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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Anupam Kher
| name              = Anupam Kher
| image              = AnupamKher2.jpg
| image              = File:AnupamKher4.jpg
| caption            = Kher at the Green carpet of the 18th [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA Awards]] 2017
| caption            = Kher in 2013
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|03|07}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|03|07}}
| birth_place        = [[Simla]], [[East Punjab]], [[India]] (present-day [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India)
| birth_place        = [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation        = Actor, producer, director, teacher
| alma_mater        = [[Himachal Pradesh University]]<br/>[[Panjab University]]<br/>[[National School of Drama]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actor|producer|director|teacher}}
| years active      = 1982–present
| years active      = 1982–present
| title              = Chairman of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]]
| title              = Chairman of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]]
| term              = 11 October 2017 – 31 October 2018
| term              = 11 October 2017 – 31 October 2018
| predecessor        = [[Gajendra Chauhan]]
| predecessor        = [[Gajendra Chauhan]]
| spouse            = {{marriage|Madhumalti Kapoor|1979|1979|reason=divorced}}<br/>{{marriage|[[Kirron Kher]]|1985}}
| successor          = [[B. P. Singh]]
| nationality        = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Kirron Kher]]|1985}}
| relatives          = [[Raju Kher]] (brother)
| relatives          = [[Raju Kher]] (brother)
| awards            = [[List of awards and nominations received by Anupam Kher|Full list]]
| awards            = [[List of awards and nominations received by Anupam Kher|Full list]]
| honours            = [[Padma Shri]] (2004)<br/>[[Padma Bhushan]] (2016)
| honours            = [[Padma Shri]] (2004)<br/>[[Padma Bhushan]] (2016)
| website            = [http://www.anupamkherfoundation.org www.anupamkherfoundation.org]
| website            = {{URL|http://www.anupamkherfoundation.org}}
}}
}}
'''Anupam Kher''' (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor and the former [[Chairman]] of [[Film and Television Institute of India]]. He is the recipient of two [[National Film Awards]] and eight [[Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anupam Kher Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Anupam Kher {{!}} Times of India Entertainment|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anupam-Kher/awards|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2020-05-18|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414021822/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anupam-Kher/awards|url-status=live}}</ref> He has appeared in over 500 films in several languages and many plays.<ref name="actorsprep">{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/been-there-done-that-anupam-kher-starts-shooting-for-501st-film/articleshow/53613613.cms |title=Been there, done that! Anupam Kher starts shooting for 501st film |accessdate=24 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029231303/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/been-there-done-that-anupam-kher-starts-shooting-for-501st-film/articleshow/53613613.cms|archive-date=29 October 2016}}</ref> 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 Performance in a Comic Role|Filmfare Award for Best Comedian]] five times in total for: ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989), ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), ''[[Khel (1992 film)|Khel]]'' (1992), ''[[Darr]]'' (1993) and ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' (1995). He won the [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award for Special Mention]] twice for his performances in ''[[Daddy (1989 film)|Daddy]]'' (1989) and ''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]'' (2005). For his performance in the film ''[[Vijay (1988 film)|Vijay]]'' (1988), he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. His biography ''Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly'' published on 5 August 2019 by Penguin Random House.
'''Anupam Kher''' (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor and the former [[Chairman]] of [[Film and Television Institute of India]]. He has appeared in over 500 films predominantly in [[Hindi]] language, and many plays.<ref name="actorsprep">{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/been-there-done-that-anupam-kher-starts-shooting-for-501st-film/articleshow/53613613.cms |title=Been there, done that! Anupam Kher starts shooting for 501st film |access-date=24 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029231303/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/been-there-done-that-anupam-kher-starts-shooting-for-501st-film/articleshow/53613613.cms|archive-date=29 October 2016}}</ref> He is a recipient of two [[National Film Awards]] and eight [[Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anupam Kher Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Anupam Kher|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anupam-Kher/awards|website=The Times of India|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414021822/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anupam-Kher/awards|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 Performance in a Comic Role|Filmfare Award for Best Comedian]] five times in total for: ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989), ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), ''[[Khel (1992 film)|Khel]]'' (1992), ''[[Darr]]'' (1993) and ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' (1995). He won the [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award for Special Mention]] twice for his performances in ''[[Daddy (1989 film)|Daddy]]'' (1989) and ''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]'' (2005). For his performance in the film ''[[Vijay (1988 film)|Vijay]]'' (1988), he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]].


Besides working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in international films such as the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] nominated ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' (2002), [[Ang Lee]]'s [[Golden Lion]]–winning ''[[Lust, Caution]]'' (2007), and [[David O. Russell]]'s [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning ''[[Silver Linings Playbook]]'' (2012). He received a [[BAFTA]] nomination for his supporting role in the British television sitcom ''[[The Boy With The Topknot]]'' (2018).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/hollywood-bafta-2018-nomination-list-anupam-kher-bags-nod-for-the-boy-in-top-knot-435870|title=Anupam Kher bags BAFTA Awards 2018 nomination for The Boy with the Topknot; Here's the Complete List|date=4 April 2018|access-date=12 April 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103244/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/hollywood-bafta-2018-nomination-list-anupam-kher-bags-nod-for-the-boy-in-top-knot-435870|archive-date=16 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Besides working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in international films such as the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] nominated ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' (2002), [[Ang Lee]]'s [[Golden Lion]]–winning ''[[Lust, Caution]]'' (2007), and [[David O. Russell]]'s [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning ''[[Silver Linings Playbook]]'' (2012). He received a [[BAFTA]] nomination for his supporting role in the British television sitcom ''[[The Boy With The Topknot]]'' (2018).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/hollywood-bafta-2018-nomination-list-anupam-kher-bags-nod-for-the-boy-in-top-knot-435870|title=Anupam Kher bags BAFTA Awards 2018 nomination for The Boy with the Topknot; Here's the Complete List|date=4 April 2018|access-date=12 April 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103244/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/hollywood-bafta-2018-nomination-list-anupam-kher-bags-nod-for-the-boy-in-top-knot-435870|archive-date=16 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


He has held the post of chairman of the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] and the [[National School of Drama]] in India.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://nsd.gov.in/Annual_Report_2005-06.pdf|title=NSD Graduates|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718213711/http://www.nsd.gov.in/Annual_Report_2005-06.pdf|archivedate=18 July 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=24 June 2011}}</ref> 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.
He has held the post of chairman of the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] and the [[National School of Drama]] in India.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://nsd.gov.in/Annual_Report_2005-06.pdf|title=NSD Graduates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718213711/http://www.nsd.gov.in/Annual_Report_2005-06.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=24 June 2011}}</ref> 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.


