Mansoor Hussain Khan is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in

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Early and Personal life

He is the son of film-maker

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. Khan attended

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, and MIT before making his foray into

. Khan is settled in

Coonoor Coonoor, natively spelt as Kunnur (), is a Taluk and a municipality of the Nilgiris district in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494. Demographics According to 2011 census, Coonoor had a populatio ...

, Tamil Nadu with his wife Tina, where he indulges in farming. Their children are daughter Zayn and son Pablo.

Film career

Khan made his directorial debut with the super-hit ''

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (), also known by the initialism ''QSQT'', is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film, directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by Nasir Hussain, and starring Aamir Khan (in his leading film debut) a ...

'' (1988), for which Khan received the

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, and the

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for that year. Mansoor Khan's directorial debut paved the way back for the musical romantic genre in Hindi Cinema. He followed this success four years later with '' Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander'' (1992). Mansoor Khan's last two films; ''

Akele Hum Akele Tum ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (I'm Alone, You Are Alone) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala and Master Adil, and directed by Mansoor Khan. The music is by Anu Malik and the lyrics are by Majrooh ...

'' (1995) and ''

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'' (2000) were moderately successful. In 2008, he made a comeback, albeit as a producer, and has co-produced the movie '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' along with

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, which marked the debut of his nephew

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Filmography

Non Film work

He has launched a book, "The Third Curve" (2013), which talks about the world economy. He talks about unsustainable cities and society's false understanding of money in his book.

Awards

;

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(director) - ''

'' (1988) ;

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- ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (1988)

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