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{{short description|Indian film producer and director}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = Film Producer Director Prakash Mehra.jpg
| caption =
| name = Prakash Mehra
| birth_date = {{birth date |1939|7|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bijnor]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|05|17|1939|07|13|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
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'''Prakash Mehra''' (13 July 1939 – 17 May 2009) was an Indian film director and producer<ref name="TOI">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Producer-director-Prakash-Mehra-passes-away/articleshow/4542153.cms | title=Producer-director Prakash Mehra passes away | date=17 May 2009 | agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=8 October 2018 }}</ref> known for his work in [[Hindi films]]. He was one of the pioneers of [[masala film]]s, along with [[Nasir Hussain]], and [[Manmohan Desai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Khalifa (1976)|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/khalifa-1976/article17321333.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> His collaborations with the actor [[Amitabh Bachchan]] resulted in several box office blockbusters and classics.

==Career==
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Born on 13 July 1939 in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, Mehra started in the late 1950s as a [[Filmmaking#Production|production]] controller. In 1968, he directed [[Shashi Kapoor]] who played a double role in ''[[Haseena Maan Jayegi]]''. . In 1973, he produced and directed ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]''. This hit with [[Amitabh Bachchan]] started a long term and successful collaboration that spanned 7 more films, 6 being blockbuster hits: ''[[Hera Pheri (1976 film)|Hera Pheri]]'', ''[[Khoon Pasina]]'', ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'', ''[[Lawaaris (1981 film)|Lawaaris]]'', ''[[Namak Halaal]]'' and ''[[Sharaabi]]''. Their final collaboration was ''[[Jaadugar]]'' 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'' was released towards the declining period of Bachchan's career.

Prakash Mehra also directed & produced ''[[Zindagi Ek Jua]]'' with actor [[Anil Kapoor]] in 1991, which was not a commercial success. In 1996, he introduced veteran actor [[Raaj Kumar]]'s son [[Puru Raaj Kumar]] in ''[[Bal Bramhachari (1996 film)|Bal Bramhachari]]'' which was also unsuccessful. This was the last film he directed. He also produced the movie ''[[Dalaal]]'' with [[Mithun Chakraborty]], in the mid-90s, which was a box-office moneymaker. Mehra received a lifetime achievement award from the India Motion Picture Directors Association (IMPDA) in 2006.{{cn|date=September 2021}} He also received Lifetime Achievement as Producer from IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers Association) on 19 September 2008.{{cn|date=September 2021}}

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.{{cn|date=September 2021}}

Mehra died on 17 May 2009 in Mumbai of pneumonia and multiple organ failure.<ref name="TOI"/>

==Filmography==
=== As Director ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Haseena Maan Jayegi]]''
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|-
| 1971
| ''[[Mela (1971 film)|Mela]]''
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Samadhi (1972 film)|Samadhi]]''
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Aan Baan (1972 film)|Aan Baan]]''
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]''
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara]]''
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Haath Ki Safai]]''
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Khalifa (film)|Khalifa]]''
|
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Hera Pheri (1976 film)|Hera Pheri]]''
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Aakhri Daku]]''
|
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]''
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Jwalamukhi (1980 film)|Jwalamukhi]]''
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Desh Drohi (1980 film)|Desh Drohee]]''
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Laawaris]]''
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Namak Halaal]]''
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Sharaabi]]''
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Muqaddar Ka Faisla]]''
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Mohabbat Ke Dushman]]''
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Jaadugar]]''
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Zindagi Ek Juaa]]''
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Bal Bramhachari (1996 film)|Bal Bramhachari]]''
|
|-
|}

=== As Producer ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Khoon Pasina]]''
| Rakesh Kumar
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Dalaal]]''
| [[Partho Ghosh]]
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0576488|name=Prakash Mehra}}

{{Authority control}}

{{Prakash Mehra}}

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[[Category:Infectious disease deaths in India]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Uttar Pradesh]]

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