Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 19, 1907
Died
May 28, 1964
Place of Birth
Bilimora, Baroda State, British India
Credits
27 titles
Mehboob Khan
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).
Known For
Filmography
Minoo
Son of India
Producer
Mother India
Director
Amar
Director
Aan
Director
Andaz
Producer
Anokhi Ada
Director
Elan
Director
Anmol Ghadi
Director
Humayun
Director
Prarthana
Ramu Kaka
Najma
Producer
Taqdeer
Director
Roti
Director
Garib
Producer
Bahen
Director
Alibaba
Director
Aurat
Director
Ek Hi Raasta
Director
We Three
Director
Watan
Director
Jagirdar
Director
Manmohan
Director
Deccan Queen
Director
Vengeance Is Mine
Judgement of Allah
Director
Zarina