Kader Khan & Anil Dhawan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kader Khan and Anil Dhawan appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1995 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hero No. 1 (1997 — 5.8/10). Films span Yaraana (1995) through Hero No. 1 (1997).
The Kader Khan & Anil Dhawan partnership
From Yaraana (1995) to Hero No. 1 (1997). The ran closed with Hero No. 1 in 1997. It started with Yaraana (1995).
The shape of the work
Kader Khan acted in every film; Anil Dhawan acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Hero No. 1
- Yaraana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kader Khan had 140 films behind them; Anil Dhawan had 15. After Hero No. 1, Kader Khan kept going for 42 more films; Anil Dhawan stepped back.
Before Yaraana, Kader Khan had starred in 140 films, including Kaalia (1981) and Qurbani (1980).
After Hero No. 1, Kader Khan went on to appear in 42 more films, including Sooryavansham (1999) and Jaanwar (1999).
Before Yaraana, Anil Dhawan had starred in 15 films, including Muskurahat (1992) and Maut Ka Saya (1982).
After Hero No. 1, Anil Dhawan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Match Of Life (2022) and Papa the Great (2000).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kader Khan & Anil Dhawan's professional partnership
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