Mansoor Khan

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Mansoor Khan
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Born (1958-05-30) 30 May 1958 (age 65) [1]
Occupation(s)Film producer and director, scriptwriter
Years active1988–2008
SpouseTina Khan
Children2
Relatives Tariq Khan (cousin)
Aamir Khan (cousin) Faisal Khan (cousin)
Imran Khan (nephew)

Mansoor Hussain Khan is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.

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Early and personal life

He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain. Khan attended IIT Bombay, Cornell University, and MIT[ citation needed ] before making his foray into Hindi cinema.

Khan is settled in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu with his wife Tina, where he indulges in farming. Their children are daughter Zayn and son Pablo. [2] [3]

Film career

Khan made his directorial debut with the super-hit Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), for which Khan received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and the Filmfare Award for Best Director for that year. [4] Mansoor Khan's directorial debut paved the way back for the musical romantic genre in Hindi Cinema. [2] [3]

He followed this success four years later with Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992). Mansoor Khan's last two films; Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995) and Josh (2000) were moderately successful. In 2008, he made a comeback, albeit as a producer, and has co-produced the movie Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na along with Aamir Khan, which marked the debut of his nephew Imran Khan. [2] [3]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak DirectorFirst film
1992 Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander DirectorIndian adaptation of Breaking Away
1995 Akele Hum Akele Tum DirectorIndian adaptation of Kramer vs. Kramer
2000 Josh DirectorIndian adaptation of West Side Story
2008 Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Producer

Non Film work

He has launched a book, "The Third Curve" (2013), which talks about the world economy. He talks about unsustainable cities and society's false understanding of money in his book. [5]


His second book title "One: The story of the Ultimate Myth" was published in Aug 2023. The key idea behind the book is the oneness and interconnectedness of life that the modern civilization is in many ways doesn't seem to understand.

Awards

National Film Awards
Filmfare Awards

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References

  1. "Aamir Khan celebrates cousin Mansoor Khan's 60th birthday with family".
  2. 1 2 3 "Aamir Khan's nephew Pablo roped in as AD for 'Dangal'".
  3. 1 2 3 "Aamir Khan to launch his nephew Pablo with 'Dangal'". IndiaTV News. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals . Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. "Book Review: The Third Curve". hindustantimes.com. 7 December 2013.