Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist, editing, Film criticism, 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.
Education and career
An alumnus of Cathedral and John Connon School from Fort, Mumbai and St Xavier's College, 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 (1998)
and
Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
[ "Cuts Straight to the Heart"]
Mohamed has written several articles for The Wire,
Filmography
As director and screenwriter
As screenwriter
As writer and reporter
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To Be Or Not To Be: Amitabh Bachchan, a biography of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan
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The Hit Girl,
[ "Asha Parekh The Hit Girl", Om Books International] biography of veteran actress Asha Parekh.
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The Aladia Sisters, the story of six sisters of a patriarchal Muslim family
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