1. Vinod Mehra started out as a child actor in the mid 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971.
19 Facts About Vinod Mehra
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Vinod Mehra acted in over 100 films from the 1970s through to his death at the age of 45 in 1990.
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Vinod Mehra was the producer and director of the film Gurudev which was released 3 years after his death.
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Vinod Mehra continued playing minor roles in films such as Raagini and Bewaqoof, playing the younger version of the character played by Kishore Kumar.
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Vinod Mehra 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.
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Vinod Mehra was one of finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare from more than ten thousand contestants.
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Vinod Mehra lost the contest to Rajesh Khanna and became male runner up of the contest.
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Vinod Mehra was an executive with Goldfield Mercantile Company till the time he became runner up in the contest.
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Vinod Mehra joined the film industry after being spotted by Roop K Shorey at Bombay's Gaylord restaurant.
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Vinod Mehra went on to appear in over 100 films in a career spanning over two decades.
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Vinod Mehra worked with all top actors like Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan.
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Vinod Mehra played the leading role in a Punjabi film Maujaan Dubai Diyaan in 1985.
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Vinod Mehra turned producer and director with Gurudev in the late 1980s, starring Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor in the lead.
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Vinod Mehra died of a heart attack before completing the film, at the age of 45 in October 1990.
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Vinod Mehra was born in Amritsar in 1945 in a Punjabi family.
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Vinod Mehra had an elder sister named Sharda who appeared in several films before Mehra started his career in 1970s.
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Vinod Mehra completed his schooling in Sacred Heart Boys High School Santacruz and later earned a Bachelor's degree from St Xavier's College, Mumbai.
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The marriage was reportedly not consummated as Vinod Mehra had a heart attack shortly after the marriage.
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In 1988, Vinod Mehra married Kiran, daughter of a Kenya-based transport businessman.