Mehboob Khan
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. 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).

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Son of India (1962)
Director | Producer
Mother India (1957)
Director | Producer
Amar (1954)
Director | Producer
Aan (1952)
Director | Producer
Andaz (1949)
Director | Producer
Anokhi Ada (1948)
Director
Elan (1947)
Director
Anmol Ghadi (1946)
Director
Humayun (1945)
Director
Najma (1943)
Director | Producer
Taqdeer (1943)
Director
Roti (1942)
Director
Bahen (1941)
Director
Alibaba (1940)
Director
Aurat (1940)
Director
Judgement of Allah (1935)
Director | Screenplay | Story