Yakub Khan Mehboob Khan

Yakub Mehboob Khan was an Indian film actor, remembered by the regional audience for his work in movies like Al Hilal (1935), Grama Kanya (1936), Manmohan (1936), Watan (1938), Aurat (1940), etc. He was considered to be one of the most iconic actors who portrayed a negative role. Born in 1904, Yakub had to go through a rough phase during his childhood as he ran away from his hometown and left his family at an early age and was forced to work odd jobs like table waiter or motor mechanic for a living. After working for quite a few years on a ship named “S.S. Madura,” he came to Mumbai and joined the Sharda film company.

Mostly known for his major involvement in Hindi short films, documentaries, TV shows, reality shows, daily soaps, and Kollywood movies, Yakub was has been a prominent part of the Indian film industry for more than thirty years. The year 1925 was a crucial one for Yakub as he made his first decisive contribution on the silver screen as a screenwriter with the film Bajirao Mastani Click to look into! >> Read More... , directed by Bhal G Pendharkar. He has more than 100 major film projects accredited to his name. The most recent film project which Yakub Khan as the lead star-cast was “Ten O’ Clock,” directed by the renowned filmmaker Jugal Kishore Jugal Kishore is a veteran actor, director, produc >> Read More... . At the age of 54 years in 1958, Yakub lost his life at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai.