Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 19, 1907
Died
May 28, 1964
Age
56
Place of Birth
Bilimora, Baroda State, British India
Popularity
0.7
Mehboob Khan
Directing
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…
Also known as
Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan
