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Mohan Juneja, Height, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Death Date: 07/05/2022
Profession: Actor
Age: 54 Years

Mohan Juneja

Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)Mohan J
ProfessionActor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 173 cm
in meters- 1.73 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutKannada Film:Wall Poster (1989)
Last FilmKGF: Chapter 2 as Nagaraju (14 April 2022)
KGF: Chapter 2
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear 1967
BirthplaceTumkur, Karnataka
Date of Death7 May 2022 (Saturday)
Place of Deatha private hospital in Bengaluru
Age (at the time of death)54 Years
Death Causeprolonged illness [1]NDTV
Nationality Indian
HometownBengaluru
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)Married
Family
Wife/SpouseName Not Known
ChildrenSon- 2
One of his son's name is Akshay.
ParentsFather- Name Not Known (Civil Engineer)
Mother- Name Not Known

Mohan Juneja riding a bike

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohan Juneja

  • Mohan Juneja was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Kannada and Telugu movies.
  • He hailed from Karnataka and did his higher studies in Bengaluru.
  • He was inclined toward acting since his childhood. He started doing theatre during his school-college days.
  • Since Mohan’s father was a civil engineer at BWSSB, he wanted Mohan to become an engineer as well. In an interview, Mohan disclosed,

    My father wanted me to become an engineer like him, but I was poor at studies.”

  • Reportedly, he used to watch at least 3 movies in a day during his childhood.
  • Later, he joined a drama school to take a closer glance at theatre and acting, where he also learned the know-how of makeup.
  • He was a versatile actor who portrayed comic roles and antagonist roles with equal ease.
  • Apart from Kannada and Telugu, Juneja had appeared in various Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam as well.
  • He starred in over a hundred films in his career.
  • He had shared the screen with various superstars including Puneeth, Darshan, Ambareesh, Upendra, and Shivarajkumar.
  • He did a cameo in Prashanth Neel‘s KGF: Chapter 1, which was highly appreciated by the audience for his excellent dialogue delivery.
  • He also featured in Hombale Films’ KGF: Chapter 2.
  • Some of his notable works include Chellata, Lakshmi (2018), Snehitharu (2012), and Koko (2012).
  • In 2013, he did 5 films consecutively including Pade Pade, Brindavanam, Kumbha Rashi, and Sweety.
  • Mohan worked in several TV serials, including Nagathihalli Chandrashekar’s Vitara, which aired over 1000 episodes. This serial made Mohan a household name. In an interview, Juneja expressed,

    It ran for over 1000 episodes and my role of Parandhama finally gave me an identity.”

  • He was also known for writing dialogues for films. In an interview, he said,

    I used to write dialogues at the night and act in the day. However, I continued to struggle to get an identity.”

  • He was widely appreciated for writing the popular dialogue in KGF,

    Gang lekar aane wale hote hai gangster; woh akela aata tha; monster”

    which roughly translates to ‘The one who comes with a gang is a gangster. He always comes alone. Monster’.

  • Juneja was also interested in directing films. He often used to assist GV Iyer in direction.
  • Reportedly, Mohan was suffering from a prolonged illness related to his liver, which proved fatal for him.
  • Confirming the sorrowful news of Mohan Juneja’s demise, Hombale Films tweeted to express their grief.

 

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