Indian actor
Anupam Kher
(born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in
Hindi
-language films. Considered one of the finest actors in
Indian cinema
,
[1]
he has played a variety of characters including numerous critically acclaimed leading or supporting roles. His
accolades
include two
National Film Awards
and eight
Filmfare Awards
.
[2]
The
Government of India
awarded him the
Padma Shri
in 2004 and the
Padma Bhushan
in 2016 for his contribution to Indian cinema and arts.
Kher made his acting debut with
Mahesh Bhatt
-directed drama film
Saaransh
(1984), which marked Kher's breakthrough role, earning him the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
for his portrayal of an elderly father. Since then he starred in several other supporting roles. He was highly appreciated in negative roles in films such as
Karma
(1986),
Tezaab
(1988) and
ChaalBaaz
(1989). For
Vijay
, he won the
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
for his performance. In 1989,
Ram Lakhan
garnered him wider recognition for his comic performances and won him
Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
and for
Daddy
, he won a
National Film Award ? Special Jury Award
and
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance
. In later years, Kher was nominated for
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
for films such as
Dil
(1990),
Saudagar
,
Lamhe
(both 1991),
Hum Aapke Hain Koun
(1994),
Chaahat
(1996),
Special 26
(2013) and
Uunchai
(2022). He was nominated in category of
Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
for
Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
(1991),
Shola Aur Shabnam
(1992),
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
(1998),
Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge
(2000), and won for
Khel
(1992),
Darr
(1993) and
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
(1995) and
New Amsterdam
(2018).
Kher's other acclaimed roles include
Khosla Ka Ghosla
,
Buddha Mar Gaya
(both 2006),
A Wednesday!
(2008),
Baby
(2015),
M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
(2016) and
The Kashmir Files
(2022); for which he nominated for
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
. Besides working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in international films such as the
Golden Globe
-nominated
Bend It Like Beckham
(2002),
Ang Lee
's
Golden Lion
-winning
NC-17 rated
Lust, Caution
(2007),
David O. Russell
's
Oscar
-winning
Silver Linings Playbook
(2012) and Anthony Maras'
Hotel Mumbai
(2019). He received a
BAFTA
nomination for his supporting role in the British television film
The Boy with the Topknot
(2018).
[3]
He has previously served as the Chairman of the
Central Board of Film Certification
and the
National School of Drama
in India.
[4]
Kher was appointed Chairman of the
Film and Television Institute of India
(FTII) in October 2017.
[5]
His appointment was
controversial
, given his support for the
Bharatiya Janata Party
.
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
A year later, he resigned as the chairman of the FTII, citing his work commitments for the American TV show
New Amsterdam
.
[10]
Early life and background
[
edit
]
Kher was born on 7 March 1955 in a
Kashmiri Pandit
family in
Shimla
.
[11]
[12]
His father, Pushkar Nath Kher was a clerk in the forest department of
Himachal Pradesh
and his mother, Dulari Kher was a housewife.
[13]
[14]
He was educated at D. A. V. School in Shimla.
[15]
He studied economics at
Government College, Sanjauli
at the
Himachal Pradesh University
in
Shimla
, but dropped out to study Indian theatre at
Panjab University, Chandigarh
.
[16]
In 1978, Kher graduated from the
National School of Drama
(NSD) in
New Delhi
.
[4]
Some of his early roles were in plays performed at the Himachal Pradesh University.
[17]
He taught drama in
Raj Bisaria
's
Bharatendu Natya Akademi
in
Lucknow
for a small part in his directorial debut movie
Sheeshay ka Ghar
.
[6]
[18]
Acting career
[
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]
Debut, career struggles and breakthrough (1984?1988)
[
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]
In his struggling days as an actor in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), he slept on a railway platform for a month.
[19]
In 1984, Kher made his acting debut in Hindi films with the
Mahesh Bhatt
-directed drama film
Saaransh
, in which he portrayed a 65-year-old retired middle-class teacher who loses his son. The film was a moderate box office success though Kher's performance earned him widespread praise. He won a number of awards for his portrayal of the elderly father, including the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
. Kher said that he lost his hair at a young age, and, thus, his first role was playing a 65-year-old at the age of 29.
[19]
From 1985 to 1988, he continued to work in several other projects. All of them were moderately successful but his performance in those films were not well received. However, Kher's performance as Shyam Lal, a man whose daughter is forced to dance to make money for him, in N. Chandra's action thriller
Tezaab
(1988), which was the top-grossing film of the year and co-starred
Anil Kapoor
and
Madhuri Dixit
, was highly appreciated. Later in 1988, his performance in the poorly-received
Vijay
was praised too, winning him a
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
.
