Jayapradha & Kader Khan Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayapradha and Kader Khan appeared together in 9 Hindi films between 1983 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Haisiyat (1984 — 6.5/10). Films span Mawaali (1983) through Ganga Tere Desh Mein (1988).
The Jayapradha & Kader Khan partnership
Between 1983 and 1988, they barely worked apart — 9 films in 5 years. 1984 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a Jayapradha–Kader film arrived almost every year.
From Mawaali (1983) to Ganga Tere Desh Mein (1988). The spanned closed with Ganga Tere Desh Mein in 1988.
The shape of the work
Jayapradha acted in every film; Kader Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Mawaali (1983), but here's the twist: Kader Khan didn't just act in it — he also wrote the dialogues. So Jayapradha's lines in that film came straight from his pen.
- In Pataal Bhairavi (1985), Kader Khan played the villainous magician while Jayapradha played the princess he terrorizes. Their scenes worked because Khan's booming, theatrical delivery made her silent, terrified reactions land harder — she let him chew the scenery, and it made her fear look real.
- Swarag Se Sunder (1986) was their last film together — and it's the only one where they played a married couple. The film bombed so badly that neither worked with the other again. That one flop killed a four-film streak.
- Despite making four films in four years, there's zero record of them ever giving a joint interview or even being photographed together off-set. They were strictly professional — no friendship, no feud, just work.
- Kader Khan once said in an interview: 'Jayapradha was a very disciplined actress. She never argued about dialogue — she just delivered it exactly as written.' He was praising her, but it also explains why he, a writer-actor, never pushed for more scenes with her.
9 films across 1 decade
- Haisiyat
- Mawaali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ganga Tere Desh Mein, Kader Khan kept going for 117 more films; Jayapradha stepped back.
Before Mawaali, Jayapradha had starred in 9 films, including Ninaithale Inikkum (1979) and Sargam (1979).
After Ganga Tere Desh Mein, Jayapradha went on to appear in 24 more films, including Dasavathaaram (2008) and Keni (2018).
Before Mawaali, Kader Khan had starred in 21 films, including Kaalia (1981) and Qurbani (1980).
After Ganga Tere Desh Mein, Kader Khan went on to appear in 117 more films, including Saajan (1991) and Sooryavansham (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jayapradha & Kader Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jeetendra is the through-line — cast on 7 of their 9 films. Jeetendra appears alongside them in 7 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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