TIL Desk Bollywood/ Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has led tributes to veteran Bollywood actor-director-writer-comedian and a Quran scholar, Kader Khan, who died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Toronto in Canada. Ahmed Khan, a close relative, said on Tuesday that he passed away around 4 a.m. (IST). He said the last rites will be held in a Toronto cemetery later in the day.
Among various projects, Kader had contributed to several Amitabh-starring films like “Amar Akbar Anthony”, “Muqaddar Ka Sikandar”, “Laawaris” and “Coolie” as a writer. “Kader Khan passes away. Sad, depressing news. My prayers and condolences. A brilliant stage artiste, most compassionate and accomplished talent on film. A writer of eminence…in most of my very successful films.
A delightful company and a mathematician,” Amitabh tweeted on Tuesday. Actor Anupam Kher also hailed Kader Khan as “one of the finest actors of our country”. The two had worked together in films like “ChaalBaaz”, “Meherbaan” and “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan”.
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