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Mehboob Khan (born Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan; 9 September 1907 – 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 Best Film and Best Director, two National Film Awards, and was a nominee for the Academy Award for Best ...
May 28, 2021 · India’s DeMille: Remembering Mehboob Khan on his 57th death anniversary. We know him as the ambitious maker behind Bollywood's greatest ode to Indian womanhood (1957's Mother India) and perhaps as the founder of Mumbai's iconic Mehboob Studio. But Mehboob Khan was more than that.
Mehboob Khan was born on 9 September 1907 in Bilimora, Baroda, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was a director and producer, known for Mother India (1957), Son of India (1962) and The Savage Princess (1952). He was married to Sardar Akhtar. He died on 28 May 1964 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
May 28, 2021 · But after having reached the zenith with Mother India, Mehboob plunged to the nadir after the flop Son Of India. Plagued by debts, pained by dejection… he succumbed to an untimely death. Yet his...
May 28, 2019 · New Delhi: Mehboob Khan will always be known as the ‘director of Mother India’, the first Indian film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It has remained iconic for every generation of film watchers for its portrayal of the class divide tinged with Nehruvian socialism, and for having prominently ...
May 28, 2024 · On the death anniversary of the pioneering Bollywood director, here’s a look at some of his masterpieces. 1. Mother India (1957) Show Full Article. No discussion of Mehboob Khan’s legacy is complete without mentioning ‘Mother India’. This film is not just a cinematic masterpiece but a cultural touchstone.
In Mother India, a piece of Hindu myth-making directed by a Muslim socialist, Mehboob Khan, the Indian peasant women is idealised as a bride, mother, and producers of sons, as long-suffering, stoical, loving, redemptive, and conservatively wedded to the maintenance of the social status quo.
