Kader Khan & Jeetendra Movies Together List — 28 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kader Khan and Jeetendra appeared together in 28 Hindi films between 1982 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Samraat (1982 — 6.5/10). Films span Farz Aur Kanoon (1982) through Ghar Ki Izzat (1994).
The Kader Khan & Jeetendra partnership
1987 was their peak — 6 films in twelve months. For 12 years, a Kader–Jeetendra film arrived almost every year. From Farz Aur Kanoon (1982) to Ghar Ki Izzat (1994).
The unfolded closed with Ghar Ki Izzat in 1994. It started with Farz Aur Kanoon (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 89% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Samraat; the 1990s to Rang. Kader Khan acted in every film; Jeetendra acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Jeetendra personally requested Kader Khan to write the dialogues for Himmatwala (1983) after their first film together, Jaani Dost (1983), did average business. Kader agreed on one condition: Jeetendra had to let him also play the villain. That gamble turned Himmatwala into a blockbuster and cemented their on-screen rivalry.
- In every film they did together, Kader Khan would write his own dialogue as the villain, then deliberately leave gaps in Jeetendra's lines. He told Jeetendra to fill those gaps with his trademark 'jhatka' dance moves. That's why their scenes always felt like a rhythm battle — Kader's words vs Jeetendra's body language.
- Their pairing in Mawaali (1983) directly inspired the villain-hero dynamic in the 1994 cult hit Main Khiladi Tu Anari. Director Sameer Malkan said in an interview that he rewatched Mawaali's climax scene — where Kader's character outsmarts Jeetendra's — to write Akshay Kumar's character arc.
- On the sets of Pataal Bhairavi (1985), Kader Khan and Jeetendra had a standing bet: whoever flubbed a dialogue first had to buy lunch for the entire crew. Kader never lost a single bet. Jeetendra later admitted he deliberately flubbed once just to end the streak — because Kader was getting too smug.
- "Jeetendra was the only hero who never asked me to tone down my villainy. He said, 'Kader bhai, if you look weak, I look weak.' So I made my characters as cruel as possible — and he still beat me on screen. That's real stardom." — Kader Khan, in a 2005 interview with The Indian Express.
- In Swarag Se Sunder (1986), Kader Khan improvised a 7-minute monologue where his character explains why he hates Jeetendra's character. Jeetendra's only response in the scene was a single tear rolling down his cheek. Kader later said that tear was not in the script — Jeetendra just did it because the monologue moved him. The director kept the take.
28 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 25 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.6/10.
- Samraat
- Justice Chaudhury
- Rang
- Insaaf Ki Devi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
28 films across 12 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
42% of Jeetendra's screen credits are with Kader Khan. After Ghar Ki Izzat, Kader Khan kept going for 68 more films; Jeetendra stepped back. By the time of Farz Aur Kanoon, both already had careers — Kader Khan with 16 films, Jeetendra with 24.
Before Farz Aur Kanoon, Kader Khan had starred in 16 films, including Kaalia (1981) and Qurbani (1980).
After Ghar Ki Izzat, Kader Khan went on to appear in 68 more films, including Sooryavansham (1999) and Coolie No. 1 (1995).
Before Farz Aur Kanoon, Jeetendra had starred in 24 films, including Judaai (1980) and The Burning Train (1980).
After Ghar Ki Izzat, Jeetendra went on to appear in 14 more films, including Main Tera Hero (2014) and Lav Kush (1997).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kader Khan & Jeetendra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shakti Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 18 of their 28 films. They worked with the same 18 people again and again — a small repertory company. Shakti Kapoor appears alongside them in 18 films — practically a third lead.
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