Umesh Mehra
Indian film director · India · On the map · Directors · Born 1953 · age 73
Umesh Mehra is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Hindi and Bengali cinema. He was prominent in the 1980s and 1990s. His notable films include Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980), Sohni Mahiwal (1984) and Vardi (1989).
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Yeh Mohabbat HaiFilm, 2002Director, Producer2001
AśokaFilm, Emperor Chandragupta Maurya1998
QilaFilm, Director1996
Khiladiyon Ka KhiladiFilm, Director, Writer1995
Sabse Bada KhiladiFilm, Director1994
Yaar GaddarFilm, Director1991
ShikariFilm, Director1989
GuruFilm, Director1988
KasamFilm, Director1986
AvinashFilm, Director, Writer1982
AshantiFilm, Director, Producer1980
Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty ThievesFilm, Director1979
Hamare TumhareFilm, Director1953Born6 August 1953People around Umesh
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Mithun Chakraborty Umesh directed Mujrim, Ashanti and Avinash
Prem Chopra Umesh directed Alibaba Aur 40 Chor and Avinash
Akshay Kumar Umesh directed Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996)
Rekhā Umesh directed Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and Jaal
Amrish Puri Umesh directed Mujrim and Ashanti
Zeenat Aman Umesh directed Alibaba Aur 40 Chor and Ashanti
Mamta Kulkarni Umesh directed Aashiq Awara and Qila
Dharmendra Umesh directed Alibaba Aur 40 Chor and Vardi
Saif Ali Khan Umesh directed Aashiq Awara and Yaar Gaddar- Parveen Babi Umesh directed Avinash (1986)
Poonam Dhillon Umesh directed Sohni Mahiwal and Avinash
Frunzik Mkrtchyan Umesh directed Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980)
Shakti Kapoor Umesh directed Mujrim (1989)
Sharat Saxena Umesh directed Mujrim and Jaal
Mohnish Bahl Umesh directed Aashiq Awara and Teri Baahon Mein
Hema Malini Umesh directed Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980)
Nutan Umesh directed Mujrim (1989)- Sofiko Chiaureli Umesh directed Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980)
Tanuja Umesh directed Jaal (1986)
Anu Malik Umesh directed Yaar Gaddar (1994)
Rolan Bykov Umesh directed Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980)
Suresh Oberoi Umesh directed Mujrim (1989)- Vinod Mehra Umesh directed Jaal (1986), also in Vardi (1989)
Latif Fayziyev Also in Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (1980)
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About this person
He directed Akshay Kumar in three films in the Khiladi series: Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) and International Khiladi (1999). He directed many Mithun Chakraborty starrers like Ashanti (1982), Mujrim (1989), Guru (1989) and Yaar Gaddar (1994). In 1998 he directed the veteran actor Dilip Kumar in Qila which was Kumar's last film. Mehra's last film as director was 2002's Yeh Mohabbat Hai.