Anupam Kher was appointed [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]] chairman in October 2017 and he contributed many things there,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/anupam-kher-appointed-ftii-chairman/articleshow/61035487.cms?from=mdrhttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/anupam-kher-appointed-ftii-chairman/articleshow/61035487.cms?from=mdr|title=Anupam Kher appointed FTII chairman|date=11 October 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref> however his appointment was cited as problematic due to his pro-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] stance<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/the-double-life-of-anupam-kher-fanboy-to-bjp-and-desi-uncle-to-hollywood/171381/|title=The double life of Anupam Kher: Hollywood's favourite desi & BJP's pin-up patriot|last=Bamzai|first=Kaveree|date=31 July 2019|website=The Print|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://theprint.in/opinion/the-double-life-of-anupam-kher-fanboy-to-bjp-and-desi-uncle-to-hollywood/171381/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/anupam-kher-appointed-new-ftii-chairman-his-politics-in-his-tweets-from-award-wapsi-to-jnu-4886053/|title=Anupam Kher appointed new FTII chairman: His politics in his tweets, from award wapsi to JNU|date=12 October 2017|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062728/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/anupam-kher-appointed-new-ftii-chairman-his-politics-in-his-tweets-from-award-wapsi-to-jnu-4886053/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/10/12/why-anupam-khers-appointment-as-ftii-chairman-is-problematic_a_23240877/|title=Why Anupam Kher's Appointment As FTII Chairman Is Problematic|date=12 October 2017|website=HuffPost India|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062731/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/10/12/why-anupam-khers-appointment-as-ftii-chairman-is-problematic_a_23240877/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and prolonged absences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/naseeruddin-shah-on-ftii-chairman-anupam-khers-absence-i-dont-think-hes-been-there-more-than-twice-1862643.html|title=Naseeruddin Shah on FTII Chairman Anupam Kher: I Don't Think He's Been There More Than Twice|website=News18|date=31 August 2018|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062725/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/naseeruddin-shah-on-ftii-chairman-anupam-khers-absence-i-dont-think-hes-been-there-more-than-twice-1862643.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 October 2018, he resigned as the chairman of the FTII, citing his work commitments for the American TV show ''[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/anupam-kher-resigns-as-ftii-chairman-citing-international-assignments-1940623 |title=Anupam Kher Resigns as FTII Chairman Citing 'International Assignments' |work=NDTV.com |access-date=1 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101095718/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/anupam-kher-resigns-as-ftii-chairman-citing-international-assignments-1940623 |archive-date=1 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Anupam Kher was appointed [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]] chairman in October 2017,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/anupam-kher-appointed-ftii-chairman/articleshow/61035487.cms?from=mdrhttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/anupam-kher-appointed-ftii-chairman/articleshow/61035487.cms?from=mdr|title=Anupam Kher appointed FTII chairman|date=11 October 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref> however his appointment was cited as problematic due to his pro-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] stance<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/the-double-life-of-anupam-kher-fanboy-to-bjp-and-desi-uncle-to-hollywood/171381/|title=The double life of Anupam Kher: Hollywood's favourite desi & BJP's pin-up patriot|last=Bamzai|first=Kaveree|date=31 July 2019|website=The Print|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://theprint.in/opinion/the-double-life-of-anupam-kher-fanboy-to-bjp-and-desi-uncle-to-hollywood/171381/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/anupam-kher-appointed-new-ftii-chairman-his-politics-in-his-tweets-from-award-wapsi-to-jnu-4886053/|title=Anupam Kher appointed new FTII chairman: His politics in his tweets, from award wapsi to JNU|date=12 October 2017|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062728/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/anupam-kher-appointed-new-ftii-chairman-his-politics-in-his-tweets-from-award-wapsi-to-jnu-4886053/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/10/12/why-anupam-khers-appointment-as-ftii-chairman-is-problematic_a_23240877/|title=Why Anupam Kher's Appointment As FTII Chairman Is Problematic|date=12 October 2017|website=HuffPost India|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062731/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/10/12/why-anupam-khers-appointment-as-ftii-chairman-is-problematic_a_23240877/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and prolonged absences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/naseeruddin-shah-on-ftii-chairman-anupam-khers-absence-i-dont-think-hes-been-there-more-than-twice-1862643.html|title=Naseeruddin Shah on FTII Chairman Anupam Kher: I Don't Think He's Been There More Than Twice|website=News18|date=31 August 2018|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062725/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/naseeruddin-shah-on-ftii-chairman-anupam-khers-absence-i-dont-think-hes-been-there-more-than-twice-1862643.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 October 2018, he resigned as the chairman of the FTII, citing his work commitments for the American TV show ''[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/anupam-kher-resigns-as-ftii-chairman-citing-international-assignments-1940623 |title=Anupam Kher Resigns as FTII Chairman Citing 'International Assignments' |work=NDTV.com |access-date=1 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101095718/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/anupam-kher-resigns-as-ftii-chairman-citing-international-assignments-1940623 |archive-date=1 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Kher was born on 7 March in a family
Kher was born on 7 March 1955 in a [[Kashmiri Hindus|Kashmiri Hindu]] family in [[Shimla]].<ref name="DOB">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/robert-de-niro-made-anupam-khers-birthday-special/articleshow/57555994.cms |first=Lasyapriya |last=Sundaram |title=Robert De Niro made Anupam Kher's birthday special |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 March 2017 |access-date=23 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314165746/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/robert-de-niro-made-anupam-khers-birthday-special/articleshow/57555994.cms |archive-date=14 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 April 2009 |title=Anupam Kher to work for Empowerment of Kashmiri Pandit Community |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=8 December 2020| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/anupam-kher-to-work-for-empowerment-of-kashmiri-pandits/story-WuvcZNKP4vXb1QzpoZJeDP.html |quote= as a member of the [Kashmiri Pandit] community}}</ref> His father, Pushkar Nath Kher was a clerk in the forest department and his mother, Dulari Kher was a housewife.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sawhney |first1=Anubha |title=Anupam Kher: A retake of life's scenes {{!}} undefined News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Anupam-Kher-A-retake-of-lifes-scenes/articleshow/15884674.cms |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=13 June 2002 |language=en}}</ref> He was educated at D. A. V. School in Simla.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anupam-kher-speaks-at-oxford-union-thanks-students-after-talking-about-cinema-and-india/story-9Z5yVOTxDifbm0lgSWCS3H.html |access-date=16 September 2019 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615071252/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anupam-kher-speaks-at-oxford-union-thanks-students-after-talking-about-cinema-and-india/story-9Z5yVOTxDifbm0lgSWCS3H.html |archive-date=15 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He studied economics at [[Government College, Sanjauli]] in [[Shimla]], but dropped out to study Indian theatre at [[Panjab University, Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Small town boy with big dreams, Anupam Kher says the city made me who I am |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/small-town-boy-with-big-dreams-anupam-kher-says-the-city-made-me-who-i-am/story-UCoCFuguklDy0wIRzIPUHK.html |access-date=17 February 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> In his struggling days as an actor in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), he slept on railway platform for a month.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://vision.ae/views/anupam_kher|title=Anupam Kher|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121213846/http://vision.ae/views/anupam_kher|archive-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>{{Promotional source|date=July 2019}}
1955<ref name="DOB">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/robert-de-niro-made-anupam-khers-birthday-special/articleshow/57555994.cms |first=Lasyapriya |last=Sundaram |title=Robert De Niro made Anupam Kher's birthday special |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 March 2017 |accessdate=23 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314165746/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/robert-de-niro-made-anupam-khers-birthday-special/articleshow/57555994.cms |archive-date=14 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> in [[Shimla]]. His father was a clerk and he had a modest upbringing. He was educated at D. A. V. School in Simla.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anupam-kher-speaks-at-oxford-union-thanks-students-after-talking-about-cinema-and-india/story-9Z5yVOTxDifbm0lgSWCS3H.html |accessdate=16 September 2019 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615071252/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anupam-kher-speaks-at-oxford-union-thanks-students-after-talking-about-cinema-and-india/story-9Z5yVOTxDifbm0lgSWCS3H.html |archive-date=15 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In his struggling days as an actor in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), he slept on railway platform for a month.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://vision.ae/views/anupam_kher|title=Anupam Kher|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121213846/http://vision.ae/views/anupam_kher|archive-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>{{Promotional source|date=July 2019}}


