Khalid Mohamed | |
|---|---|
| Education | Cathedral & John Connon |
| Occupations | Director, screenwriter, film critic |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Fiza,Silsiilay |
| Mother | Zubeida Begum |
Khalid Mohamed is an Indianjournalist,editor,film critic,screenwriter andfilm director. He worked forThe Times of India for 27 years and thenDNA followed byHindustan Times and was the lead editor forFilmfare magazine. He is the son ofZubeida Begum, on whose life he wrote the screenplay ofShyam Benegal's 2001 film,Zubeidaa.[1]
An alumnus ofCathedral and John Connon School fromFort, Mumbai andSt Xavier's College, he post-graduated inPolitical 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 theHindustan Times he served as the national cultural editor as well as the editor of the supplement HT Cafe. He left theTimes in January 2002.[3] Mohamed has only given a few films a 5-star rating. These includeSatya (1998)[4] andSlumdog Millionaire (2008).[5]
Mohamed has written several articles forThe 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 andZubeida. 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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