Mansoor Khan

There's something I love about a man who graduates from IIT Bombay and then becomes a film director. That engineer's instinct for structure tends to make for clean, well-built storytelling, and his 1989 Filmfare Best Director win suggests the talent was real early on. I find his sparse, deliberate body of work more compelling than a flood of forgettable titles. He seems to have stepped back from the spotlight, but I'm drawn to filmmakers who would rather make a few things with conviction than chase volume. Quiet craftsmanship over noise is a sensibility worth admiring.

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Name (English)

Mansoor Khan

Name (Japanese)

マンスール・カーン

Reading

まんすーる・かーん

Born

May 30, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Hyderabad, Hyderabad district, India

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

Awards & achievements

• 1989 Filmfare Award for Best Director

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansoor%20Khan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3286556

Tags

• Hyderabad district
• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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