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{{Infobox person
| name = Mehboob Khan ll
| image = Mehboob Khan 2007 stamp of India.jpg
| caption = Mehboob Khan on a 2007 stamp of India
| birth_name = Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1907|9|09}}
| birth_place = [[Bilimora]], [[Baroda State]], [[British Raj|British{{nbsp}}India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1964|5|28|1907|9|09}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| resting_place = [[Badakabarastan]], [[Marine Lines]], Mumbai
| occupation = Film director, producer
| years_active = 1931–1962
| spouse = Fatima (separated)<br />[[Sardar Akhtar]]
| children = 4; One adopted
}}

'''Mehboob Khan''' (born '''Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan'''; 9 September 1907<ref name=film-reference>[http://www.filmreference.com/Directors-Lu-Mi/Mehboob-Khan.html Mehboob Khan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521105259/http://www.filmreference.com/Directors-Lu-Mi/Mehboob-Khan.html |date=21 May 2011 }} at filmreference.com.</ref> – 28 May 1964) was a pioneer producer-director of [[Indian cinema]], best known for directing the social epic ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957), which won the [[Filmfare Awards]] for [[Filmfare Best Movie Award|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Best Director Award|Best Director]], two [[National Film Awards]], and was a nominee for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref name="Oscars1958">{{cite web
|url = http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1958
|title = The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners
|access-date = 13 January 2021
|website = oscars.org website
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003629/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1958
|archive-date = 2 April 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> He set up his production company – Mehboob Productions, and later a film studio – [[Mehboob Studios]] in [[Bandra]], Mumbai in 1954.<ref name=pn>{{cite news
| title = Mehboob mere, Mehboob tere
| url = http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20Mumbai&sectid=3&contentid=20081101200811012008337798596fdb6
| newspaper = Pune Mirror (newspaper)
| date = 1 November 2008
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718051651/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20Mumbai&sectid=3&contentid=20081101200811012008337798596fdb6
| archive-date = 18 July 2011
| df = dmy-all
|access-date=13 January 2021
}}</ref><ref name=dna>{{cite news
|title = Mumbai, meri mehboob?
|url =https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column-mumbai-meri-mehboob-1504231
|newspaper = DNA (newspaper)
|date = 7 February 2011
|access-date =13 January 2021
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| title = A many-splendoured cinema
| last = Karanjia
| first = B. K.
| author-link = B. K. Karanjia
| publisher = New Thacker's Fine Art Press
| page = 215
| chapter = Mehboob Khan: An Unfinished Story
}}</ref> He also created the [[dacoit film]] genre with ''[[Aurat (1940 film)|Aurat]]'' (1940) and ''Mother India'',<ref name="Teo">{{cite book|last=Teo|first=Stephen|title=Eastern Westerns: Film and Genre Outside and Inside Hollywood|date=2017|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|isbn=9781317592266|page=122|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pi8lDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA122}}</ref> and is also known for other blockbusters including the romantic drama ''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]'' (1949), the swashbuckling musical ''[[Aan]]'' (1951), and the melodrama ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954).

== Early life ==
Khan was born '''Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan''' in [[Bilimora]] in Gandevi Taluka of [[Baroda State]] (now [[Gujarat]]) on 9 September 1907.<ref name=film-reference />

== Career ==
He was brought to Bombay from his home town in Gujarat ( Surat ) by Noor Muhammad Ali Muhammed Shipra (producer and horse supplier in Indian cinema) to work as a horseshoe repairer in a stable (owned by Shipra). One day at the shooting of South Indian director Chandrashekhar, Mehboob showed interest in working with Chandrashekhar. After seeing his great interest and skills, Chandrashekhar asked Shipra to take Mehboob with him to work at small jobs in the film studios of Bombay (assistant director). He started as an assistant in the [[Silent Film]] era and as an [[Extra (actor)|extra]] in the studios of the Imperial Film Company of [[Ardeshir Irani]], before directing his first film ''[[Al Hilal (film)|Al Hilal]]'' a.k.a. ''Judgement of Allah'' (1935), when he started directing films for the ''Sagar Film Company''. Notable films he directed for Sagar Movietone and National Studios included ''[[Deccan Queen]]'' (1936), ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1939 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'' (1939), ''[[Ali Baba (1940 film)|Alibaba]]'' (1940), ''[[Aurat (1940 film)|Aurat]]'' (1940) and ''[[Bahen (film)|Bahen]]'' (1941).

