Khalid Mohamed

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{{short description|Indian journalist and film director}}
{{other uses|Khalid Mohammed (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}


'''Khalid Mohamed''' is an Indian [[journalist]], [[editing|editor]], [[Film criticism|film critic]], [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]]. He formerly worked for the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' and was the lead editor for ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine. He is the son of [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] actress [[Zubeida Begum]], on whose life he wrote the screenplay of [[Shyam Benegal]]'s 2001 film, ''[[Zubeidaa]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Movie Reviews & Film Showtimes {{!}} 'Shyam Benegal' at The Del Mar|url=http://www.metroactive.com/metro-santa-cruz/09.05.07/movies-shyambenegal.html|website=www.metroactive.com|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

An alumnus of [[Cathedral and John Connon School]] [[Fort (Mumbai precinct)|Fort, Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite news|title=The timeless poster boy of Hindi cinema |url=http://www.asianage.com/columnists/timeless-poster-boy-hindi-cinema-927 |author=Khalid Mohamed |newspaper=[[Asian Age]] |date=3 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017025844/http://www.asianage.com/columnists/timeless-poster-boy-hindi-cinema-927 |archive-date=2011-10-17 }}</ref> Mohamed has directed four Hindi films. He was hired by the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' where he served as the national cultural editor as well as the editor of the supplement HT Cafe. He left the ''Times'' in January 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khalid Mohamed sacked|url=http://asu.thehoot.org/story_popup/khalid-mohamed-sacked-3624|website=The Hoot}}</ref> Mohamed has only given a few films a 5-star rating. These include ''[[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]'' (1998)<ref>{{cite web|title=Press reviews|publisher=Satya official site|url=http://www.witsindia.com/satya/review.html|access-date=2009-03-04}}</ref> and ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090701024101/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=f4fb1dc4-c735-4860-9748-1c03e28ccbcf "Cuts Straight to the Heart"]</ref>

Mohamed has written several articles for [[The Wire (India)|The Wire]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khalid Mohamed Articles|url=https://thewire.in/author/khalid-mohamed|website=The Wire}}</ref> [[Firstpost]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Articles by Khalid Mohamed|url=https://www.firstpost.com/author/khalid-mohamed|website=Firstpost}}</ref> and [[Dna India|DNA India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khalid Mohamed Author|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/authors/khalid-mohamed?page=1|website=DNA India}}</ref> He's also written scripts for three of Shyam Benegal's films -- [[Mammo]], [[Sardari Begum]] and [[Zubeidaa|Zubeida]]. Mohamed later went on to make a documentary on Shyam Benegal, "The Master".<ref>{{Cite web|title=#LIFF2015: 'The Master' – Khalid Mohamed's fitting tribute to Shyam Benegal|url=https://ukasian.com/liff2015-the-master-khalid-mohamed-s-fitting-tribute-to-shyam-benegal.html|last=Datta|first=Sangeeta|date=July 20, 2015|website=UK Asian}}</ref> Mohamed also wrote the play, "Kennedy Bridge<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bridging the arts|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/rQ8NoiV2gfdoXLVGlcluQP/Bridging-the-arts.html|last=Jayaraman|first=Gayatri|date=August 5, 2011|website=Live Mint}}</ref>".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khalid Mohamed and writing a lonely novel|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/khalid-mohamed-and-writing-a-lonely-novel/1646809|last=Deepak|first=Sukant|date=October 23, 2019|website=Outlook India}}</ref>

{{Infobox person
| name = Khalid Mohammed
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = [[film director]], [[screenwriter]]
| years_active = 1994 - present
| known_for = [[Fiza]], [[Silsiilay]]
}}

== Filmography ==
=== As director and screenwriter ===
* ''[[Silsiilay]]'', 2005
* ''[[Tehzeeb (2003 film)|Tehzeeb]]'', 2003 Script adopted from [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s [[Autumn Sonata]] ([[Höstsonaten]]) 1978
* ''Tareekh'', 2003
* ''[[Fiza]]'', 2000

=== As screenwriter ===
* ''[[Zubeidaa]]'', 2001
* ''[[Sardari Begum]]'', 1996
* ''[[Mammo]]'', 1994

=== As writer and reporter===
* ''To Be Or Not To Be: Amitabh Bachchan'', a biography of Bollywood superstar [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The perils of being a celebrity biographer|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/shelf-life/220718/the-perils-of-being-a-celebrity-biographer.html|last=Narayan|first=Lakshmi|date=July 22, 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
* {{cite book |title=Two Mother and Other Stories|author= Khalid Mohamed|publisher=Om Books |year=2012|isbn=978-9381607091}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonam Kapoor at Khalid Mohamed's 'Two Mothers and other stories' book launch|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/photos/sonam-kapoor-khalid-mohameds-two-mothers-and-other-stories-book-launch|date=April 7, 2012|website=Pinkvilla}}</ref>
* ''The Hit Girl'',<ref>[http://www.vowelor.com/book/the-hit-girl-asha-parekh-biography-review/ "Asha Parekh The Hit Girl"], Om Books International</ref> biography of veteran actress [[Asha Parekh]].
*''The Aladia Sisters,'' the story of six sisters of a patriarchal Muslim family<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Aladia Sisters: Khalid Mohamed writes of six Muslim girls who ran away from home to define their destinies|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/the-aladia-sisters-khalid-mohamed-writes-of-six-muslim-girls-who-ran-away-from-home-to-define-their-destinies-7904951.html|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|date=January 25, 2020|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0006659|name=Khalid Mohamed}}
*https://www.ombooksinternational.com/view_product.php?author=51

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