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Mehboob Khan

Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan (9 September 1907 – 28 May 1964) was a prominent Indian film director and producer. He is 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 Foreign Language Film. He set up his production company – Mehboob Productions, and later a film studio – Mehboob Studios in Bandra, Mumbai in 1954. He also created the dacoit film genre with ''Aurat'' (1940) and ''Mother India'', and is also known for other blockbusters including the romantic drama (1949), the swashbuckling musical ''Aan'' (1951), and the melodrama ''Amar'' (1954). Provided by Wikipedia