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Anupam Kher
Kher at the Green carpet of the 18th IIFA Awards 2017
Born	(1955-03-07) 7 March 1955 (age 63) Shimla, Punjab, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor, producer, director, teacher, chairman
Years active	1982–present
Title	Chairperson, Film and Television Institute of India
Term	11 October 2017- Present
Predecessor	Gajendra Chauhan
Spouse(s)	Kirron Kher (m. 1985)
Relatives	Raju Kher (brother)
Awards	Padma Shri (2004) Padma Bhushan (2016)
Website	www.anupamkherfoundation.org

Anupam Kher (Kashmiri: अनुपम खेर, born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor and the current Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards. He has appeared in over 500 films in several languages and many plays.^[1][2] He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Saaransh (1984). He holds the record for winning the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian five times in total for: Ram Lakhan (1989), Lamhe (1991), Khel (1992), Darr (1993) and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995). He won the National Film Award for Special Mention twice for his performances in Daddy (1989) and Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). For his performance in the film Vijay (1988), he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Alongside working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in many acclaimed international films such as the Golden Globe nominated Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Ang Lee's Golden Lion-winning Lust, Caution (2007), and David O. Russell's Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook (2013). He has received BAFTA nomination for his supportive role in the British television sitcom The Boy With The Topknot (2018).^[3]

He has held the post of chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and the National School of Drama in India. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in the field of cinema and arts.

Early life

Kher was born on 7 March 1955^[4] in Shimla, into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[5] His father was a clerk and he had a modest upbringing. He received education at D.A.V. School in Shimla. In his struggling days as an actor in Mumbai, he slept on railway platforms.^[6] He is an alumnus and a former chairperson of the National School of Drama. Some of his early roles were in plays performed at the Himachal Pradesh University.^[7]

Career

Kher made his acting debut in the 1982 Hindi movie Aagman. Then in 1984 came Saaransh, where 28-year-old Kher played a retired middle-class Maharashtrian man who has lost his son. He hosted TV shows such as Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle, Sawaal Dus Crore Ka, Lead India and the recent The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai, which has become a big hit on its 1st episode when Shah Rukh Khan was invited as his guest. He has had many comic roles but has also played the villain such as his acclaimed role as the terrorist Dr. Dang in Karma (1986). For his role in Daddy (1989) he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.

Anupam with wife Kirron, December 2014

He has starred alongside Hindi Cinema's superstar Shahrukh Khan many times in films such as Darr (1993), Zamaana Deewana (1995), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Chaahat (1996), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000), Veer-Zaara (2004), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) and Happy New Year (2014).

He ventured into directing with Om Jai Jagadish (2002) and has been a producer. He produced and starred in the film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). He received the Best Actor Award from the Karachi International Film Festival for his performance. The role of the Police Commissioner Rathor, played by him in critically and commercially acclaimed A Wednesday is also very much appreciated.

Kher is known internationally for Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004), Speedy Singhs (2011), his appearance on the hit TV show ER, and more recently in The Mistress of Spices (2006) and Lust, Caution (2007). In 2012 he co-starred in the Academy Award-winning Silver Linings Playbook.

Kher has written and starred in a play about his own life called Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai, which was directed by Feroz Abbas Khan.^[7][8]

Until recently he served as chairman of the Indian Film Censor Board. He is an alumnus of National School of Drama (1978 batch) and was its director between 2001 and 2004.

In 2007, Anupam Kher, with his batchmate of NSD, Satish Kaushik,^[9] started a film production company, Karol Bagh Productions. Their first film, Tere Sang, was directed by Satish Kaushik.^[10]

He was appointed in 2010 as the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham Education Foundation, which strives to improve children's education in India.^[11]

In 2011, he starred alongside Mohanlal and Jayaprada in the Malayalam language romantic drama Pranayam. Kher chose Pranayam as one of the seven best films of his career.^[12]

He also starred in a number of Marathi films such as Thoda Tuza...Thoda Maza, Kashala Udyachi Baat and Punjabi films such as Yaaraan Naal Bahaaraan.

