32 Facts About Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher was born on 7 March 1955 and is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema.

Anupam Kher made his acting debut with Mahesh Bhatt-directed drama film Saaransh, which marked Anupam Kher's breakthrough role, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an elderly father.

Anupam Kher was appreciated in negative roles in films such as Karma, Tezaab and ChaalBaaz.

In later years, Anupam Kher was nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Dil, Saudagar, Lamhe, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Chaahat, Special 26 and Uunchai.

Anupam Kher was nominated in the category of Filmfare Award for Best Comedian for films, such as Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Shola Aur Shabnam, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, and won for Khel, Darr and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Anupam Kher received a BAFTA nomination for his supporting role in the British television film The Boy with the Topknot.

Anupam Kher has previously served as the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and the National School of Drama in India.

Anupam Kher was appointed Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India in October 2017.

Anupam Kher's appointment was controversial, given his support for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Anupam Kher was born on 7 March 1955 in Simla, in the Patiala and East Punjab States Union of India into a Kashmiri Pandit family.

Anupam Kher's father, Pushkar Nath Kher was a clerk in the forest department of Himachal Pradesh and his mother, Dulari Kher was a housewife.

Anupam Kher studied economics at Government College, Sanjauli at the Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla, but dropped out to study Indian theatre at Panjab University, Chandigarh.

In 1978, Anupam Kher graduated from the National School of Drama in New Delhi.

Anupam Kher taught drama in Raj Bisaria's Bharatendu Natya Akademi in Lucknow for a small part in his directorial debut movie Sheeshay ka Ghar.

Anupam Kher made his acting debut in 1984 with Mahesh Bhatt's drama film Saaransh.

Anupam Kher received widespread acclaim for his portraying a 60-year-old man trying to come to terms with the loss of his only son and won his first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

Anupam Kher collaborated with Yash Chopra for the romantic drama Lamhe, which was a commercial failure, but received positive reception from critics and is considered a cult classic.

Anupam Kher then appeared in Sooraj Barjatya's Hum Aapke Hain Koun.

Anupam Kher began the new decade playing antagonist in Rakesh Roshan's romantic blockbuster Kaho Naa.

Anupam Kher followed it with four more major successes the same year with Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, Kya Kehna, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai and Mohabbatein.

In 2002, Anupam Kher starred in his first Hollywood project which was Gurinder Chadha's sports comedy drama Bend It Like Beckham.

Anupam Kher ventured into directing with Om Jai Jagadish and has been a producer.

Anupam Kher produced and starred in the film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara.

In 2014, Anupam 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.

In 2016, Anupam Kher was a narrator in the ABP News documentary TV series Bharatvarsh, which showcased the journey from ancient India to the 19th century.

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

Anupam Kher appeared as Shahbaz Karim in the BBC1 drama Mrs Wilson.

Anupam Kher is the founder of Actor Prepares, an acting institute based in Mumbai.

Anupam Kher married actress Madhumati Kapoor in 1979, but divorced after a few years.

In 1985, he married actress Kirron Anupam Kher who is a Member of Parliament from Chandigarh, belonging to the BJP.

Anupam Kher is an ardent supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.

On 20 September 2021, Anupam Kher was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in Philosophy of Hindu Studies by the Hindu University of America.