Mehboob Khan

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).

Known For

Vengeance Is Mine

Prarthana

Ramu Kaka

Zarina

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1977	Minoo
1943	Prarthana	Ramu Kaka
1935	Vengeance Is Mine
1932	Zarina

Year	TV Show	Role