In 1978, Kher graduated from the [[National School of Drama]] (NSD) in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=":1" /> Some of his early roles were in plays performed at the [[Himachal Pradesh University]].<ref name="KBHSH">{{cite web|url=http://www.southasiatimes.com.au/news/kuch-bhi-ho-sakta-hai-anupam-kher%E2%80%99s-life-struggle/|title=Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai: Anupam Kher's life struggle|author=Sanjay Mukherjee says|publisher=Southasiatimes.com.au|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112307/http://www.southasiatimes.com.au/news/kuch-bhi-ho-sakta-hai-anupam-kher%E2%80%99s-life-struggle/|archivedate=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=24 June 2011}}</ref> He taught drama in [[Raj Bisaria]]'s [[Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts|Bharatendu Natya Akademi]] in [[Lucknow]] for a small part in his directorial debut movie ''Sheeshay ka Ghar''.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/sheeshay-ka-ghar-1988|title=SHEESHAY KA GHAR {{!}} British Board of Film Classification|website=bbfc.co.uk|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731063436/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/sheeshay-ka-ghar-1988|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1978, Kher graduated from the [[National School of Drama]] (NSD) in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=":1" /> Some of his early roles were in plays performed at the [[Himachal Pradesh University]].<ref name="KBHSH">{{cite web|url=http://www.southasiatimes.com.au/news/kuch-bhi-ho-sakta-hai-anupam-kher%E2%80%99s-life-struggle/|title=Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai: Anupam Kher's life struggle|author=Sanjay Mukherjee says|publisher=Southasiatimes.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112307/http://www.southasiatimes.com.au/news/kuch-bhi-ho-sakta-hai-anupam-kher%E2%80%99s-life-struggle/|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=24 June 2011}}</ref> He taught drama in [[Raj Bisaria]]'s [[Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts|Bharatendu Natya Akademi]] in [[Lucknow]] for a small part in his directorial debut movie ''Sheeshay ka Ghar''.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/sheeshay-ka-ghar-1988|title=SHEESHAY KA GHAR {{!}} British Board of Film Classification|website=bbfc.co.uk|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731063436/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/sheeshay-ka-ghar-1988|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Kher has had many comic roles but he has also played a variety of roles.{{Vague|date=July 2019}} For his role in ''[[Daddy (1989 film)|Daddy]]'' (1989), he received the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
Kher has had many comic roles but he has also played a variety of roles.{{Vague|date=July 2019}} For his role in ''[[Daddy (1989 film)|Daddy]]'' (1989), he received the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
[[File:Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher.jpg|thumb|right|Anupam with wife Kirron, December 2014]]
[[File:Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher.jpg|thumb|right|Anupam with his wife Kirron, December 2014]]
He has starred alongside [[Shah Rukh Khan]] in many films{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} such as ''[[Darr]]'' (1993), ''[[Zamaana Deewana]]'' (1995), ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' (1995), ''[[Chaahat (1996 film)|Chaahat]]'' (1996), ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998), ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000), ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (2004), ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' (2012), and ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'' (2014).
He has starred alongside [[Shah Rukh Khan]] in many films{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} such as ''[[Darr]]'' (1993), ''[[Zamaana Deewana]]'' (1995), ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' (1995), ''[[Chaahat (1996 film)|Chaahat]]'' (1996), ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998), ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000), ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (2004), ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' (2012), and ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'' (2014).


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Kher is known internationally for ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' (2002), ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]'' (2004), ''[[The Mistress of Spices (film)|The Mistress of Spices]]'' (2006) and ''[[Lust, Caution]]'' (2007), ''[[Speedy Singhs]]'' (2011), and TV show ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''. In 2012, he co-starred in the [[Academy Award]]-winning ''[[Silver Linings Playbook]]''.
Kher is known internationally for ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' (2002), ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]'' (2004), ''[[The Mistress of Spices (film)|The Mistress of Spices]]'' (2006) and ''[[Lust, Caution]]'' (2007), ''[[Speedy Singhs]]'' (2011), and TV show ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''. 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 ''[[The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai|Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai]]'', which was directed by [[Feroz Abbas Khan]].<ref name=KBHSH/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/15anupam.htm |title=Anupam Kher, like never before! |publisher=Rediff.com |accessdate=24 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118032445/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/15anupam.htm |archive-date=18 January 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Kher has written and starred in a play about his own life called ''[[The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai|Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai]]'', which was directed by [[Feroz Abbas Khan]].<ref name=KBHSH/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/15anupam.htm |title=Anupam Kher, like never before! |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118032445/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/15anupam.htm |archive-date=18 January 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2007, Anupam Kher and [[Satish Kaushik]], who studied together at [[National School of Drama|NSD]],<ref name=":1" /> started a film production company, Karol Bagh Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/utv-signs-co-production-deal-with-kher-and-kaushik-news-bollywood-kkfuJ0jciecsi.html|title=UTV signs co-production deal with Kher and Kaushik|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731054612/https://www.sify.com/movies/utv-signs-co-production-deal-with-kher-and-kaushik-news-bollywood-kkfuJ0jciecsi.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Their first film, ''[[Teree Sang|Tere Sang]]'', was directed by Satish Kaushik.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indyarocks.com/movieplex/Bollywood-News-Ruslaan-makes-Satish-Kaushik-remember-Shekhar-Kapoor-796 |title=Tere Sang interview |publisher=Indyarocks.com |accessdate=24 June 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030141/http://www.indyarocks.com/movieplex/Bollywood-News-Ruslaan-makes-Satish-Kaushik-remember-Shekhar-Kapoor-796| archivedate= 13 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
In 2007, Anupam Kher and [[Satish Kaushik]], who studied together at [[National School of Drama|NSD]],<ref name=":1" /> started a film production company, Karol Bagh Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/utv-signs-co-production-deal-with-kher-and-kaushik-news-bollywood-kkfuJ0jciecsi.html|title=UTV signs co-production deal with Kher and Kaushik|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731054612/https://www.sify.com/movies/utv-signs-co-production-deal-with-kher-and-kaushik-news-bollywood-kkfuJ0jciecsi.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their first film, ''[[Teree Sang|Tere Sang]]'', was directed by Satish Kaushik.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indyarocks.com/movieplex/Bollywood-News-Ruslaan-makes-Satish-Kaushik-remember-Shekhar-Kapoor-796 |title=Tere Sang interview |publisher=Indyarocks.com |access-date=24 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110713030141/http://www.indyarocks.com/movieplex/Bollywood-News-Ruslaan-makes-Satish-Kaushik-remember-Shekhar-Kapoor-796| archive-date= 13 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-its-festive-time-for-malayalam-films/20110829.htm|title=It's festive time for Malayalam films|publisher=Rediff|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=8 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210004541/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-its-festive-time-for-malayalam-films/20110829.htm|archive-date=10 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-its-festive-time-for-malayalam-films/20110829.htm|title=It's festive time for Malayalam films|publisher=Rediff|date=29 August 2011|access-date=8 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210004541/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-its-festive-time-for-malayalam-films/20110829.htm|archive-date=10 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>


