The 100 Best Kader Khan Movies

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List of the best Kader Khan movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Kader Khan's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Kader Khan movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Kader Khan movies will be at the top of the list. Kader Khan has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Kader Khan movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Kader Khan films to end the squabble once and for all.

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  • Hero No. 1
    1
    Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan
    42 votes
    An industrialist's son and a student try to convince their relatives that their love is real.
  • Dulhe Raja
    2
    nm2147526, Johnny Lever, Kader Khan
    48 votes
    Dulhe Raja is a 1998 Bollywood comedy film starring Govinda., Raveena Tandon, Kadar Khan, Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra and Asrani.
  • Saajan
    3
    Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit
    30 votes
    Saajan is a 1991 Hindi film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, and Salman Khan. It was released on 30 August, 1991. It is partly inspired by the French play Cyrano de Bergerac.
  • Haseena Maan Jaayegi
    4
    Sanjay Dutt, Anupam Kher, nm2147526
    46 votes
    Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a 1999 Indian Bollywood comedy film, starring Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Karisma Kapoor, Pooja Batra, Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani and Paresh Rawal. It was directed by David Dhawan. The film was inspired by the movie Pyar Kiye Ja.
  • Judaai
    5
    Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, Paresh Rawal
    29 votes
    Judaai is a 1997 Bollywood drama film, starring Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, and Urmila Matondkar in lead roles, whilst Kader Khan, Farida Jalal and Johnny Lever appear in supporting roles; Poonam Dhillon also makes a special appearance. The film was a remake of 1994 Telugu film Shubhalagnam. The film itself was remade into a television series, Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki.
  • Yaraana
    6
    Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor
    21 votes
    Yaraana is a 1995 Bollywood film which stars Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Raj Babbar, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor. Film is a remake of the American film Sleeping with the Enemy starring Julia Roberts.
  • Qurbani
    7
    Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Aruna Irani
    27 votes
    Qurbani is a 1980 Bollywood action drama thriller film. It was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. The film stars Feroz Khan, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Amrish Puri and Kadar Khan.
  • Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
    8
    Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Kader Khan
    56 votes
    Muqaddar Ka Sikandar is a 1978 Indian Hindi drama film. Produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, it stars Amitabh Bachchan in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date. The films also stars Vinod Khanna, Raakhee, Rekha and Amjad Khan. The film was the top grossing hit of 1978. The film was the third biggest hit of the decade after Sholay and Bobby. The film was such a huge hit, that people used to stand in queues, waiting endlessly, to buy the film's tickets. Sometimes the crowds slept in front of the cinema halls overnight in their wait for the tickets. Although, it was nominated for several major Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, it failed to win in any category. It was remade into the Telugu film Prema Tarangalu.
  • Mahaan
    9
    Amitabh Bachchan, Ashok Kumar, Shakti Kapoor
    12 votes
    Mahaan is a 1983 Hindi film produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana and directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in triple roles alongside Waheeda Rehman, Parveen Babi, Zeenat Aman, Ashok Kumar, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, Sujit Kumar and Shakti Kapoor. The music is by R.D. Burman. The film is a remake of the Kannada film Shankar Guru that stars Rajkumar. Amitabh Bachchan was playing a triple role in the film after playing double roles in several of his earlier films. The concept of a 'triple role' was unusual. The song 'Pyaar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli' which featured in the movie was also popular. Amitabh plays all the three characters differently which proves his versatility. The film did fairly well at the box office. This movie was shoot out in Kathmandu Valley's all city Nepal.
  • Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
    10
    Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Shakti Kapoor
    12 votes
    Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya is a 2002 Bollywood romantic drama film starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor. At the time the film was made, Kapoor and Bachchan were dating. The movie is a remake of the 1981 film Mouna Geethangal. The film's music was composed by the duo Nadeem-Shravan.
  • Mr and Mrs Khiladi
    11
    Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Gulshan Grover
    30 votes
    Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi is a 1997 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It features Juhi Chawla and Akshay Kumar in lead roles. A part of the movie was set in Toronto and Ontario, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi is the only full-fledged comedy in the Khiladi series. It was the fifth installment in the series & get title of Superhit. This is a remake of Telugu hit movie Aa Okkati Adakku of AVM Productions starring Rajendra Prasad, Rambha and Rao Gopal Rao.