He is also an occasional talk show participant.^[13]

In 2009, Kher voiced Carl Fredricksen in the Hindi-dubbed version of the Disney-Pixar animated film Up, which was his voice role.^[14]

Anupam Kher has currently appeared in The Dirty Politics. The movie also features Om Puri and Jackie Shroff.^[15]

In 2014, Kher starred in the British film Shongram, a fictional romantic drama set during and incorporating the factual and historical events of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.^[16]

In 2016, Anupam Kher narrated in the ABP News documentary TV series Bharatvarsh,^[17][18] which showcases the journey from ancient India to the 19th century.^[19][20]

In late 2016, Anupam Kher made his first fiction production named Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par, airing on Zindagi.

Personal life

His wife, actress Kirron Kher, is a Member of the Indian Parliament from Chandigarh.^[21][22] Their son, his stepson, is actor Sikandar Kher.

Controversy

While speaking (During March 2016) in Kolkata at the Telegraph National Debate on Intolerance, he mentioned that Yogi Adityanath and Sadhvi Prachi should be thrown out of BJP and jailed.^[23]

Awards and recognition

Civilian award

• 2004: Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution to Indian cinema^[29]


• 2016: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts^[30]

Other awards

• 2000: Actor of the Decade Award (Millennium Honours)^[24]


• 2000: Best Actor in a Comic Role at the Sansui Viewers Choice Awards^[31]


• 2001: Real Life Hero Award at the Zee Gold Hindi Cinema Awards^[32]


• 2005: "Divya Himachal Award" for excellence 2005, with the blessings of H.H. Dalai Lama^[33]


• 2013: Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award at The Asian Awards.^[34]


• 2015: Kalakar Award for The Actor of the Year in Kolkata
  

Recognition

• He was honoured by Walk of the Stars as his hand print was preserved for posterity at Bandra Bandstand in Mumbai.


• He was presented with the “Honoured Guest” award by the US state of Texas for his contribution to cinema and art.

Filmography

Director

Producer

Anupam Kher's production house also made some television shows, notable among them Imtihaan (1994).

Actor

(Partial filmography, in Hindi language unless noted)