He also starred in a number of Marathi films such as ''Thoda Tuza...Thoda Maza'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/anupampkher/status/251312423301181440|title=In Pune for the Mahurat of my second Marathi film Thoda Tuza Thoda Maza directed by Anil Kakde. Regional Cinema ki Jai Ho.:)|last=Kher|first=Anupam|date=27 September 2012|website=@anupampkher|language=ro|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830101237/https://twitter.com/anupampkher/status/251312423301181440|archive-date=30 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Kashala Udyachi Baat,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wogma.com/movie/kashala-udyachi-baat-review/|title=Kashala Udyachi Baat (Marathi) – Review|website=wogma.com|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731053106/https://wogma.com/movie/kashala-udyachi-baat-review/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and Punjabi films such as ''Yaaran Naal Baharan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quicklookfilms.com/movie/51623/Yaraan-Naal-Baharaan-Trailer-and-Info|title=Yaraan Naal Baharaan Trailer & Info|website=QuickLook Films|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731053110/http://www.quicklookfilms.com/movie/51623/Yaraan-Naal-Baharaan-Trailer-and-Info|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
He also starred in a number of Marathi films such as ''Thoda Tuza...Thoda Maza'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/anupampkher/status/251312423301181440|title=In Pune for the Mahurat of my second Marathi film Thoda Tuza Thoda Maza directed by Anil Kakde. Regional Cinema ki Jai Ho.:)|last=Kher|first=Anupam|date=27 September 2012|website=@anupampkher|language=ro|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830101237/https://twitter.com/anupampkher/status/251312423301181440|archive-date=30 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Kashala Udyachi Baat,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wogma.com/movie/kashala-udyachi-baat-review/|title=Kashala Udyachi Baat (Marathi) – Review|website=wogma.com|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731053106/https://wogma.com/movie/kashala-udyachi-baat-review/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and Punjabi films such as ''Yaaran Naal Baharan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quicklookfilms.com/movie/51623/Yaraan-Naal-Baharaan-Trailer-and-Info|title=Yaraan Naal Baharaan Trailer & Info|website=QuickLook Films|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731053110/http://www.quicklookfilms.com/movie/51623/Yaraan-Naal-Baharaan-Trailer-and-Info|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2009, Kher voiced Carl Fredricksen in the Hindi-dubbed version of the [[Disney]]-[[Pixar]] animated film ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Businessofcinema.com Team |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14367 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120728104026/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14367 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2012 |title=Disney.Pixar's 3D film UP to release in India on 18 September |publisher=Businessofcinema.com |accessdate=3 April 2012 }}</ref>
In 2009, Kher voiced Carl Fredricksen in the Hindi-dubbed version of the [[Disney]]-[[Pixar]] animated film ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Businessofcinema.com Team |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14367 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728104026/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14367 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2012 |title=Disney.Pixar's 3D film UP to release in India on 18 September |publisher=Businessofcinema.com |access-date=3 April 2012 }}</ref>


Anupam Kher has also appeared in ''The Dirty Politics''. The movie also features [[Om Puri]] and [[Jackie Shroff]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/news-interviews/32748349_1_dirty-politics-pushkar-anupam-kher|title=Dirty Politics to shoot in Jaipur |accessdate=20 June 2012 | work=The Times of India}}</ref>
Anupam Kher has also appeared in ''The Dirty Politics''. The movie also features [[Om Puri]] and [[Jackie Shroff]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/news-interviews/32748349_1_dirty-politics-pushkar-anupam-kher|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126201248/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/news-interviews/32748349_1_dirty-politics-pushkar-anupam-kher|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Dirty Politics to shoot in Jaipur |access-date=20 June 2012 }}</ref>


In 2014, Kher starred in the British film ''[[Shongram]]'', a fictional romantic drama set during the 1971 [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name="roobla">{{cite news|last=Chaudhury|first=Bodrul|url=http://www.roobla.com/feature/bollywood/interview/08-2013/interview-with-anupam-kher-shongram-26273/|title=Interview with Anupam Kher (Shongram)|publisher=Roobla|date=13 August 2013|accessdate=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414182507/http://roobla.com/feature/bollywood/interview/08-2013/interview-with-anupam-kher-shongram-26273/|archive-date=14 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2014, Kher starred in the British film ''[[Shongram]]'', a fictional romantic drama set during the 1971 [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name="roobla">{{cite news|last=Chaudhury|first=Bodrul|url=http://www.roobla.com/feature/bollywood/interview/08-2013/interview-with-anupam-kher-shongram-26273/|title=Interview with Anupam Kher (Shongram)|publisher=Roobla|date=13 August 2013|access-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414182507/http://roobla.com/feature/bollywood/interview/08-2013/interview-with-anupam-kher-shongram-26273/|archive-date=14 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2016, Anupam Kher was a narrator in the [[ABP News]] documentary TV series ''[[Bharatvarsh (TV Series)|Bharatvarsh]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-to-host-tv-show-bharatvarsh-2981422/|title=Anupam Kher to host TV show 'Bharatvarsh'|date=17 August 2016|access-date=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728074846/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-to-host-tv-show-bharatvarsh-2981422/|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/news/view/id/20833679|title=Anupam Kher to host historic show titled 'Bharatvarsh' on TV|date=18 August 2016|access-date=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917052151/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/news/view/id/20833679|archive-date=17 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> which showcased the journey from [[Outline of ancient India|ancient India]] to the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-will-take-you-into-the-past-with-his-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh/story-J3slMMaJR94j7sceKZfbSJ.html|title=Anupam Kher will take you into the past with his new TV show Bharatvarsh|date=18 August 2016|access-date=3 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728075155/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-will-take-you-into-the-past-with-his-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh/story-J3slMMaJR94j7sceKZfbSJ.html|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/anupam-khers-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-series-2961770.html|title=Anupam Kher's new TV show Bharatvarsh: All you need to know about the series|date=17 August 2016|access-date=3 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101212417/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/anupam-khers-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-series-2961770.html|archive-date=1 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-08/news-interviews/28311556_1_anupam-kher-quiz-discover-india|title=Anupam Kher to host interactive quiz show 'Discover India'|date=8 June 2010|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104003245/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-08/news-interviews/28311556_1_anupam-kher-quiz-discover-india|archive-date=4 November 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2016, Anupam Kher was a narrator in the [[ABP News]] documentary TV series ''[[Bharatvarsh (TV Series)|Bharatvarsh]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-to-host-tv-show-bharatvarsh-2981422/|title=Anupam Kher to host TV show 'Bharatvarsh'|date=17 August 2016|access-date=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728074846/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-to-host-tv-show-bharatvarsh-2981422/|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/news/view/id/20833679|title=Anupam Kher to host historic show titled 'Bharatvarsh' on TV|date=18 August 2016|access-date=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917052151/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/news/view/id/20833679|archive-date=17 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> which showcased the journey from [[Outline of ancient India|ancient India]] to the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-will-take-you-into-the-past-with-his-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh/story-J3slMMaJR94j7sceKZfbSJ.html|title=Anupam Kher will take you into the past with his new TV show Bharatvarsh|date=18 August 2016|access-date=3 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728075155/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-will-take-you-into-the-past-with-his-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh/story-J3slMMaJR94j7sceKZfbSJ.html|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/anupam-khers-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-series-2961770.html|title=Anupam Kher's new TV show Bharatvarsh: All you need to know about the series|date=17 August 2016|access-date=3 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101212417/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/anupam-khers-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-series-2961770.html|archive-date=1 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-08/news-interviews/28311556_1_anupam-kher-quiz-discover-india|title=Anupam Kher to host interactive quiz show 'Discover India'|date=8 June 2010|access-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104003245/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-08/news-interviews/28311556_1_anupam-kher-quiz-discover-india|archive-date=4 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In late 2016, Anupam Kher produced ''[[Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par]]'', a TV drama airing on [[Zindagi (TV Channel)|Zindagi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-does-a-cameo-in-his-debut-tv-production-khwaabon-ki-zamin-par/story-iW3Nf0KSlRZvLmvTFhBA9O.html|title=Anupam Kher does a cameo in his debut TV production Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par|date=10 October 2016|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731053113/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-does-a-cameo-in-his-debut-tv-production-khwaabon-ki-zamin-par/story-iW3Nf0KSlRZvLmvTFhBA9O.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
In late 2016, Anupam Kher produced ''[[Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par]]'', a TV drama airing on [[Zindagi (TV Channel)|Zindagi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-does-a-cameo-in-his-debut-tv-production-khwaabon-ki-zamin-par/story-iW3Nf0KSlRZvLmvTFhBA9O.html|title=Anupam Kher does a cameo in his debut TV production Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par|date=10 October 2016|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731053113/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-does-a-cameo-in-his-debut-tv-production-khwaabon-ki-zamin-par/story-iW3Nf0KSlRZvLmvTFhBA9O.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