  • Suhaag
    12
    Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Kader Khan
    27 votes
    Suhaag is a 1979 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. A box office success, the film became the highest earning film of 1979. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, and Parveen Babi in lead roles. Amjad Khan, Nirupa Roy, Kader Khan, Ranjeet, and Jeevan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was remade in Telugu as Sathyam Sivam with Akkineni Nageswara Rao and N T Rama Rao
  • Biwi Ho To Aisi
    13
    Salman Khan, Rekha, nm2147526
    15 votes
    Biwi Ho To Aisi is a 1988 film, directed and written by J.K. Bihari. The music was scored by the duo of Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film marked the on-screen debut of Salman Khan. He played Farooq's younger brother Vicky.
  • Coolie
    14
    Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor
    32 votes
    When Iqbal was young he was separated from his mother and brother by a flood, and he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. Coolies are at the bottom of the social ladder and treated badly by others, so Iqbal pledges to fight for Coolie rights, as they are the only family he has. The businessman at the core of the conflict is the same man who kept his family from him. In defeating him, Iqbal may kill two birds with one stone.
  • Parvarish
    15
    Amitabh Bachchan, Kader Khan, Shabana Azmi
    20 votes
    Parvarish is a 1977 Hindi crime drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna as two brothers playing oneupmanship, because one brother believes he is adopted and not the real son. Shabana Azmi and Neetu Singh play the love interests. Amjad Khan and Kader Khan are the villains. Laxmikant Pyarelal gave the music to this film and Majrooh Sultanpuri the lyrics. This was a "Hit" and the fourth highest grossing film of the year at the Box office; and M. Desai's one of four hits that year, others being Dharam Veer and Chacha Bhatija with Dharmendra and Amar Akbar Anthony, a blockbuster with Amitabh Bachchan. The film also marked Shammi Kapoor's full entry into character roles, which he would lead in for nearly the next two decades.
  • Khuddar
    16
    Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Shreeram Lagoo
    14 votes
    Khuddar is a 1994 Hindi movie directed by Iqbal Durrani and starring Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo, Anjana Mumtaz, Raju Shrestha, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand, Anil Dhawan. It includes the controversial number "Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole", which was censored to "Baby Baby Mujhe Log Bole". It is a remake of Tamil film Walter Vetrivel starring Sathyaraj. Dialogues of this movie became very popular and therefore audio cassette of dialogues were released.
  • Yeh Hai Jalwa
    17
    Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Anupam Kher
    30 votes
    Yeh Hai Jalwa is a 2002 Bollywood comedy film Directed by David Dhawan. It stars Salman Khan and Amisha Patel in lead roles and Kader Khan, Rati Agnihotri, Rishi Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Rinke Khanna and Sanjay Dutt in supporting roles. The movie was a bomb at box office and was removed after 1 week from all theaters.
  • Hum
    18
    Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Anupam Kher
    24 votes
    Hum is a 1991 Hindi action crime film directed by Mukul S. Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Deepa Sahi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. This was the most successful film for Bachchan in the early '90s before he announced his temporary retirement immediately after its release. He also won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for it in 1992. The film ranked second among the top grossers of 1991 at the box office and was declared a hit.
  • Joru Ka Ghulam
    19
    Johnny Lever, Kader Khan, Govinda
    13 votes
    Joru Ka Ghulam is a 2000 Bollywood comedy movie. The film is directed by Shakeel Noorani and stars Govinda, Twinkle Khanna, Kader Khan and Johnny Lever. The music is by Aadesh Shrivastava. The movie was released on 16 June 2000, and did well at the box office.
  • Khoon Bhari Maang
    20
    Rekha, Kabir Bedi, Sonu Walia
    21 votes
    Aarti (Rekha), a homely but wealthy widow, is the unwitting target of a scheme to divest her of her family, fortune and life. Her father is killed by one of his workers. The worker's nephew Sanjay (Kabir Bedi) woos her and weds her, then tosses her into a crocodile-filled lake (aided by her best friend, her husband's secret lover) with the goal of inheriting his dead wife's riches. But though maimed, Aarti lives, has plastic surgery that transforms her into a beauty -- and plots her revenge.
  • Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen
    21
    Preity Zinta, nm2147526, Johnny Lever
    21 votes
    Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen is a Bollywood movie starring Govinda and Preity Zinta. Due to complications the film kept on getting delayed therefore it was not released until 2005.
  • Masterji
    22

    Masterji

    Rajesh Khanna, Sridevi, nm2147526
    20 votes
    Masterji is an Bollywood romantic comedy film film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, released on 30 August, 1985. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in the title role as Masterji and Sridevi as his heroine as the main lead characters of the film. This film was of different genre - Comedy than the other films of the pair. This film was remake of 1984 Tamil film Mundhanai Mudichu, directed by K. Bhagyaraj, where Bhagyaraj also played the lead male role. After the Tamil version, K. Bhagyaraj decided to remake it in Hindi but handed over directorship to Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao. K. Bhagyaraj himself wrote the story and screenplay for Masterji.
