Teesra Kinara was a romantic movie released 8 August 1986. The movie was directed by Krishnakant. The main roles in the movie were played by Raj Babbar, Anita Raj, Smita Patil and Manmohan while the presence of Paintal, Javed Khan, T.P. Jain, Gulshan Grover and Shubha Khote supported the film. The music of the film was directed by Shyam Sundar and Uttam Singh while the songs were sung by Anuradha Paudwal, Raj Babbar and Shabbir Kumar.

Teesra Kinara was a watchable movie that was able to grip the audience for a long period of time. The story of the movie was nothing new but its release was surely noticed. The movie was directed by the famous actor turned director Krishnakant who has directed many movies like Kulvadhu released in 1977 and Ghar Sansar released in 1978 while his first movie as a director was Daku Rani Ganga released in 1976. He has also acted in movies like Satta Bazaar released in 1959 and Kala Sona released in 1975.

The male lead in the film was played by the famous actor Raj Babbar who has given many hit movies like Umrao Jaan released in 1981, Angaarey released in 1986, Aulad Ke Dushman released in 1993 while his first movie as a actor was Kissa Kursi Ka released in 1977. The female lead in the film was played by Smita Patil who has acted in movies like Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai, Mera Dost Mera Dushman, Angaarey while her first film was Charandas Chor released in 1975.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Diya to jale bas ek raat
2.    Ham kitne khush naseeb hain
3.    Har subah bahut yaad aata hai
4.    Jaane mujhse hai jaane mujhse kahaan ho gayi kya khata
5.    Jheel rakhoon kamal rakhoon