Public recognition (1989?1999)
[
edit
]
Kher's career improved in 1989, when he received wider recognition for his performances in
Ram Lakhan
, a thriller by
Subhash Ghai
, and
Daddy
, a television film that reunited him with Bhatt. The former co-starred an ensemble cast including Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit,
Jackie Shroff
,
Dimple Kapadia
,
Raakhee
,
Satish Kaushik
,
Amrish Puri
and
Paresh Rawal
, and featured Kher in the supporting part of Deodhar Shastri, a man who disapproves his daughter's marriage with her childhood friend who is also her love interest.
Ram Lakhan
proved to be the second-highest-grossing Hindi film of the year with a gross of over
?
326 million
(US$3.9 million) worldwide. The latter earned him praise, with several critics calling it his best performance at that point. Both
Daddy
and
Ram Lakhan
earned Kher several awards; for the former, he won a
National Film Award ? Special Mention
and a
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance
; and for the latter, he garnered his first
Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
(shared with Kaushik), also known as the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian.
Later in 1989, Kher starred in a sequel to the 1986 fantasy film
Nagina
, entitled
Nigahen: Nagina Part II
. Co-starring alongside
Sridevi
and
Sunny Deol
, he portrayed a snake charmer named Gorakh Nath. It did not perform well at the box office. He then appeared in a cameo for
Yash Chopra
's love triangle
Chandni
, and portrayed a police inspector in
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
's action film
Parinda
alongside Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff and
Nana Patekar
. Despite a poor opening,
Parinda
was a critical and commercial success. Kher's final film of the year was
Pankaj Parashar
's slapstick comedy
ChaalBaaz
alongside Sridevi, Sunny Deol and
Rajinikanth
. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics,
ChaalBaaz
emerged as an economic success.
Kher has also played a variety of roles.
[
vague
]
For his role in
Daddy
(1989), he received the
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance
.
[
citation needed
]
In 1990, Kher portrayed the antagonistic role of Hazari Prasad, a miser who tries to find a rich woman to marry his poor son, in
Indra Kumar
's directorial debut?the romance
Dil
, co-starring
Aamir Khan
and Madhuri Dixit.
Dil
received positive reviews from critics, and Kher's performance was praised. With domestic revenues of over
?
180 million
(US$2.2 million),
Dil
was the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year, and Kher received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at Filmfare for his work.
In 1991, Kher once again received acclaim for his work in Yash Chopra's romantic drama
Lamhe
, which starred Sridevi and Anil Kapoor and featured him as Kapoor's childhood friend.
Lamhe
was a box office failure in India, but was an overseas success. Despite the film's poor performance at the box office, Kher won his second Filmfare Best Comedian Award for his performance.
The following year, Kher collaborated with Anil Kapoor for the fifth time (alongside Madhuri Dixit and
Aruna Irani
) in Indra Kumar's drama
Beta
(1992), the top-grossing Hindi film production of the year with a worldwide gross of
?
235 million
(US$2.8 million). His comical performance in the film earned him another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian. Later that year, he portrayed Dixit's uncle in the drama
Khel
, which earned him a third and a second consecutive Filmfare Best Comedian Award.
Kher next reunited with Yash Chopra for the romantic thriller
Darr
(1993), co-starring
Shah Rukh Khan
,
Juhi Chawla
and
Sunny Deol
, in which he starred as Chawla's brother. One of the top-grossing Hindi films of the year, it earned over
?
200 million
(US$2.4 million) worldwide, and garnered Kher a fourth and a third consecutive Best Comedian at Filmfare. In addition to other awards, it won the
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
.
In 1994, Kher portrayed the owner of a factory in
Raj Kanwar
's thriller
Laadla
alongside Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, Aruna Irani,
Raveena Tandon
and
Farida Jalal
. It received mixed reviews from critics, though it became commercially successful, and grossed over
?
110 million
(US$1.3 million) worldwide. Greater success came to Kher later that year when he starred alongside
Salman Khan
and Madhuri Dixit in
Sooraj R. Barjatya
's romance
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
, which became the
highest-grossing Bollywood film
at that point, with global revenues of over
?
1.85 billion
(US$22 million). He eventually earned another Best Supporting Actor nomination at Filmfare, and the film proved his second consecutive movie to win the National Film Award for Best Popular Film.
Kher's only release in 1995 was
Aditya Chopra
's romantic drama
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
, starring Shah Rukh Khan and
Kajol
, about two
non-residential Indians
who fall in love during a trip across
Europe
. Kher's work as Dharamvir, the father of Khan's character, fetched him a fifth Filmfare Best Comedian Award.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
emerged as his second consecutive film to earn over
?
1 billion
(US$12 million) worldwide, becoming a blockbuster just like
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
, and third consecutive film to win the National Film Award for Best Popular Film. His next two films were the box office flops
Chaahat
(1996) and
Gudgudee
(1997). In both these films, Kher's performance was not well received.
