Mohan Juneja,

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.