Popular films of Late actor-screenwriter Kader Khan

Veteran actor and prolific screenwriter Kader Khan has passed away due to prolonged illness at the age of 81, yesterday on December 31. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 films, making his debut alongside Rajesh Khanna's 1973 starrer 'Daag'. The prominent writer has penned dialogues for over 250 Indian films from the 1970s up to turn of 21st century. The veteran actor-writer is popularly recognized for working with actors including Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Govinda. Kader Khan also used to write plays for theaters and during his teaching days, he took part in a play and was noted by Dilip Kumar who signed him up for his next film. Even before entering the film industry, the actor taught as a professor of Civil Engineering. Here is a list of the Kader Khan's most popular films -

Kader Khan's collaboration with actor Govinda and director David Dhawan was one of the most popular in Bollywood. People would look up to both the actors sharing the screen space. The 1995 comedy film 'Coolie No. 1' directed by David Dhawan film starred Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar in pivotal roles. The character of Hoshiyar Chand played by Kader Khan was very popular and fun to watch. The onscreen rapport shared between Kader Khan and Govinda and their comedy scenes are still a hit. The movie is a classic in Indian film history.

The 1998 comedy film starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Kadar Khan, Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra, and Asrani is one of the most popular movies of Bollywood and can still be seen running on television. The comic hit of the decade saw Kader Khan playing the character K. K. Singhania who buys an expensive hotel only to find that a dhaba inside the hotel complex run by Raja (Govinda) hinders the earnings of the hotel. The film was directed by Hamesh Malhotra and was written by Rajeev Kaul. The movie remains one of the favorite comedy flicks for many.

The 1996 hit comedy film recreated the hit duo of Govinda, Karishma Kapoor and Kader Khan along with the direction of David Dhawan. Kader Khan played the supporting character of Khurana, the president of cassette company. Govinda played the role of a villager who turned into a musician and balancing his life with his two wives played by Karishma Kapoor and Tabu. The film is a remake of the Telugu movie 'Allari Mogudu'. A French dubbing parody of this film called 'New Délire' was also released in 2007. The film was a commercial success. The dialogues of the film were also written by Kader Khan himself.

The 2004 romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala starred Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. The movie featured Kader Khan, Amrish Puri, Rajpal Yadav and more in supporting cast. Several Indian cricket team players had also made their cameo appearances in this film. Kader Khan played the character of Mr. Duggal in the film, which is one of the most memorable roles of his career. It earned Kader Khan the accolade of Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

'Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri' - the 1990 comedy flick directed by Aziz Sejawal and produced by Iqbal Baig starred Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor in the lead roles. The movie also featured Jackie Shroff and Aditya Pancholi in pivotal roles. Kader Khan played the character of Raman in the film. The film was also remade in Kannada as 'Kalla Malla'. The film was written by Kader Khan himself. The film is remembered as the most iconic film of Kader Khan. The movie earned Kader Khan the accolade of Filmfare Best Comedian.