Kader Khan
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A profile
January 2, 2019: The Times of India
From: January 2, 2019: The Times of India
In his prime, Khan was both Bollywood’s premier and most-prolific dialogue writer, penning many of Amitabh Bachchan hits. Versatility was his USP, his mastery over the craft deceptively informal. The Kabul-born writer’s dialogues could produce claps and wolf-whistles from frontbenchers, evoke laughter, make handkerchiefs wet. He wrote lines that both taporis and raffish college students with upturned collars would repeat outside the theatres: Hum jahan khade hote hain line wohin se shuru hoti hai (Kaalia, 1981), or, Is thappad ki goonj suni tumne, ab is goonj ki goonj tumhe sunai degi (Karma, 1986), or, Aisa to aadmi life mein do heech time bhaagta hai... Olympic ka race ho ya phir police ka case ho (Amar Akbar Anthony, 1977) and many more.
Khan had the gift of making the asinine sound funny. He could be ribald as well.
In popular memory, Khan endures more as a comedian, especially in the bawdy and brassy Jeetendra movies of the 1980s South or in the 1990s Govinda-David Dhawan combos. Khan could be mean (Naseeb, 1981), mean but funny (Dulhe Raja, 1998), downright funny (Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, 2004), even the family’s suffering patriarch (Jaisi Kar ni Waisi Bhar ni, 1989).
Perhaps his hardy early life invested him with a mélange of emotions, gave him a hands-on feel of the popular pulse. Khan overcame a poverty-stricken Bombay childhood to become a college theatre star, a civil engineer and a teacher of science and mathematics. His career as a Hindi film writer began at the cajoling of director Narinder Bedi who had seen him perform at a theatre competition. He co-wrote Bedi’s superhit Jawani Diwani (1972) with the writer Inder Raj Anand. “I got Rs 1,500 for the job,” Khan recalled in an interview.
Director Manmohan Desai asked him to write the dialogue for Roti’s climax (1974) though he was skeptical about Khan’s ability to deliver. Khan recalled that Desai was “deewanawar” (ecstatic) after hearing his lines. The director heard it four times, went inside his house, grabbed a Toshiba black and white TV and gifted it to him. “He also gave me a gold bracelet. Then he asked me, ‘What’s your price?’ When I said, I had received Rs 21,000 for writing Rafoochakkar, he said, ‘Manmohan Desai’s writer should get more.’ He gave me Rs 1.21 lakh. Suddenly, I was a lakhpati.”
A brief biography
January 1, 2019: The Times of India
Born in Kabul, Kader Khan made his acting debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna's "Daag" and has featured in over 300 films.
He wrote dialogues for over 250 movies. Before becoming an actor he had written dialogues for Randhir Kapoor-Jaya Bachchan's "Jawani Diwani".
As a screenwriter, Kader Khan frequently collaborated with Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra.
His films with Desai include "Dharam Veer", "Ganga Jamuna Saraswati", "Coolie", "Desh Premee", "Suhaag", "Parvarish" and "Amar Akbar Anthony" and films with Mehra include "Jwalamukhi", "Sharaabi", "Lawaaris", "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar".
His popular films
January 1, 2019: The Times of India
1. Popular films of Late actor-screenwriter Kader Khan:
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 -
2. Coolie No. 1
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.
3. Dhule Raja
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.
4. Saajan Chale Sasural
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.
5. Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
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.
6. Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri
'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.
