Mehboob Khan (1907 – 28 May 1964) was one of the many pioneers of Indian cinema. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003
Khan was born Ramjan Khan in Bilimoria, Gujurat. He ran away from home to work small jobs in the studios of Bombay. He played bit parts and supporting characters before directing his first film, Judgement of Allah (1935). Directorial features like Aurat followed, with the studios Sagar Movietone and National Studios. Aurat is a 1940 Hindi movie by Mehboob Khan starring Sardar Akhtar Surendra Kanhaiyalal and Arun (father of actor Govinda) In 1945, Khan left set up his own production house, Mehboob Productions.
Throughout his career, Khan produced and directed many blockbuster films, the most notable being the romantic drama Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1951), the dramatic Amar and the social epic Mother India (1957), the latter of which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1957 He has directed 21 other films dating from the late 1930s. See also AAN See also Aan ( Hindi: आन Urdu: آن, Translation: pride also known as The Savage Amar is a 1954 Hindi movie Produced and directed by Mehboob Khan the film stars Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Nimmi and Jayant Mother India ( Hindi: भारत माता Urdu: بھارت ماتا is a 1957 Bollywood film directed by Mehboob Khan "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. His earlier works were in Urdu, but his later material, including Mother India, were in Hindi. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is His last film as a director was the 1962 film Son of India. He died two years later at the age of 57.
Khan was known for having been influenced by Hollywood films and often his films featured lavish sets in the style of the the Hollywood era at that time. The oppression of the poor, class warfare and rural life are recurring themes in his work. He was the adopted father of Sajid Khan who had appeared in his last two films Mother India and Son of India. Sajid Khan (born December 28, 1970 in Bombay, India) is a former Indian actor
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