Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor,

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and

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. As an actor, he appeared in over 300

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

films after his debut film in the 1973 film '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna, in which he acted as a prosecuting attorney. He was a prolific actor and screenwriter in Hindi cinema in the period late 1970s to 90s and wrote dialogues for 200 films. Khan graduated from

Ismail Yusuf College Ismail Yusuf College, is the fourth oldest college of Mumbai, India. ''"I Y college"'', as it is popularly known, is managed by Government of Maharashtra. It is the oldest college in North Mumbai. It was established in 1930 with a large donati ...

affiliated to

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. Before entering the film industry in the early 1970s, he taught at

M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering M. H. Saboo Siddik (''commonly known'' as MHSS or Saboo Siddik or Saboo) is an engineering college located in Byculla at Saboo Siddik Polytechnic Road, Mumbai, India, affiliated with the University of Mumbai. It is an 'A' Grade institution, an ...

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, as a professor of

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Early life and education

Khan was born in

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, on 22 October 1937. His father was Abdul Rahman Khan from

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, Afghanistan while his mother was Iqbal Begum from Pishin,

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(now in Balochistan, Pakistan). Khan had three brothers, Shams ur Rehman, Fazal Rehman and Habib ur Rehman. He is an ethnic

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of the

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tribe. Khan was raised in the

Kamathipura Kamathipura (also spelled Kamthipura) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India known for prostitution. It was first settled after 1795 with the construction of causeways that connected the erstwhile seven islands of Mumbai. Initially known as Lal ...

neighbourhood of

after his family moved there from Kabul. He enrolled in a local municipal school and later in the

after which he graduated in Engineering specializing in

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. Between 1970 and 1975, he taught at

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as a professor of

. While performing in a play named ''Taash Ke Patey'', he was noted by comedian Agha who then suggested actor

Dilip Kumar Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from ...

to see the play. Dilip Kumar was impressed and signed him up for his next films, ''

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'' and ''

Bairaag ''Bairaag'' () is a 1976 Hindi-language film. Produced by the duo Mushir-Riaz, it is directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Dilip Kumar, who received a Filmfare nomination for Best Actor for playing a triple role. ''Bairaag'' also stars Saira Ba ...

''. During an interview to Rediff, Khan recalled this as the incident that started his film career. He used to write plays for theatres and was subsequently offered to write the script of ''

Jawani Diwani ''Jawani Diwani'' () is a 1972 Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Narender Bedi, and starring Randhir Kapoor, Jaya Bhaduri, Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy as leads. This was also Kader Khan's debut as a dialogue writer. The film is mo ...

'', which started his career as a script writer. His career as a Hindi film writer began when Narinder Bedi saw the theatre play Khan had written and asked him to co-write the script for ''

'' with Inder Raj Anand, for which Khan received 1500 rupees.

Career

Actor

Khan acted in over 300 films in

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and

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

At the insistence of Rajesh Khanna,

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paid him the high amount of one lakh twenty-one thousand () for writing dialogue for the film ''

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'' (1974), which was produced by Khanna himself. He was most popularly recognized for working with actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna,

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, Feroz Khan,

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and in films directed by T. Rama Rao,

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, Narayana Rao Dasari,

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. He has worked side by side with other comedians like

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and

Johnny Lever Johnny Lever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and popular comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, in ...

. He has co-starred with

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, Amjad Khan and Anupam Kher in many films. He has played a large variety of parts in different genre of films like comedy, action, romance, family, social and political. Khan made his debut with '' Daag'', starring Rajesh Khanna in the main lead role, wherein Khan played the supporting role as an advocate. He subsequently starred as supporting artist with roles in ''

Dil Diwana ''Dil Diwana'' is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Narendra Bedi. It starred Randhir Kapoor and Jaya Bhaduri in lead roles. R. D. Burman composed the music for the film. Cast *Randhir Kapoor as Vijay *Jaya Bhaduri as Neeta *Aruna Irani ...

'', ''

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar ''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' () is a 1978 Indian drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, and written by Kader Khan, Vijay Kaul and Laxmikant Sharma. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date, along w ...

