Mehboob Khan
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 19, 1907
- Died
- May 28, 1964
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
- Minoo
Minoo 1977
Actor
Son of India 1962
Producer, Director
Mother India 1957
Director, Producer
Amar 1954
Director, Producer
Aan 1952
Director, Producer
Andaz 1949
Producer, Director
Anokhi Ada 1948
Director
Elan 1947
Director
Anmol Ghadi 1946
Director
Humayun 1945
Director
Prarthana 1943
as Ramu Kaka
Najma 1943
Producer, Director
Taqdeer 1943
Director
Roti 1942
Director
Garib 1942
Producer
Bahen 1941
Director
Alibaba 1940
Director
Aurat 1940
Director
- Ek Hi Raasta
Ek Hi Raasta 1939
Director
We Three 1938
Director
Watan 1938
Director, Writer
Jagirdar 1937
Director
Manmohan 1936
Director
Deccan Queen 1936
Director
Vengeance Is Mine 1935
Actor
Judgement of Allah 1935
Director, Screenplay, Story
Zarina 1932
Actor, Producer
Credits from TMDB.