Vinod Mehra & Utpal Dutt Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vinod Mehra and Utpal Dutt appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1979 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kartavya (1979 — 6.5/10). Films span Kartavya (1979) through Aap Ke Saath (1986).
The Vinod Mehra & Utpal Dutt partnership
From Kartavya (1979) to Aap Ke Saath (1986). The played out closed with Aap Ke Saath in 1986. It started with Kartavya (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Kartavya; the 1980s to Yeh Desh. Vinod Mehra acted in every film; Utpal Dutt acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Kartavya
- Yeh Desh
- Aap Ke Saath
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Utpal Dutt's screen credits are with Vinod Mehra. After Aap Ke Saath, Vinod Mehra kept going for 20 more films; Utpal Dutt stepped back.
Kartavya was Vinod Mehra's acting debut.
After Aap Ke Saath, Vinod Mehra went on to appear in 20 more films, including Aag Hi Aag (1987) and Patthar Ke Phool (1991).
Kartavya was Utpal Dutt's acting debut.
After Aap Ke Saath, Utpal Dutt went on to appear in 3 more films, including Aaj Ka Robin Hood (1988) and Mahaveera (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vinod Mehra & Utpal Dutt's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amrish Puri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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