Biography
Mehboob Khan was a pioneer producer-director of Indian cinema, best known for directing the social epic Mother India (1957), which won the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director, two National Film Awards, and was a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He set up his production company – Mehboob Productions, and later a film studio – Mehboob Studios in Bandra, Mumbai in 1954. He also created the dacoit film genre with Aurat (1940) and Mother India, and is also known for other blockbusters including the romantic drama Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling musical Aan (1951), and the melodrama Amar (1954).
Filmography
all 20
Movies 20
Director 15
Producer 2
Writer 1
Director
Son of India (1962)
Movie
Director / Producer
Mother India (1957)
Movie
Producer
Paisa Hi Paisa (1956)
Movie
Director
Amar (1954)
Movie
Director
Aan (1952)
Movie
Director
Andaz (1949)
Movie
Director
Anokhi Ada (1948)
Movie
Director
Elan (1947)
Movie
Director
Anmol Ghadi (1946)
Movie
Director
Humayun (1945)
Movie
Director
Najma (1943)
Movie
Director
Taqdeer (1943)
Movie
Director
Roti (1942)
Movie
Director
Bahen (1941)
Movie
Director
Alibaba (1940)
Movie
Director
Aurat (1940)
Movie
Director
Judgement of Allah (1935)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1907-09-09
Deathday1964-05-28 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceBilimora, India
ReligionIslam
ChildrenSajid Khan
CitizenshipsBritish Raj, India
Also Known AsMehboob Khan Ramzan Khan
AwardsPadma Shri in arts, Filmfare Award for Best Film, Filmfare Award for Best Director
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