Manmohan Desai, the Indian director behind Amar Akbar Anthony and Suhaag, died in 1994 at the age of 57.
Manmohan Desai was a cinema producer and director from India. He was born on February 26, 1937. Manmohan Desai hailed from Gujarat. Kikubhai Desai, his father, was an Indian film producer and the proprietor of Paramount Studios from 1931 until 1941. Circus Queen, Golden Gang, and Sheikh Challi were among his daredevil film ventures. Subhash Desai, Manmohan Desai's elder brother, became a producer in the 1950s and gave Manmohan his first break with the Hindi film Chhalia (1960). Subhash went on to create Bluff Master, Dharam Veer, and Desh Premee, all of which were directed by Manmohan. On March 1, 1994, Manmohan Desai died after falling from a balcony in Girgaon when the rail he was hanging on collapsed.
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