Veteran Bollywood actor-director-writer-comedian and a Quran scholar, Kader Khan died

Veteran Bollywood actor-director-writer-comedian and a Quran scholar, Kader Khan died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Toronto in Canada, a family member said here on Tuesday.

Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Afghan-born Indian-Canadian film actor, screenwriter, comedian, and director. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 films after his debut film in the 1973 film Daag, starring Rajesh Khanna, in which he acted as a prosecuting attorney.He was also a prolific screenwriter for Bollywood films in the period 1970s to 1999 and wrote dialogues for 200 films.