1. He is best remembered for his hilarious pairing with Govinda, especially in David Dhawan’s films such as Hero No 1, Aunty No 1, Coolie No 1 and Anari No 1 and Aunty No 1.
2. He also shaped Amitabh Bachchan’s career with memorable dialogues after Salim-Javed, who wrote Zanjeer and Sholay, parted ways in 1982.
3. Khan wrote 22 films for Amitabh including Amar Akbar Anthony, Sharaabi, Lawaaris, Satte Pe Satte, and Agneepath.
4. Khan’s first script-writing job was Jawani Diwani (1972) starring Jaya Bhaduri and Randhir Kapoor.
6. Working with Manmohan Desai and Rajesh Khanna two years later, he wrote the dialogues of the film, Roti and also began working as a character actor.
7. He adapted many South Indian films into Hindi. Himmatwala (1983) and Justice Choudhury (1983) are two examples. He worked as an actor and writer in the films.
8. He received the Filmfare Award twice for Best Dialogue for Meri Awaaz Suno (1982) and Angaar (1993). He also won the Filmfare for Best Comedian for the film, Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1991).
9. His last two films were Tevar (2015) and Masti Nahi Sasti (2017)