Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist,

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, film critic,

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and

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. He worked for The Times of India for 27 years and then DNA followed by Hindustan Times and was the lead editor for

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magazine. He is the son of Zubeida Begum, on whose life he wrote the screenplay of

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's 2001 film, Zubeidaa. An alumnus of Cathedral and John Connon School from Fort, Mumbai and

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, he post-graduated in Political Science. Mohamed has directed three Hindi films and scripted three for Shyam Benegal besides making three documentaries The Last Irani Chai, Little Big People and Master:Portrait of Shyam Benegal, and staging the play Kennedy Bridge. At the ''Hindustan Times'' he served as the national cultural editor as well as the editor of the supplement HT Cafe. He left the ''Times'' in January 2002. Mohamed has only given a few films a 5-star rating. These include ''

Satya ''Satya'' (Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST: ''satya)'' is a Sanskrit word loosely translated as truth, essence. A. A. Macdonell, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Asian Educational Services, , pp. 330–331 It also refers to a virtue in Indian relig ...

'' (1998) and '' Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008). Mohamed has written several articles for The Wire, Firstpost, Quint, Variety, India Today and DNA India. He's also written scripts for three of Shyam Benegal's films --

Mammo ''Mammo'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi film by Shyam Benegal. It stars Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke and Rajit Kapur. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 1995. Farida Jalal won Filmfare Critics Award f ...

, Sardari Begum and

Zubeida Zubeida Begum Dhanrajgir (1911 – 21 September 1988) was an Indian actress. She starred in the first Indian talkie movie ''Alam Ara'' (1931). Her credits include early hits ''Devdas'' (1937), and Sagar Movietone's first talkie, ''Meri Jaan''. ...

. Mohamed later went on to make a documentary on Shyam Benegal, "The Master". Mohamed also wrote the play, "Kennedy Bridge".

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

* ''

Silsiilay ''Silsiilay'' ( en, Chains) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romance film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Tabu, Bhumika Chawla, Riya Sen, Celina Jaitly, Anita Hassanandani, Divya Dutta, Rahul Bose, Jimmy Sheirgill, Ashm ...

'', 2005 * '' Tehzeeb'', script adapted from

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's Autumn Sonata (1978) * '' Fiza'', 2000

As screenwriter

* '' Zubeidaa'', 2001 * '' Sardari Begum'', 1996 * ''

'', 1994

As writer and reporter

* ''To Be Or Not To Be: Amitabh Bachchan'', a biography of Bollywood superstar

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

* * ''The Hit Girl'', biography of veteran actress Asha Parekh. *''The Aladia Sisters,'' the story of six sisters of a patriarchal Muslim family

References

External links

* *https://www.ombooksinternational.com/view_product.php?author=51 Hindi-language film directors Indian film critics Indian male screenwriters Living people Film directors from Mumbai Cathedral and John Connon School alumni 21st-century Indian people Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-director-stub