Jeetendra & Vinod Mehra Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jeetendra and Vinod Mehra appeared together in 13 Hindi films between 1979 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Burning Train (1980 — 6.6/10). Films span Jaani Dushman (1979) through Prateeksha (1993).
The Jeetendra & Vinod Mehra partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. 1979 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 14 years, a Jeetendra–Vinod film arrived almost every year.
From Jaani Dushman (1979) to Prateeksha (1993). The ran closed with Prateeksha in 1993.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 69% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Jaandaar; the 1990s to Prateeksha. Jeetendra acted in every film; Vinod Mehra acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in 'Jaani Dushman' (1979), but the real spark came when both were cast in 'The Burning Train' (1980). That film's multi-starrer format forced them to share a lot of screen time, and they discovered they worked well as a team.
- In 'Jyoti Bane Jwala' (1980), Jeetendra played the loud, action-heavy hero while Vinod Mehra played the quieter, emotional foil. Mehra later admitted that Jeetendra's energy on set pushed him to speed up his own acting style — he learned to match Jeetendra's pace instead of slowing scenes down.
- Vinod Mehra was famously shy and reserved, while Jeetendra was the life of every party. On the sets of 'Love in Canada' (1979), Mehra would often hide in his van between shots; Jeetendra would drag him out to play cards with the crew. They became close friends off-screen because of this.
- Their pairing in 'Sanjog' (1985) was a last-minute replacement — the original lead dropped out. That film's failure (3.4/10) effectively ended their on-screen partnership. After 'Jaal' (1986), neither actor ever worked with the other again, despite both being active for years.
- Vinod Mehra once told a film magazine: 'Jeetendra is the only co-star who never made me feel like a supporting actor. He'd say, "Yeh scene tera hai, main side mein rahunga." That generosity is rare.'
13 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1980s accounted for 9 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Jaandaar
- Jaani Dushman
- The Burning Train
- Takkar
- Prateeksha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Jeetendra's screen credits are with Vinod Mehra. After Prateeksha, Jeetendra kept going for 17 more films; Vinod Mehra stepped back.
Jaani Dushman was Jeetendra's acting debut.
After Prateeksha, Jeetendra went on to appear in 17 more films, including Main Tera Hero (2014) and Lav Kush (1997).
Jaani Dushman was Vinod Mehra's acting debut.
After Prateeksha, Vinod Mehra went on to appear in 2 more films, including Aurat Aurat Aurat (1996) and Insaniyat (1994).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jeetendra & Vinod Mehra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company. Moushumi Chatterjee appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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