Mohan Segal (1 December 1921–19 October 2005) was an Indian film director and producer who worked primarily in Hindi cinema. Active mainly during the 1950s and 1960s, he is remembered for directing several commercially successful films and for introducing or mentoring actors who later became prominent in the Indian film industry.
Life Mohan Sehgal was born on 1 December 1921 in Jalandhar, British India.
He is known for introducing Rekha into the Bollywood in 1970 with Sawan Bhadon. He is the grandfather of actress Sharmin Segal.
Filmography YearFilmCredited asSpecial note1951BaaziAssistant DirectorFirst film association with Guru Dutt; worked as assistant director.1954AdhikarDirectorMohan Segal's directorial debut.1954AuladDirectorEarly social drama directed by Mohan Segal.1956New DelhiDirector, ProducerCommercial success starring Kishore Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.1959LajwantiProducerWon the Certificate of Merit at the 6th National Film Awards.1960Apna Haath JagannathDirector, ProducerSatirical comedy starring Kishore Kumar.1961KrorepatiDirectorComedy starring Kishore Kumar, inspired by the Hollywood film The Million Pound Note.1962Dr. VidyaProducerRomantic drama starring Manoj Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.1962AnpadhExecutive ProducerRemembered for the classic song "Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha."1964MajboorProducerDirected by Narendra Suri; starred Biswajeet and Waheeda Rehman.1966DevarDirector, ProducerFamily drama starring Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore and Deven Verma.1968KanyadaanDirectorRomantic drama starring Shashi Kapoor and Asha Parekh.1969SajanDirector, ProducerRomantic drama starring Manoj Kumar and Asha Parekh.1970Sawan BhadonDirector, ProducerLaunched Rekha and Navin Nischol as Hindi film leads.1970MaharajaProducerCostume drama starring Sanjeev Kumar.1970Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu ThiDirectorFamily drama starring Sanjeev Kumar and Leena Chandavarkar.1971SansarProducerFamily social drama produced by Mohan Segal.1973IntezarProducerRomantic drama starring Rakesh Roshan and Padmini Kapila.1974Woh Main NahinDirector, ProducerAdaptation of P. K. Atre's celebrated Marathi play To Mee Navhech.1976Santan (often misspelled "Suntan")Director, ProducerFamily drama starring Jeetendra and Rekha.1977Ek Hi RaastaDirector, ProducerDrama starring Jeetendra, Shabana Azmi and Vinod Mehra.1979KartavyaDirector, ProducerAction drama starring Dharmendra, Rekha and Vinod Mehra.1982SamraatDirectorMulti-starrer featuring Dharmendra, Jeetendra and Hema Malini.1982DaulatDirectorMulti-starrer featuring Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman and Raj Babbar.1984Hum Hain LajawaabDirectorAction-comedy starring Kumar Gaurav and Padmini Kolhapure.1989Kasam Suhag KiDirectorFinal directorial venture; starred Dharmendra and Rekha.
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