Kadar Khan is a renowned Hindi and Urdu actor, and also a well known scriptwriter. Born on Oct. 22, 1937 in Balochistan, a province of Pakistan under British rule, Khan was raised in the tarnished Kamathipura locality of Mumbai.

Khan was a lecturer at M. H. Saboo Siddik Polytechnic and M. H. Saboo Siddik Technical High School, Mumbai. During the annual day functions, he enacted a play which caught attention of producer/director Dilip Kumar, who immediately signed Khan for his upcoming film.

And till now, Khan has acted in over 300 films in Hindi and Urdu. He has even penned down scripts for over 100 movies. He reportedly alleged of penning the script of second installment of ‘Andaaz Apna Apna’.

Khan has the distinction of working under famed comedians like Govinda, John Lever and Shakti Kapoor.

His son Sarfaraz Khan is also an actor, with a handful of movies under his belt. Khan’s achievements and services to the Muslim community of India were honored by the American Federation of Muslims from India. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian for ‘Baap Numberi Beta Dus Numberi’. His movie ‘Taqdeerwala’ got him the Screen Award.

(By: Deepika Jayasurya)