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7th March 1955 Anupam Kher Was Born

Anupam Kher

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Anupam Kher
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Anupam Kher in 2014 (right)
Native nameKashmiri: انوپم کهیر, Hindi:अनुपम खेर
Born7 March 1955 (age 59)
EDHI Centre, Himachal Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
EthnicityKashmiri Pandit
OccupationActor, producer, director
Years active1982–present
Spouse(s)Kirron Kher (m. 1985)
RelativesRaju Kher (brother)
Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955)[1] is an Indian actor who has appeared in several hundred films and many plays.[2] Mainly working in Bollywood (Hindi) films, he has also appeared in acclaimed international films such as the 2002 Golden Globe nominated Bend It Like Beckham, Ang Lee's 2007 Golden Lion winning Lust, Caution, and David O. Russell's 2013 Oscar winning Silver Linings Playbook.
He has held the post of Chairman of the Censor Board and National School of Drama in India.[2] In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution to Indian cinema.[3] Kher has won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role five times.

Early life[edit]

Kher was born on 7 March 1955 and raised in Shimla, into a Brahmin ( Kashmiri Pandit ) family. His father was a clerk and he had a modest upbringing. He received education at D.A.V. School in Shimla. He is an alumnus and a former chairperson of the National School of Drama. Some of his early acting roles were in plays performed at the Himachal Pradesh University.[1][4]
Kher is married to fellow actress Kirron Kher (since 1985).[5] Her son, his stepson, is actor Sikandar Kher.

Career[edit]

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 terrorist Dr. Dang in Karma (1986). For his role in Daddy (1989) he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.
He has starred alongside Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan many times in films such as Darr (1993), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Chaahat (1996), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000) and Veer-Zaara (2004).
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.
Anupam with wife Kirron, December 2014
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 is directed by Feroz Abbas Khan.[4][6]
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,[7] started a film production company, Karol Bagh Productions. Their first film, Tere Sang, is being directed by Satish Kaushik.[8]
He was appointed in 2010 as the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham Education Foundation, which strives to improve children's education in India.[9]
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.[10]
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 widely regarded as an intellectual talk show participant.[11]
In 2009, Kher has given his Hindi voice to Carl Fredricksen in the Disney-Pixar 3D animated film Up, which was his first dubbing role and his very first voice role.[12]
Anupam Kher is currently shooting for The Dirty Politics. The movie also features Om Puri and Jackie Shroff.[13]
In 2014, Kher starred in the British film Shongram, a fictional romantic drama based around the factual and historical events of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[14]

Awards and recognitions[edit]

Civilian award[edit]

National Film Awards[edit]

Filmfare Awards[edit]

Wins
Nominations
  • 1986: nominated: Best Supporting Actor, Janam
  • 1991: nominated: Best Supporting Actor, Dil
  • 1992: nominated: Best Supporting Actor, Saudagar
  • 1994: nominated: Best Supporting Actor, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
  • 1997: nominated: Best Supporting Actor, Chaahat
  • 2013: nominated: Best Supporting Actor, Special 26

Screen Awards[edit]

Bollywood Movie Awards[edit]

Other awards[edit]

  • 2000: Actor of the Decade Award (Millennium Honours)[15]
  • 2000: Best Actor in a Comic Role at the Sansui Viewers Choice Awards[17]
  • 2001: Real Life Hero Award at the Zee Gold Bollywood Awards[18]
  • 2005: "Divya Himachal Award" for excellence 2005, with the blessings of H.H. Dalai Lama[19]
  • 2005: Best Actor Award from the Karachi International Film Festival for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara[20]
  • 2006: Best Actor Award at the Riverside International Film Festival at California for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara[21]
  • 2006: GIFA awards: Critics Choice Awards – Best Actor in a Comic Role for Khosla Ka Ghosla[22]
  • 2013: Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award at The Asian Awards.[23]
  • 2015: Kalakar Award for The ACTOR Of The Year in Kolkata

Recognition[edit]

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

Filmography[edit]

Director[edit]

YearFilmNotes
2002Om Jai Jagadish

Producer[edit]

YearFilmNotes
2000BariwaliBengali
2005Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin MaraAlso acted as Professor Uttam Chaudhary
2009Tere SangAlso acted in special appearance as a judge

Actor[edit]