He next starred alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol,
Rani Mukerji
and
Archana Puran Singh
in
Karan Johar
's romance
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
(1998). In this film, Kher played the comic role of Mr. Malhotra, a college principal. It was the top-grossing film of the year, with a worldwide gross of over
?
1.07 billion
(US$13 million), to become Kher's third blockbuster success in the last four years, and garnered him another Best Comedian nomination at Filmfare.
In 1999, Kher played the father of Anil Kapoor's character in
Satish Kaushik
's women-centric drama
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
, that received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. He then teamed with
David Dhawan
for the comedy-drama
Haseena Maan Jaayegi
starring
Sanjay Dutt
,
Govinda
and
Karisma Kapoor
. Both these films were major commercial successes and among the highest-grossing Hindi films of 1999, with the latter earning over
?
361 million
(US$4.3 million). He was awarded the best actor at New York City International Film Festival for his Performance in a short film titled
Happy Birthday
.
[20]
He played the role of the Police Commissioner, Rathor, in the critically and commercially acclaimed film,
A Wednesday
.
[
citation needed
]
International recognition
[
edit
]
Kher is known internationally for
Bend It Like Beckham
(2002),
Bride and Prejudice
(2004),
The Mistress of Spices
(2005) and
Lust, Caution
(2007),
Speedy Singhs
(2011) and TV show
ER
. In 2012, he co-starred in the
Academy Award
-winning
Silver Linings Playbook
.
Other notable works (2007?present)
[
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]
In 2007, Anupam Kher and
Satish Kaushik
, who studied together at
NSD
,
[4]
started a film production company, Karol Bagh Productions.
[21]
Their first film,
Tere Sang
, was directed by Satish Kaushik.
[22]
In 2011, he starred alongside
Mohanlal
and
Jaya Prada
in the
Malayalam
-language romantic drama
Pranayam
. Kher chose
Pranayam
as one of the seven best films of his career.
[23]
He also starred in a number of Marathi films such as
Thoda Tuza...Thoda Maza
,
[24]
Kashala Udyachi Baat,
[25]
and Punjabi films such as
Yaaran Naal Baharan
.
[26]
In 2009, Kher voiced Carl Fredricksen in the Hindi-dubbed version of the
Disney
-
Pixar
animated film
Up
.
[27]
Anupam Kher has also appeared in
The Dirty Politics
. The movie also features
Om Puri
and
Jackie Shroff
[28]
Kher has appeared in several films of director
Neeraj Pandey
, has played pivotal roles in
Special 26
(2013),
Baby
(2015) and
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
(2016), for which he won the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
. In 2014, Kher starred in the British film
Shongram
, a fictional romantic drama set during the 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War
.
[29]
In 2019, Kher starred as the former Indian Prime minister
Manmohan Singh
in the political,
biographical
drama film
The Accidental Prime Minister
.
[30]
[31]
In 2022, Kher starred in
Vivek Agnihotri
's movie,
The Kashmir Files
, along with
Mithun Chakraborty
, which is based on the Kashmiri Pandits' genocide in 1990; the film went on to become a huge box-office success.
[32]
Kher's performance was generally praised by the film critics.
[33]
[34]
As of October 2023, Kher has joined the cast of
Ravi Teja
's film,
Tiger Nageswara Rao
.
[35]
[36]
Other ventures
[
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]
He hosted TV shows such as
Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle
,
Sawaal Dus Crore Ka
,
Lead India
and
The Anupam Kher Show ? Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai
.
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.
[
citation needed
]
From October 2003 to October 2004 he served as chairman of the
Indian Film Censor Board
.
[37]
In 2011 Kher released his first book
The Best Thing About You is You!
, which was a best-seller. His biography
Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly
was published on 5 August 2019 by Penguin Random House. In 2020, he wrote
Your Best Day Is Today!
, based on his experiences of the COVID-19 crisis.
[38]
[39]
[40]
[41]
Remembering his father on his 9th
death anniversary
, he presented a poem written by
Lucknow
-based Poet
Pankaj Prasun
and posted it on social media.
[42]
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
.
[17]
[43]
In 2016, Anupam Kher was a narrator in the
ABP News
documentary TV series
Bharatvarsh
,
[44]
[45]
which showcased the journey from
ancient India
to the 19th century.
[46]
[47]
[48]
In late 2016, Anupam Kher produced
Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par
, a TV drama airing on
Zindagi
.
[49]
Starting in fall of 2018, Anupam Kher starred in NBC medical drama TV series
New Amsterdam
[50]
as Dr. Vijay Kapoor (a neurologist). He also appeared as Shahbaz Karim in the
BBC1
drama
Mrs Wilson
.
[51]
Kher is the founder of Actor Prepares, an acting institute.
