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 β Mehboob Productions, and later a film studio β 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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