Mehboob Khan

Mehboob Khan (Hindi: महबूब ख़ान, Mahbub Khān, real name: Ramjan Khan, * 1906 in Bilimoria, Gujarat, † May 28, 1964 in Mumbai, Maharashtra ) was an Indian film director.

Without education Khan learned his craft directly from the film. From 1927 he worked as an extra in the movie industry. In 1935, he made ​​his first film, Judgement of Allah, as a director. With Ek Hi Rasta (1939 ) he treated the first time social and political issues, a topic of much of his work is marked. Aurat (1940 ), Bahen (1941 ) and Roti (1942 ) - a criticism of capitalism parable that represents the monetary value system in question - match this pattern.

With the triangle Andaz (1949, with Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Nargis ) and Aan (1952, with Dilip Kumar and Nadira ) Mehboob Khan was very successful commercially. The latter film was his first color film, it was also shown in London. 1957 appeared to Mother India, a remake of his film Aurat, over the life of the Indian farmer's wife Radha ( Nargis ). The film was awarded three Filmfare Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won international attention. Mother India was the first Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar.