Umesh Mehra
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Umesh Mehra is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n film director and Producer of Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

. He is the son of Bollywood producer F.C. Mehra. He was prominent in the 1980s and 90s with many Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....

 starrers. He has also directed Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

 in a couple of movies. Some of his films are Yaar Gaddar
Yaar Gaddar
Yaar Gaddar is a 1994 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Saif Ali Khan, Somy Ali, Prem Chopra and Umesh Shukla.-Plot:...

, Shikari: The Hunter
Shikari: The Hunter
Shikari: The Hunter is a 1991 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra and Latif Faiziyev, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, Varsha Usgaonkar, Irina Kushnareva and Amrish Puri-Plot:...

, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi is a 1996 Bollywood action thriller starring Rekha in her first villain role, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and former WWE wrestler Brian Lee. The film went on to do very well at the box office...

 and International Khiladi
International Khiladi
International Khiladi is a Hindi action film released in 1999. The film is directed by Umesh Mehra and It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles.- Plot :...

.

Selected filmography

  • Yeh Mohabbat Hai
    Yeh Mohabbat Hai
    Yeh Mohabbat Hai is a 2002 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Rahul Bhatt, Johnny Lever, Parikshit Sahni, Akanksha Malhotra, Mohnish Behl, Gulshan Grover, Arbaaz Khan, Nasir Khan and Danny Denzongpa-Plot synopsis:...

     (2002)
  • International Khiladi
    International Khiladi
    International Khiladi is a Hindi action film released in 1999. The film is directed by Umesh Mehra and It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles.- Plot :...

     (1999)
  • Qila (1998)
  • Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
    Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
    Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi is a 1996 Bollywood action thriller starring Rekha in her first villain role, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and former WWE wrestler Brian Lee. The film went on to do very well at the box office...

     (1996)
  • Sabse Bada Khiladi
    Sabse Bada Khiladi
    Sabse Bada Khiladi is a 1995 Bollywood film directed by Umesh Mehra and starring Akshay Kumar, Mamta Kulkarni, Mohnish Behl, Gulshan Grover and Sadashiv Amrapurkar...

     (1995)
  • Yaar Gaddar
    Yaar Gaddar
    Yaar Gaddar is a 1994 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Saif Ali Khan, Somy Ali, Prem Chopra and Umesh Shukla.-Plot:...

     (1994)
  • Aashiq Awara
    Aashiq Awara
    Aashiq Awara is a 1993 Indian film directed by Umesh Mehra.-Awards and nominations:* Winner, of Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for Saif Ali Khan in Filmfare Awards, 1994-Songs:* "Saat Sooron Ke Sangam Se" by Alka Yagnik...

     (1993)
  • Shikari: The Hunter
    Shikari: The Hunter
    Shikari: The Hunter is a 1991 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra and Latif Faiziyev, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, Varsha Usgaonkar, Irina Kushnareva and Amrish Puri-Plot:...

     (1991)
  • Mujrim
    Mujrim
    Mujrim is an Indian Bollywood movie released on 28 June 1989, directed by Umesh Mehra. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Madhuri Dixit, Nutan. It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Gulshan Grover in supporting roles...

     (1989)
  • Ashanti (1982 film)
    Ashanti (1982 film)
    Ashanti is a 1982 Hindi-language film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Rajesh Khanna, Mithun Chakraborty, Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi, Shabana Azmi and Amrish Puri-Plot:...

     (1982)
  • Alibaba Aur 40 Chor
    Alibaba Aur 40 Chor
    Ali Baba aur 40 chor is a 1980 India-USSR film based on the story of Ali Baba, starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Zeenat Aman. The story line is slightly altered to extend as a long movie. The movie was directed by Latif Faiziyev and Umesh Mehra. The writers were Shanti Prakash Bakshi and Boris...

     (1980)
  • Hamare Tumhare
    Hamare Tumhare
    Hamare Tumhare is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by F. C. Mehra and directed by Umesh Mehra. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee, Amjad Khan, Prem Krishen, David, Mehmood, Asrani, Anil Kapoor, Lucky Ali, and Amrish Puri. The films music is by R. D. Burman....

     (1979)

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