Whenever we talk about the 70s 80s and 90s of Bollywood the names of superstars like Amitabh Bachchan Dharmendra Jeetendra Shah Rukh Khan or Hrithik Roshan often come to our minds. But what if we tell you that there was an actor who was ahead of all these celebs in terms of name and fame? Not only this he was also not behind Dharmendra in looks. This star who came into the limelight started his journey at the young age of 4 and made his place in Indian cinema. Not only his professional life but his personal life also remained in the headlines and peoples curiosity to know about him increased. If you are wondering which actor we are talking about then let us tell you- he is the famous and late actor Vinod Mehra. A bigger star than Amitabh and Jeetendra Vinod Mehra started his career as a child artist in the film Ragini (1958). Later he grew up and stepped into different roles starting with Ek Thi Rita (1971) and he worked in countless films. His biggest success came in 1972 with the film Anurag. While Mehras professional life was always in the headlines his personal life was also always in the public eye. The actors name was linked with many heroines one of the biggest names among them was Rekha. As much success as he achieved on screen he was equally quiet in real life. Vinod Mehras name kept getting linked with Rekha. There were also rumours that he and Rekha were married. But neither of them ever spoke openly on this issue. Later news of Vinod Mehra and Bindiya Goswamis link-up also made headlines. There were also speculations that Vinod Mehra had married Bindiya Goswami. However this was never confirmed. Reports claim that Vinod Mehra was married four times. His wives were Meena Broca Bindiya Goswami Kiran Mehra and Neeta Mehta. Despite being linked with many big actresses Mehras life remained isolated. He never found his life partner. And in 1990 shocking news came when it was known that Vinod Mehra died of a heart attack at the age of 45.