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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Founder | Mehboob Khan |
| Headquarters | 100 Hill Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai, India |
| Products | Mehboob Productions Private Limited |
| Services | Film studio, recording studio |
| Owner | Mehboob Khan |
| Parent | Mehboob Khan |
Mehboob Studio is an Indian film studio and recording studio in Bandra (W), Mumbai, founded in 1954 by director and producer Mehboob Khan, who previously owned Mehboob Productions (founded 1942), and is most known for films such as Mother India (1957), which won the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director and was a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]
It is spread over 20,000 square yards (4.2 acres) and includes five shooting stages.[2] It soon become popular with directors such as Guru Dutt, Chetan Anand and Dev Anand. In the following decades it was used by Manmohan Desai extensively. A recording studio was added in the 1970s and both remain in use.[2][3]
The studio was used from November 2010 to January 2011 for the first-ever exhibition of sculptor Anish Kapoor in India; the other part was held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.[4][5]
- ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners List [Mother India (1957 film)]: Awards" (PDF). Googlepages.com website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b Hetal Vyas (1 November 2008). "Mehboob mere, Mehboob tere". Pune Mirror newspaper. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Ranjona Banerji (7 February 2011). "Mumbai, meri mehboob?". DNA newspaper. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Dates Announced for First Ever Exhibition of Anish Kapoor in India". British Council. 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Iconic studio now cultural hotspot". Hindustan Times, Mumbai. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2024.