Starting in fall of 2018, Anupam Kher starred in a new NBC medical drama TV series ''[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/anupam-kher-new-amsterdam-nbc-full-season-5398467/|title=NBC picks Anupam Kher's US TV show New Amsterdam for a full season|date=12 October 2018|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013022816/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/anupam-kher-new-amsterdam-nbc-full-season-5398467/|archive-date=13 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> as Dr. Vijay Kapoor (a neurologist). He also appeared as Shahbaz Karim in the [[BBC1]] drama ''[[Mrs Wilson]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/nov/28/17124/anupam-kher-s-british-mini-series-mrs-wilson-premieres-on-bbc-one|title=Anupam Kher's British mini-series Mrs Wilson premieres on BBC One|accessdate=12 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215225856/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/nov/28/17124/anupam-kher-s-british-mini-series-mrs-wilson-premieres-on-bbc-one|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Starting in fall of 2018, Anupam Kher starred in a new NBC medical drama TV series ''[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/anupam-kher-new-amsterdam-nbc-full-season-5398467/|title=NBC picks Anupam Kher's US TV show New Amsterdam for a full season|date=12 October 2018|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013022816/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/anupam-kher-new-amsterdam-nbc-full-season-5398467/|archive-date=13 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> as Dr. Vijay Kapoor (a neurologist). He also appeared as Shahbaz Karim in the [[BBC1]] drama ''[[Mrs Wilson]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/nov/28/17124/anupam-kher-s-british-mini-series-mrs-wilson-premieres-on-bbc-one|title=Anupam Kher's British mini-series Mrs Wilson premieres on BBC One|access-date=12 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215225856/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/nov/28/17124/anupam-kher-s-british-mini-series-mrs-wilson-premieres-on-bbc-one|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2019, Kher starred as the former Indian Prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]] in the political, [[Biographical film|biographical]] drama film ''[[The Accidental Prime Minister (film)|The Accidental Prime Minister]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-cant-change-facts-says-anupam-kher-on-the-accidental-prime-minister/322492|title=Can't Change Facts: Anupam Kher To Congress on Controversy Over 'The Accidental Prime Minister'|website=Outlook India|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062726/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-cant-change-facts-says-anupam-kher-on-the-accidental-prime-minister/322492|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/entertainment-2/after-accidental-prime-minister-manmohan-singh-will-be-in-everyones-hearts-anupam-kher-3340501.html|title=After 'Accidental Prime Minister', Manmohan Singh will be in everyone's hearts: Anupam Kher|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/entertainment-2/after-accidental-prime-minister-manmohan-singh-will-be-in-everyones-hearts-anupam-kher-3340501.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2019, Kher starred as the former Indian Prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]] in the political, [[Biographical film|biographical]] drama film ''[[The Accidental Prime Minister (film)|The Accidental Prime Minister]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-cant-change-facts-says-anupam-kher-on-the-accidental-prime-minister/322492|title=Can't Change Facts: Anupam Kher To Congress on Controversy Over 'The Accidental Prime Minister'|website=Outlook India|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062726/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-cant-change-facts-says-anupam-kher-on-the-accidental-prime-minister/322492|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/entertainment-2/after-accidental-prime-minister-manmohan-singh-will-be-in-everyones-hearts-anupam-kher-3340501.html|title=After 'Accidental Prime Minister', Manmohan Singh will be in everyone's hearts: Anupam Kher|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/entertainment-2/after-accidental-prime-minister-manmohan-singh-will-be-in-everyones-hearts-anupam-kher-3340501.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


From October 2003 to October 2004 he served as chairman of the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Indian Film Censor Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbfcindia.gov.in/main/list-of-chairpersons.html|title=List of Chairpersons|website=www.cbfcindia.gov.in|access-date=2020-04-04|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607235354/https://www.cbfcindia.gov.in/main/list-of-chairpersons.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
From October 2003 to October 2004 he served as chairman of the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Indian Film Censor Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbfcindia.gov.in/main/list-of-chairpersons.html|title=List of Chairpersons|website=www.cbfcindia.gov.in|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607235354/https://www.cbfcindia.gov.in/main/list-of-chairpersons.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Acting career==
===Acting career===
{{Further|Anupam Kher filmography}}
{{Further|Anupam Kher filmography}}


===Debut, career struggles, and breakthrough (1984–88)===
====Debut, career struggles, and breakthrough (1984–88)====
In 1984, Kher made his acting debut in Bollywood, 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 old father, including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]].
In 1984, Kher made his acting debut in Bollywood, 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 old father, including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]].


From 1985 to 1988, he continued to work in several other projects. All of them were moderately successful, and his performance in that film was 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 anticipated. Later in 1988, his performance in the poorly-received ''[[Vijay (1988 film)|Vijay]]'' was praised too, winning him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]].
From 1985 to 1988, he continued to work in several other projects. All of them were moderately successful, and his performance in that film was 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 (1988 film)|Vijay]]'' was praised too, winning him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]].
 
===Public recognition (1989–99)===


====Public recognition (1989–99)====
Kher's career improved in 1989, when he received wider recognition for his performances in ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'', a thriller by [[Subhash Ghai]], and ''[[Daddy (1989 film)|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]], [[Rakhee Gulzar|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 Bollywood film of the year with a gross of over {{INRConvert|326|m}} worldwide. The latter earned him universal acclaim, 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 Jury Award (feature film)|National Film Award – Special Mention]] and a [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|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.
Kher's career improved in 1989, when he received wider recognition for his performances in ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'', a thriller by [[Subhash Ghai]], and ''[[Daddy (1989 film)|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]], [[Rakhee Gulzar|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 Bollywood film of the year with a gross of over {{INRConvert|326|m}} worldwide. The latter earned him universal acclaim, 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 Jury Award (feature film)|National Film Award – Special Mention]] and a [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|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 (1986 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 received 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, Deol, and [[Rajinikanth]]. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, ''ChaalBaaz'' emerged as an economic success.
Later in 1989, Kher starred in a sequel to the 1986 fantasy film ''[[Nagina (1986 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 (film)|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 received 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, Deol, and [[Rajinikanth]]. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, ''ChaalBaaz'' emerged as an economic success.


