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)YearMovie NameCharacter Name1958RaagniChild artist1971Ek Thi RitaShankar1972Bindiya ChamkegiVinod1972Lal PattharSujit1973AnuraagRavi1974Amar PremNandu1974NaginRajiv1975AaropAmar1976Hera PheriVijay1976NaginRajiv1976ShaqueAjay1977Amar ShaktiJai Kumar1977AnurodhAmar1978GharVikas Chandra1978Swarg NarakRamesh1978Saajan Bina SuhaganRajesh1979Jaani DushmanRanjeet1979KartavyaVijay1980AakroshBhaskar1980The Burning TrainRavi1981Ek Hi BhoolVijay1982Pasand Apni ApniSuresh1983MahaanRaja Singh1984BoxerAjay Shukla1985ZalzalaRaja1987RajadhirajaPrince Kailash1988InteqamRajeshwar1988SaazishVikram Singh1989DaataMohan1990Pyaar Ka SaayaDr. Vishal1991Aulad Ke DushmanRajesh1993GurudevInspector Amar Saxena1993PehchaanRavi1994Prem YogAvinash1994Patthar Ke PhoolVinod Mehra (Special Appearance)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.In 2013, Vinod Mehra was posthumously honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival.In 2018, a street in Mumbai's Juhu neighborhood was named after Vinod Mehra in recognition of his contributions to Indian cinema.Mehra had an acting career spanning about 20 years in which he had got to work in more than a hundred films.Vinod Mehra’s favorite singer was Mohmmad Rafi.Mehra had almost won the 1965 All India Talent Contest, but could not get a hold on the number one rank and ended up as a runner-up. He lost the position to veteran Rajesh Khanna.Vinod MehraDetailsProfession ActorCelebrity Type Movie StarAge 45 as of 1990Date Of Birth 13 February 1945Date of Death30 October 1990Zodiac Sign AquariusBirthplace AmritsarHeight 5’ 9Weight 68 kg