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1971	Tiger Sixteen	Mr. Prem	Indian Classic Awards for Best Actor
1982	Aagmaan
1984	Saaransh	B.B. Pradhan	Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Utsav	Samsthaana's friend
1985	Arjun
	Jaanoo	Mr. Mathur
	Misaal	Rana
	Rao Saheb	Rao Saheb
1986	Aakhree Raasta	Mahesh Sandaliya
	Palay Khan	British General Bonz
	Karma	Dr. Michael Dang
	Allah Rakha	R.S. Khera
1987	Trimurtulu	Don	Telugu film
	Nehru: The Jewel of India	Jawahar	Hindi and English feature film
1988	Tezaab	Shyamlal
	Zakhmi Aurat
	Pestonjee	Pestonjee
	Paap Ko Jala Kar Raakh Kar Doonga	Bhuchaal
1989	Ram Lakhan	Deodhar Shastri	Filmfare Best Comedian Award
	Nigahen: Nagina Part II	Gorakh Nath
	Taaqatwar	Municipal officer Sharma
	Parinda	Inspector Prakash
	Daddy	Anand	National Film Award – Special Mention Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
	Chandni	Ramesh	Cameo
	ChaalBaaz	Tribhuvan/Chachaji
1990	Kroadh	Inspector Vikram Shukla
	Dil	Hazari Prasad
	Indrajaalam	Chief minister of Maharashtra	Malayalam film
1991	Saudagar	Mandhaari Kaka
	Lamhe	Prem	Filmfare Best Comedian Award
	Hum	Girdhar
	Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin	Seth Dharamchand
	Ganga Jamuna Ki Lalkar
	Mast Kalandar	Pinku
1992	Zindagi Ek Juaa	Jagjit "J.J." Singh
	Shola Aur Shabnam	Major Inder Mohan Lahti
	Nagin Aur Lootere	Police constable
	Khel	Seema's Uncle	Filmfare Best Comedian Award
	Beta	Totaram
	Do Hanso Ka Joda
	Ganga Bani Shola
	Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka	Batliwala
	Vansh	Krishnakant Dharmadhikari
1993	1942: A Love Story	Raghuvir Pathak	Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Darr	Vijay Awasthi	Filmfare Best Comedian Award
	Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja	Jagmohan/Manmohan
1994	Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!	Prof. Siddharth Chaudhary
	Hum Hain Kamaal Ke	Nilamber
1995	Dil Ka Doctor
	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Dharamvir Malhotra	Filmfare Best Comedian Award
	Papa Kehte Hein
1996	Chaahat	Shambunath Rathore
1997	Gudgudee	Ajay Prasad
	V.I.P.		Tamil film
1998	Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa	Dibyanath Chatterjee
	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Principal Malhotra
	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Police commissioner
	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Mr. Bansal
1999	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain	Mr. Vishwanath
	Haseena Maan Jaayegi	Gulzarilal Verma
2000	Mohabbatein	Kake
	Kya Kehna	Gulshan Bakshi
	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai	Mr. Saxena/Sirjee
	Refugee	Jaan Mohammad
	Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge	Vicky Nath
	Dhadkan	Sheetal's father	Special appearance
	Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai	Tamil husband (Muthu Pillai)
2001	Praja	Bappu Haji Mustafa	Malayalam film
	Jodi No.1	Rai Bahadur
	Little John	Swamiji	Tamil film
2002	Yeh Hai Jalwa	Robin Singh
	Bend It Like Beckham	Mr. Bhamra	English-language film
2003	Banana Brothers	Ketan	English-language film
2004	Bride and Prejudice	Mr. Bakshi	English-language film
	Veer-Zaara	Zakir Ahmed
	ER	Ajay Rasgotra
	Aabra Ka Daabra	Limbu
	Hum Jo Keh Na Paaye	Neeraj Mehta
2005	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Dr. Screwala
	Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara	Professor Uttam Chaudhary	National Film Award – Special Jury Award
	Sarkar	Motilal Khurana
	The Mistress of Spices	Geeta's grandfather	English-language film
	Main Aisa Hi Hoon	Dayanath Trivedi
	Paheli	Bhanwarlal
2006	Rang De Basanti	Rajnath Singhania
	Shaadi Se Pehle	Rani's father
	Aap Ki Khatir	Arjun Khanna (Anu's dad)
	Chup Chup Ke	Jai Ved Prasad
	Hope and a Little Sugar	Colonel
	Khosla Ka Ghosla	Kamal Kishore Khosla
	Jaan-E-Mann	Vakil Chachu (Boney)
