Vinod Mehra
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Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an India
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n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 in Bollywood
Bollywood
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 films. He started out as a child actor in a few films in the late 1950s and early 1960s before starting his adult film career in 1971 acting in over 100 films throughout the 1970s through to the 1990s. He was also the producer and director of the film Gurudev
Gurudev (film)
Gurudev is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by the late actor Vinod Mehra. The film was left incomplete after Vinod Mehra's death in 1990 but was later completed by director Raj Sippy and released three years later....

which was released after his death at the age of 45 in 1990.

Career

Mehra made his debut in the 1958 film Raagni as a child artist playing the younger version of the character played by Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...

. After playing a few more minor roles as a child, he started his film career as an adult in 1971 with Ek Thi Rita, a smash hit based on the English play, 'A Girl Called Rita', along with Tanuja.

This was followed by the film "Parday Ke Peechhay" opposite debutant Yogeeta Bali followed by Elaan (with Rekha), Amar Prem
Amar Prem
Amar Prem is a 1971 Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and starring Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra and Madan Puri....

(1972) and Lal Patthar
Lal Patthar
Lal Patthar is a 1971 Hindi film, produced by F. C. Mehra, and directed by Sushil Majumdar. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Hema Malini, Rakhee, Ajit, Asit Sen and Paintal...

, though it was only Shakti Samanta
Shakti Samanta
Shakti Samanta was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films like Howrah Bridge, China Town, Kashmir Ki Kali, An Evening in Paris, Kati Patang and Amar Prem.He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana, Anuraag and Amanush,...

's Anuraag
Anuraag (1972 film)
Anuraag is a 1972 Hindi film, directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Moushmi Chatterjee in her Hindi film debut and Vinod Mehra in lead roles. The then Shakti Samanta stalwart Rajesh Khanna, having earlier made Aradhana and Kati Patang makes a special appearance. The music is by S. D...

(1972) with Maushmi Chatterjee, which established him as an actor. He went on to appear in over 100 films in his career spanning over two decades. He played the lead role in some of his earlier films but often acted in many multi-starrers as the secondary lead or played supporting roles such as a brother, friend, uncle, father and police officer. He worked with many actors like Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

, Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar (actor)
Sanjeev Kumar was one of the most prominent Indian actors in Bollywood.-Personal life and background:Sanjeev Kumar was born as Jariwala in Gujarat to a Gujarati family. His first home was in Surat and family based in Mumbai. A stint in the film school took him to Bollywood, where he eventually...

, Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

 and Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...

. His frequent female co-stars included Rekha, Maushmi Chatterjee, Yogeeta Bali, Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...

 and Bindiya Goswami
Bindiya Goswami
Bindiya Goswami is a former Bollywood actress. She acted in Hindi films from the late 1970s to early 1980s.-Film career:...

.

Some of his prominent films were Nagin
Nagin (1976 film)
Nagin is a 1976 Hindi horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli. It features a huge ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy, Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Vinod Mehra, Kabir Bedi, Rekha, Yogeeta Bali and Mumtaz...

, Jaani Dushman
Jaani Dushman
Jaani Dushman is a 1979 Bollywood popular horror film with a large starcast including Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Sanjeev Kumar, Neetu Singh, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Aruna Irani, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Premnath. It was directed by Rajkumar Kohli...

and Khud-Daar
Khud-daar
Khud-Daar is a 1982 Indian Hindi movie directed by Ravi Tandon. The music is by Rajesh Roshan and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Vinod Mehra, Sanjeev Kumar, Prem Chopra, Mehmood, Bindiya Goswami and Tanuja in pivotal roles.- Plot :Govind and...

. He received Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...

 Nominations as Best Supporting Actor for Anurodh
Anurodh
Anurodh is a 1977 Hindi film, based on the 1963 Bengali film Deya Neya, produced by Girija Samanta and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra, Simple Kapadia, Rita Bhaduri, Ashok Kumar, Asrani, Asit Sen Utpal Dutt and Nirupa Roy. The music of the film is by Laxmikant...

(1977), Amardeep
Amardeep
Amar Deep is a 1979 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by R. Krishnamurthy and K. Vijayan. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in the lead role supported by Shabana Azmi and Vinod Mehra and introducing new actress Deepa. The lyrics were by Anand Bakshi and the music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal.-Plot:Raja...

(1979), and Bemisal
Bemisal
Bemisal is a 1982 movie produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra, Raakhee, Deven Verma, Aruna Irani and Om Shivpuri. The music was by R.D...

(1982).

