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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 8, 1953 (73)
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- Director and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Umesh Mehra's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Umesh Mehra's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Umesh Mehra's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Yeh Mohabbat Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Asoka(2001)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
International Khiladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Qila(1998)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Sabse Bada Khiladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Yaar Gaddar(1994)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Aashik Aawara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Shikari: The Hunter(1991)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Mujrim(1989)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Guru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Vardi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Kasam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Avinash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Jaal(1986)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Sohni Mahiwal(1984)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Teri Baahon Mein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Ashanti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Hamare Tumhare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1979 to 2002.
Film career
- 2001Screen debut· Aśoka
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Umesh Mehra's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Cult Classics.
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Umesh Mehra work with?
People who share at least 2 of Umesh Mehra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Parvesh C. Mehra shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Latif FaiziyevShared titles: Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Latif Faiziyev
Writers
- Ulmas UmarbekovShared titles: Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Ulmas Umarbekov
- Vinay ShuklaShared titles: Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Mujrim (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Vinay Shukla
- Javed SiddiquiShared titles: Jaal (1986), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Javed Siddiqui
Actors
- Gulshan GroverShared titles: Qila (1998), Yaar Gaddar (1994), Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Jaal (1986), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 5 shared titles with Gulshan Grover
- Mithun ChakrabortyShared titles: Yaar Gaddar (1994), Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Mujrim (1989), Jaal (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Mithun Chakraborty
- RekhaShared titles: Qila (1998), Jaal (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Rekha
- Anjana MumtazShared titles: Yaar Gaddar (1994), Shikari: The Hunter (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Anjana Mumtaz
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Anu MalikShared titles: Yaar Gaddar (1994), Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Mujrim (1989), Jaal (1986), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 5 shared titles with Anu Malik
- S. PappuShared titles: Yaar Gaddar (1994), Mujrim (1989), Jaal (1986), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 4 shared titles with S. Pappu
- M.S. ShindeShared titles: Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Mujrim (1989), Jaal (1986), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 4 shared titles with M.S. Shinde
- Zukhra UmarovaShared titles: Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Zukhra Umarova
Producers
- Parvesh C. MehraShared titles: Qila (1998), Yaar Gaddar (1994), Shikari: The Hunter (1991), Mujrim (1989), Jaal (1986), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 6 shared titles with Parvesh C. Mehra
- F.C. MehraShared titles: Jaal (1986), Sohni Mahiwal (1984)See all 2 shared titles with F.C. Mehra
