'Writer No.1' Kader Khan's Best Dialogues

Kader Khan proved his talent to none other than Manmohan Desai, who gave him one chance to prove himself in his 1974 release movie ‘Roti’.

Kader gave him the dialogue, “Aadmi ke seene mein khanjar bhokane se woh sirf ek baar marta hai ... lekin jab kisi ka dil tootta hai na toh usse baar-baar marna padta hai, har roz marna padta hai.”

This dialogue, paired with Rajesh Khanna’s acting, earned the film a lot of praises and then begun the rise of Kader Khan the screenwriter.

The next thing that you know, Kader Khan wrote dialogues for the already superstar AmitabhBachchan, through Manmohan Desai films and later, just with Big B.

“Itna sannata kyon hai bhai?” and “Angrez ke zamaane ke jailor” – Sholay

“Jindagi mein aadmi doich time inta jaldi bhagta hai – Olympic ka race ho ya polis ka case ho” – Amar Akbar Anthony

“Zindagi hai woh jo maut se takraate hain, murdon se battar hai woh jo maut se ghabraate hain” – Muqaddar Ka Sikandar

“Har chor apni maut marta nahi ... maara jaata hai” – Mr. Natwarlal

“Kisi bhi achchi cheez ko mashoor hone mein waqt lagta hai” – Suhaag

“Apun kutte ki woh dum hai joh barah baras nalli mein daalke rakho ... nalli tedhi ho jayegi ... apun seedha nahi hoga” and “Apun jiske darwaze pe paon rakhta hai na ... uske aakha department ka darwaza band ho jaata hai” – Laawaris

“Tere liye toh maine nark ke darwaze bhi bandh kar diye kamine” – Yaarana

“Daru peene se liver kharab ho jaata hai” – Satte Pe Satta

“Aaisi maut marenge ... ki ek baar maut ko bhi paseena aa jayega” and “Bachpan ki buri aadatein aur buri baatein insaan ko bura bana deti hai” – Hum

“Sawaal jis zabaan mein kiya jaye ... jawaab us hi zabaan mein dena chahiye” and “Aaj shaam che bajhe maut ke saath apna appointment hai” – Agneepath

“Pyar hum dono ne kiya ... magar tadapna sirf mere naseeb mein aaya” – Naseeb

Fun Fact: The two became great friends but their friendship soured and Kader Khan moved on to building a newer bond with David Dhawan and Govinda.

Kader Khan was an important part in making the no 1 movies of David Dhawan-Govinda combo a success. Kader wrote the dialogues of these film and acted in them, proving how he was worth it all. Here, see some of the dialogues for yourself...

“Yeh duniya jhoot ke paiyon par chalne waali woh gaadi hai ... jis mein petrol ki jagah gareebon ke armaan jalte hai” and “Bahar jinki hoti hai puja ... andhar se woh aadmi hota hai duja” – Aunty no 1

“Duniya mera ghar hai, bus stand mera adda hai, jab mann kare aa jana, Raju mera naam hai ... aur pyar se log mujhe bulate hain ... coolie no. 1” – Coolie no 1

Kader Khan even wrote the powerful dialogues of Rekha and Kabir Bedi’s film ‘Khoon Bhari Maang’. For example, this: “Ladki ka model ho ya gadi ka ... waqt ke saath saath dono purani ho jaati hai”

He gave Akshay Kumar (who plays Khiladi) from ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’ this dialogue: “Hume sirf ek take milta hai, sirf ek take... aur agar uss ek take mein humse koi galati ho jati hai ... toh maut ke samne zindagi ghutne take deti hai”. The film also starred Saif Ali Khan, who would soon become a part of the ‘Race’.

Kader Khan had also written this dialogue for Aamir Khan in Sarfarosh: “Dawa bhi kaam na aaye, koi dua na lage ... mere khuda kisiko pyar ki hawa na lage” and we are totally mind-blown already!