Born Ramzan Khan in Gujarat in 1907 and dying in Bombay in 1964, Mehboob Khan came to Bombay as a youth, worked as an extra and assistant, and directed his first film, Al Hilal, in 1935. He founded Mehboob Productions in 1945 and Mehboob Studios in 1954. Known for lavish, Hollywood-influenced sets and themes of the oppression of the poor, he made Aurat (1940), Andaz (1949) and Aan (1952), and Mother India (1957), a remake of Aurat and the first Indian film nominated for the Oscar for best foreign language film. He introduced or helped to establish stars including Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Sunil Dutt.
Schools and movements
Awards (from the Sinekatalog award pages)
- 1958 · Academy Awards (Oscars): Nominee: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film — Mother India
Filmography
- Aurat 1940 · IMDb 7.0
- Roti 1942 · IMDb 6.7
- Najma 1943 · IMDb 7.4
- Anmol Ghadi 1946 · IMDb 7.4
- Andaz 1949 · IMDb 6.7
- Aan 1952 · IMDb 6.7
- Amar 1954 · IMDb 6.9
- Mother India 1957 · IMDb 7.8 · 10,518 votes
- Son of India 1962 · IMDb 5.5