Umesh Mehra

Directing

Umesh Mehra

Born 1953-06-08 · Bombay, Maharashtra, India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Umesh Mehra is an Indian film director and Producer of Bollywood. He is the son of Bollywood producer F.C. Mehra. He was prominent in the 1980s and 90s with many Mithun Chakraborty starrers. He has also directed Akshay Kumar in a couple of movies. Some of his films are Yaar Gaddar, Shikari: The Hunter, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and International Khiladi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Umesh Mehra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi poster
5.5

A man comes to America in order to find his brother who is wanted by the police. But his search forces him to get mixed up with a lady gangster that facilitates illegal underground fights.

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

1996

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi poster
5.5

A man comes to America in order to find his brother who is wanted by the police. But his search forces him to get mixed up with a lady gangster that facilitates illegal underground fights.

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

1996

Yaar Gaddar poster
6.0

When his brother becomes involved in a deadly bank robbery, a heartbroken cop vows to track down and retrieve his wayward sibling -- dead or alive.

Yaar Gaddar

1994

Mujrim poster
8.1

The film follows the story of Shankar, who is regarded as a criminal by society after being in jail for ten years since childhood.

Mujrim

1989

Yeh Mohabbat Hai poster
7.0

This story revolves around two lovebirds Chand and Shaheen. There appear to be no complications to the lovebirds marriage, however, Chand is asked to gather together a team to play cricket. Chand's naivety is taken advantage of by a group of terrorists, and ultimately Chand becomes involved with terrorists group, and Police Inspector Chauthe (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) claims that he has sufficient evidence to convict Chand. Shaheen believes Chand is innocent, and sets out to prove his innocence.

Yeh Mohabbat Hai

2002

Yeh Mohabbat Hai poster
7.0

This story revolves around two lovebirds Chand and Shaheen. There appear to be no complications to the lovebirds marriage, however, Chand is asked to gather together a team to play cricket. Chand's naivety is taken advantage of by a group of terrorists, and ultimately Chand becomes involved with terrorists group, and Police Inspector Chauthe (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) claims that he has sufficient evidence to convict Chand. Shaheen believes Chand is innocent, and sets out to prove his innocence.

Yeh Mohabbat Hai

2002

Ashanti poster
8.4

A police officer is framed for a bank robbery and arrested and sent to prison. His mother hears this and dies of shock. When released he sets out to take revenge from the people who ruined his life.

Ashanti

1982

Ashanti poster
8.4

A police officer is framed for a bank robbery and arrested and sent to prison. His mother hears this and dies of shock. When released he sets out to take revenge from the people who ruined his life.

Ashanti

1982

Sohni Mahiwal poster
5.4

Shahjada Ijjat Beg comes to India with his caravan and settles in a town in Gujrat. Here he falls in love with Sohani, who keeps a shop in metal pots. Ijjat Beg buys pot from her with whatever money he had and they were attracted to each other. Sohni dispensed with her servant and kept Ijjat Beg instead. This gave them more opportunity to meet. This was a scandal in the town and Sohni was perforce married to Rehaman who was slightly off his head. Sohni continued her meeting Ijjat Beg who went out fishing. When the atmosphere became to hot for them they jointly took a water grave for their love.

Sohni Mahiwal

1984

Sohni Mahiwal poster
5.4

Shahjada Ijjat Beg comes to India with his caravan and settles in a town in Gujrat. Here he falls in love with Sohani, who keeps a shop in metal pots. Ijjat Beg buys pot from her with whatever money he had and they were attracted to each other. Sohni dispensed with her servant and kept Ijjat Beg instead. This gave them more opportunity to meet. This was a scandal in the town and Sohni was perforce married to Rehaman who was slightly off his head. Sohni continued her meeting Ijjat Beg who went out fishing. When the atmosphere became to hot for them they jointly took a water grave for their love.

Sohni Mahiwal

1984

Sabse Bada Khiladi poster
5.6

For 20 years, intrepid police detective Vijay has believed the malicious Amar Singh murdered Vijay's twin brother, Lallu. Vijay eventually dredges up enough evidence to put the crafty Amar in the slammer, but he walks on a technicality. Events take a surprising turn, however, when Lallu suddenly shows up again.

Sabse Bada Khiladi

1995

Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves poster
6.3

A village man accidentally uncovers a web of political intrigue after discovering and distributing treasures from Hussain's secret hideout. The Khazi sets a gang of ruthless bandits on the man to ensure the safety of his treasures.Based on the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the 1001 Nights or Arabian Tales.

Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves

1980

Avinash poster
7.0

Avinash is a dancer and singer in a club.One of friends captures terrorist activities of Pratap when Pratap's man are behind him he runs away with the film.He is killed in front of Avinash and drops the film in a drum kept on the stage where Avinash was performing. Pratap believes he has handed over the film to him and tortures is brother Sumit and fiance Sapna killing his mother.Avinash is assaulted and tortured to get the film he manages to escape but gets shot in his head.Dr Anand a drunkard saves Avinash's life by removing the bullet from his head.But Avinash looses his memory.Pratap's man are still chasing him to get the film when he is saved by a mysterious women Nisha who tells him that they both loved each other.Nisha actually came into his life to get the film but dies in explosion telling him her motive.Then Alka another women enters his life and claims that he is her husband.

Avinash

1986

Avinash poster
7.0

Avinash is a dancer and singer in a club.One of friends captures terrorist activities of Pratap when Pratap's man are behind him he runs away with the film.He is killed in front of Avinash and drops the film in a drum kept on the stage where Avinash was performing. Pratap believes he has handed over the film to him and tortures is brother Sumit and fiance Sapna killing his mother.Avinash is assaulted and tortured to get the film he manages to escape but gets shot in his head.Dr Anand a drunkard saves Avinash's life by removing the bullet from his head.But Avinash looses his memory.Pratap's man are still chasing him to get the film when he is saved by a mysterious women Nisha who tells him that they both loved each other.Nisha actually came into his life to get the film but dies in explosion telling him her motive.Then Alka another women enters his life and claims that he is her husband.

Avinash

1986

International Khiladi poster
5.3

News reporter, Payal, is assigned the task of interviewing a high ranking criminal, Devraj. However, they both fall in love with each other and, in the process, anger Devraj's guardian.

International Khiladi

1999

International Khiladi poster
5.3

News reporter, Payal, is assigned the task of interviewing a high ranking criminal, Devraj. However, they both fall in love with each other and, in the process, anger Devraj's guardian.

International Khiladi

1999

Aashik Aawara poster
6.0

Raised by a kindly thief, orphaned Jimmy goes on the run from goons and falls in love with Jyoti, whose father indirectly caused his parents' deaths.

Aashik Aawara

1993

Jaal poster
5.4

Shankar's father leaves the family for Meenabai. He later learns that his father is dead. He sets out to find out Meenabai, who he thinks is behind his father's death.

Jaal

1986

Vardi poster
5.8

Lalchand (Kader Khan) is arrested by Inspector Verma (Vinod Mehra) and vows to avenge this. He does so by abducting his only son, and later informing Verma that he has killed his son, in the process of apprehending Lalchand, Havaldar Bhagwan Singh (Dharmendra) is killed by saving Verma's life. Verma and his wife Shanti (Anjana Mumtaz) bring up Bhagwan's son, Ajay, as their own. Years later Ajay (Sunny Deol) has grown up to be a police inspector as well, Verma is now the Commissioner. Together they band together to stop Lalchand, who is now a crimelord of international standards, from carrying on terrorist activity in the country; and also try and locate Verma's son, who they find out is still alive, but leads a life of crime

Vardi

1989

Shikari poster
5.8

Shankar and Chanchal earn their living by doing road shows. Once, Shankar sees Natasha on a circus poster and dreams of working with her. He gets an offer to work in the circus in Russia.

Shikari

1991

Kasam poster
6.0

Mangal Singh is the head of a village that gets it's revenue by selling cocaine. When Police Inspector Kisna finds out he goes to live incognito with the villagers to try and talk them out of dealing with drugs. He meets and falls in love with Mangal's daughter, Savi, and gets married to her.

Kasam

1988

Guru poster
6.8

Mithun Chakraborty's ambition is to become an upright Police officer, but unluckily he is not getting selected. His sole strength is his lady love Sridevi. As Mithun's ambition fails, he turns to alcohol, dacoity, and thugism. He finally joins Amrit Pal's lethal gang to take revenge on the Police force, which blocked his ambition. Sridevi (in a double role), is Shakti Kapoor's important gang member. One day, Shakti Kapoor gets the confidential message about an undercover cop in his Gang.

Guru

1989

Hamare Tumhare poster
7.0

Widower Jairaj Verma lives with his four sons in a small apartment. Three of his sons are in their teens, while his youngest son is around 12 years. On the other hand there is Maya Sinha, a widow, who also lives in a small apartment with three children, two sons and a daughter, Komal, who is about to get married. Then rumors spread abound that Maya and Jairaj are having an affair, and this adversely affects Komal's marriage, leaving her angry and confused. Jairaj and Maya's attempts to pacify their respective children that they are husband and wife, is of no avail, as they are convinced that Maya and Jairaj are having an illicit affair. The only solution to end this dilemma is for Jairaj and Maya to get married, and live together as a family, but will their children and the community accept them as husband and wife?

Hamare Tumhare

1979

Qila poster
5.8

When an abusive landowner is murdered, his twin brother sets out to find the killer but quickly discovers that everyone, it seems, wanted him dead.

Qila

1998