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 (1990 film)|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 {{INRConvert|180|m}}, ''Dil'' was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year, and Kher received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at Filmfare for his work.
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 (1990 film)|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 {{INRConvert|180|m}}, ''Dil'' was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year, and Kher received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at Filmfare for his work.
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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 {{INRConvert|1.07|b}}, to become Kher's third blockbuster success in the last four years, and garnered him another Best Comedian nomination at Filmfare.
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 {{INRConvert|1.07|b}}, 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 (actor)|Govinda]] and [[Karisma Kapoor]]. Both these films were major commercial successes and among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 1999, with the latter earning over {{INRConvert|361|m}}.
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 (actor)|Govinda]] and [[Karisma Kapoor]]. Both these films were major commercial successes and among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 1999, with the latter earning over {{INRConvert|361|m}}. He was awarded the best actor at New York city International Film Festival for his Performance in Happy Birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-07|title=Anupam Kher Awarded Best Actor At New York City International Film Festival For His Performance In Happy Birthday|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/anupam-kher-awarded-best-actor-at-new-york-city-international-film-festival-for-his-performance-in-happy-birthday/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Koimoi|language=en-US}}</ref>


Anupar Kher is one of the most talented and respected actors in Bollywood. He recently revealed that while shooting for ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’, a movie close to our hearts, he was suffering from facial paralysis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Did you know that Anupam Kher suffered from facial paralysis while he was shooting for ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/did-you-know-that-anupam-kher-suffered-from-facial-paralysis-while-he-was-shooting-for-hum-aapke-hain-koun/articleshow/76259636.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618021756/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/did-you-know-that-anupam-kher-suffered-from-facial-paralysis-while-he-was-shooting-for-hum-aapke-hain-koun/articleshow/76259636.cms|archive-date=18 June 2020|access-date=|website=}}</ref> He went up to the director, Sooraj Barjatya, and informed him about it as well.
===Other ventures===
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 COVID-19 crisis<ref>{{cite news |title=Anupam Kher pens autobiography Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly; book to hit stands on 5 August |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/anupam-kher-pens-autobiography-lessons-life-taught-me-unknowingly-book-to-hit-stands-on-5-august-6872071.html |access-date=15 January 2021 |work=Firstpost |date=24 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Anupam Kher presents his book 'Your Best Day Is Today!' to Ruskin Bond |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/anupam-kher-presents-his-book-your-best-day-is-today-to-ruskin-bond-7110323/ |access-date=15 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Your Best Day Is Today! Hardcover – 5 December 2020 |id={{ASIN|9388302540|country=in}} }}</ref>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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anupam Kher remembers father on ninth death anniversary, recites heartfelt poem |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/anupam-kher-remembers-father-on-ninth-death-anniversary-recites-heartfelt-poem-683921/|access-date=28 June 2021 |website=www.indiatvnews.com|date=10 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1985, he married actress [[Kirron Kher]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anupam Kher shares wedding pic to wish wife Kirron Kher on anniversary, says ‘loved the lived quality of our lives together’|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anupam-kher-shares-wedding-pic-to-wish-wife-kirron-kher-on-anniversary-says-loved-the-lived-quality-of-our-lives-together/story-GyLFIMQzLC2dWnbcp5xTXO.html|date=2019-08-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204094208/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anupam-kher-shares-wedding-pic-to-wish-wife-kirron-kher-on-anniversary-says-loved-the-lived-quality-of-our-lives-together/story-GyLFIMQzLC2dWnbcp5xTXO.html|url-status=live}}</ref> who is a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of parliament]] from [[Chandigarh]], belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-on-kirron-i-dont-get-to-meet-my-wife-much-now/|title=Anupam Kher on Kirron: I don't get to meet my wife much now|date=2 July 2014|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-on-kirron-i-dont-get-to-meet-my-wife-much-now/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=TOI>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/anupam-kher-a-retake-of-lifes-scenes/articleshow/15884674.cms|title=Anupam Kher: A retake of life's scenes|newspaper=Times of India|accessdate=31 May 2007|first1=Anubha|last1=Sawhney|date=13 July 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608130811/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Anupam-Kher-A-retake-of-lifes-scenes/articleshow/15884674.cms|archive-date=8 June 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Her son, his stepson, is actor [[Sikandar Kher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sikandar-kher-reveals-why-he-cant-ask-anupam-kher-to-recommend-his-name-for-films-2000691|title=Sikandar Kher Reveals Why He Can't Ask Anupam Kher To 'Recommend His Name' For Films|website=NDTV.com|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sikandar-kher-reveals-why-he-cant-ask-anupam-kher-to-recommend-his-name-for-films-2000691|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, he was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the [[Pratham|Pratham Education Foundation]], which strives to improve children's education in India.<ref name="Anupam Kher tells us about his new role">{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/oct/06/anupam-khers-new-role.htm|title=Anupam Kher's new role|publisher=movies.rediff.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007074237/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/oct/06/anupam-khers-new-role.htm|archivedate=7 October 2010|url-status=live|accessdate=26 October 2010}}</ref> Kher is an ardent supporter of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party]] (BJP) and Indian Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]]. He speaks and spreads a positive message about Kashmir and Kashmiri Pandits.
In 1985, he married actress [[Kirron Kher]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anupam Kher shares wedding pic to wish wife Kirron Kher on anniversary, says 'loved the lived quality of our lives together'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anupam-kher-shares-wedding-pic-to-wish-wife-kirron-kher-on-anniversary-says-loved-the-lived-quality-of-our-lives-together/story-GyLFIMQzLC2dWnbcp5xTXO.html|date=26 August 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204094208/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anupam-kher-shares-wedding-pic-to-wish-wife-kirron-kher-on-anniversary-says-loved-the-lived-quality-of-our-lives-together/story-GyLFIMQzLC2dWnbcp5xTXO.html|url-status=live}}</ref> who is a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of parliament]] from [[Chandigarh]], belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-on-kirron-i-dont-get-to-meet-my-wife-much-now/|title=Anupam Kher on Kirron: I don't get to meet my wife much now|date=2 July 2014|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-on-kirron-i-dont-get-to-meet-my-wife-much-now/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=TOI>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/anupam-kher-a-retake-of-lifes-scenes/articleshow/15884674.cms|title=Anupam Kher: A retake of life's scenes|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=31 May 2007|first1=Anubha|last1=Sawhney|date=13 July 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608130811/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Anupam-Kher-A-retake-of-lifes-scenes/articleshow/15884674.cms|archive-date=8 June 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Her son, his stepson, is actor [[Sikandar Kher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sikandar-kher-reveals-why-he-cant-ask-anupam-kher-to-recommend-his-name-for-films-2000691|title=Sikandar Kher Reveals Why He Can't Ask Anupam Kher To 'Recommend His Name' For Films|website=NDTV.com|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sikandar-kher-reveals-why-he-cant-ask-anupam-kher-to-recommend-his-name-for-films-2000691|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, he was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the [[Pratham|Pratham Education Foundation]], which strives to improve children's education in India.<ref name="Anupam Kher tells us about his new role">{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/oct/06/anupam-khers-new-role.htm|title=Anupam Kher's new role|publisher=movies.rediff.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007074237/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/oct/06/anupam-khers-new-role.htm|archive-date=7 October 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=26 October 2010}}</ref> Kher is an ardent supporter of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bhartiya Janta Party]] (BJP) and Indian Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]]. He speaks and spreads a positive message about Kashmir and Kashmiri Pandits.
<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/don-t-mind-being-called-chamcha-of-narendra-modi-anupam-kher/story-98vyBaWqob1gXRm1q6dKoN.html|title=Don't mind being called 'chamcha' of Narendra Modi: Anupam Kher|date=12 March 2016|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062724/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/don-t-mind-being-called-chamcha-of-narendra-modi-anupam-kher/story-98vyBaWqob1gXRm1q6dKoN.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/anupam-kher-meets-narendra-modi-says-pms-vision-for-india-is-reassuring-2211993.html|title=Anupam Kher Meets Narendra Modi, Says PM's Vision for India is Reassuring|website=News18|date=July 2019|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062724/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/anupam-kher-meets-narendra-modi-says-pms-vision-for-india-is-reassuring-2211993.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/don-t-mind-being-called-chamcha-of-narendra-modi-anupam-kher/story-98vyBaWqob1gXRm1q6dKoN.html|title=Don't mind being called 'chamcha' of Narendra Modi: Anupam Kher|date=12 March 2016|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062724/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/don-t-mind-being-called-chamcha-of-narendra-modi-anupam-kher/story-98vyBaWqob1gXRm1q6dKoN.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/anupam-kher-meets-narendra-modi-says-pms-vision-for-india-is-reassuring-2211993.html|title=Anupam Kher Meets Narendra Modi, Says PM's Vision for India is Reassuring|website=News18|date=July 2019|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062724/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/anupam-kher-meets-narendra-modi-says-pms-vision-for-india-is-reassuring-2211993.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>