In 1945, Khan set up his own production house – [[Mehboob Productions]]. In 1946, he directed the musical hit ''[[Anmol Ghadi]]'', which featured singing stars [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], [[Noor Jehan]] and [[Suraiya]] in leading roles. Khan went on to produce and direct many blockbuster films, the most notable being the romantic drama ''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]'' (1949), the swashbuckling musical ''[[Aan]]'' (1951), the melodrama ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954), and the social epic ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957). The latter was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] in 1957 and was a remake of his 1940 film ''[[Aurat (1940 film)|Aurat]]''. His earlier works were in [[Urdu]], but his later material, including ''Mother India'', were in [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]], a friendlier and softer spoken version of [[Hindi]] and Urdu. Several of his films, especially his earlier work on [[Humayun (film)|''Humayun'']] (1945), the story of a Mogul emperor who ruled India, ''[[Anmol Ghadi]]'' (1946), and [[Taqdeer (1943 film)|''Taqdeer'']], (in which he introduced [[Nargis]], who later married [[Sunil Dutt]]), were written by [[Aghajani Kashmeri]]. Kashmeri was responsible for picking and training Nargis in Hindustani and Urdu dialogue delivery. His last film as a director was 1962's ''[[Son of India (1962 film)|Son of India]]''.
[[File:Mehboob Studio courtyard.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mehboob Studios]] courtyard set up by Khan in 1954, [[Bandra]] (W), [[Mumbai]]]]

He died of a Heart Attack in 1964 at the age of 56 and was buried at [[Badakabarastan]] in [[Marine Lines]], [[Mumbai]]. His death occurred the day after the death of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref name="Karanjia 1986">{{cite book
|last = Karanjia
|first = B.K.
|title = A many-splendoured cinema
|publisher = New Thacker's Fine Art Press
|year = 1986
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fItIAAAAMAAJ
|access-date = 1 March 2018
|page = 215
|quote = ... Mehboob Khan died the day after Jawaharlal Nehru. Neither the country, nor its cinema, have been the same since. Films continue to be made that may critically be compared to that all-time grosser "Mother India". But no leader since its maker died has approached the dimensions of leadership reached by this country bumpkin who began his career as a bit player in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" (1927) and went on to make ...
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180301140436/https://books.google.dk/books?id=fItIAAAAMAAJ
|archive-date = 1 March 2018
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

== Industry influence ==
Khan introduced and helped establish the careers of many actors and actresses who went on to become big stars in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s such as [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]], [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Nargis]], [[Nimmi]] and [[Nadira (actress)|Nadira]]. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the [[2nd Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1961">{{cite web
| url = http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1961
| title = 2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961)
| access-date = 4 November 2012
| work = MIFF
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130116210653/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1961
| archive-date = 16 January 2013
}}</ref> He remained the president of the [[Film Federation of India]].<ref>{{cite web
|title = Presidents of Film Federation of India
|publisher = Film Federation of India
|pages = 1–2
|url = http://filmfed.org/PRE-Members.html
|access-date = 28 June 2014
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140911130737/http://filmfed.org/PRE-Members.html
|archive-date = 11 September 2014
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

Mehboob Khan was known for having been influenced by Hollywood, and his films often featured lavish sets in the style of the Hollywood at that time. The oppression of the poor, class warfare and rural life are recurring themes in his work.

Mehboob Khan was awarded the title of ''Hidayat Kar-e-Azam'' by the Indian government.<ref name=tamasha/>

== Personal life ==
Mehboob Khan married twice.<ref name=HT>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/historic-mehboob-studio-ticks-away-in-anonymity/story-0r0JIpwPLWaX169YVljo4L.html |title=Historic Mehboob Studio ticks away in anonymity |access-date=13 January 2021|url-status=live |date=13 August 2007 |newspaper=Hindustan Times (newspaper)}}</ref><ref name=tamasha>{{cite news
| url = http://tamashha.com/celeb/Mehboob_Khan
| title = Mehboob Khan - a profile
| access-date = 13 January 2021
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160817114707/http://www.tamashha.com/celeb/Mehboob_Khan
| archive-date = 17 August 2016
| df = dmy-all
|website=TAMASHA website
}}</ref> With his first wife Fatima, he had three sons: Ayub, Iqbal and Shaukat. After separation from his first wife, he married the famous Indian film actress [[Sardar Akhtar]] (1915–1986) in 1942. He adopted [[Sajid Khan]] (born 28 December 1951), who has starred in Indian and foreign English films.<ref name=tamasha/>

