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 (1951), and the melodrama Amar (1954).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Son of India
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1962
Son of India
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1962
Mother India
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1957
Mother India
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1957
Amar
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1954
Amar
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1954
Aan
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1952
Aan
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1952
Andaz
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1949
Andaz
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1949
Anokhi Ada
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1948
Elan
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1947
Anmol Ghadi
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1946
Humayun
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1945
Najma
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1943
Najma
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1943
Taqdeer
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1943
Roti
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1942
Garib
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1942
Bahen
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1941