Mehboob Khan
Directing
- Born
- September 19, 1907 · Bilimora, Baroda State, British India
- Died
- May 28, 1964 (age 56)
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
Behind the camera24
- 1962Son of India Producer, Director
- 1957Mother India Director, Producer
- 1954Amar Director, Producer
- 1952Aan Director, Producer
- 1949Andaz Producer, Director
- 1948Anokhi Ada Director
- 1947Elan Director
- 1946Anmol Ghadi Director
- 1945Humayun Director
- 1943Najma Producer, Director