  • Daag: A Poem of Love
    23
    Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Kader Khan
    20 votes
    Daag: A Poem of Love is a 1973 Bollywood film produced and directed by Yash Chopra in his debut as a producer, which laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films. It is an adaptation of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee, Madan Puri, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra and A.K. Hangal. The film was made at the height of the Rajesh Khanna craze and became a "super hit" at the box office. The music by Laxmikant Pyarelal dominated the charts for the year. The film was later remade into the Telugu film Vichitra Jeevitham starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, and Jayasudha.
  • Dosti Dushmani
    24
    Rajinikanth, nm2147526, Shakti Kapoor
    22 votes
    Dosti Dushmani is a Hindi film is Produced & directed by T. Rama Rao on Srinath Productions, presented by A.Ranga Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Rajinikanth, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Kimi Katkar, Bhanupriya,Pran, Kadar Khan, Asrani, Shakti Kapoor and Amrish Puri. It is remake of Telugu Film Mugguru Mitrulu.
  • Mr. Natwarlal
    25
    Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Kader Khan
    17 votes
    Mr. Natwarlal is a 1979 Hindi action comedy film produced by Tony Glaad and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Ajit Khan and Amjad Khan. The music is by Rajesh Roshan, the songs are written by Anand Bakshi, and the highlight of the film was a children's song sung by Amitabh Bachchan. Ishraq-Suja made their first writing debut. They became famous for writing a Novel name "Shadman & Zarin er Bhalobasha". Then Tony Glaad decided to take them as the writer of the film. The film was shot in Kashmir and major part was shot in Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir The name of film and lead character were inspired from conman of India, Natwarlal. Getting Amitabh to sing was a gimmick tried for the first time in this movie. Kabhi Kabhi earlier had Amitabh spouting poetry in a song, but this was the first song he sang in a movie; this was aped by other fimmakers subsequently in films like Laawaris, Silsila and Pukar.
  • Sapoot
    26
    Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Johnny Lever
    17 votes
    Sapoot is 1996 Hindi action movie directed by Jagdish A. Sharma and starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Karishma Kapoor, Sonali Bendre. Other cast members include Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, Johnny Lever, Kiran Kumar, Avtar Gill, Mukesh Rishi, Shalini Kapoor, Jeetu Verma, Mahavir Shah.
  • Lootmaar
    27
    Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra
    8 votes
    Lootmaar is a 1980 Hindi movie produced and directed by Dev Anand. The film stars Dev Anand, Tina Munim, Mehmood, Nirupa Roy, Amjad Khan, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor, Simple Kapadia, Shreeram Lagoo and Rakhee. The films music is by Rajesh Roshan. The club song "Jab Chhaye Mera Jaadu". The role of Dev Anand and Rakhee's son was played by Tina Munim's real brother 'Manan'.
  • Kaalia
    28
    Amitabh Bachchan, Kader Khan, Pran
    14 votes
    Kaalia is a 1981 Bollywood action film, written and directed by Tinnu Anand, the film was produced by Iqbal Singh. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Asha Parekh, Kader Khan, Pran, Amjad Khan, K.N. Singh and Jagdeep. The music is by R.D. Burman. The film was above average hit.
  • Jallaad
    29
    Mithun Chakraborty, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan
    14 votes
    Jallad is a 1995 Indian action film directed by T L V Prasad released on 15 September 1995. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in a double role, which also won him the various awards under the Best Villain category. The film was the remake of Tamil film Amaithipadai starring Satyaraj.
  • Sooryavansham
    30
    Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Brahmanandam
    14 votes
    Sooryavansham is a 1999 Bollywood drama film starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Jayasudha, Soundarya, Rachana Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. The film marked the Bollywood debut of Telugu director E. V. V. Satyanarayana and remained his first and only directorial in Hindi. It is also the only Hindi film that the late actress Soundarya acted in. Although the film was a little above average at the box office, critics hailed Amitabh Bachchan's performance as one of his best since his comeback after a hiatus in 1997. It is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Suryavamsam, starring Sarath Kumar and Devayani. The movie is often televised in some Indian movie channels. In July 1999, about two months after the release of Sooryavansham, Amitabh Bachchan was accorded “The Greatest Star of Stage or Screen” distinction by BBC News online users. The movie is spoken highly of not only for its realistic storyline, but also for its lyrical songs. At the Box Office, Sooryavansham earned a raw collection of Rs 4.50 crores, and its external collection was £51,165.