Photo: Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kader Khan is one of those rare talents who mastered both sides of the camera. Acting in over 300 films while writing dialogues for 200 is a staggering output, but volume is not what impresses me; it is range. He could land a comedic Filmfare win and a dialogue award with equal authority, meaning he understood both how to make audiences laugh and how to give them lines worth remembering. Born in Kabul and rising to define an era of Hindi cinema, he embodied the craftsman behind the spectacle. His death in 2018 closed a chapter, but his words still echo on screen.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kader Khan
- Name (Japanese)
- カディル・カーン
- Reading
- かでぃる・かーん
- Born
- October 22, 1930 – December 31, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- North-Eastern Hill University
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Padma Shri in arts
- 1982 Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
- 1991 Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
- 1993 Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kader%20Khan
Frequently asked questions
When was Kader Khan born?
October 22, 1930 – December 31, 2018.
Where is Kader Khan from?
Kader Khan is from Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
What does Kader Khan do?
Kader Khan works as actor, screenwriter, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.