(Partial filmography, in Hindi language unless noted)
YearFilmRoleOther notes
1982Aagmaan
1984SaaranshB.B. PradhanWinner-Filmfare Best Actor Award
UtsavSamsthaana's friend
1985Arjun
JaanooMr. Mathur
MisaalRana
Rao SahebRao Saheb
1986KarmaDr. Michael Dang
1988TezaabShyamlal
Zakhmi Aurat
PestonjeePestonjee
Paap Ko Jala Kar Raakh Kar DoongaBhuchaal
1987Nehru: The Jewel of IndiaJawaharHindi and English feature film
1989Ram LakhanDeodhar Shastri
TaaqatwarMunicipal Officer Sharma
ParindaInspector Prakash
DaddyAnandNational Film Award – Special Jury Award
ChandniRameshCameo
ChaalBaazTribhuvan/Chachaji
1990KroadhInspector Vikram Shukla
DilHazari Prasad
1991SaudagarMandhaari Kaka
LamhePrem
HumGirdhar
Dil Hai Ki Manta NahinSeth Dharamchand
Mast KalandarPinku
1992Zindagi Ek JuaaJagjit "J.J." Singh
Shola Aur ShabnamMajor Inder Mohan Lahti
KhelSeema's Uncle
BetaTotaram
VanshKrishnakant Dharmadhikari
19931942: A Love StoryRaghuvir PathakStar Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor
DarrVijay Awasthi
Roop ki rani Choron Ka RajaJagmohan/Manmohan
1994Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!Prof. Siddharth Chaudhary
Hum Hain Kamaal KeNilamber
1995Dil Ka Doctor
Dilwale Dulhania Le JayengeDharamvir Malhotra
Papa Kehte Hein
1996ChaahatShambunath Rathore
1997GudgudeeAjay Prasad
V.I.PTamil film
1998Kuch Kuch Hota HaiPrincipal Malhotra
Doli Saja Ke RakhnaMr. Bansal
1999Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte HainMr. Vishwanath
2000MohabbateinKake
Kya KehnaGulshan Bakshi
Kaho Naa... Pyaar HaiMr. Saxena/Sirjee
RefugeeJaan Mohammad
Dulhan Hum Le JayengeVicky Nath
DhadkanSheetal's fatherSpecial appearance
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas HaiTamil husband (Muthu Pillai)
2001PrajaBappu Haji MustafaMalayalam film
Little JohnSwamijiTamil film
2002Yeh Hai JalwaRobin Singh
Bend It Like BeckhamMr. BhamraEnglish-language film
2003Banana BrothersKetanEnglish-language film
2004Bride and PrejudiceMr. BakshiEnglish-language film
Veer-ZaaraZakir Ahmed
ERAjay Rasgotra
Aabra Ka DaabraLimbu
2005Kyaa Kool Hai HumDr. Screwala
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin MaraProfessor Uttam ChaudharyNational Film Award – Special Jury Award
SarkarMotilal Khurana
The Mistress of SpicesGeeta's grandfatherEnglish-language film
Main Aisa Hi HoonDayanath Trivedi
PaheliBhanwarlal
2006Rang De BasantiRajnath Singhania
Shaadi Se PehleRani's father
Chup Chup KeJeetu Prasad
Hope and a Little SugarColonel
Khosla Ka GhoslaKamal Kishore Khosla
Jaan-E-MannVakil Chachu (Boney)
VivahMr. Harischandra
Apna Sapna Money MoneySatyabol Shastri
PrateekshaJames Brown
2007Shakalaka Boom BoomReggie's father
KuttrapathirikaiRajiv GandhiTamil film
Laaga Chunari Mein DaagShivshankar Sahay
Victoria No. 203
Lust, CautionKhalid Said ud-DinChinese film
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
Gandhi ParkSammy PhilipsEnglish-Cross cultural Hollywood film
2008The Other End of the LineRajeev SethiEnglish-language film
Dhoom DadakkaMungilal
C KkompanyMr. Joshi
A Wednesday!Prakash Rathod
TahaanSubhan Darr
De TaaliAbhi's father
God Tussi Great HoArun's father
Meerabai Not Out
2009VictoryRam Shekhawat
Morning WalkJoymohan
Tera Mera Ki RishtaMeet's fatherPunjabi film
ZamaanatDr. Madan
Sankat CityFaujdar
Life Partner
Yeh Mera IndiaMr. Kaur
Dil Bole Hadippa!Vikram "Vicky" Singh
Wake Up SidRam Mehra
2010DabanggDayal Babu
You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerEnglish-language film
StrikerInspector Farooque
Pyaar ImpossibleAbhay's father
2011Yamla Pagla DeewanaJoginder Singh Brar
Naughty @ 40Laxminarayan Srivastav
Chatur Singh Two Star
Yeh FaasleyDevindar devilal Dua
PranayamAchutha MenonMalayalam film
MausamMaharaj Krishna
Desi BoyzSuresh Awasthi
Speedy SinghsDarvesh SinghEnglish-language film
2012Chaar Din Ki ChandniChandraveer Singh
Kyaa Super Kool Hain HumFrancis Marlo
Mr. Bhatti on ChuttiBB Bhatti
Chhodo Kal Ki BaateinBenam Kumar
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Silver Linings PlaybookDr. PatelEnglish-language film
2013Midnight's ChildrenGhani
Kashala udyachi baatBlind ManMarathi film
MaiDoctor
Special 26P.K. Sharma aka Sharmaji
Chashme BuddoorDouble Role (Taapsee Pannu's father and his father's brother)
Gori Tere Pyaar MeinLatesh bhai
Yamla Pagla Deewana 2Joginder Armstrong
2014Welcome Back GandhiChief Minister of a State in India
Total SiyapaaAsha's father
Gang of GhostsGendamal
Main Tera HeroVikrant Singhal
ShongramOld Karim
Singham ReturnsGurukant "Guruji" Acharya
Daawat-e-IshqMr. Qadir
Ekkees Toppon Ki SalaamiPurushotam Narayan Joshi
Happy New YearManohar SharmaSpecial appearance
Super Nani
The ShaukeensLaali
Sonali Cable
2015BabyShuklaji[24]
Sharafat Gayi Tel LeneD.K. Thawani
RoyKabir Grewal's fatherSpecial Appearance

Dubbing Animated Film[edit]

TitleOriginal VoiceCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year Release
Up[25]Edward AsnerCarl FredricksenHindiEnglish20092009
Mahabharat 3D FilmhimselfShakuniHindiHindi20132013

Playback Singer[edit]

YearFilmNotes
1993Shreman Aashiq
2006Khosla Ka Ghosla

Television[edit]

Actor
YearShowRole
201324 (Indian TV series)Wasim Khan(Guest Appearance)
2014The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta HaiHost
2015Sense8

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