Mithun Chakraborty & Vinod Mehra Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mithun Chakraborty and Vinod Mehra appeared together in 9 Hindi films between 1981 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ustadi Ustad Se (1982 — 6.8/10). Films span Ustadi Ustad Se (1981) through Pyar Ka Karz (1990).
The Mithun Chakraborty & Vinod Mehra partnership
1988 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Ustadi Ustad Se (1981) to Pyar Ka Karz (1990). For 9 years, a Mithun–Vinod film arrived almost every year.
The spanned closed with Pyar Ka Karz in 1990. It started with Ustadi Ustad Se (1981).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 89% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Ustadi Ustad Se; the 1990s to Pyar Ka Karz. Mithun Chakraborty acted in every film; Vinod Mehra acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mithun and Vinod first shared screen space in 'Ustadi Ustad Se' (1981) because the producer needed a quick replacement after the original lead walked out. Mithun was already a star post-Disco Dancer; Vinod was the veteran who agreed to do the film as a favour to the director.
- In 'Bees Saal Baad' (1988), Mithun played the loud, impulsive hero while Vinod played the calm, brooding detective. The director said Mithun would deliberately overact in rehearsals so Vinod could underplay his reactions — the contrast made both performances pop.
- Vinod Mehra was the one who convinced Mithun to sign 'Meri Zabaan' (1989). Mithun was hesitant because the script was weak, but Vinod told him, 'We'll make it work with our timing.' The film still bombed, but they never blamed each other.
- Their pairing in 'Ustadi Ustad Se' directly inspired the 1983 film 'Mawaali' — the producers saw how well Mithun's raw energy bounced off Vinod's polished restraint and wanted to replicate that formula. 'Mawaali' went on to be a bigger hit than their original film.
9 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 8 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Ustadi Ustad Se
- Pyari Behna
- Pyar Ka Karz
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pyar Ka Karz, Mithun Chakraborty kept going for 118 more films; Vinod Mehra stepped back. By the time of Ustadi Ustad Se, both already had careers — Mithun Chakraborty with 12 films, Vinod Mehra with 20.
Before Ustadi Ustad Se, Mithun Chakraborty had starred in 12 films, including The Naxalites (1980) and Unees-Bees (1980).
After Pyar Ka Karz, Mithun Chakraborty went on to appear in 118 more films, including Oh My God (2012) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Before Ustadi Ustad Se, Vinod Mehra had starred in 20 films, including The Burning Train (1980) and Takkar (1980).
After Pyar Ka Karz, Vinod Mehra went on to appear in 6 more films, including Patthar Ke Phool (1991) and Gurudev (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mithun Chakraborty & Vinod Mehra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jagdeep appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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