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Vinod Mehra was a well-known actor from the Bollywood industry. He rose to prominence in Bollywood and appeared in more than 100 movies between the 1970s and 1990.
He began his career as a child actor in the late 1950s. Although he passed away on October 30 1990 in Mumbai India at the age of 45 he still served as both producer and director of the Gurudev movie which was released three years after his passing.
Anuraag Bemisal Amar Prem Ghar Chacha Bhatija Naseeb and The Burning Train are a few of Vinod Mehra's well-known movies.
On February 13 1945 Vinod Mehra was born in Amritsar Punjab India. He is an Aquarius by birth sign.
Vinod Mehra was raised in a Punjabi family. His father a movie distributor passed away when Vinod was just 13 years old therefore he had a challenging childhood. Due to the family's financial struggles following his father's passing Vinod was forced to leave school early and begin working to help support his family.
Vinod Mehra developed a passion for performing as a young boy and in the late 1950s he began his acting career as a child actor. He performed as a child actor in movies including Raagni Lal Batti and Parineeta.He took a few years off from acting but in the 1970s he reappeared as a starring man and rose to fame in Bollywood. Although he struggled with both personal and financial issues as a child Vinod Mehra went on to have a prosperous career in the film industry.
Vinod Mehra attended Sacred Heart Boys High School in Santacruz and then completed his further undergraduate studies at St. Xavier's College Mumbai.
Mehra was renowned for his wit and brilliance. He was well-read and had a profound appreciation for both art and literature. Along with speaking Hindi English and Punjabi well he was also multilingual which aided him in his acting endeavors.
Vinod Mehra had a mother named Kamala Mehra and a father named Parameshwaridas Mehra. After independence the family moved its headquarters from Amritsar to Bombay since Parameshwaridas had a business interest there. He also has a sister named Sharda Mehra. Prior to Mehra's career beginning in the 1970s his older sister Sharda made several cinema appearances.
In his lifetime Vinod Mehra was married thrice. His personal life was out of control while his professional life was moving forward steadily. Meena Broca a Canadian actress and model was the subject of an arranged marriage by Vinod’s mother in 1971 but he was unable to make himself fall in love with her. He had a heart attack shortly after getting married thus according to reports this marriage—which would soon end in a divorce—was never consummated.
Soon after he quickly fell in love with Bindita Goswami who also happened to be his co-star in a number of films including Duniyadari and Dada. His love was reciprocated by Bindiya and a turbulent romance developed. He was said to have left Meena while still married and eloped with the actress. As his wife was forced to file for divorce and Vinod and Bindiya made things official. But later Mehra discovered that Bindiya had been seeing director J.P. Dutta and their relationship swiftly fell apart ending after only four years. In order to be Dutta's wife the actress filed for divorce from Mehra and gave up her acting career.
Vinod fell in love again in 1988 this time with Kiran the daughter of a Kenyan businessman. The most ideal match for him appeared to be this young girl who had no connections to the film industry and adored Vinod for who he was. After their 1988 nuptials Kiran relocated from Kenya to India to live out the rest of her days with Vinod. They also had a baby girl Soniya Mehra and a few months later Kiran got pregnant again with a boy.
But their happiness was short-lived since Vinod Mehra passed away on October 30 1990 from a severe heart attack. At 45 years old Kiran was still expecting Rohan who was delivered six months after his father's passing.
As a young actor Mehra made his acting debut in the 1958 movie Raagini as the younger version of Kishore Kumar's role. After taking on a few more supporting roles as a young actor he launched his adult acting career in 1971 with Tanuja in the blockbuster film Ek Thi Reeta which was based on the English drama A Girl Named Rita. Out of more than 10 000 competitors he made it to the finals of 1965 All India Talent Contest run by United Producers and Filmfare. He came in second place among men after Rajesh Khanna won the competition. Up to the point that he finished second in the competition he was an executive with Goldfield Mercantile Company.
Gurudev a late 1980s film starring Sridevi Rishi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor marked his transition from actor to producer and director. He passed away from a heart attack in October 1990 at the age of 45 before finishing the movie. When director Raj Sippy finished the movie it was released in 1993.A number of his postponed movies including Patthar Ke Phool (1991) Insaniyat (1994) and Aurat Aurat Aurat were released after his passing (1996)
Nagin is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Rajkumar Kohli and produced by Harish Shah. Sunil Dutt Reena Roy Jeetendra Feroz Khan Sanjay Khan Vinod Mehra and Rekha are among the star-studded cast members of the movie.The protagonist of Nagin is an ichchadhari Nagin a female serpent with the ability to change its shape who exacts retribution on the men who killed her partner. In the movie Reena Roy plays the main character of the Nagin and Jeetendra plays the part of her boyfriend.
Janni Dushman is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language horror film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli under the Shankar Movies banner. The story of Jaani Dushman revolves around a group of friends who were all killed in their past lives by an evil shape-shifting sorceress named Sanjana played by Reena Roy. In their current lives they must come together to defeat her and break the curse that has been following them for centuries.
The 1978 Indian social drama film Ghar was produced by N.N. Sippy and directed by Manik Chatterjee. A young couple named Vikas and Aarti played by Vinod Mehra and Rekha get married and move into a new home in the movie Ghar. Their joy is short-lived though as a man posing as a doctor sexually assaults and traumatizes Aarti. The couple's struggle to deal with the assault's aftereffects and the shame associated with it is then explored in the movie.
The 1978 drama film Swarg Narak was produced by B. Nagi Reddy and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The focus of the Swarg Narak narrative is two spouses from various socioeconomic strata. Jeetendra and Moushumi Chatterjee portray a wealthy couple whereas Sanjeev Kumar and Shabana Azmi play a poor couple. The movie examines how their relationships are impacted by the social constraints and expectations that come with their distinct situations.
The 1979 Indian action drama film Kartavya was produced by A. Poornachandra Rao and directed by Mohan Sehgal. The protagonist of Kartavya is a police officer who battles a gang of drug traffickers. Dharmendra plays the police officer in the film. A woman played by Rekha who has personal motivations for taking down the same crooks assists him in his goal. The themes of duty law and order and self-sacrifice are all explored throughout the movie.
In the middle of the 1970s Mehra and Rekha were close. It was rumored and widely believed that they have been married but in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal Rekha denied ever having been married to him and instead referred to him affectionately as a well-wisher (however in Rekha's biography The Untold Story by Yasser Usman it is mentioned that Vinod Mehra Rekha's rumored husband took her to his house in Bombay after getting married in Calcutta and Vinod’s mother didn’t accept her as her daughter in law.
Vinod Mehra’s income source was mostly from being a successful Actor. His estimated net worth while he was still alive is supposed to be around $ 2 million.
Vinod Mehra was a gifted actor who won praise for his contributions to the motion picture business. He did not however win any significant cinematic prizes during his career.
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