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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==
In 2017, Kher was accused of threatening to ruin the career of a Bengali actor to cover up a voice acting controversy involving his actor wife, Kirron Kher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/the-old-dubbing-controversy-resurfaces-to-embarrass-bjps-poster-boy-anupam-kher-and-his-wife-bjp-mp-kirron-kher|title=When Anupam Kher threatened to ruin the career of an actor|website=National Herald|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731053111/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/the-old-dubbing-controversy-resurfaces-to-embarrass-bjps-poster-boy-anupam-kher-and-his-wife-bjp-mp-kirron-kher|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Kher is known for his political tweets<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/instances-that-chronicle-anupam-kher-the-angry-man-of-twitter-2913490/|title=7 instances that chronicle @AnupamPkher, the angry man of Twitter|date=2016-07-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/instances-that-chronicle-anupam-kher-the-angry-man-of-twitter-2913490/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> regarding issues of [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/naseeruddin-shah-anupam-kher-battle-it-out-over-kashmiri-pandits/articleshow/52479449.cms|title=Naseeruddin Shah & Anupam Kher battle it out over Kashmiri Pandits|date=2016-05-28|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062728/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/naseeruddin-shah-anupam-kher-battle-it-out-over-kashmiri-pandits/articleshow/52479449.cms|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/naseeruddin-shah-anupam-kher-bollywood-kashmir-pundits-326121-2016-05-29|title=Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher argue over Kashmir Pandit rehabilitation|date=2016-05-30|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062724/https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/naseeruddin-shah-anupam-kher-bollywood-kashmir-pundits-326121-2016-05-29|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 'intolerant' acting community,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anupam-kher-on-naseeruddin-shah-s-statement-how-much-more-freedom-do-you-need-in-a-country-1415416-2018-12-22|title=Anupam Kher to Naseeruddin Shah: How much more freedom do you need?|date=2018-12-22|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anupam-kher-on-naseeruddin-shah-s-statement-how-much-more-freedom-do-you-need-in-a-country-1415416-2018-12-22|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/election-news/west-bengal-lok-sabha-elections/heres-what-anupam-kher-has-to-say-about-the-silence-of-the-intolerance-gang-amid-the-west-bengal-turmoil|title=Here's what Anupam Kher has to say about the silence of the 'intolerance gang' amid the West Bengal turmoil|website=Republic World|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062726/https://www.republicworld.com/election-news/west-bengal-lok-sabha-elections/heres-what-anupam-kher-has-to-say-about-the-silence-of-the-intolerance-gang-amid-the-west-bengal-turmoil|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anupam-Kher-Aamir-Khan-thinks-he-should-have-opinion-on-everything/articleshow/50062136.cms|title=Anupam Kher: Aamir Khan thinks he should have opinion on everything|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819163840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anupam-Kher-Aamir-Khan-thinks-he-should-have-opinion-on-everything/articleshow/50062136.cms|archive-date=19 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aamir-khan-india-has-made-you-what-you-are-anupam-kher-on-intolerance-debate/story-Le8YK5k4DEHkEfJq9cgr3J.html|title=Aamir Khan, India has made you what you are: Anupam Kher slams actor|date=2015-11-24|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062725/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aamir-khan-india-has-made-you-what-you-are-anupam-kher-on-intolerance-debate/story-Le8YK5k4DEHkEfJq9cgr3J.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism|state-sponsored terrorism by Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/anupam-khers-on-pro-pakistan-lobby-one-who-couldnt-serve-his-country-of-what-good-is-he-to-another/394190/|title=Anupam Kher's on pro-Pakistan lobby: 'One who couldn't serve his country, of what good is he to another'|date=2016-09-27|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/anupam-khers-on-pro-pakistan-lobby-one-who-couldnt-serve-his-country-of-what-good-is-he-to-another/394190/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2020, he was involved in a verbal spat with actor [[Naseeruddin Shah]] and called him frustrated and a drug addict after the latter called him a clown and a sycophant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/anupam-kher-vs-naseeruddin-shah-clown-substance-abuser-bollywood-veterans-slam-each-other/story/394460.html|title=Anupam Kher vs Naseeruddin Shah: 'Clown', 'substance abuser', Bollywood veterans slam each other|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>
In 2017, Kher was accused of threatening to ruin the career of [[Rita Koiral|Rita Kayral]], a Bengali actress, to cover up a voice acting controversy involving his actor wife, Kirron Kher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/the-old-dubbing-controversy-resurfaces-to-embarrass-bjps-poster-boy-anupam-kher-and-his-wife-bjp-mp-kirron-kher|title=When Anupam Kher threatened to ruin the career of an actor|website=National Herald|language=en|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731053111/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/the-old-dubbing-controversy-resurfaces-to-embarrass-bjps-poster-boy-anupam-kher-and-his-wife-bjp-mp-kirron-kher|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Kher is known for his political tweets<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/instances-that-chronicle-anupam-kher-the-angry-man-of-twitter-2913490/|title=7 instances that chronicle @AnupamPkher, the angry man of Twitter|date=14 July 2016|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/instances-that-chronicle-anupam-kher-the-angry-man-of-twitter-2913490/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> regarding issues of [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/naseeruddin-shah-anupam-kher-battle-it-out-over-kashmiri-pandits/articleshow/52479449.cms|title=Naseeruddin Shah & Anupam Kher battle it out over Kashmiri Pandits|date=28 May 2016|work=The Economic Times|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062728/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/naseeruddin-shah-anupam-kher-battle-it-out-over-kashmiri-pandits/articleshow/52479449.cms|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/naseeruddin-shah-anupam-kher-bollywood-kashmir-pundits-326121-2016-05-29|title=Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher argue over Kashmir Pandit rehabilitation|date=30 May 2016|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062724/https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/naseeruddin-shah-anupam-kher-bollywood-kashmir-pundits-326121-2016-05-29|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 'intolerant' acting community,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anupam-kher-on-naseeruddin-shah-s-statement-how-much-more-freedom-do-you-need-in-a-country-1415416-2018-12-22|title=Anupam Kher to Naseeruddin Shah: How much more freedom do you need?|date=22 December 2018|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anupam-kher-on-naseeruddin-shah-s-statement-how-much-more-freedom-do-you-need-in-a-country-1415416-2018-12-22|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/election-news/west-bengal-lok-sabha-elections/heres-what-anupam-kher-has-to-say-about-the-silence-of-the-intolerance-gang-amid-the-west-bengal-turmoil|title=Here's what Anupam Kher has to say about the silence of the 'intolerance gang' amid the West Bengal turmoil|website=Republic World|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062726/https://www.republicworld.com/election-news/west-bengal-lok-sabha-elections/heres-what-anupam-kher-has-to-say-about-the-silence-of-the-intolerance-gang-amid-the-west-bengal-turmoil|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anupam-Kher-Aamir-Khan-thinks-he-should-have-opinion-on-everything/articleshow/50062136.cms|title=Anupam Kher: Aamir Khan thinks he should have opinion on everything|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819163840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anupam-Kher-Aamir-Khan-thinks-he-should-have-opinion-on-everything/articleshow/50062136.cms|archive-date=19 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aamir-khan-india-has-made-you-what-you-are-anupam-kher-on-intolerance-debate/story-Le8YK5k4DEHkEfJq9cgr3J.html|title=Aamir Khan, India has made you what you are: Anupam Kher slams actor|date=24 November 2015|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062725/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aamir-khan-india-has-made-you-what-you-are-anupam-kher-on-intolerance-debate/story-Le8YK5k4DEHkEfJq9cgr3J.html|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism|state-sponsored terrorism by Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/anupam-khers-on-pro-pakistan-lobby-one-who-couldnt-serve-his-country-of-what-good-is-he-to-another/394190/|title=Anupam Kher's on pro-Pakistan lobby: 'One who couldn't serve his country, of what good is he to another'|date=27 September 2016|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731062727/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/anupam-khers-on-pro-pakistan-lobby-one-who-couldnt-serve-his-country-of-what-good-is-he-to-another/394190/|archive-date=31 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2020, he was involved in a verbal spat with actor [[Naseeruddin Shah]] and called him frustrated and a drug addict after the latter called him a clown and a sycophant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/anupam-kher-vs-naseeruddin-shah-clown-substance-abuser-bollywood-veterans-slam-each-other/story/394460.html|title=Anupam Kher vs Naseeruddin Shah: 'Clown', 'substance abuser', Bollywood veterans slam each other|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=23 January 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011120717/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/anupam-kher-vs-naseeruddin-shah-clown-substance-abuser-bollywood-veterans-slam-each-other/story/394460.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://theanupamkher.com/ Anupam kher Official Website]
*[https://theanupamkher.com/ Anupam kher Official Website]


