FILM DIRECTOR

Mehboob Khan

1907 - 1964

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Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan (9 September 1907 – 28 May 1964) was a prominent Indian film director and producer. He is 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Mehboob Khan is the 1,834th most popular film director (down from 1,738th in 2024), the 1,136th most popular biography from India (down from 1,026th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mehboob Khan ranks 1,834 out of 2,041. Before him are Mauro Fiore, Greg Mottola, David Dhawan, Brad Silberling, Amy Heckerling, and Kornél Mundruczó. After him are Dan Povenmire, Basu Chatterjee, Michael Dante DiMartino, Detlev Buck, Virgil Widrich, and Oskar Roehler.

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Among people born in 1907, Mehboob Khan ranks 405. Before him are Ruby Myers, Gladys Bentley, Philip Slone, Louis MacNeice, Allan Jones, and Pete Desjardins. After him are Peggy Shannon, Paul Fannin, Joyce Compton, Jane Froman, and Krishna Hutheesing. Among people deceased in 1964, Mehboob Khan ranks 218. Before him are Taffy Abel, William Bendix, Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Hohl, Timmy Mayer, and Eddie Sachs. After him is H. Beam Piper.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mehboob Khan ranks 1,136 out of 1,861. Before him are Yash Johar (1929), David Dhawan (1955), Mallika Sarabhai (1954), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (1953), Tara Sutaria (1995), and Prabha Atre (1932). After him are Sidharth Shukla (1980), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Tessy Thomas (1963), Rahat Indori (1950), Prakash Padukone (1955), and Vijayashanti (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Mehboob Khan ranks 39. Before him are K. Balachander (1930), AR Murugadoss (1974), Aditya Chopra (1971), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), and David Dhawan (1955). After him are Basu Chatterjee (1930), Farah Khan (1965), Puri Jagannadh (1966), Shakti Samanta (1926), Sai Paranjpye (1938), and S. S. Rajamouli (1973).

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