Khalid Mohamed
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Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist, editor, film critic, 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mohamed has only given a few films a 5-star rating. These include Satya (1998)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Slumdog Millionaire (2008).<ref>"Cuts Straight to the Heart"</ref>
Mohamed has written several articles for The Wire,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Firstpost,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Quint, Variety, India Today and DNA India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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".<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> Mohamed also wrote the play, "Kennedy Bridge".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
As director and screenwriter
- Silsiilay, 2005
- Tehzeeb, script adapted from Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata (1978)
- Fiza, 2000
As screenwriter
- Zubeidaa, 2001
- Sardari Begum, 1996
- Mammo, 1994
As writer and reporter
- To Be Or Not To Be: Amitabh Bachchan, a biography of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- The Hit Girl,<ref>"Asha Parekh The Hit Girl", Om Books International</ref> biography of veteran actress Asha Parekh.
- The Aladia Sisters, the story of six sisters of a patriarchal Muslim family<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>