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Mohan Shah is an acclaimed actor, director, singer and anchor from kashmir and younger brother of Maharaj Shah, renowned artist, writer, director of Kashmir. He was born at Anantnag town in Kashmir on 05/09/1956.He did his first public performance at the age of 10 as "lav" in a dharmic ramleela received great acclaim and soon joined a theatre group of young artists and featured in a seventy year old servant’s role reflecting his wide range and capability as an actor. Graduating from degree college Anantnag Shah joined deptt. of economics of Kashmir university and simultaneously came in contact with  elite theatre stalwarts like Ashok jailkhani, zafrani ,M.L.Saraf and even K.k. Raina of  bollywood fame appreciated  his performance in JAILKHANI DIRCTED plays. Just some stage performances and shah got the attention of Doordarshan stalwarts and got a major breakthrough in a leading role in J.K ZUTSHI SAHIB’s play RAACH DAR and within no time got fame and fimilrity within the valley .Illness of father and other domestic compulsions compelled Mohan to leave the post graduation half way and he joined A.G’s deptt. as auditor and carried on the artistic activities side by side, acted in dozens of t.v plays and serials and got acclaim from all corners. Shah also got married and supported a daughter and son. The disruption of peace and subsequent migration of Kashmiri Pandits from valley did not dampen the artistic spirits of this artist instead he supported his brother and another producer Ravi tickoo and made a historical documentary on kp migrants “ kashmir ghati key vithapit” earning the group wide acclaim. Encouraged Shah wrote a film on migration and the age-old harmony and saintly character of kashimri’s  ethos Entitled “ LAUT AUO” for Doordarshan and himself directed it. He cast Maharaj shah ,himself and Vinay raina in the leading roles and introduced a group of talented new comer boys and girls in the film.”LAUT AUO” was a great success and was telecast a record number of twelve times from DD METRO and the national channel establishing him as a name in the media. His son Amit a post-graduate in business management has also established himself as a producer with his banner “SCINTILLA FILMS”and recently produced a landmark serial on communal hamony of Kashmir “KAR MOKLI SAFAR” engaging MOHAN SHAH as its director ,the serial has been telecast from DDkashir and repeat telecast within two months only.