'' and '' Mr. Natwarlal''. He also started getting lengthy roles as supporting actor after 1984, with films like ''

Masterji ''Masterji'' is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and written by K. Bhagyaraj. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sridevi. It is a remake of Bhagyaraj's own Tamil film ''Mundhanai Mudichu'' (1983). ...

'', ''

Dharm Adhikari ''Dharm Adhikari'' () is a 1986 Hindi-language action film, produced by U.V. Suryanarayana Raju under the Gopi Krishna Movies banner, presented by Krishnam Raju and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Jeetendra, Sridev ...

'', ''

Nasihat ''Nasihat'' is a 1986 Hindi film directed and produced by Aravind Sen. Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi play the lead roles and supported by Mithun Chakraborty and Deepti Naval. The film was a Silver jubilee hit at the time of its release. Plot I ...

'', '' Dosti Dushmani'', ''

Ghar Sansar ''Ghar Sansar'' () is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language drama (film and television), drama film, produced by Vimal Kumar under the Shivam Chitrya banner and directed by K. Bapaiah, K. Bapayya. It stars Jeetendra, Sridevi and music composed by Rajes ...

'', '' Loha'', ''

Insaniyat Ke Dushman ''Insaniyat Ke Dushman '' () is a 1987 Hindi-language action drama film in which a dedicated police officer is pitted against a gang of drug dealers.''Media Asia'', vol. 18, p. 83 (1991). The film stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Babbar, ...

'', ''

Insaf Ki Pukar ''Insaf Ki Pukar'' () is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Raj Bhaktiani and Ramesh Gwalani under the Shivkala Movies banner and directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Anita Raj and Bhanupriya, with music ...

'', ''

Khudgarz Khudgarz () is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan under the Film Kraft banner. It stars Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Govinda, Bhanupriya, Amrita Singh and Neelam Kothari with music composed ...

'', '' Sherni'', ''

Khoon Bhari Maang ''Khoon Bhari Maang'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. Based on the Australian mini-series ''Return to Eden'' (1983), it stars Rekha as a wealthy widow who is almost killed by her sec ...

'', ''

Sone Pe Suhaaga ''Sone Pe Suhaaga'' ( ''Borax on Gold'', met. ‘‘Icing on the Cake’’ or ‘’Cherry on Top’’) is a 1988 Indian action film, produced by Abdul Hafiz Nadiadwala on A. G. Films Pvt Ltd banner and directed by K. Bapaiah. The film stars ...

'' and '' Vardi''. From 1988, there were films written with him in main lead, like

Karz Chukana Hai ''Karz Chukana Hai'' () is a 1991 Indian Bollywood film directed and produced by Vimal Kumar. It stars Govinda and Juhi Chawla in pivotal roles. Plot Atmaram (Kader Khan) has two sons, elder one is Vijay and younger one Ravi. He stays with ...

, ''

Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii ''Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii'' (English: What you sow, you shall reap) is a 1989 Indian film directed and produced by Vimal Kumar. It stars Govinda, Kader khan and Kimi Katkar in pivotal roles. Plot Gangaram Verma (Kader Khan) is a man of idea ...

'', ''

Biwi Ho To Aisi ''Biwi Ho To Aisi'' () is a 1988 Bollywood film, directed and written by J. K. Bihari and starring Rekha, Farooq Sheikh and Bindu . The music was scored by the duo of Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film marked the on-screen debut of Salman Khan and ...

'', ''

Ghar Ho To Aisa ''Ghar Ho To Aisa'' is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kalpataru and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala. It stars Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi Seshadri in pivotal roles. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Attintlo Adde Mogudu''. The ...

'', ''

Hum Hain Kamaal Ke Hum Hain Kamaal Ke (Hindi: हम हैं कमाल के) is a Bollywood action & comedy film released on 21 September 1993. The film had a multi star cast; Sheeba Akashdeep, Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, Aruna Irani, Raza Murad, Sadashiv A ...

'' and ''

Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri ''Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri'' (; ) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Aziz Sejawal and produced by Iqbal Baig. It stars Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor in pivotal roles. Other cast includes Jackie Shroff, Farah, Aditya ...