	Vivah	Mr. Harischandra
	Apna Sapna Money Money	Satyabol Shastri
	Prateeksha	James Brown
2007	Shakalaka Boom Boom	Reggie's father
	Kuttrapathirikai	Rajiv Gandhi	Tamil film
	Heyy Babyy	Mr. Malhotra
	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag	Shivshankar Sahay
	Apna Asmaan	Dr. Sathya
	Victoria No. 203
	Lust, Caution	Khalid Said ud-Din	Chinese film
	Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
	Gandhi Park	Sammy Philips	English-Cross cultural Hollywood film
2008	The Other End of the Line	Rajeev Sethi	English-language film
	Dhoom Dadakka	Mungilal
	C Kkompany	Mr. Joshi
	A Wednesday!	Prakash Rathod
	Tahaan	Subhan Darr
	De Taali	Abhi's father
	God Tussi Great Ho	Arun's father
	Meerabai Not Out	Dr. Awasthi
2009	Victory	Ram Shekhawat
	Morning Walk	Joymohan
	Tera Mera Ki Rishta	Meet's father	Punjabi film
	Zamaanat	Dr. Madan
	Sankat City	Faujdar
	Life Partner
	Yeh Mera India	Mr. Kaur
	Dil Bole Hadippa!	Vikram "Vicky" Singh
	Wake Up Sid	Ram Mehra
2010	Apartment	Madhusudan Tanha
	Dabangg	Dayal Babu
	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger		English-language film
	Striker	Inspector Farooque
	Pyaar Impossible	Abhay's father
2011	Yamla Pagla Deewana	Joginder Singh Brar
	Naughty @ 40	Laxminarayan Srivastav
	Chatur Singh Two Star	Rajpal Sinha/Dr Jhatka
	Yeh Faasley	Devindar devilal Dua
	Pranayam	Achutha Menon	Malayalam film
	Mausam	Maharaj Krishna
	Desi Boyz	Suresh Awasthi
	Aagaah: The Warning	Pir Baba	Hindi
	Speedy Singhs	Darvesh Singh	English-language film
2012	Chaar Din Ki Chandni	Chandraveer Singh
	Parijatha		Kannada film
	Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum	Francis Marlo
	Mr. Bhatti on Chutti	BB Bhatti
	Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein	Benam Kumar
	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	Mr Thapar, Meera's father
	Silver Linings Playbook	Dr. Cliff Patel, Pat's doctor and friend	English-language film
	Midnight's Children	Ghani
2013	Kashala Udyachi Baat	Blind Man	Marathi film
	Mai	Doctor
	Krrish 3	Scientist
	Special 26	P.K. Sharma aka Sharmaji
	Hum Hain Raahi Car Ke	Actor
	Chashme Baddoor	Double Role (Seema's father and her father's brother)
	Gori Tere Pyaar Mein	Latesh bhai
	Mahabharat	Shakuni	Voice over
	Yamla Pagla Deewana 2	Joginder Armstrong
2014	Welcome Back Gandhi	Chief Minister of a state in India
	Total Siyapaa	Asha's father
	Gang of Ghosts	Gendamal
	Main Tera Hero	Vikrant Singhal
	Shongram	Old Karim
	Singham Returns	Gurukant "Guruji" Acharya
	Daawat-e-Ishq	Mr. Qadir
	Nayana	Nayana's Muttachan	Malayalam film
	Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami	Purushotam Narayan Joshi
	Happy New Year	Manohar Sharma	Special appearance
	Super Nani	Mr. Sammy
	The Shaukeens	Laali
	Sonali Cable	Boss-Waghela
2015	Baby	Shuklaji[35]
	Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene	D.K. Thawani
	Roy	Kabir Grewal's father	Special appearance
	Dirty Politics	C.B.I. Chief
	Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	Diwan Saheb/Bapu
2016	Buddha In A Traffic Jam	Professor Jamshed Batki or Ranjan Batki	Released 2014 In Mumbai International and Released 13 May 2016 Worldwide
	A Family Man	Dr. Savraj Singh	English-language film
	M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	Dhoni's Father / Pan Singh Dhoni
	Saat Uchakkey	Diwan
2017	The Big Sick	Azmat Nanjiani	English-language film
	Naam Shabana	Om Prakash Shukla (Shukla ji)
	Indu Sarkar	Nana Pradhan
	Toilet: Ek Prem Katha	Dinanath Joshi/"Dj Kakka"
	Judwaa 2	Mr.Balraj Bakshi
	Ranchi Diaries	Thakur Bhaiyaa
	The Boy With The Topknot	Shathnam's Father	Short TV-Film
2018	Aiyaary	Tariq Ali
	Ba Baa Black Sheep
	Hemant Oberoi	English-language Film
	The Accidental Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh	Based on the book of the same name

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