Mehmood Hussain
Mehmood Hussain | |
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| Born | 15 March 1950 |
| Died | 11 November 2015 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Sambalpur University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, FTII |
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| Years active | 1981 – 2015 |
| Spouse | Nasim Saher |
| Relatives | Hussain Rabi Gandhi (elder brother) |
Mehmood Hussain was an Indian filmmaker, avant-garde auteur, director and author hailing from the Indian state of Odisha. Mehmood's feature films and documentaries had represented India in four International film festivals. His first feature film Unwanted was India's lone entry at Cannes film festival, France in 1985. Mehmood has authored the book "The Palestine Liberation Organisation : A study in ideology, strategy and tactics" for which he was bestowed with the honorary citizenship of the free Palestine state by the interim state of Palestine. In his 25 years of filming career, Mehmood had written, produced and directed 74 short films, various TV programmes, serials, documentaries and feature films. Mehmood's film "Ulgulan", is Odisha's first period drama movie.