Umesh Mehra

Timeline

1. Aug 13, 2026

   12:00 pm

   Umesh Mehra recalls HEARTBREAKING incident that still HAUNTS him: “A youngster saw Dilip Kumar in Qila and told his father, ‘Papa, yeh toh Shah Rukh Khan ki COPY kar raha hai’”

   

   Umesh Mehra had a fascinating conversation with Kiran Juneja on DD Urdu’s chat show Guftgoo about…

2. Aug 15, 2025

   8:00 am

   50 years of Sholay EXCLUSIVE: Umesh Mehra of Minerva cinema breaks the MYTH that the film struggled in the initial 2 weeks; says, “Sab jhooth hai. There was negative publicity”; also reveals that this is the only film that ran genuinely for years

   

   This Independence Day is more special for Hindi film lovers as the all-time classic Sholay…
3. Jun 09, 2008

   12:00 am

   Dilip Kumar to star in Subhash Ghai’s next

   

   Showman Subhash Ghai may be busy giving finishing touches to his magnum opus Yuvraaj, but he is…