He turned producer and director with the film Gurudev
Gurudev (film)
Gurudev is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by the late actor Vinod Mehra. The film was left incomplete after Vinod Mehra's death in 1990 but was later completed by director Raj Sippy and released three years later....

in the late 1980s, with Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor in the lead. He died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...

 before completion of the film at the age of 45 in October 1990. The film was released in 1993 after director Raj Sippy completed the film.

Many of his delayed films were released after his death and dedicated to his memory. Some films, such as Insaniyat
Insaniyat (1994 film)
Insaniyat is a 1994 Hindi language Indian film directed by Tony Juneja. The film's star cast includes Amitabh Bachchan and Sunny Deol along with Raveena Tandon, Chunky Pandey, Jayaprada, Sonam, Vinod Mehra, Nutan, Anupam Kher, Prem Chopra, Alok Nath and Aftab Shivdasani.The film was originally set...

(1994) and Aurat Aurat Aurat
Aurat Aurat Aurat
Aurat Aurat Aurat is a 1996 Bollywood film starring Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Aruna Irani, Vinod Mehra and Neeta Mehta. The film was originally filmed in 1990 but released in 1996.-Plot synopsis:...

(1996), were delayed and re-written so as not to involve his character.

Personal life and family

Vinod Mehra was born in Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

, 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...

 in 1945. He was married three times. His first marriage to Meena Broca was arranged by his mother. The marriage was reportedly not consummated as Vinod had a heart attack shortly after the marriage. Once he recovered, he married his frequent leading lady Bindiya Goswami
Bindiya Goswami
Bindiya Goswami is a former Bollywood actress. She acted in Hindi films from the late 1970s to early 1980s.-Film career:...

 while still married to Meena. Meena left him and returned to her parents' house. His marriage to Bindiya also quickly dissolved, and she soon married director J. P. Dutta
J. P. Dutta
Jyoti Prakash Dutta is an Indian Bollywood film producer and director. Mr. Dutta produces his films under the banner of JP Films. He is known for directing many patriotic war films and films in the action genre...

.

He was said to be married to superstar Rekha, although in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal
Simi Garewal
Simi Garewal is an Indian actress. She is known for her work in Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha and Karz.-Early life:Simi Garewal was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Delhi, her father, J S Garewal served in the army rising to the rank of brigadier...

, she denied being married to him, referring to him as a "well-wisher." His last marriage, to Kiran, lasted until his death. The couple had two children: Soniya
Soniya Mehra
-Personal life:She is the daughter of the late actor Vinod Mehra from his third and last wife Kiran. She was less than two years old when her father died in October 1990. Since then she was brought up in Kenya with her brother Rohan by her maternal grandparents Soniya went to school at The Mombasa...

 (born in 1988) and Rohan. After their father's death, Soniya and Rohan were brought up in Kenya
Kenya
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. Soniya went to London
London
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 for further education. She made her film debut in Victoria No. 203
Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)
Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever is a 2007 Bollywood film which is a remake of the 1972 hit film Victoria No. 203. It is directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Kamal Sadanah whose father Brij Sadanah was the producer and director of the original...

which is a remake of the 1972 classic of the same name
Victoria No. 203
Victoria No. 203 is a 1972 Hindi film produced and directed by Brij. The film stars Navin Nischol, Saira Banu , Ranjeet, Anwar Hussain, Helen and in an inspired bit of casting -Ashok Kumar and Pran- who play key supporting roles in the film and who earned the only Filmfare nominations for the...

.

Actor

  • Raagni (1958) .... Young Rajan
  • Bewaqoof (1960) ... Young Kishore Kumar
  • Angulimala (1960) .... Young Ahinshak
  • Ek Thi Rita (1971)
  • Lal Patthar
    Lal Patthar
    Lal Patthar is a 1971 Hindi film, produced by F. C. Mehra, and directed by Sushil Majumdar. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Hema Malini, Rakhee, Ajit, Asit Sen and Paintal...

    (1971) .... Shekhar
  • Amar Prem
    Amar Prem
    Amar Prem is a 1971 Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta, based on a story by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and starring Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra and Madan Puri....

    (1972) .... Nandu
  • Raftaar.. (1972)
  • Anuraag
    Anuraag (1972 film)
    Anuraag is a 1972 Hindi film, directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Moushmi Chatterjee in her Hindi film debut and Vinod Mehra in lead roles. The then Shakti Samanta stalwart Rajesh Khanna, having earlier made Aradhana and Kati Patang makes a special appearance. The music is by S. D...

