Kader Khan & Amjad Khan Movies Together List — 19 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s account for 74% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Mr. Natwarlal; the 1990s to Dil Hi To Hai. Kader Khan acted in every film; Amjad Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first shared screen space in 'Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai' (1981), but the pairing that really clicked was later that same year in 'Kaalia' — a blockbuster where Kader Khan played the villain's sidekick to Amjad Khan's main baddie. The film's success made producers realize they were a ready-made villain duo.
• In 'Himmatwala' (1983), Kader Khan wrote the dialogue while Amjad Khan delivered it. Kader would craft lines specifically to play off Amjad's booming voice and theatrical pauses — the scene where Amjad's character threatens Jeetendra was written in one take after Kader watched Amjad rehearse.
• Despite playing arch-rivals on screen, Kader Khan and Amjad Khan were close friends off it. Kader once said Amjad was the only co-star who would call him before every shoot to discuss the scene's rhythm — a habit Amjad picked up from his father, the legendary Jayant.
• Kader Khan once said about Amjad: 'He didn't just act — he listened. When I wrote a scene for him, he'd read it once, then ask me what I thought the character was thinking between the lines. That's rare.'
• Their pairing in 'Jaani Dost' (1983) directly inspired the villain duo template for dozens of B-movies in the 80s — two heavies, one loud and one sly, always sharing a frame. You can trace that formula straight to films like 'Mard' and 'Dharam Veer'.
• In 'Inteqam' (1988), their last film together before a 8-year gap, Kader Khan played a comic sidekick while Amjad Khan played the main villain. The shift was deliberate — Kader felt Amjad's intensity needed a lighter foil to keep the film from becoming too grim. It didn't work (the film tanked), but it showed how they actively balanced each other.