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Indian-Canadian film actor, script and dialogue writer

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Gharwali Baharwali

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Film & TV

Acting · Kabul, Afghanistan

Kader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer, as well as director. He has appeared in over 300 films after his debut in the 1973 film Daag in which he acted as a prosecuting attorney. Khan graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Bombay University. Before entering the film industry in the early 1970s, he taught at M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering,…

Known for

  • Hogaya Dimaagh Ka Dahi2015
  • Lateef — Police Commissioner2015
  • Tevar — Police Officer2015
  • International Hero2015
  • Comedy Nights Bachao — Self2015
  • Ungli — Suneel2014
  • Deewana Main Deewana2013
  • Hi! Padosi... Kaun Hai Doshi? — Ram Bharose2011
  • Deshdrohi — Abdul2008
  • Mehbooba — Advocate Shahid2008

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1953-03-23

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
7

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Key facts

Pronunciation
[ qɑːd̪əɾ xɑːn ]
Born
( 1937-10-22 ) 22 October 1937, Kabul , Kingdom of Afghanistan
Died
31 December 2018 (2018-12-31) (aged 81), Mississauga , Ontario , Canada
Alma mater
Ismail Yusuf College
Occupations
Film actor screenwriter comedian film producer
Years active
1971–2018
Works
Full list
Spouse
Azra Khan
Children
3 (including Sarfraz Khan )
Honours
Padma Shri (2019; posthumously)

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Encyclopedic overview

Kader Khan ( Hindustani pronunciation: [qɑːd̪əɾ xɑːn]; 22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and film producer. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 Bollywood films after his acting debut in the film Daag in 1973, starring Rajesh Khanna, as a prosecuting attorney. He was a prolific actor and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, from the late 1970s to 1990s and wrote dialogues for 200 films. Born in Afghanistan, Khan graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University. Before entering the film industry in 1971, he was a professor of civil engineering in M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering, Mumbai.

Early life and education

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