==Death and legacy ==
Mehboob Khan died of a heart attack on 28 May 1964.<ref name=tamasha/>
As a part of his birth centenary celebrations, the [[Indian postal department]] released a commemorative stamp of Mehboob Khan at a function held at the [[Mehboob Studios]] in September 2007.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Postal stamp on Mehboob Khan to be released today
| url = http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=229147
| newspaper = Indian Express
| date = 30 March 2007
}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== As a director ===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ''[[Son of India (1962 film)|Son of India]]'' (1962)
* ''A Handful of Grain'' (1959)
* ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Aan]]'' (1952)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Anokhi Ada (1948 film)|Anokhi Ada]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Elaan (1947 film)|Elaan]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Anmol Ghadi]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Humayun (film)|Humayun]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Najma (1943 film)|Najma]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Taqdeer (1943 film)|Taqdeer]]'' (1943)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Roti (1942 film)|Roti]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Huma Gun Anmogaldi]]'' (1942)<ref name="SadoulMorris1972">{{cite book
|author1 = Georges Sadoul
|author2 = Peter Morris
|title = Dictionary of Film Makers
|url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PvsZikRu-hAC
|date = 1 January 1972
|publisher = University of California Press
|isbn = 978-0-520-02151-8
|pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PvsZikRu-hAC/page/n180 172]–
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
* ''[[Bahen (1941 film)|Bahen]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Alibaba (1940 film)|Alibaba]]'' (1940)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Aurat (1940 film)|Aurat]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1939 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'' (1939)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1938 film)|Hum Tum Aur Woh]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Watan (1938 film)|Watan]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Jagirdar (film)|Jagirdar]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Deccan Queen (film)|Deccan Queen]]'' (1936)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Manmohan (1936 film)|Manmohan]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Al Hilal (film)|Al Hilal]]'' a.k.a. ''Judgement of Allah'' (1935)<ref name=tamasha/>
{{div col end}}

=== As a producer ===
* ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Aan]]'' (1952)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''[[Anokhi Ada (1948 film)|Anokhi Ada]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Elaan (1947 film)|Elaan]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Anmol Ghadi]]'' (1946)<ref name=tamasha/>
* ''Zarina'' (1932)

=== As an actor ===
* ''[[Chandrahasa (1933 film)|Chandrahasa]]'' (1933)
* ''Zarina'' (1932)
* ''Dilawar'' (1931)
* ''Meri Jaan'' (1931)

=== As a writer ===
* ''[[Watan (1938 film)|Watan]]'' (1938) (story)
* ''[[Al Hilal (film)|Al Hilal]]'' a.k.a. ''Judgement of Allah'' (1935) (story, screenplay)<ref name=tamasha/>

== Awards and honours ==
;[[Academy Awards]]
* [[30th Academy Awards|1958]] – [[List of submissions to the 30th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] – ''Mother India'' (nomination)

;[[National Film Awards]]
* [[5th National Film Awards|1958]] – [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#All India Certificate of Merit|All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film]] – ''[[Mother India]]''<ref name="5thawardPDF">{{cite web
|url = http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf
|title = 5th National Film Awards
|publisher = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
|access-date = 2 September 2011
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131103222703/http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf
|archive-date = 3 November 2013
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
* 1958 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature Film in Hindi]] – ''Mother India''<ref name="5thawardPDF" />

;[[Filmfare Awards]]
* [[5th Filmfare Awards|1958]] – [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – ''Mother India''
* 1958 – [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – ''Mother India''
* [[10th Filmfare Awards|1963]] – Best Director – ''[[Son of India (1962 film)|Son of India]]'' (nomination)

;Honours
* 30 March 2007, India Post released a commemorative stamp showing Maheboob Khan and a scene of 'Mother India' depicting Raaj Kumar & Nargis<ref>{{cite news| title = Philaindia| publisher = Philatelia| date =January 2008 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book
| title = Mehboob, India's DeMille: The First Biography
| last = Reuben
| first = Bunny
| year = 1994
| publisher = Indus
| isbn = 81-7223-153-9
}}
* {{cite book
| title = Mehboob Khan: The Romance of History
| series = Legends of Indian Cinema
| last = Ahmed
| first = Rauf
| year = 2008
| publisher = Wisdom Tree
| isbn = 978-81-8328-106-5
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0006371|name=Mehboob Khan}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213353/http://www.spicevienna.org/showPerson.php?p=929 Mehboob Khan@SPICE]
* [http://cineplot.com/mehboob-khan-1906-1964/ Mehboob Khan profile] at [[cineplot.com]] website

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