ACTOR
Kader Khan
- Known for
- Judwaa (1997), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999), Lucky: No Time for Love (2005)
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Kader Khan is an actor best known for Judwaa, Coolie No. 1 and Haseena Maan Jaayegi.
All facts (19)
- #001
As of 2016, Kader Khan had never worked with Shah Rukh Khan and the two never shared a scene. Although he took a brief role in Oh Darling Yeh Hai Hindistan (1995) as one of the people making an offer, the two did not exchange dialogue or communicate with each other despite being in the same place.
- #002
Kader Khan's eldest son, Quddus Khan (Abdul Kuddus), emigrated to Ontario, Canada, where he works as a security guard at Toronto airport. Quddus was not interested in joining films. Quddus's wife is named Suraiya Khan.
- #003
Kader Khan directed the drunk Amitabh bandage scene in Amar Akbar Anthony. He also directed the song Sara Zamana in Yaarana.
- #004
Kader Khan had three brothers: Shams ur Rehman, Fazal Rehman and Habib ur Rehman. Kader Khan was the fourth child. His brothers died in Afghanistan before they reached the age of 8. Because the family believed the land of Afghanistan was unlucky for their children, they decided to move to India.
- #005
Sarfaraz Khan is always confused with another actor of the same name in the film Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh, because the actors have exactly the same name.
- #006
Kader Khan had a nephew named Beytullah Khan.
- #007
Kader Khan grew up in a slum area of Bombay as a child and was very poor. His mother and father divorced when he was 3 years old. His mother later remarried and, on the suggestion of Kader Khan's uncles, moved to a better place. Kader Khan's biological father was a maulvi and a professor.
- #008
Kader Khan's wife's brother is married to the aunt of the actress Zareen Khan.
- #009
Before becoming an actor, Khan was a professor in the Civil Engineering department at the Government Polytechnic School in Mumbai.
- #010
After his death, Kader Khan was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2019.
- #011
Kader Khan was the father of Sarfaraz Khan.
- #012
Kader Khan's wife is named Azra. She produced the film Shama together with Kader Khan.
- #013
Kader Khan's grandson Hamzaa is planned to become an actor in the home production Nawabi Sharabi. He is Sarfaraz Khan's son. Sarfaraz also has a daughter named Saima. Sarfaraz and his wife Shahista Khan have now emigrated to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
- #014
Kader Khan's wife Azra Khan produced the film Shama (1981).
- #015
Make-up artist Manoj Limbachiya spent 30 years with Kader Saheb, from the beginning to the end of his career, and was like a family member who stayed by his side. When Kader Saheb died, the first call came at 4 in the morning from his son Abdul Quddus in Canada.
- #016
Kader Khan's first wife, Bilqees, had a sister named Firdaus. Firdaus's son is the writer and actor Anwar Khan.
- #017
Kader Khan's son Quddus was born from Kader's first marriage to Bilqees.
- #018
Kader Khan's eldest son, Quddus Khan, was born from his first wife, Bilqees.
- #019
K. Asif was married to Akhtar Sultana, the sister of Dilip Kumar. They had a daughter named Zooni Asif, who is a school teacher in Alberta, Canada. After K. Asif died, his widow Akhtar remarried Rashid Arba (Sheikh). Rashid Arba was married to the sister of Bilqees, Kader Khan's first wife, and was a close friend of Haji Mastan.
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