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Anupam Kher
Kher in 2013
Born (1955-03-07) 7 March 1955 (age 71)
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Alma materHimachal Pradesh University
Panjab University
National School of Drama
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
  • director
  • teacher
Years active1982–present
TitleChairman of the Film and Television Institute of India
Term11 October 2017 – 31 October 2018
PredecessorGajendra Chauhan
SuccessorB. P. Singh
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1985)
RelativesRaju Kher (brother)
AwardsFull list
HonoursPadma Shri (2004)
Padma Bhushan (2016)
Websitewww.anupamkherfoundation.org

Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor and the former Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India. He has appeared in over 500 films predominantly in Hindi language, and many plays.[1] He is a recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards.[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.

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 Lust, Caution (2007), and David O. Russell's Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He received a BAFTA nomination for his supporting 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.[4] 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.

Anupam Kher was appointed FTII chairman in October 2017,[5] however his appointment was cited as problematic due to his pro-BJP stance[6][7][8] and prolonged absences.[9] On 31 October 2018, he resigned as the chairman of the FTII, citing his work commitments for the American TV show New Amsterdam.[10]

Early life

Kher was born on 7 March 1955 in a Kashmiri Hindu family in Shimla.[11][12] His father, Pushkar Nath Kher was a clerk in the forest department and his mother, Dulari Kher was a housewife.[13] He was educated at D. A. V. School in Simla.[14] He studied economics at Government College, Sanjauli in Shimla, but dropped out to study Indian theatre at Panjab University, Chandigarh.[15] In his struggling days as an actor in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), he slept on railway platform for a month.[16][promotional source?]

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]

Career

In 1984, a 29-year-old Kher played a retired middle-class man who loses his son in Saaransh. 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.[16] Subsequently, 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 has enjoyed accolades for acting in Hum Aapke Hai Kaun while having face paralysis.

Kher has had many comic roles but he 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]

Anupam with his wife Kirron, December 2014

He has starred alongside Shah Rukh Khan in many films[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] He played the role of the Police Commissioner, Rathor, in the critically and commercially acclaimed film, A Wednesday.[citation needed]

Kher is known internationally for Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004), The Mistress of Spices (2006) and Lust, Caution (2007), Speedy Singhs (2011), and TV show ER. 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.[17][19]

In 2007, Anupam Kher and Satish Kaushik, who studied together at NSD,[4] started a film production company, Karol Bagh Productions.[20] Their first film, Tere Sang, was directed by Satish Kaushik.[21]

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.[22]

He also starred in a number of Marathi films such as Thoda Tuza...Thoda Maza,[23] Kashala Udyachi Baat,[24] and Punjabi films such as Yaaran Naal Baharan.[25]

In 2009, Kher voiced Carl Fredricksen in the Hindi-dubbed version of the Disney-Pixar animated film Up.[26]

Anupam Kher has also appeared in The Dirty Politics. The movie also features Om Puri and Jackie Shroff.[27]

In 2014, Kher starred in the British film Shongram, a fictional romantic drama set during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[28]

In 2016, Anupam Kher was a narrator in the ABP News documentary TV series Bharatvarsh,[29][30] which showcased the journey from ancient India to the 19th century.[31][32][33]

In late 2016, Anupam Kher produced Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par, a TV drama airing on Zindagi.[34]

Starting in fall of 2018, Anupam Kher starred in a new NBC medical drama TV series New Amsterdam[35] as Dr. Vijay Kapoor (a neurologist). He also appeared as Shahbaz Karim in the BBC1 drama Mrs Wilson.[36]

In 2019, Kher starred as the former Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh in the political, biographical drama film The Accidental Prime Minister.[37][38]

From October 2003 to October 2004 he served as chairman of the Indian Film Censor Board.[39]

Acting career

Further information: Anupam Kher filmography

Debut, career struggles, and breakthrough (1984–88)

In 1984, Kher made his acting debut in Bollywood, 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 old father, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

From 1985 to 1988, he continued to work in several other projects. All of them were moderately successful, and his performance in that film was 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 (1989–99)

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 Bollywood film of the year with a gross of over ₹326 million (US$4.6 million) worldwide. The latter earned him universal acclaim, 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 received 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, Deol, and Rajinikanth. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, ChaalBaaz emerged as an economic success.

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$2.5 million), Dil was the highest-grossing Bollywood 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 in lead roles 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 Bollywood production of the year with a worldwide gross of ₹235 million (US$3.3 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$2.8 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 became commercially successful, and grossed over ₹110 million (US$1.5 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$26 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$14 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$15 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 Bollywood films of 1999, with the latter earning over ₹361 million (US$5.1 million). He was awarded the best actor at New York city International Film Festival for his Performance in Happy Birthday.[40]

Other ventures

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 COVID-19 crisis[41][42][43]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.[44]

Personal life

In 1985, he married actress Kirron Kher[45] who is a Member of parliament from Chandigarh, belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[46][47] Her son, his stepson, is actor Sikandar Kher.[48] In 2010, he was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham Education Foundation, which strives to improve children's education in India.[49] Kher is an ardent supporter of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi. He speaks and spreads a positive message about Kashmir and Kashmiri Pandits. [6][50][51]

Filmography

Main article: Anupam Kher filmography

Controversies

In 2017, Kher was accused of threatening to ruin the career of Rita Kayral, a Bengali actress, to cover up a voice acting controversy involving his actor wife, Kirron Kher.[52] Kher is known for his political tweets[53] regarding issues of Kashmiri Pandits,[54][55] 'intolerant' acting community,[56][57][58][59] and state-sponsored terrorism by Pakistan.[60] In January 2020, he was involved in a verbal spat with actor Naseeruddin Shah and called him frustrated and a drug addict after the latter called him a clown and a sycophant.[61]

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Anupam Kher

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