''. His first attempt at comedy was with '' Himmatwala'' and '' Aaj Ka Daur''. He started doing main comedy roles from 1989 onwards, with films like ''

Kishen Kanhaiya ''Kishen Kanhaiya'' is a 1990 Indian Hindi action comedy film directed by Rakesh Roshan, released in 1990. The film stars Anil Kapoor(in double role), Shilpa Shirodkar, Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. In this movie, Shilpa Shirodkar had a controv ...

'', ''

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'', '' Ghar Parivar'', ''

Bol Radha Bol ''Bol Radha Bol'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by David Dhawan, starring Juhi Chawla and Rishi Kapoor. Chawla received her third Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance. Plot Kishen Malho ...

'' and continued through the nineties with comedy roles in '' Aankhen'', ''

Taqdeerwala ''Taqdeerwala'' () is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action comedy film produced by D. Rama Naidu under the Suresh Productions banner, directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. It stars Venkatesh and Raveena Tandon, with music composed by Anand ...

'', ''

Main Khiladi Tu Anari ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' () is a 1994 Indian action comedy film directed by Sameer Malkan. The screenplay is written by Sachin Bhowmick. Starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Raageshwari in main lead roles, it also included Sh ...

'', ''

Dulhe Raja ''Dulhe Raja'' (transl. ''Groom King'') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Kader Khan, Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra and Asrani. Plot K. K. Singhania a business tycoon buys an expensive hotel "M ...

'', '' Coolie No. 1'', ''

Saajan Chale Sasural ''Saajan Chale Sasural'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Govinda, Tabu, Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan, and Satish Kaushik. It was directed by David Dhawan. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Allari Mogudu'' (1992 ...

'', ''

Sooryavansham ''Sooryavansham'' (, ) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical drama film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Amitabh Bachchan in dual roles, with Soundarya, Jayasudha, Rachna Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. The fi ...

'', '' Judaai'', '' Aunty No. 1'', '' Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'', '' Raja Babu'', ''

Khuddar Khuddar ( Self-Respecting) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Iqbal Durrani and starring Govinda, Karishma Kapoor and Kader Khan. Other cast includes Shakti Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo, Anjana Mumtaz, Raju Shrestha, Mahesh Ana ...

'', '' Chhote Sarkar'', '' Gharwali Baharwali'', '' Hero Hindustani'', ''

Sirf Tum ''Sirf Tum'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi romance film directed by Agathian. It was released on 4 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Sushmita Sen, Jackie Shroff and Mohnish Behl. The movie was filmed in Nainital, Kerala and ...

'' and ''

Anari No. 1 Anari No. 1 is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language language comedy film directed by Kuku Kohli. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Simran in lead roles and Aruna Irani, Kader Khan, Satish Shah and Satyendra Kapoor in supporting roles, with song ...

''. Even in early 2000s, he attempted versatile roles with films like ''

Akhiyon Se Goli Maare Akhiyon Se Goli Maare () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, directed by Harmesh Malhotra, starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Asrani and Johnny Lever. The film was released on 2 August 2002. The name of the f ...

'', ''

Chalo Ishq Ladaaye ''Chalo Ishq Ladaaye'' ( ''Come, Let's Fall In Love'') is a 2002 Indian comedy film directed by Aziz Sejawal, starring Govinda, Rani Mukerji, Zohra Sehgal and Kader Khan. Plot Popular but lonely Bollywood actress, Sapna, lives a fairly isol ...

'', '' Suno Sasurjee'', '' Yeh Hai Jalwa'' and ''

Mujhse Shaadi Karogi ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.The film stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra, the second collaboration of Kumar and Chop ...

''. His work as a comedian was notable in ''Himmatwala'', ''Aankhen'' and ''Coolie No. 1''. He starred in his own comedy television series titled ''Hasna Mat'' (literally: ''Don't laugh''), which aired on

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in 2001. He made a comeback on

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with a comedy series ''Hi! Padosi... Kaun Hai Doshi?'' on

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. He later appeared in '' Lucky: No Time for Love'' (2006) and '' Family: Ties of Blood'' (2006).

Screenwriter

This was Rajesh Khanna who gave him the break as dialogue writer in his film ''Roti'' and thereafter he wrote dialogues for films with Rajesh Khanna in the lead like ''

Maha Chor ''Maha Chor'' (translated as "''high thief''") is a 1976 Bollywood action comedy film directed by Narendra Bedi, starring Rajesh Khanna in the lead role, paired opposite Neetu Singh for the very first time. The film had music by R.D. Burman and ...