[52]
Personal life
[
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]
Kher married actress Madhumalti Kapoor in 1979, but separated after a few years.
[53]
In 1985, he married actress
Kirron Kher
[54]
who is a
Member of Parliament
from
Chandigarh
, belonging to the
BJP
.
[55]
[56]
Her son, his stepson, is actor
Sikandar Kher
.
[57]
In 2010, he was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the
Pratham
Education Foundation, which strives to improve children's education in India.
[58]
Kher is an ardent supporter of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) and Indian prime minister
Narendra Modi
.
[6]
[59]
[60]
On 20 September 2021, Kher was awarded an
honorary
doctorate degree
in
Philosophy
of
Hindu Studies
by the
Hindu University of America
.
[61]
Awards and honours
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]
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]
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the original
on 7 September 2022
. Retrieved
7 September
2022
.
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Your Best Day Is Today! Hardcover ? 5 December 2020
.
ASIN
9388302540
.
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"Anupam Kher remembers father on ninth death anniversary, recites heartfelt poem"
.
indiatvnews.com
. 10 February 2021
. Retrieved
28 June
2021
.
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"Anupam Kher, like never before!"
.
Rediff.com
.
Archived
from the original on 18 January 2011
. Retrieved
24 June
2011
.
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"Anupam Kher to host TV show 'Bharatvarsh'
"
.
The Indian Express
. 17 August 2016.
Archived
from the original on 28 July 2017
. Retrieved
4 September
2016
.
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"Anupam Kher to host historic show titled 'Bharatvarsh' on TV"
.
Bollywood Hungama
. 18 August 2016. Archived from
the original
on 17 September 2016
. Retrieved
4 September
2016
.
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"Anupam Kher will take you into the past with his new TV show Bharatvarsh"
.
Hindustantimes
. 18 August 2016.
Archived
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. Retrieved
3 September
2016
.
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"Anupam Kher's new TV show Bharatvarsh: All you need to know about the series"
.
Firstpost
. 17 August 2016.
Archived
from the original on 1 November 2016
. Retrieved
3 September
2016
.
- ^
"Anupam Kher to host interactive quiz show 'Discover India'
"
.
The Times of India
. 8 June 2010. Archived from
the original
on 4 November 2012
. Retrieved
30 June
2013
.
- ^
"Anupam Kher does a cameo in his debut TV production Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par"
.
Hindustan Times
. 10 October 2016.
Archived
from the original on 31 July 2019
. Retrieved
31 July
2019
.
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"NBC picks Anupam Kher's US TV show New Amsterdam for a full season"
.
The Indian Express
. 12 October 2018.
Archived
from the original on 13 October 2018
. Retrieved
12 October
2018
.
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"Anupam Kher's British mini-series Mrs Wilson premieres on BBC One"
.
Cinestaan
.
Archived
from the original on 15 December 2018
. Retrieved
12 December
2018
.
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SNS (10 May 2022).
"Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares select 25 youth from NGO for a special workshop to learn theatre"
.
The Statesman
. Retrieved
29 December
2023
.
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Kumar, Ramesh (8 March 2023).
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.
News18
(in Hindi)
. Retrieved
10 September
2023
.
- ^
"Anupam Kher shares wedding pic to wish wife Kirron Kher on anniversary, says 'loved the lived quality of our lives together'
"
.
Hindustan Times
. 26 August 2019.
Archived
from the original on 4 December 2019
. Retrieved
18 May
2020
.
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"Anupam Kher on Kirron: I don't get to meet my wife much now"
.
The Indian Express
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Archived
from the original on 31 July 2019
. Retrieved
31 July
2019
.
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Sawhney, Anubha (13 July 2002).
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.
The Times of India
.
Archived
from the original on 8 June 2011
. Retrieved
31 May
2007
.
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"Sikandar Kher Reveals Why He Can't Ask Anupam Kher To 'Recommend His Name' For Films"
.
NDTV.com
. 7 March 2017.
Archived
from the original on 31 July 2019
. Retrieved
31 July
2019
.
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"Anupam Kher's new role"
. movies.rediff.com. Archived from
the original
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. Retrieved
26 October
2010
.
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"Don't mind being called 'chamcha' of Narendra Modi: Anupam Kher"
.
Hindustan Times
. 12 March 2016.
Archived
from the original on 31 July 2019
. Retrieved
31 July
2019
.
- ^
"Anupam Kher Meets Narendra Modi, Says PM's Vision for India is Reassuring"
.
News18
. July 2019.
Archived
from the original on 31 July 2019
. Retrieved
31 July
2019
.
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"
'Address me as Dr Kher': Proud Anupam Kher welcomes honorary doctorate by Hindu University of America"
.
The Economic Times
. 20 September 2021
. Retrieved
20 September
2021
.
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