Mumbai: In Indian cinema, Qadir Khan is known as a multifaceted artist who has created a unique identity among the audience as a dialogue writer, villain, comedian character actor.
One of the characteristics of Qadir Khan’s acting is that he is suitable for any kind of role. Be it the role of a brutal villain in the film Qli Aur Vardi, or the performance of Karna Chakana Hai in Jesi Karni Vesey Bharni, or the comic acting in films like Baap Nabri Beta Das Nabri and Pyaar Ka Devata, he has no answer in all these roles.
Qadir Khan was born on October 22, 1937 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Khan completed his post graduate studies from Usmania University. After that he decided to establish an institute for Arabic language training. He started his career as a professor. During this time, Qadir Khan participated in plays organized in the college. Once, at the annual function of the college, Qadir Khan got an opportunity to work. At this event, actor Dilip Kumar was very impressed with Qadir Khan’s performance and suggested him to act in his film Sagina.
After the film “Sagina” in the year 1974, Qadir Khan continued to struggle to make a mark in the film industry. During this time, films like Dil Deewana, Anadi and Bay Raag were released, but these films did not gain much traction.In the year 1977, Kadir Khan’s films like Khoon Pasina and Parwarsh were released. Through these films, he was able to improve his identity to some extent. After the success of these films, Qadir Khan started getting good film offers.
These films included Muqdar Ka Sikandar, Mr. Natwar Lal, Suhaag, Abdullah, Loot Mar, GYarana, and Naseeb. After the success of these films, Qadir Khan touched new heights of success, and made his new arrival in the film industry as a villain.
The film Coolie released in the year 1983 is one of the superhit films of Qadir Khan’s career. Amitabh Bachchan played an important role in the film under the banner of Manmohan Desai. The film was a hit at the box office. Along with this, Qadir Khan joined the list of best villains in the film industry.
In the year 1990, the film “Baap Numbri Bita Dus Numbri” is one of the important films of Kadir Khan’s career. In this film, Kadir Khan and Shakti Kapoor played the role of a father and son who cheat others. In the film, Kadir Khan and Shakti Kapoor enthralled the audience with their comic performances.
At the end of the decade, Qadir Khan changed his villain image.
Qadir Khan, in his Sunny career, he was very popular with actor Shakti Kapoor. These two actors have worked together in almost 100 films so far. Qadir Khan has acted in almost 300 films in his film career.
