Mehboob Khan
Directing
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).
Behind the camera
1962Son of India
Director
1957Mother India
Director
1954Amar
Director
1952Aan
Director
1949Andaz
Director
1948Anokhi Ada
Director
1947Elan
Director
1946Anmol Ghadi
Director
1945Humayun
Director
1943Taqdeer
Director
1943Najma
Director
1942Roti
Director
1941Bahen
Director
1940Aurat
Director
1940Alibaba
Director
1938We Three
Director
1938Watan
Director & Writer
1937Jagirdar
Director
1936Deccan Queen
Director
1936Manmohan
Director
1935Judgement of Allah
Director & Screenplay