Dated Rekha and then married her. He died within weeks of Rekha's husband Mukesh Agarwal, who committed suicide.

He died at the age of 45 years, after a heart attack.

His daughter, Soniya Mehra, will be making her acting debut in the remake of the Classic "Victoria No. 203", being directed by Anant Mahadevan, and produced by Kamal Sadanah.