Anupam Kher
- Acting
- March 7, 1955 · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Biography
Anupam Kher (born March 7, 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi-language films. He has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. He has played a variety of characters including numerous critically acclaimed leading or parallel roles. 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 Indian cinema and arts. Kher is known internationally for Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004) and The Mistress of Spices (2005). In 2012, he co-starred in the Academy Award-winning Silver Linings Playbook.
Known for
Filmography
- Khosla Ka Ghosla 2 · Kamal Kishore Khosla
- Yeh Prem Mol Liya
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend · Jatayu (Voice)
- Calorie · Mohan
- The Bengal Files · M.K. Gandhi
- Tanvi the Great · Col Pratap Raina, Director
- Metro... In Dino · Parimal
- Tumko Meri Kasam
- Emergency · Jayaprakash Narayan
- The Roshans · Self
- Vijay 69 · Vijay Mathew
- The Signature · Arvind, Co-producer
- Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan · Guru Shambhu
- The Great Indian Kapil Show · Self
- Kaagaz 2 · Raj Narayan
- Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay
- Brand Bollywood Downunder · Self
- Tiger Nageswara Rao · Raghavendra Rajput
- Ghost · A. N. Rao
- The Vaccine War
- The Freelancer · Dr. Arif Khan
- Voice of Sathyanathan · President of India
- IB 71 · IB Chief N.S. Awasthi
- The Romantics · Self
- Shiv Shastri Balboa · Shiv Shastri
- Trial by Fire · Captain Hardeep Bedi
- Connect · Father Augustine
- Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
- Uunchai · Om Sharma
- Karthikeya 2 · Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak
- The Kashmir Files · Pushkar Nath Pandit
- Bhuj: The Day India Shook · Narrator
- Happy Birthday
- The Relationship Manager
- One Day: Justice Delivered · Retired Judge Tyagi
- Shongram · Old Karim
- Hotel Mumbai · Chef Hemant Oberoi
- The Accidental Prime Minister · Manmohan Singh
- Mrs Wilson · Shahbaz Karim
- New Amsterdam · Vijay Kapoor
- Love Sonia · Baldev Pratap Singh
- Baa Baaa Black Sheep · Charudutt Sharma / Charlie
- Aiyaary · Tariq Ali
- The Indian Detective · Stanley D'Mello
- The Boy with the Topknot · Sathnam's Father
- Ranchi Diaries · Producer
- Judwaa 2 · Bakshi
- Toilet: A Love Story · Kakka
- Indu Sarkar
- Naam Shabana · Om Prakash Shukla
- The Big Sick · Azmat Nanjiani
- Kheer · nanu
- Snapshot Wedding · Vickram
- Saat Uchakkey · Diwan
- M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story · Paan Singh Dhoni
- A Family Man · Dr. Savraj Singh
- Buddha in a Traffic Jam · Professor Jamshed Batki
- The Kapil Sharma Show · Self
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo · Diwan Sahab / Bapu
- Sense8 · Sanyam Dandekar
- Dirty Politics · CBI officer Satya Prakash Mishra
- Roy · Mr. Grewal (cameo) Kabir's father
- Baby · Omprakash Shukla
- Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene
- The Shaukeens · Laali
- Super Nani · Mr. Sam “Sammy” (Bamboo)
- Happy New Year · Manohar Sharma
- Sonali Cable · Boss-Vaghela
- Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami · Purushottam Narayan Joshi
- Awake: The Life of Yogananda · Narrator (Voice)
- Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya
- The Men in Blazers Show · Self
- Daawat-e-Ishq · Abdul Qadir
- Singham Returns · Guruji
- The Anupam Kher Show · Host, Presenter
- Main Tera Hero · Vikrant Singhal
- O Teri · Bilal Khawaja
- Gang of Ghosts · Raibahadur Seth Gendamal Hemraj
- Total Siyapaa · Asha's father
- Mahabharat · Shakuni (Voice)