Kader Khan: 5 lesser known facts about actor-writer

For fans of Bollywood masala, actor Kader Khan was first and foremost an entertainer. With over 300 films to his name as an actor and with writing credits for 250, the multi-hyphenated Khan may not have won an award but he sure won the hearts of his fans. As Kader Khan died in Canada after battling a prolonged illness, here is looking at his long and fruitful career. Engineer-scriptwriter-actor-dialogue writer, Khan was famous for nailing the cadence of the character he was writing for, given his repertoire extended to such different actors, prominent among them being Amitabh Bachchan, Jeetendra and Govinda. As an actor also, he played a veritable bouquet on screen -- playing the buffoon, controlling father and villain in a range of films.