    (1972) .... Rajesh
  • Hawas
    Hawas
    -Plot:Handsome Anil Kumar is employed with Natwarlal, a criminal gangster. Natwarlal asks Anil to find employment with Shailendra Singh, seduce and marry his beautiful young daughter, thus getting himself a stake in their wealth. Anil agrees to do so, and does find employment with Shailendra...

    (1974) .... Dr Bali
  • Kunwara Baap
    Kunwara Baap
    Kunwara Baap is a 1974 Hindi movie produced by Amarlal Chabria and directed by and starring Mehmood. The film also stars Bharathi , and Sanjeev Kumar. It's a film with a serious message about polio vaccination. However, Mehmood did some comedy scenes in the film to earn a Filmfare nomination as...

    (1974) .... Special appearance
  • Vardaan
    Vardaan
    Vardaan is 1975 Hindi movie. The film stars Vinod Mehra, Reena Roy and Mehmood....

    (1975)
  • Zindagi
    Zindagi (1976 film)
    Zindagi is a 1976 Hindi movie produced by Romu Sippy and directed by Ravi Tandon. The film stars Mala Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Aruna Irani, Deven Verma, A. K. Hangal, Padmini Kolhapure, Keshto Mukherjee and Iftekhar...

    (1976) -- Ajay, Seema's friend
  • Arjun Pandit
    Arjun Pandit
    Arjun Pandit is a 1976 Hindi movie. Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee it stars Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Bindu, Deven Verma, Sachin and Keshto Mukherjee. The film's music is by Sachin Dev Burman.-Awards:*1977 Filmfare Awards...

    (1976)
  • Ginny Aur Johnny
    Ginny Aur Johnny
    Ginny Aur Johnny is a 1976 Hindi movie. Produced by Amarlal Chabria and directed by Mehmood the film stars Mehmood, Amjad Khan, Helen, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Rakesh Roshan and Baby Ginny, who is Mehmood's own daughter. The films music is by Rajesh Roshan. The film is based on...

    (1976)
  • Nagin
    Nagin (1976 film)
    Nagin is a 1976 Hindi horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli. It features a huge ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy, Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Vinod Mehra, Kabir Bedi, Rekha, Yogeeta Bali and Mumtaz...

    (1976) .... Rajesh
  • Sabse Bada Rupaiya
    Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976 film)
    Also Sabse Bada Rupaiya directed by P.L. Santoshi.Sabse Bada Rupaiya is a 1976 Hindi film, produced by Mehmood and directed by S...

    (1976) .... Amit Rai
  • Anurodh
    Anurodh
    Anurodh is a 1977 Hindi film, based on the 1963 Bengali film Deya Neya, produced by Girija Samanta and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra, Simple Kapadia, Rita Bhaduri, Ashok Kumar, Asrani, Asit Sen Utpal Dutt and Nirupa Roy. The music of the film is by Laxmikant...

    (1977) .... Shrikanth
  • Ghar
    Ghar (film)
    Ghar is a 1978 Indian Bollywood film directed by Manik Chatterjee, released on 9 February 1978. The film stars Vinod Mehra and Rekha in lead roles.-Plot:...

    (1978) .... Vikas Chandra
  • Swarg Narak
    Swarg Narak
    Swarg Narak is a 1978 Hindi movie produced by B.Nagi Reddy and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. This family and comedy drama stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shabana Azmi...

    (1978) .... Vinod
  • Saajan Bina Suhagan
    Saajan Bina Suhagan
    Saajan Bina Suhagan is a 1978 Hindi film produced and directed by Sawan Kumar Tak. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Nutan, Vinod Mehra, Padmini Kohlapure and Shreeram Lagoo, the films music is by Usha Khanna....

    (1978)
  • Aakhri Kasam
    Aakhri Kasam
    Aakhri Kasam is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by Dinesh-Ramanesh. The film stars Kabir Bedi.-Cast:*Kabir Bedi as Kishan / Badal*Om Shivpuri as Zamindar*Vinod Mehra as Inspector Ram*Yogeeta Bali as Champa*Urmila Bhatt as Zamindar's wife...

    (1979) .... Inspector Ram
  • Amar Deep (1979) - Kishan
  • Jaani Dushman
    Jaani Dushman
    Jaani Dushman is a 1979 Bollywood popular horror film with a large starcast including Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Sanjeev Kumar, Neetu Singh, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Aruna Irani, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor and Premnath. It was directed by Rajkumar Kohli...

    (1979) .... Madman
  • Jurmana
    Jurmana
    Jurmana is a 1979 Hindi film. It was produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Vinod Mehra, Shreeram Lagoo, A. K. Hangal, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi and the music was...

