Manohar Singh (1938 - 14 November 2002) was a distinguished[1][2] Indiantheatre actor-director and a character actorin 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 ofNational 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 byEbrahim 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) bySangeet 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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