While the lean Laurel and the hefty Hardy partnered each other to great effect, Mehmood also drew great power from the apt reactions his partners made to his capers. Mehmood took turns teaming up with the stout Shubha Khote (Sasural, Humrahi, Ziddi, Love In Tokyo) and the reed slim and attractive Aruna Irani (Aulad, Garam Masala, Naya Zamaana, Do Phool).

Incidentally, his pairing with fellow funny man I S Johar fuelled a string of Johar-Mehmood films that briefly made them the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope of Hindi cinema. Their film Johar Mehmood In Goa (1965) was a smash hit.