'', ''

Chhailla Babu ''Chhailla Babu'' (Alternate name: Chhaila Babu) (English language: Cool Guy) is a 1977 Bollywood suspense thriller film. It was written and produced by Shomu Mukherjee and directed by Joy Mukherjee. Rajesh Khanna plays the title role of ''Ch ...

'', ''

Dharam Kanta ''Dharam Kanta'' ( Balance of Piety) is a 1982 Hindi-language action film, produced and directed by Sultan Ahmed under the Sultan Productions banner. It stars Raaj Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna, Reena Roy, Sulakshana Pandit, ...

'', '' Fiffty Fiffty'', ''

Naya Kadam ''Naya Kadam'' () is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Prada, Sridevi and Padmini Kolhapure. Kader Khan, Ranjeet and Om Shivpuri are featured in supporting roles. This film ...

'', ''

'', and ''Nasihat'', all of which were hit films at the box office. Other successful films for which he has written or assisted in dialogues include films starring Jeetendra like ''Himmatwala'', ''

Jaani Dost ''Jaani Dost '' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by C. Ashwini Dutt, M. Arjuna Raju under the Roja Art Productions banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Parveen Babi, Sridevi, with ...

'', ''

Sarfarosh ''Sarfarosh'' () is a 1999 Indian action drama film written, produced and directed by John Matthew Matthan and starring Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre and Mukesh Rishi. John started working on ''Sarfarosh'' in 1992. Seven years ...

'', ''

Justice Chaudhury ''Justice Chaudhury '' is a 1983 Hindi film, produced by G.A. Seshagiri Rao under the Padmalaya Studios banner, presented by Krishna and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Jeetendra, Sridevi, Hema Malini, Moushumi Chatterjee and mus ...

'', ''

Farz Aur Kanoon ''Farz aur Kaanoon'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by M. Arjuna Raju and A. S. R. Anjineelu under the Roja Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Rati Agnihotri in the pivota ...

'', ''

Jeeo Aur Jeene Do ''Jeeo Aur Jeene Do'' ( ''Live and Let Live'') is a 1982 Hindi-language action film, produced by Ratan Mohan under the R.M. Art Productions banner and directed by Shyam Ralhan. It stars Jeetendra and Reena Roy and music composed by Laxmikant-Py ...

'', ''

Tohfa ''Tohfa'' () is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language melodrama comedy film produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Sridevi and Jaya Prada. The film upon its release was a massi ...

'', '' Qaidi'' and '' Haisiyat''. As a screenwriter, Kader Khan has worked with

and

Prakash Mehra Prakash Mehra (13 July 1939 – 17 May 2009) was a legendary Indian film director and producer known for his work in Hindi films. He was one of the pioneers of masala films, along with Nasir Hussain, and Manmohan Desai. His collaborations wit ...

for their films starring Amitabh Bachchan. Besides Amitabh, he was the only one to work in the rival camps of Mehra and Desai. His films with Desai include '' Dharam Veer'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Desh Premee'', '' Suhaag'', '' Parvarish'' and ''

Amar Akbar Anthony ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed and produced by Manmohan Desai and written by Kader Khan. The film stars an ensemble cast of Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi, ...

'' and films with Prakash Mehra include '' Jwalamukhi'', ''

Sharaabi ''Sharaabi'' ( en, Drunkard, italic=yes) is a 1984 Indian Hindi comedy drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Mehra's sixth film with Amitabh Bachchan. Sharaabi stars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada in lead roles along wi ...

'', '' Lawaaris'' and ''

''. Some of Amitabh Bachchan's films with popular dialogues and script were written by Khan. Some notable examples of these movies are '' Mr. Natwarlal'', ''

Khoon Pasina ''Khoon Pasina'' ( hi, खून पसीना, ''Blood and Sweat'') is a 1977 Hindi action crime film. The movie is produced by Baboo Mehra and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Nirupa Roy, Asran ...

'', ''

Do Aur Do Paanch ''Do Aur Do Paanch'' (Hindi: दो और दो पांच, Bengali: দুই আর দুই পাঁচ, English: Two and two make five) is a 1980 Hindi action comedy movie produced by Devar films and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The film ...

