[2][3] The studio was used from November 2010 to January 2011 for the first-ever exhibition of sculptor Anish Kapoor in India; the other part was held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.

He started looking for land closer to central Mumbai, compared with older studios such as Filmistan and Bombay Talkies, which were in far-flung Goregoan and Malad.

The plot, close to historic Mount Mary's Church was bought in 1951 from Jaffer Bhai, a local Bohra Muslim.

[6] Mehboob had made Aan (1952) and was in the midst of shooting the Dilip Kumar starrer, Amar (1954), when the studio opened its doors.

As a part of Khan's birth centenary celebrations, the Indian postal department released a commemorative stamp at a function held at the studios in September 2007.