
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).
Acting (3 movies)
Directing (21 movies)

Mother India
1957

Humayun
1945

Aan
1952

Andaz
1949

Aurat
1940

Judgement of Allah
1935

Taqdeer
1943

Amar
1954

Anmol Ghadi
1946

Son of India
1962

Najma
1943

Anokhi Ada
1948

Elan
1947

Roti
1942

Alibaba
1940

Bahen
1941

Deccan Queen
1936

Manmohan
1936

Jagirdar
1937

We Three
1938

Watan
1938
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Zarina | 1932 | Producer | 
| Judgement of Allah | 1935 | Screenplay | 
| Watan | 1938 | Writer | 
| Garib | 1942 | Producer | 
| Najma | 1943 | Producer | 
| Andaz | 1949 | Producer | 
| Aan | 1952 | Producer | 
| Amar | 1954 | Producer | 
| Mother India | 1957 | Producer | 
| Son of India | 1962 | Producer | 


