, he went on to become a theatre director and later the chief of National School of Drama Repertory Company, 1976 to 1988, before switching to cinema.[3] As a theatre actor his most know performances were in Tughlaq directed by Ebrahim Alkazi, Himmat Mai and Begum Barve by Nissar and Amal Allana.[4]

He was awarded the 1982 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Acting (Hindi theatre) by Sangeet Natak Akademi. In 2003, a photo exhibition on his work in theatre was organized at the Art Heritage gallery, Delhi chronicling his journey in theatre starting from his first play Caucasian Chalk Circle (1968) as a student at the National School of Drama to plays like, Tughlaq, King Lear, Kaho Katha Khajuraho Ki, Himmat Mai (Mother Courage) and Three Penny Opera.[5]

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Biography

Born in 1938 in a small village called Kwara near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, Manohar Singh got his first job in the state govt-run Drama Division. He graduated from National School of Drama (NSD) in 1971, and soon after started directing plays with NSD Repertory Company, starting with Qatl Ki Hawas in 1971.[6] Later in 1976 he became the second chief of the NSD Repertory Company and remained so until 1988. He was awarded the 1982 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, dance and Drama.[7]

He is best known for his spectacular performance in and as Tughlaq directed by his mentor Ebrahim Alkazi, the founder of NSD. After quitting NSD in the late 80s, he got active on the Delhi theater scene, doing some memorable plays like Pagla Raja (King Lear), Himmat Mai (Brecht's Mother Courage), Begum Barve and Nagamandalam (Girish Karnad) with well known theater personalities, Amal and Nissar Allana.[4]

He had a long film and television career that started with the controversial film based on emergency, Kissa Kursi Ka, that also starred Shabana Azmi. He did Govind Nihalani's Party, Mrinal Sen's Ek Din Achanak, Yeh Woh Manzil to Nahin, Rudali, Daddy and went to play many powerful roles in over 27 films, including some mainstream films like Chandni and Lamhe with Yash Chopra. His last film was Everybody Says I'm Fine! in 2001.

He appeared in many successful serials on television including Neena Gupta's Dard and Pal Chhin.

He died of lung cancer on 14 November 2002, in New Delhi.[8][9]

Filmography

Films

Television

  • Raag Durbari (TV series)
  • Mullah Nasiruddin (TV series)
  • Raj Se Swaraj (TV series)
  • Dard (TV series) (1993)
  • Gumraah (TV series) (1995)
  • Khamosh (TV series) (1996)
  • Mahayagya (TV series) (1997)
  • Tere Mere Sapne (TV series) (1998)
  • Pal Chinn (TV series) (1999)

Theatrography

  • Caucasian Chalk Circle (1968)
  • Antigone (1975)
  • Tughlaq (1975)
  • Look Back in Anger
  • Othello
  • Danton's Death
  • King Lear
  • Three Penny Opera
  • Nagamandal
  • Kaho Katha Khajuraho Ki
  • Himmat Mai
  • Begum Barve

Legacy

In 2003, NSD instituted an award in his memory titled Manohar Singh Smriti Puruskar to be awarded to a young graduate (up to the age of 50) of the school.[10][11]

See also

References

Further reading

  • Manohar Singh (Monograph on his life), Jaidev Taneja, NSD PUBLICATIONS, 2002.

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