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| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film producer|Producer]], [[Film director|Director]]
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* {{marriage|Meena Broca |1974|1978|reason=divorce}} * {{marriage|[[Bindiya Goswami]] |1980|1984|reason=divorce}} * {{marriage|Kiran |1987}} | children = [[Soniya Mehra]]<br />Rohan Mehra▼
| yearsactive = 1958–1960, 1971–1990▼
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▲| children = [[Soniya Mehra]]<br />[[Rohan Mehra (born 1991)|Rohan Mehra]]
'''Vinod Mehra''' (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in [[Bollywood|Indian]] films. He started out as a child actor in the late 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s through to his death at the age of 45 in 1990. He was also the producer and director of the film ''[[Gurudev (film)|Gurudev]]'' which was released 3 years after his death.▼
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▲'''Vinod Mehra''' (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in [[Bollywood|
==Career==
Mehra made his debut as a child actor in the 1955 film ''[[Adl-e-Jehangir]]'' at the age of ten. He continued playing minor roles in films such as ''[[Raagini (1958 film)|Raagini]]'' (1958) and ''[[Bewaqoof]]'' (1960), playing the younger version of the character played by [[Kishore Kumar]].
Mehra made his debut in the 1958 film ''[[Raagini (1958 film)|Raagini]]'' as a child artist playing the younger version of the character played by [[Kishore Kumar]]. After playing a few more minor roles as a child, he started his film career as an adult in 1971 with ''[[Ek Thi Reeta]]'', a smash hit based on the English play, ''A Girl Called Rita'', along with [[Tanuja]].<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970725/20650883.html A serious satirist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050328053542/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970725/20650883.html |date=28 March 2005 }} [[Subhash Chadda]], [[The Indian Express]], 25 July 1997.</ref><ref>[http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Vinod-Mehra/biography-36540.html Biography]{{Dead link|date=October 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[Yahoo! Movies]].</ref> He was one of finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare from more than ten thousand contestants. He lost the contest to Rajesh Khanna and became male runner up of the contest.<ref>{{cite web|title=More facts about Rajesh Khanna|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/More-facts-about-Rajesh-Khanna/articleshow/15030591.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 August 2014|archive-date=26 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326025120/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/More-facts-about-Rajesh-Khanna/articleshow/15030591.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He was an executive with Goldfield Mercantile Company till the time he became runner up in the contest. He joined the film industry after being spotted by Roop K Shorey at Bombay’s Gaylord restaurant.<ref>http://m.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/hang/quiz-india-at-70/article9811221.ece{{Dead link|date=October 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>▼
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This was followed by the film ''[[Parde Ke Peechey]]'' opposite debutant [[Yogeeta Bali]] followed by ''[[Elaan (1971 film)|Elaan]]'' (with Rekha), ''[[Amar Prem]]'' (1971) and ''[[Lal Patthar]]'', though it was only [[Shakti Samanta]]'s ''[[Anuraag (1971 film)|Anuraag]]'' (1973) with [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], which established him as an actor. He went on to appear in over 100 films in a career spanning over two decades. He played lead roles in his earlier films. Later he mostly acted in multi-starrers as a secondary lead or played strong supporting roles such as a brother, friend, uncle, father and police officer. He worked with all top actors like [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Dharmendra]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. His frequent female co-stars included [[Rekha]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Yogeeta Bali]], [[Shabana Azmi]] and [[Bindiya Goswami]].
Some of his prominent films include ''[[Nagin (1976 film)|Nagin]]'', ''[[Jaani Dushman]]'', ''[[Ghar (1978 film)|Ghar]]'', ''[[Swarg Narak]]'', ''[[Kartavya (1979 film)|Kartavya]]'', ''[[Saajan Bina Suhagan]]'', ''[[Jurmana (1979 film)|Jurmana]]'', ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1977 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'', ''[[Ye Kaisa Insaaf]]'' ''[[Sweekar Kiya Maine]]'' and ''[[Khud-Daar]]''. He received [[Filmfare]] Nominations as Best Supporting Actor for ''[[Anurodh]]'' (1977), ''[[Amar Deep (1979 film)|Amar Deep]]'' (1979), and ''[[Bemisal]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=Filmfare Nominess and Winner - 1953-2005 |date=2006-02-26 |access-date=2008-11-23 |archive-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also played the leading role in a [[Punjwood|Punjabi]] film ''[[Maujaan Dubai Diyaan]]'' in 1985.
