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Kader Khan
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Film & TV
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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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Khan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Kabul
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Child
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Occupation
- film producer
- Educated at
- Osmania University
- Languages spoken
- Pashto
- Religion
- Islam
- Academic degree
- diploma
- Image
- Kader Khan 2012.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1930-10-22
- Commons category
- Kader Khan
- date of death
- 2018-12-31
- academic major
- civil engineering
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- name in native language
- Kader Khan
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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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