Prakash Mehra
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Prakash Mehra | |
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Died | 17 May 2009 | (aged 69)
Prakash Mehra (13 July 1939 – 17 May 2009) was a legendary Indian film director and producer
Early life and career
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Born on 13 July 1939 in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, Mehra started in the late 1950s as a
which was a flop and ended their successful streak. Zanjeer was the film credited with launching the career of Bachchan as a lead actor and their final film together Jaadugar.Prakash Mehra also directed & produced
Prakash Mehra was one of the first Bombay directors to try venture into Hollywood. In the late eighties he tried a joint venture to make the movie The God Connection with Frank Yandolino. The movie was to include Hollywood actors such as Charles Bronson among others, but the project though funded heavily initially, never came to fruition.[citation needed]
Mehra died on 17 May 2009 in Mumbai of pneumonia and multiple organ failure.[1]
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Notes |
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1962 | Professor | AS a controller of production | ||
1965 | Purnima
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Yes | Assistant Drictor & lyrics one song | |
1968 | Haseena Maan Jayegi | Yes | ||
1971 | Mela | Yes | ||
1972 | Samadhi | Yes | ||
1972 | Aan Baan
|
Yes | Yes | |
1973 | Zanjeer | Yes | Yes | |
1973 | Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara | Yes | Yes | |
1974 | Haath Ki Safai | Yes | Yes | |
1976 | Khalifa | Yes | Yes | |
1976 | Hera Pheri | Yes | Yes | |
1977 | Khoon Pasina | Yes | ||
1978 | Aakhri Daku | Yes | Yes | |
1978 | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | Yes | Yes | |
1980 | Jwalamukhi | Yes | Yes | |
1980 | Desh Drohee | Yes | Yes | |
1981 | Laawaris | Yes | Yes | |
1982 | Namak Halaal | Yes | Yes | |
1984 | Sharaabi | Yes | Yes | |
1986 | Chameli Ki Shaadi | Yes | ||
1987 | Muqaddar Ka Faisla | Yes | Yes | |
1988 | Mohabbat Ke Dushman | Yes | Yes | |
1989 | Jaadugar | Yes | Yes | |
1992 | Zindagi Ek Juaa | Yes | Yes | |
1993 | Dalaal | Yes | ||
1996 | Bal Bramhachari
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Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ a b "Producer-director Prakash Mehra passes away". The Times of India. PTI. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Khalifa (1976)". The Hindu. 17 February 2017.
External links
- Prakash Mehra at IMDb