Manohar Singh Height, Age, Family, Wiki & More

Bio

Profession(s)

- India Theatre (Actor and Director), and Character Actor in movies

Real Name

Manohar Singh

Physical Stats

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

Film:

- Kissa Kursi Ka (1977)

Manohar Singh's Debut Movie "Kissaa Kursee Kaa"

TV:

- Raag Durbari (TV series)

Theatre:

- Caucasian Chalk Circle (1968)

Theatre (Producer):

- Qatl Ki Hawas (1971)

Famous For

- "Tughlaq" the Despotic king in the theatre play "Tughlaq" (1975)

Manohar Singh as Tughlaq the despotic king in the play Tughlaq

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Birthplace

Kwara, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Delhi

Schools

- Not Known

College(s)

- National School of Drama, (1968-1971)

- Panjab University, Chandigarh (Journalism, 1975)

Educational Qualification

- Graduate

Religion

Hinduism

Relationships

Marital Status

Married

Family

Spouse(s)

- Nirmal

Children

Son

- - Name Not Known

Daughter

- - Meena, Rachna

Personal Details

Bio

Profession(s): India Theatre (Actor and Director), and Character Actor in movies
Real Name: Manohar Singh

Physical Stats

Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black

Career

Debut: Kissa Kursi Ka (1977), Raag Durbari (TV series), Caucasian Chalk Circle (1968), Qatl Ki Hawas (1971)
Famous For: "Tughlaq" the Despotic king in the theatre play "Tughlaq" (1975)

Personal Life

Lesser Known Facts: Manohar Singh began his career as a Theatre artist and later moved to act in television shows and Bollywoodfilms because of financial reasons and to support his family and children. He always loved theatre acting, his famous plays included Othello, King Lear (Pagla Raja), Look Back in Anger, Three Penny Opera, Himmat Mai (where he played as a woman), etc., After graduating from National School Of Drama (NSD) in 1971, he had started directing plays with NSD and became the second chief of the NSD Repertory Company in 1976 and headed the same position till 1988., Manohar Singhs debut movie Kissa Kursi Ka was a political satire and thus a controversial film as it related to the emergency period during the governance of Indira Gandhi, it was to be released in 1975 but the movie was banned and all of its prints were confiscated by the government and the films second version was released in 1977., Manohar Singh has acted in various Bollywood hits such as New Delhi Times (1986), Main Azaad Hoon (1989), Daddy (1989), Tirangaa(1992),1942: A Love Story,Everybody Says Im Fine (2001)., His acting career was long and successful which included famous television serials as well such as Mullah Nasiruddin (1990), Dard (1993), Gumraah (1995), Pal Chinn (1999), etc., In 1982 Manohar Singh was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award bySangeet Natak Akademi, Indias National Academy of Music, dance and Drama., He had also provided a voice-over in the annual Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra production Ram where the commentarycan be heard in his voice by the public., Two months after the death (due to cancer) of his wife Nirmal, Manohar Singhafter a prolonged illness passed away on 14th November 2002 due to Lung Cancer., An award titled Manohar Singh Smriti Puruskar was instituted in his memory by National School of Drama which is awarded to a young graduate of National School of Dramawho is up to the age of 50 years., In 2003, a photo exhibition on his work in theatre was organized at the Art Heritage gallery depicting the images in chronological order beginning from his debut playThe Caucasian Chalk Circle(1968) to his last play The Threepenny Opera.
Date Of Birth: 1938
Birthplace: Kwara, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Delhi
Schools: Not Known
College(s): National School of Drama, (1968-1971), Panjab University, Chandigarh (Journalism, 1975)
Educational Qualification: Graduate
Religion: Hinduism

Relationships

Marital Status: Married

Family

Spouse(s): Nirmal
Children: - Name Not Known, - Meena, Rachna

Updated: Tuesday,Sep 08, 2026 14:55 PM GMT+05:30

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