Many people don't know that Manmohan Krishna sang his first song, 'Jhat khol de' in Afsar (1950), a Dev Anand film with music by S.D.

He was a favourite with the Chopra brothers and played small or large roles in movies directed and/or produced by them.

Deewar, Trishul, Daag, Hamraaz, Joshila, Kanoon, Sadhna, Kaala Patthar, Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt and Naya Daur are some examples.

He worked in nearly 250 films, notably Naya Daur (1957), Khandan (1965), Sadhana (1958), Waqt (1965) and Hamraaz (1967).

His son Dr Ram Chaddha is a famous spine surgeon at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.