FC Mehra

Fakir Chand Mehra, the man behind Eagle Films label, was born on August 29, 1923, in Peshawar, British India (now Pakistan). He ended up playing a vital part in establishing the vast brand of conventional Hindi movies as a producer commencing in the mid-1950s. He came from a Hindu Pathan family and started his professional service in the Royal Indian Air Force as a field crew member. His whole household, consisting of his parents and nine siblings, relocated from Peshawar when he was deployed to Bombay.

As a youth Fakir Chand was a simple individual. When he saw a British officer engaging in some questionable behaviour, he apparently believed it was his responsibility to alert the service's senior. However, things did not turn out as he was expecting and he soon found himself without a job. He went on to try his luck at various minor enterprises, such as the textile trade. The concept of film distribution came up during one of his commercial travels to Afghanistan. He was impressed by the thought of pursuing the movie industry in Afghanistan after witnessing the peoples' passion for Indian films there. F C Mehra started transporting film containers to Kabul in the late 1940s.

This was a watershed point in F C Mehra's life. He understood that the realm of entertainment was where his destiny rested. His son, Umesh Mehra Umesh Mehra is a prominent filmmaker in Bollywood >> Read More... , recounted that his late father would buy the rights of the film when the film was under production. F C Mehra took over the production of one such picture that had been suspended due to a lack of money. He finished it, and which kickstarted his life as a producer. ‘Sipahsalar’, an action flick starring ‘ Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor: - 'Elvis Presley' of India. >> Read More... ’ and ‘Nadira Khan’, marked the commencement of Mehra’s professional career as a producer. ‘Mujrim’ (1958), ‘Ujala’ (1959), ‘Singapore’ (1960), ‘Professor’, ‘ Amrapali Amrapali is an Indian drama series directed by Rav >> Read More... ’, ‘ Prince Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, ‘Lal Patthar’, ‘Elaan’, ‘Bandie’, ‘Humaare Tumhare’, ‘Alibaba Aur 40 Chor’, and ‘ Sohni Mahiwal The show aired on DD National (DD1) AKA Doordarsha >> Read More... ’ were among the motion pictures he produced under his Eagle Films label. He also financed television shows such as ‘Zabaan Sambhal Ke’, ‘ Mamaji Mamaji is a Hindi serial broadcast on the Doordars >> Read More... ’, ‘ Office Office Office- Office is a Hindi-language sitcom written >> Read More... ’, and ‘ Khatta Meetha Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ during his distinguished tenure.

F C Mehra was renowned for his ability to detect potential. He was also notable for compensating film distributors who lost money on his films. Each of the six marketers to whom he would sell his pictures had a special friendship with him. If his movie bombed, he would make certain to reimburse the distributor. As a former Peshawar hockey player, he never engaged in addictive behaviours like drinking and smoking. F C Mehra succumbed to cardiac failure at the age of 84 and breathed his last on 29th July 2008.