Veteran Bollywood star Kader Khan, best known for range of roles, versatility in acting, impressive comic timing and excellent dialogue writing, bid a final good bye to the world on December 31 at the age of 81 after prolonged illness. Reportedly, the actor was suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy.
Not long after the news broke out, tributes and condolences started pouring in from the film industry, fans, politicians and every influential figure. Among his homage payers was also the dairy brand Amul who extended its condolence through a monochromatic sketch of Khan in his iconic roles.
Amul, which has been highly appreciated for its topical cartoons, made a monochromatic ad this time featuring diversified roles of Kader Khan from his films. Shared on the Twitter, one of the images shows a writer version of him, also giving a nod to his incredible prowess as a dialogue writer. Another shows him in a bearded avatar in a trench coat, as a gangster, depicting his terrifying role of villain in Coolie (1983). The third one shows as an old and generous Fakeer baba from his iconic film Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) who is giving a sermon to a child in the cartoon.
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With an emotional tagline, “Sab Kader karte thhe unki” (Everyone valued him), the cartoon beautifully captures his valuable contribution to Hindi cinema and love for him.
#Amul Topical: Tribute to a fine film actor/screenwriter/comedian & director! pic.twitter.com/HpiGOSlibL
— Amul.coop (@Amul_Coop) January 3, 2019
Khan had acted in over 300 films and has been credited as a screenwriter for more than 250 movies with numerous credits as a dialogue writer as well, giving Hindi films iconic punch-lines that went onto stay in hearts of the audience for eternity. His career spanning over 40 years in Hindi cinema saw him writing some of the best lines for Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda, and create some of their most memorable characters.
