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Anupam Kher

Actor • Born 1955

Anupam Kher

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About

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

ER posterERSeries • 1994New Amsterdam posterNew AmsterdamSeries • 2018Spooks posterSpooksSeries • 2002Ramayana: Rise of a Legend posterRamayana: Rise of a LegendMovie • 2026Sense8 posterSense8Series • 2015Bend It Like Beckham posterBend It Like BeckhamMovie • 2002Lust, Caution posterLust, CautionMovie • 2007Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge posterDilwale Dulhania Le JayengeMovie • 1995Silver Linings Playbook posterSilver Linings PlaybookMovie • 2012Hotel Mumbai posterHotel MumbaiMovie • 2019The Big Sick posterThe Big SickMovie • 2017Mrs Wilson posterMrs WilsonSeries • 2018Bride & Prejudice posterBride & PrejudiceMovie • 2004Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta posterKyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin BoltaMovie • 2001A Family Man posterA Family ManMovie • 2016Trial by Fire posterTrial by FireSeries • 2023Love Sonia posterLove SoniaMovie • 2018Kuch Kuch Hota Hai posterKuch Kuch Hota HaiMovie • 1998You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger posterYou Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerMovie • 2010Chaahat posterChaahatMovie • 1996Veer-Zaara posterVeer-ZaaraMovie • 2004The Other End of the Line posterThe Other End of the LineMovie • 2007Vijay 69 posterVijay 69Movie • 2024Rang De Basanti posterRang De BasantiMovie • 2006