Mansoor Khan

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

This article is about the Indian film director. For the Pakistani footballer, see Mansoor Khan (footballer). For the Indian businessman Mohammed Mansoor Khan, see I Monetary Advisory.

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

Early and personal life

He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain. Khan attended IIT Bombay, Cornell University, and MIT 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
Year Film Role Notes
1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Director First film
1992 Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander Director Unofficial Remake of Academy Awards winning film Breaking Away
1995 Akele Hum Akele Tum Director Unofficial Remake of Academy Awards winning film Kramer vs. Kramer
2000 Josh Director Unofficial Remake of Academy Awards winning film West Side Story (1961 film)
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

References
  1. "Aamir Khan celebrates cousin Mansoor Khan's 60th birthday with family".
  2. "Aamir Khan's nephew Pablo roped in as AD for 'Dangal'".
  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.
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