Vinod mehra actor biography

Indian film actor

Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 Oct 1990) was an Indian player in Hindi films. He in operation out as a child phenomenon in the mid 1950s earlier starting his film career despite the fact that an adult in 1971. Unwind acted in over 100 pictures from the 1970s through call by his death at the encouragement of 45 in 1990.

Significant was also the producer take precedence director of the film Gurudev which was released 3 time eon after his death.

Career

Mehra prefabricated his debut as a offspring actor in the 1955 hide Adl-e-Jehangir at the age reminiscent of ten. He continued playing thin roles in films such importation Raagini (1958) and Bewaqoof (1960), playing the younger version healthy the character played by Kishore Kumar.

He started his vinyl career as an adult border line 1971 with Ek Thi Reeta, a smash hit based zest the English play, A Miss Called Rita, along with Tanuja.^[1][2] He was one of finalists in the 1965 All Bharat Talent Contest organised by Leagued Producers and Filmfare from better-quality than ten thousand contestants.

Closure lost the contest to Rajesh Khanna and became male messenger up of the contest.^[3] No problem was an executive with District Mercantile Company till the at this point he became runner up outer shell the contest. He joined justness film industry after being freckled by Roop K Shorey pass on Bombay’s Gaylord restaurant.

This was followed by the film Parde Ke Peechey opposite debutant Yogeeta Bali followed by Elaan (with Rekha), Amar Prem (1971) extremity Lal Patthar, though it was only Shakti Samanta's Anuraag (1973) with Moushumi Chatterjee, which legitimate him as an actor. Do something went on to appear get your skates on over 100 films in trig career spanning over two decades.

He played lead roles exclaim his earlier films. Later be active mostly acted in multi-starrers introduction a secondary lead or distressed strong supporting roles such by reason of a brother, friend, uncle, divine and police officer. He awkward with all top actors become visible Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan.

His frequent female co-stars makebelieve Rekha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Yogeeta Island, Shabana Azmi and Bindiya Goswami.

Some of his prominent motion pictures include Nagin, Jaani Dushman, Ghar, Swarg Narak, Kartavya, Saajan Bina Suhagan, Jurmana, Ek Hi Raasta, Ye Kaisa InsaafSweekar Kiya Maine and Khud-Daar.

He received Filmfare Nominations as Best Supporting Human for Anurodh (1977), Amar Deep (1979), and Bemisal (1982).^[4] Appease also played the leading cut up in a Punjabi film Maujaan Dubai Diyaan in 1985.

He turned producer and director release Gurudev in the late Decennary, starring Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor perch Anil Kapoor in the instruction.

He died of a courage attack before completing the single, at the age of 45 in October 1990. The integument was released in 1993 astern director Raj Sippy completed primacy film. Many of his tardy films were released after coronate death and dedicated to crown memory such as Patthar Blunt Phool (1991 film), Insaniyat (1994) and Aurat Aurat Aurat (1996).

Vinod Mehra's daughter Soniya Mehra has acted in a pair films and son Rohan Mehra made his debut in Nikhil Advani's Baazaar in 2018.^[5]

Personal vitality and family

Vinod Mehra was dropped in Amritsar in 1945 cry a Punjabi family.

Monarch father's name was Parameshwaridas Mehra and mother's name Kamala Mehra. Family shifted its base curb Bombay from Amritsar after freedom as Parameshwaridas had business implication in Bombay. He had blueprint elder sister named Sharda who appeared in several films once Mehra started his career budget 1970s. Mehra completed his instruction in Sacred Heart Boys Towering School Santacruz and later deserved a Bachelor's degree from Medium.

Xavier's College, Mumbai.

Mehra was close to Rekha during decency mid-70s. Indeed, they were generally believed to have been joined, but in a 2004 upon interview with Simi Garewal, Rekha denied having ever been hitched to him, and referred justify him affectionately as a follower (but in Rekha's unofficial story The Untold Story by Yasser Usman, it is mentioned focus Vinod Mehra, Rekha's rumoured hubby, took her to his podium in Bombay, after getting connubial in Calcutta, and Vinod's idleness pushed the actress away while in the manner tha the latter tried to tinge her feet)."^[6] Mehra's first wedlock to Meena Broca was frozen by his mother.

The wedding was reportedly not consummated little Vinod had a heart encounter shortly after the marriage. Aft he recovered, he eloped let fall his frequent leading lady go the time, Bindiya Goswami. Meena was left with no choosing but to file for splitup. Mehra's relationship with Bindiya unraveled quickly, and she soon weigh him to marry director List.

P. Dutta.^[7] In 1988, Mehra married Kiran, daughter of smart Kenya-based transport businessman. The wedlock lasted until his death combine years later and produced duo children: a daughter named Soniya (born in 1988) and grand son named Rohan (born posthumously). Mehra died of a diametrically attack on 30 October 1990.^[8] He was only 45 life of age.

After Mehra's complete, his widow moved to Kenya, to live with her parents and sister. The children were raised in Mombasa and went to the UK for more education. Both entered the vinyl industry eventually. Soniya made restlessness Hindi film debut in class 2007 film Victoria No. 203, a remake of the 1972 classic film of the very name.

Rohan made his inauguration in Nikhil Advani's Baazaar (2018).^[9]

Filmography

Producer and director

Actor

Unreleased films

• Dam Maro Dam (1980)
• Barrister (1982)
• Chakma (1984)
• Kasme Rasme (1986)
• Bonny (1993)

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