    (1979) - Prem Prakash
  • Kartavya (1979) .... Dushyant
  • Pyaara Dushman
    Pyaara Dushman
    Pyaara Dushman is a 1980 Bollywood Hindi movie. Produced by Subhash Sagar it is directed by Anand Sagar. The film stars Vidya Sinha, Yogeeta Bali, Sarika, Amjad Khan, Vinod Mehra and Rakesh Roshan...

    (1980)
  • The Burning Train
    The Burning Train
    The Burning Train is a Bollywood action film released in 1980 directed by Ravi Chopra and featuring a huge all-star cast. The plot revolves around a fast train named Super Fast Express, that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai....

    (1980) .... Rakesh
  • Pyaasa Sawan
    Pyaasa Sawan
    Pyaasa Sawan is 1981 Hindi language movie directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and starring Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra, Moushmi Chatterji, Madan Puri, Aruna Irani, Deven Verma, Ashalata.-Cast:* Jeetendra - Chandrakant/Ravi* Reena Roy - Manorama...

    (1981) .... Monorama's father
  • Khud-Daar
    Khud-daar
    Khud-Daar is a 1982 Indian Hindi movie directed by Ravi Tandon. The music is by Rajesh Roshan and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Vinod Mehra, Sanjeev Kumar, Prem Chopra, Mehmood, Bindiya Goswami and Tanuja in pivotal roles.- Plot :Govind and...

    (1982) .... Raja
  • Bemisal
    Bemisal
    Bemisal is a 1982 movie produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra, Raakhee, Deven Verma, Aruna Irani and Om Shivpuri. The music was by R.D...

    (1982) .... Dr. Prashant Chautervedi
  • Naukar Biwi Ka
    Naukar Biwi Ka
    Naukar Biwi Ka is a 1983 Hindi movie starring Dharmendra, Anita Raj, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra, Raj Babbar and Om Prakash. It was directed by Rajkumar Kohli...

    (1983) ..... Inspector Amar Nath
  • Sweekar Kiya Maine(1983)....Kailash Shukla
  • Bindiya Chamkegi
    Bindiya Chamkegi
    -Plot:Shalini 'Shalu' lives a wealthy lifestyle with her businessman brother, Shyam Kapoor, and is expected to marry Surajbhan, the son of wealthy Thakursaheb. She would prefer that Shyam got married first so that he can have someone to look after him, but as he was in love with a woman named Maya,...

    (1984) .... Shyam
  • Aap Ke Saath
    Aap Ke Saath
    Aap Ke Sath is 1986 Hindi language movie directed by J. Om Prakash and starring Anil Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Smita Patil, Rati Agnihotri, Amrish Puri.-Cast:*Anil Kapoor - Vimal*Vinod Mehra - Ashok*Smita Patil - Ganga*Rati Agnihotri - Deepa/Salma...

    (1986) .... Ashok
  • Pyar Ki Jeet
    Pyar Ki Jeet
    Pyar Ki Jeet is a 1987 Indian Bollywood film directed by Sawan Kumar Tak. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Ashok Kumar, Moon Moon Sen.-Plot:...

    (1987) .... Anand
  • Aag Hi Aag
    Aag Hi Aag
    Aag Hi Aag is a 1987 Bollywood film directed by Shibu Mitra and starring Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Chunky Pandey, Neelam. The year 1987 turned out to be a remarkable year for Dharmendra. He had eight film releases which were all successful at the box office, one of which...

    (1987) .... Raghuveer Singh
  • Patthar Ke Phool
    Patthar Ke Phool
    *For the cooking ingredient see KalpasiPatthar Ke Phool is a 1991 Bollywood film starring Salman Khan who plays a police officer fighting an underworld gang. Raveena Tandon, plays the female lead role, while Vinod Mehra, Kiran Kumar, Reema Lagoo and Manohar Singh appear in supporting roles...

    (1991) .... Inspector Vijay Verma
  • Insaniyat
    Insaniyat (1994 film)
    Insaniyat is a 1994 Hindi language Indian film directed by Tony Juneja. The film's star cast includes Amitabh Bachchan and Sunny Deol along with Raveena Tandon, Chunky Pandey, Jayaprada, Sonam, Vinod Mehra, Nutan, Anupam Kher, Prem Chopra, Alok Nath and Aftab Shivdasani.The film was originally set...

    (1994) .... Nandu
  • Aurat Aurat Aurat
    Aurat Aurat Aurat
    Aurat Aurat Aurat is a 1996 Bollywood film starring Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Aruna Irani, Vinod Mehra and Neeta Mehta. The film was originally filmed in 1990 but released in 1996.-Plot synopsis:...

    (1996) .... Vijay

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