Mehboob Khan

Mehboob Khan

Directing Sep 19, 1907 May 28, 1964 (aged 57) Bilimora, Baroda State, British India

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).

4 Acting Credits
24 Crew Credits

Acting

Vengeance Is Mine Movie

Vengeance Is Mine

1935
Zarina Movie

Zarina

1932
Prarthana Movie

Prarthana

as Ramu Kaka

1943
Minoo Movie

Minoo

1977

Crew

Mother India Movie

Mother India

Director

1957
Andaz Movie

Andaz

Producer

1949
Aan Movie

Aan

Director

1952
Anmol Ghadi Movie

Anmol Ghadi

Director

1946
Son of India Movie

Son of India

Producer

1962
Humayun Movie

Humayun

Director

1945
Aurat Movie

Aurat

Director

1940
Najma Movie

Najma

Producer

1943
Judgement of Allah Movie

Judgement of Allah

Director

1935
Taqdeer Movie

Taqdeer

Director

1943
Amar Movie

Amar

Director

1954
Anokhi Ada Movie

Anokhi Ada

Director

1948