Mehboob Khan

Directing·Sep 19, 1907·Bilimora, Baroda State, British India

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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).

Film	Credit
MMinoo1977 · Actor	Actor
Son of India1962 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Mother India1957 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Amar1954 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Aan1952 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Andaz1949 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Anokhi Ada1948 · Director	Director
Elan1947 · Director	Director
Anmol Ghadi1946 · Director	Director
Humayun1945 · Director	Director
Prarthana1943 · Ramu Kaka	Ramu Kaka
Najma1943 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Taqdeer1943 · Director	Director
Roti1942 · Director	Director
Garib1942 · Producer	Producer
Bahen1941 · Director	Director
Alibaba1940 · Director	Director
Aurat1940 · Director	Director
EEk Hi Raasta1939 · Director	Director
We Three1938 · Director	Director
Watan1938 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Jagirdar1937 · Director	Director
Manmohan1936 · Director	Director
Deccan Queen1936 · Director	Director
Vengeance Is Mine1935 · Actor	Actor
Judgement of Allah1935 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Zarina1932 · Actor, Producer	Actor, Producer