'', ''

Satte Pe Satta ''Satte Pe Satta'' (transl. 'Seven on Seven') is an Indian Hindi-language action-comedy film released in 1982 and directed by Raj N. Sippy, and produced by Romu N. Sippy. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur ...

'', '' Inquilab'', '' Giraftaar'', ''

'' and '' Agneepath''. For the film '' Agneepath'' for Bachchan, had received the National Film Awards. Khan was in demand by the South Indian film production houses such as Padmalaya. Major filmmakers of southern cinema such as Narayana Rao Dasari,

K. Bapayya Kovelamudi Bapayya is an Indian film director. He has directed about 80 films in Telugu and Hindi languages. He is the cousin of noted director K. Raghavendra Rao and nephew of director and producer K. S. Prakash Rao. Early life Kovelamudi ...

, T. Rama Rao, Dasari Narayan Rao, D. Rama Naidu consulted Khan for doing the script and dialogue of the Hindi remakes of their southern language films. Some of these films included '' Himmatwala'' (1983), ''

'' (1983), '' Haisiyat'' (1984) and '' Singhasan'' (1986). As reported in ''

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'', "He didn't just translate the original films into Hindi but transposed them into a new North setting, culture, context and language." He was preferred dialogue writer for the Hindi films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, Narayana Dasari Rao, K. Bapaiah and for films produced by D. Rama Naidu and K. C. Bokadia. He also wrote dialogues in other successful films in the late '80s to the late '90s like ''

Meri Aawaz Suno Meri Aawaz Suno () is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film, produced by G. Hanumantha Rao by Padmalaya Studios, presented by Krishna and directed by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu . It stars Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi and mu ...

'', '' Angaar'', ''Jail Yatra'', ''

'', ''

Katilon Ke Kaatil ''Katilon Ke Kaatil'' () is a 1981 Indian Bollywood action thriller film, produced and directed by Arjun Hingorani. This film stars Dharmendra (who previously appeared in Hingorani's ''Kahani Kismat Ki''), Rishi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Tina Munim ...

'', ''

Waqt Ki Awaz ''Waqt Ki Awaz'' () is a 1988 Indian action drama film directed by K. Bapayya. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi. Moushumi Chatterjee, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Ranjeet, Gulshan Grover and Asrani are featured in supporting roles. Up ...

'', '' Coolie No. 1'', ''

'', ''

Kanoon Apna Apna ''Kanoon Apna Apna'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action-drama film starring Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit in pivotal roles. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Collector Gari Abbai''. Plot The Collector of Anokhapur, ...

'', ''

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'', '' Sultanat'', ''

'', '' Humshakal'', ''

'', '' Hero Hindustani'', '' Aunty No. 1'', and ''

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''. He also wrote dialogues for films of Rakesh Roshan like ''

'', ''

Kala Bazaar ''Kala Bazaar'' () is a 1989 Hindi-language film directed by Rakesh Roshan. It stars Kader Khan, Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff. This film deals with the socio-political issues of corruption, primarily in the form of bribery in government off ...

'' and ''

''.

Personal life

Khan lived in

, until moving to

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due to health reasons. He had three sons:

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, Shahnawaz Khan, and a third son Quddus who lived in

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, died in 2021. His son

has also acted in several films. It was reported that Khan took the citizenship of

. In 2014, Khan visited

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to perform

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Death

Khan had supranuclear palsy, a degenerative disease. He was hospitalized on 28 December 2018 complaining of "breathlessness" in

, where he stayed with his son and daughter-in-law while seeking treatment. On 31 December 2018 ( EST), Khan's son,

, confirmed that Khan had died. His funeral ceremony was held at ISNA mosque in Mississauga, and he was buried in Brampton's Meadowvale Cemetery.

Awards and nominations

* 2013: Sahitya Shiromani Award for his work and contributions to Hindi Film industry and Cinema. * Khan was recognized twice by the AFMI (American Federation of Muslims from India) for his achievements and service to the Muslim community in India. *On 26 January 2019 Government of India announced to posthumously award Kader Khan

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Filmography

References

External links

*
An interview with Kader Khan

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