Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist, editor, film critic,
screenwriter and film director. He formerly worked for the Hindustan
Times and was the lead editor for Filmfare magazine. He is the son of
Hindi film actress Zubeida Begum, on whose life he wrote the
screenplay of Shyam Benegal's 2001 film, Zubeidaa.An alumnus of
Cathedral and John Connon School Fort, Mumbai, Mohamed has directed
four Hindi films. He was hired by the Hindustan Times where he served
as the national cultural editor as well as the editor of the
supplement HT Cafe. He left the Times in January 2009. Mohamed has
only given a few films a 5-star rating. These include Satya (1998) and
Slumdog Millionaire (2008).Mohamed has written several articles for
The Wire, Firstpost, and DNA India. 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". Mohamed also wrote the play, "Kennedy Bridge".
screenwriter and film director. He formerly worked for the Hindustan
Times and was the lead editor for Filmfare magazine. He is the son of
Hindi film actress Zubeida Begum, on whose life he wrote the
screenplay of Shyam Benegal's 2001 film, Zubeidaa.An alumnus of
Cathedral and John Connon School Fort, Mumbai, Mohamed has directed
four Hindi films. He was hired by the Hindustan Times where he served
as the national cultural editor as well as the editor of the
supplement HT Cafe. He left the Times in January 2009. Mohamed has
only given a few films a 5-star rating. These include Satya (1998) and
Slumdog Millionaire (2008).Mohamed has written several articles for
The Wire, Firstpost, and DNA India. 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". Mohamed also wrote the play, "Kennedy Bridge".
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