Govinda & Kader Khan Movies Together List — 31 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Govinda and Kader Khan appeared together in 31 Hindi films between 1987 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raja Babu (1994 — 6.1/10). Films span Pyaar Karke Dekho (1987) through Hero (2015).
The Govinda & Kader Khan partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Deewana Main Deewana (2013). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2013. 1987 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema. For 28 years, a Govinda–Kader film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Pyaar Karke Dekho; the 2010s to Hero. Govinda acted in every film; Kader Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Pyaar Karke Dekho (1987), was a flop. But director David Dhawan saw something in their pairing and cast them again in Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni (1989). That film didn't do much either. It was only when Dhawan paired them for Raja Babu (1994) that the combo exploded — and they became his go-to comedy duo for the next decade.
- Kader Khan wrote most of their films' dialogue, and Govinda would often improvise on set. Khan once said Govinda would take his lines and add a physical twist — a shrug, a dance step — that made the joke land harder. Their rhythm was: Khan sets the verbal beat, Govinda dances around it.
- Kader Khan was 20 years older than Govinda and acted as a mentor off-screen. On the sets of Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Khan would rehearse scenes with Govinda in his vanity van for hours before the shoot, often rewriting punchlines on the spot to match Govinda's energy.
- Their film Raja Babu (1994) directly inspired the character of 'Raja' in the hit TV show 'Office Office' — the writers admitted they modeled the bumbling, lovable protagonist on Govinda's performance in that film, which Kader Khan had written.
- Govinda once said in an interview: 'Kader sahab was my dictionary. If I didn't understand a line, he'd explain it in three different ways until I got the comedy right.'
- In Akhiyon Se Goli Maare (2002), Kader Khan played Govinda's father. The film's funniest scene — where Govinda tries to hide his girlfriend from his dad — was entirely improvised. Khan started ad-libbing in his trademark deadpan, and Govinda responded with exaggerated panic. The director kept the camera rolling for 12 minutes and used most of it.
31 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 18 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.4/10.
- Pyaar Karke Dekho
- Khudgarz
- Raja Babu
- Coolie No. 1
- Akhiyon Se Goli Maare
- Joru Ka Ghulam
- Hero
- Deewana Main Deewana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
31 films across 28 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
78% of Govinda's screen credits are with Kader Khan. When they first worked together, Govinda had 5 films behind them; Kader Khan had 63.
Before Pyaar Karke Dekho, Govinda had starred in 5 films, including Love 86 (1986) and Suhaagan (1986).
After Hero, Govinda went on to appear in 4 more films, including Rangeela Raja (2019) and Aa Gaya Hero (2017).
Before Pyaar Karke Dekho, Kader Khan had starred in 63 films, including Kaalia (1981) and Qurbani (1980).
After Hero, Kader Khan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Poster Boys (2017) and Hera Pheri 3 (2016).







Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Govinda & Kader Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shakti Kapoor appears alongside them in 15 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 17 people again and again — a small repertory company.
15
9
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

























































































Other iconic Hindi director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings



