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Mehboob Khan

Director

Mehboob Khan

Directing
1957 · 1 film
Lived
19 September 1907 — d. 1964
From
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.

Career Signature

How Mehboob Khan’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.