Raveena Tandon & Kader Khan Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raveena Tandon and Kader Khan appeared together in 9 Hindi films between 1994 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dulhe Raja (1998 — 5.8/10). Films span Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994) through Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002).
The Raveena Tandon & Kader Khan partnership
Between 1994 and 2002, they barely worked apart — 9 films in 8 years. 1998 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Raveena–Kader film arrived almost every year.
From Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994) to Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002). The spanned closed with Waah! Tera Kya Kehna in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 78% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Dulhe Raja; the 2000s to Akhiyon Se Goli Maare. Raveena Tandon acted in every film; Kader Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In 'Aunty No. 1', Kader Khan played the lecherous uncle chasing Raveena's character. But on set, he was the one who taught her the timing of double-entendre comedy — she later said he'd pause mid-dialogue to let her reaction land, then deliver the punchline.
- Raveena has said Kader Khan was the only co-star who would call her before every shoot to discuss the scene's comic beats. They'd rehearse over the phone for 20 minutes, even for a simple 'hello' scene.
- Their first film together, 'Aunty No. 1', was originally offered to another actress. Raveena pushed for the role because she wanted to work with Kader Khan — she had grown up watching his comedy and told the director she'd do it for free.
- In 'Akhiyon Se Goli Maare', Kader Khan played Raveena's father. He deliberately slowed down his delivery in their scenes together — he told her that a fast-talking father would kill the comedy, so he let her manic energy bounce off his deadpan.
- The success of 'Anari No. 1' directly led to a wave of 'No. 1' titled comedies in the early 2000s — 'Hera Pheri' was originally pitched as 'Thief No. 1' before the title was changed. The trend started with this pair's film.
- Raveena once said in an interview: 'Kader saab didn't just act with me — he directed me. He'd whisper, "Beta, yahan ruk ja, phir bol." I owe my comic timing to him.'
9 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Dulhe Raja
- Aatish: Feel the Fire
- Akhiyon Se Goli Maare
- Waah! Tera Kya Kehna
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 8 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, Raveena Tandon had 8 films behind them; Kader Khan had 129.
Before Aatish: Feel the Fire, Raveena Tandon had starred in 8 films, including Parampara (1992) and Kshatriya (1993).
After Waah! Tera Kya Kehna, Raveena Tandon went on to appear in 23 more films, including Aranyak (2021) and One Friday Night (2023).
Before Aatish: Feel the Fire, Kader Khan had starred in 129 films, including Kaalia (1981) and Qurbani (1980).
After Waah! Tera Kya Kehna, Kader Khan went on to appear in 13 more films, including Poster Boys (2017) and Lucky: No Time for Love (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Raveena Tandon & Kader Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Govinda is the through-line — cast on 6 of their 9 films. Govinda appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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