Khalid Mohammed | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Cathedral & John Connon |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, film critic |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Fiza, Silsiilay |
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Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist, editor, film critic, screenwriter and film director. He worked for The Times of India for 27 years and then DNA followed by Hindustan Times and was the lead editor for Filmfare magazine. He is the son of Zubeida Begum, on whose life he wrote the screenplay of Shyam Benegal's 2001 film, Zubeidaa.[1]
An alumnus of Cathedral and John Connon School from Fort, Mumbai and St Xavier's College, he post-graduated in Political Science.[2] 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.[3] Mohamed has only given a few films a 5-star rating. These include Satya (1998)[4] and Slumdog Millionaire (2008).[5]
Mohamed has written several articles for The Wire,[6] Firstpost,[7] Quint, Variety, India Today and DNA India.[8] He's also written scripts for three of Shyam Benegal's films -- Mammo, Sardari Begum and Zubeida. Mohamed later went on to make a documentary on Shyam Benegal, "The Master".[9] Mohamed also wrote the play, "Kennedy Bridge".[10][11]
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Filmography
As director and screenwriter
- Silsiilay, 2005
- Tehzeeb, script adapted from Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata (1978)
- Fiza, 2000
As screenwriter
- Zubeidaa, 2001
- Sardari Begum, 1996
- Mammo, 1994
As writer and reporter
- To Be Or Not To Be: Amitabh Bachchan, a biography of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan[12]
- Khalid Mohamed (2012). Two Mother and Other Stories. Om Books. ISBN 978-9381607091.[13]
- The Hit Girl,[14] biography of veteran actress Asha Parekh.
- The Aladia Sisters, the story of six sisters of a patriarchal Muslim family[15]
References
- ^ "Movie Reviews & Film Showtimes | 'Shyam Benegal' at The Del Mar". www.metroactive.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Khalid Mohamed (3 September 2011). "The timeless poster boy of Hindi cinema". Asian Age. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Khalid Mohamed sacked". The Hoot.
- ^ "Press reviews". Satya official site. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ^ "Cuts Straight to the Heart"
- ^ "Khalid Mohamed Articles". The Wire.
- ^ "Articles by Khalid Mohamed". Firstpost.
- ^ "Khalid Mohamed Author". DNA India.
- ^ Datta, Sangeeta (20 July 2015). "#LIFF2015: 'The Master' – Khalid Mohamed's fitting tribute to Shyam Benegal". UK Asian.
- ^ Jayaraman, Gayatri (5 August 2011). "Bridging the arts". Live Mint.
- ^ Deepak, Sukant (23 October 2019). "Khalid Mohamed and writing a lonely novel". Outlook India.
- ^ Narayan, Lakshmi (22 July 2018). "The perils of being a celebrity biographer". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Sonam Kapoor at Khalid Mohamed's 'Two Mothers and other stories' book launch". Pinkvilla. 7 April 2012.
- ^ "Asha Parekh The Hit Girl", Om Books International
- ^ Mohamed, Khalid (25 January 2020). "The Aladia Sisters: Khalid Mohamed writes of six Muslim girls who ran away from home to define their destinies". Firstpost.
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