Born in
Narsinghpur in
Madhya Pradesh, he was known for his large grey eyes, voice modulation and dialogue delivery. His eyes form the opening sequence in
V. Shantaram's 1934 film
Amrit Manthan, which was also his film debut. It was the first film made in the newly established
Prabhat Films studio, and made both in Hindi and Marathi. Mohan received acclaim for his role as Rajguru and went on to establish himself as a noted villain of the time. Mohan later appeared as Emperor
Jehangir in
Sohrab Modi's
Pukar, As Rai Bahadur Dwarka Nath, he played father to Ram, who was portrayed by
Dilip Kumar. Mohan's character in this film initially supports the British Government but later favors the Freedom Struggle. Chandra Mohan's last movie was a religious movie
Rambaan (1948), in which he played the role of the demon emperor Ravana. He was the original choice to play Emperor
Akbar in
K. Asif's
Mughal-e-Azam, but due to his untimely death the film had to be reshot after ten reels were shot with him as lead. The film was eventually released in 1960. == Death ==