He turned [[Film producer|producer]] and [[Film director|director]] with ''[[Gurudev (film)|Gurudev]]'' in the late 1980s, starring [[Sridevi]], [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Anil Kapoor]] in the lead. He died of a [[heart attack]] before completing 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 such as ''[[Patthar Ke Phool]]'' (1991 film), ''[[Insaniyat (1994 film)|Insaniyat]]'' (1994) and ''[[Aurat Aurat Aurat]]'' (1996).
Vinod Mehra's daughter [[Soniya Mehra]] has acted in a couple films and son [[Rohan Mehra (born 1991)|Rohan Mehra]] made his debut in Nikhil Advani's ''[[Baazaar]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-vinod-mehras-son-rohan/20170510.htm|title = Meet Vinod Mehra's son, Rohan|date = 10 May 2017|work = Rediff|access-date = 28 June 2017|archive-date = 7 July 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170707010352/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-vinod-mehras-son-rohan/20170510.htm|url-status = live}}</ref>
==Personal life and family==
Vinod Mehra was born in [[Amritsar]] in 1945 in a Punjabi family. His father's name was Parameshwaridas Mehra and mother's name Kamala Mehra. Family shifted its base to Bombay from Amritsar after independence as Parameshwaridas had business interest in Bombay. He had an elder sister named Sharda who appeared in several films before Mehra started his career in 1970s. Mehra completed his schooling in [[Sacred Heart Boys High School]] Santacruz and later earned a Bachelor's degree from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]].
▲According to a filmmaker, when Vinod Mehra, Rekha's rumoured husband, took her to his house in Bombay, after getting married in Calcutta, Vinod's mother was furious,. She did not want Rekha as her daughter-in-law. Such was her hostility to Rekha that she reportedly pushed the actress away when the latter tried to touch her feet. "<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Indias-Greta-Garbo-breaks-silence/articleshow/717832.cms|title=India's Greta Garbo breaks silence|last=Mehta|first=Ruchika|date=3 June 2004|access-date=2008-11-23|work=The Times of India|archive-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825110012/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Indias-Greta-Garbo-breaks-silence/articleshow/717832.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Mehra's 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 eloped with frequent leading lady of the time, [[Bindiya Goswami]]. Meena was left with no choice but to file for divorce. Mehra's relationship with Bindiya unraveled very quickly, and she soon left him to marry director [[J. P. Dutta]].<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010921/fsalaam.html |title=Salaam Bollywood <!-- Excerpt : 18 --> |access-date=2008-11-23 |archive-date=3 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203170112/http://www.screenindia.com/20010921/fsalaam.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1988, Mehra married Kiran, daughter of a [[Kenya]]-based transport businessman. The marriage lasted until his death two years later and produced two children: a daughter named [[Soniya Mehra|Soniya]] (born in 1988) and a son named Rohan (born posthumously). Mehra died of a heart attack on 30 October 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/vinod-mehra/biography/|title=Vinod Mehra Bio MTV|access-date=8 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222051650/http://www.mtv.com/artists/vinod-mehra/biography/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was only 45 years of age.
After Mehra's death, his widow moved to [[Kenya]], to live with her parents and sister. The children were raised in [[Mombasa]] and went to the [[UK]] for higher education. Both entered the film industry eventually. Soniya made her Hindi film debut in the 2007 film ''[[Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)|Victoria No. 203]]'', a remake of the 1972 classic film [[Victoria No. 203|of the same name]]. Rohan made his debut in [[Nikhil Advani]]'s ''[[Baazaar]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vinod-Mehras-son-Rohan-will-be-launched-shortly/articleshow/48685004.cms |title=Rohan Mehra to make debut |access-date=19 August 2016 |archive-date=14 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214120330/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Vinod-Mehras-son-Rohan-will-be-launched-shortly/articleshow/48685004.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Filmography==
