Kader Khan Height, Age, Family, Wiki & More

Bio

Profession(s)

- Actor, Writer, Director

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 8

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 90 kg

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Career

Debut

Actor:

- Daag (1973)

Producer:

- Shama (1981)

Screenwriter:

- Jawani Diwani (1972)

TV:

- Hasna Mat (2001)

Awards/Honours

1982

- - Filmfare Award - Best Dialogue for the film 'Meri Awaaz Suno' (1981)

1991

- - Filmfare Award - Best Comedian for the film 'Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri' (1990)

1993

- - Filmfare Award - Best Dialogue for the film 'Angaar' (1992)

2013

- - Sahitya Shiromani Award

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Friday, 22 Oct 1937

Age:

Birthplace

Kabul, Afghanistan

Zodiac Sign

Libra

Nationality

Canadian

Hometown

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Earlier, his family used to live in Balochistan, Pakistan)

Schools

- A Municipality School in Mumbai

College(s)

- Ismail Yusuf College, Mumbai

Educational Qualification

- Master's Diploma in Engineering (MIE)

Religion

Islam

Ethnicity

Pashtun

Food Habit

Non-Vegetarian

Address

- 102, Raj Kamal, 2nd Hasnabad Lane, Santacruz (West), Mumbai

Hobbies

Writing, Reading

Relationships

Marriage Date

Marital Status

Married

Family

Spouse(s)

- Hajra Khan

Parents

Father

- - Abdul Rehman Khan (Priest or Moulvi)

Mother

- - Iqbal Begum (Domestic Worker)

- For detailed information about his family, Click Here

Siblings

Brother(s)

- - Shams ur Rehman, Fazal Rehman, Habib ur Rehman (All 3 have died)

Sister

- - None

Children

Sons

- -Abdul Quddus (A security officer at the airport), Sarfaraz Khan (Actor), Shahnawaz Khan (Actor, Director)

Daughter

- - None

Favourites

Director

Manmohan Desai, Prakash Mehra

Actor(s)

Amitabh Bachchan

Colour(s)

Grey

Money Factor

Net Worth

- Not Known

Personal Details

Bio

Profession(s): Actor, Writer, Director

Physical Stats

Height (approx.): in feet inches- 5 8
Weight (approx.): in kilograms- 90 kg
Eye Colour: Dark Brown

Career

Debut: Daag (1973), Shama (1981), Jawani Diwani (1972), Hasna Mat (2001)
Awards/Honours: - Filmfare Award - Best Dialogue for the film 'Meri Awaaz Suno' (1981), - Filmfare Award - Best Comedian for the film 'Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri' (1990), - Filmfare Award - Best Dialogue for the film 'Angaar' (1992), - Sahitya Shiromani Award

Personal Life

Date Of Birth: 22 October 1937
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Canadian
Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Earlier, his family used to live in Balochistan, Pakistan)
Schools: A Municipality School in Mumbai
College(s): Ismail Yusuf College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification: Master's Diploma in Engineering (MIE)
Religion: Islam
Ethnicity: Pashtun
Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian
Address: 102, Raj Kamal, 2nd Hasnabad Lane, Santacruz (West), Mumbai
Hobbies: Writing, Reading
Lesser Known Facts: Did Kader Khan smoke?: Not Known, Did Kader Khan drink alcohol?: Not Known, Kader was born intopoverty in an Afghani-Muslim religious family., He had 3 brothers who all died in their adolescence before Kader was born. After Kaders birth, his parents moved from Kabul to Mumbai with him; as they had a superstitious belief that the place they were staying at was curseful and had brought misfortunes in their lives., His familys decision to move to Mumbai had brought no fortunes, even worse; as they used to live in Mumbais Kamathipura, an areainfamousfor its sex tourism. Kader often used to skip the school; as he had no shoes, and instead, he used to spent his day in thenearby graveyard, where he used to emulate the people., There was not much to cherishabout in his miserable childhood, and any furtherhope also ended, when his parents got divorced. Moreover, his decision to stay with his mother proved to be a wrong one; ashe was treated badly by his step-father., In the most difficult circumstances, he managed to remain focused at his studies; as he cleared his school and college exams with distinction. Thereafter, he went on to teach Mathematics at M. H. Saboo Siddik Engineering College in Mumbai., Alongside teaching, hiscaptivatingperformances as an actor and writer at M. H. Saboo Siddik Engineering Colleges theatre plays had always been the talk of the town. As a theatre artist, his salary was 350., His life took a new turn when he performed a play in an annual function at the college, where Dilip Kumar was the chief guest. Dilip got so much impressed with his performance that he signed him in his two films, Sagina (1974) and Bairaag (1976)., Alongside acting, his writing career also blossomed after he co-wrote a romantic comedy film Jawani Diwani (1972), starring Randhir Kapoor and, Such was the demand ofhis writings that Manmohan Desai paid him a hefty amount of 1 lakh for writing the dialogues of the film Roti (1974), starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz., After the duo of Javed Akhtar and, He excelled in all departments of acting and was one of those actors who could play a comedian and a villain with ease., He used to be a close friend of Amitabh Bachchan, and even advised him, not to enter politics. But after Amitabh joined politics, which is one of the reasons why their friendship ended., Apart from films, he had also worked on several popular TV shows such as Mr. Dhansukh, Hasna Mat, and Hi! PadosiKaun Hai Doshi?, He inherited the teaching of the Quran from his Moulvi father and wasa Hafiz-e-Quran, a person who has fully memorised the Quran. Moreover, he was also honoured by the American Federation of Muslims from India (AFMI) for his acting and service to the Muslim community in India., His career spanned five decades, where he went on to work in over 300 films.

Relationships

Marriage Date: In the mid-1970s
Marital Status: Married

Family

Spouse(s): Hajra Khan
Parents: - Abdul Rehman Khan (Priest or Moulvi), - Iqbal Begum (Domestic Worker), For detailed information about his family, Click Here
Siblings: - Shams ur Rehman, Fazal Rehman, Habib ur Rehman (All 3 have died), - None
Children: -Abdul Quddus (A security officer at the airport), Sarfaraz Khan (Actor), Shahnawaz Khan (Actor, Director), - None

Favourites

Director: Manmohan Desai, Prakash Mehra
Actor(s): Amitabh Bachchan
Colour(s): Grey

Money Factor

Net Worth: Not Known

Updated: Friday,Sep 25, 2026 13:13 PM GMT+05:30

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