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    Mehboob Khan

    Mother India director, Andaz, Aan, one of Bollywood's greatest directors

    🎨 Colour: Green💎 Stone: Emerald (Panna)📅 Day: Wednesday🔢 Number: 5, 14, 23🧭 Direction: South⚙️ Metal: Bronze🃏 Tarot: The Hermit

    With the Sun in Virgo (Western) and the Moon in Kanya (Vedic Rashi), Mehboob Khan combines the earth energy of Virgo with the prithvi (earth) depth of Kanya, ruled by Budha (बुध). Their Life Path 8 — the The Achiever — guided by Saturn, brings powerful, authoritative, business-minded, and goal-oriented. to everything they do.

    About Mehboob Khan

    Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan achieved international acclaim by directing the monumental epic Mother India (1957), which garnered India's first Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Born in 1907 in Bilimora, Gujarat, he received little formal schooling before running away to Bombay to enter cinema. He began his career humbly, working as an uncredited extra and assistant at the Imperial Film Company during the silent era. Khan established his reputation with the hard-hitting drama Roti (1942) and directed the blockbuster Andaz (1949), a landmark romantic triangle. In 1952, he helmed Aan, India's first prestigious Technicolor release, and subsequently founded the historic Mehboob Studios in 1954. Though sometimes confused with his contemporary Bimal Roy, director of Do Bigha Zamin, Devdas, Madhumati, and Bandini, Khan forged his own operatic style of social realism. His lavish productions synthesized sweeping populist melodrama with incisive critiques of rural poverty and feudal exploitation. Today, his visionary legacy endures as a cornerstone of Indian cinema that forever expanded the artistic and global horizons of Hindi filmmaking.

    Based on publicly available information.

    Mehboob Khan — Birthday & Personal Facts

    Full NameMehboob Khan
    ProfessionDirector
    NationalityIndian
    Date of BirthSeptember 9, 1907
    AgeDied in 1964, aged 56 or 57
    Chinese Zodiac🐐 Fire Goat
    Sun sign (Western)♍ Virgo
    Moon sign (Rashi)Kanya
    NakshatraUttara Phalguni or Hasta (depends on birth time)
    Life Path Number8 — The Achiever
    🌙Vedic birth chart & birth timeBirth time: not on record

    A genuine Vedic Kundli for Mehboob Khan would need their exact birth time and place, and those are not in the public record. The Ascendant (Lagna), house placements, Nakshatra and Dasha timeline all change with just a few minutes' difference — so we don't invent a time or quietly default to noon. This profile therefore shows only what the birth date can honestly support: Sun sign, Moon sign (Rashi), Chinese zodiac and Life Path.

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    🎂 Birthday RarityCommon
    8celebrities share this birthday

    8 famous celebrities and notable people in our database were born on September 9. That makes it a common birthday.

    Rarity percentile: 58%

    Astrological Profile

    Virgo ♍ — The Earth Sign

    Virgo is the most meticulous sign of the zodiac. Deeply analytical and practical, they have an eye for detail that borders on superhuman. Their dedication to improvement of themselves and the world is a quiet form of devotion.

    Strengths

    LoyalAnalyticalKindHardworkingPractical

    Challenges

    ShynessWorryOverly criticalPerfectionist
    Lucky Colour
    White
    Lucky Stone
    Sapphire
    Lucky Day
    Wednesday
    Lucky Numbers
    5, 14, 23
    🃏 Tarot Card: The Hermit
    Introspection, soul-searching, and inner guidance

    Compatibility

    ✓ Taurus✓ Capricorn✓ Cancer
    ✗ Gemini✗ Sagittarius

    Career: Masters of detail who excel in medicine, research, accounting, writing, and data analysis. Precision and dedication produce work of exceptional standard.

    Mehboob Khan's Age on Other Planets

    PlanetAge (planet years)Orbit (Earth years)
    ☿ Mercury4940.2
    ♀ Venus1930.6
    ♂ Mars631.9
    ♃ Jupiter1011.9
    ♄ Saturn429.4
    ♅ Uranus184
    ♆ Neptune0164.8

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    Celebrity Birthday Twins

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    Frequently Asked Questions About Mehboob Khan

    When is Mehboob Khan's birthday?

    Mehboob Khan was born on September 9, 1907.

    How old is Mehboob Khan?

    Mehboob Khan died in 1964, aged 56 or 57.

    What is Mehboob Khan's zodiac sign?

    Mehboob Khan's Western zodiac (Sun) sign is Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22), an element of Earth ruled by Mercury.

    What is Mehboob Khan's Moon sign (Rashi)?

    Mehboob Khan's Moon sign (Vedic Rashi) is Kanya: the sidereal Moon stayed in Kanya for the whole of September 9, 1907, so it does not depend on the birth time. This is different from the Western Sun sign (Virgo).

    What is Mehboob Khan's Chinese zodiac sign?

    Mehboob Khan was born in the Year of the Goat (Fire Goat) — Mild-mannered, kind, creative.

    What is Mehboob Khan known for?

    Mehboob Khan is an Indian director known for: Mother India director, Andaz, Aan, one of Bollywood's greatest directors

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