===Producer
* ''[[Gurudev (film)|Gurudev]]'' (1993)
===Actor===
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* ''[[Adl-e-Jehangir|Adl-E-Jehangir]]'' (1955) as
* ''[[Patit Pawan]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Sharada (1957 film)|Sharada]]'' (1957) as Shekhar's Brother
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* ''[[Lal Patthar]]'' (1971) as Shekhar
* ''[[Amar Prem]]'' (1971) as Nandkishore Sharma "Nandu"
* ''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anuraag]]'' (
* ''[[Rani Mera Naam|Rani Mera Nam]]'' (1972) as CID Inspector Anand
* ''[[Bees Saal Pehle|Bees Saal Pahele]]'' (1972) as Story Listener
* ''[[Bandagi|Bandgi]]'' (1972) as Darpan
* ''[[Kahani Hum Sab Ki]]'' (1973) as Prabhat
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* ''[[Jurm Aur Sazaa]]'' (1974) as Ratan
* ''[[Aarop]]'' (1974) as Ravi
* ''[[Kunwara Baap (1974 film)|Kunwara Baap]]'' (1974) as Vinod
* ''[[Vada Tera Vada]]'' (1974) as Vinod
* ''[[Ujala Hi Ujala]]'' (1974) as Vikram
* ''[[Us Paar]]'' (1974) as Mohan
* ''[[Shaandaar (1974 film)|Shaandaar]]'' (1974) as Chandar
* ''[[Hawas (1974 film)|Hawas]]'' (1974) as Dr. Bali
* ''[[Faslah]]'' (1974) as Vinod
* ''[[Chattan Singh]]'' (1974) as Vishal
* ''[[Albeli (1974 film)|Albeli]]'' (1974) as Vikas Chandra Verma
* ''[[Vardaan]]'' (1975) as Mahesh Sharma
* ''[[Mazaaq]]'' (1975) as Vinod
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* ''[[Ab Kya Hoga]]'' (1977) as Kaka's Son (Uncredited)
* ''[[Saajan Bina Suhagan]]'' (1978) as Anand
* ''[[Ghar (1978 film)|Ghar]]'' (1978) as Vikas Chandra
* ''[[Swarg Narak|Swarag Narak]]'' (1978) as Vinod
* ''[[Chowki No.11]]'' (1978) as Vijay
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* ''[[Yeh Kaisa Insaf]]'' (1980) as Ramnath Malhotra "Ram"
* ''[[Khoon Kharaba]]'' (1980) as Raju
* ''
* ''[[Ye Rishta Na Tootay]]'' (1981) as Ram Kapoor
* ''[[Shama (1981 film)|Shama]]'' (1981) as Dargah Devotee
* ''[[Chehre Pe Chehra]]'' (1981) as David
* ''[[Sannata (film)|Sannata]]'' (1981) as CBI Officer (Special Appearance)
* ''[[Pyaasa Sawan]]'' (1981) as Jagannath
* ''[[Gehra Zakhm|Gehra Zakham]]'' (1981) as Vijay
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* ''[[Lakshmi (1982 film)|Lakshmi]]'' (1982) as Mohan Saxena
* ''[[Shiv Charan]]'' (1982) as Charan
* ''[[Gopichand Jasoos]]'' (1982) as Jeetendra Verma
* ''
* ''[[Raakh Aur Chingari]]'' (1982) as Ashok
* ''[[Khush Naseeb (1982 film)|Khush Naseeb]]'' (1982) as Vijay Sharma
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* ''[[Shubh Kaamna]]'' (1983) as Mr. Mehra
* ''[[Lalach|Laalach]]'' (1983) as Kishore
* ''[[Chor Police]]'' (1983) as Inspector Rohan Sinha
* ''[[Yeh Desh]]'' (1984) as Salim
* ''[[Bindiya Chamkegi]]'' (1984) as Shyam Kapoor
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* ''[[Mujhe Shaktee Do]]'' (1984) as Suraj
* ''[[Ek Naya Itihas]]'' (1984)
* ''[[
* ''[[Pyari Behna]]'' (1985) as Vinay Verma
* ''[[Sanjog (1985 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1985) as Narayan's Brother
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* ''[[Jaal (1986 film)|Jaal]]'' (1986) as Satpal Verma
* ''[[Aap Ke Saath|Aap Ke Sath]]'' (1986) as Ashok
* ''[[Mohabbat Ki Kasam]]'' (1986) as Dancer / Singer
* ''[[Locket (1986 film)|Locket]]'' (1986) as Rajkumar Anil Pratap Singh / Raja
* ''[[Swati (1986 film)|Swati]]'' (1986) as Satyaprakash
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* ''[[Mitti Aur Sona]]'' (1989) as Inspector Sunil
* ''[[Hum Intezaar Karenge]]'' (1989) as Ravi
* ''[[Matlabi]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Zimmedaaar]]'' (1990) as Inspector Prakash Verma
* ''[[Neti Dowrjanyam]]'' (1990) Telugu film
* ''[[Pyar Ka Karz]]'' (1990) as Police Commissioner Arun Kumar
* ''[[Patthar Ke Phool]]'' (1991) as Inspector Vijay Verma
* ''[[Shikari (1991 film)|Shikari]]'' (1991) as Chanchal's Father
* ''[[Kohraam]]'' (1991) as Masterji
* ''[[Sarphira]]'' (1992) as Advocate Raj Kishan Sinha
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===Unreleased
* ''Dam Maro Dam'' (1980)
* ''Barrister'' (1982)
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