Anupam Kher

Acting · Born 1955-03-07 in 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.

Filmography

• Veer-Zaara as Zakir Ahmed
• Mohabbatein as Kake
• Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Dharamvir Malhotra
• A Wednesday! as Prakash Rathod
• Lust, Caution as Khalid Saiduddin
• Silver Linings Playbook as Dr. Cliff Patel
• Jab Tak Hai Jaan as Mr. Thapar (Special Appearance)
• Special 26 as P.K Sharma
• Hotel Mumbai as Chef Hemant Oberoi
• The Big Sick as Azmat Nanjiani

TV

• New Amsterdam as Vijay Kapoor
• Spooks as Harakat
• ER as Ajay Rasgotra
• Sense8 as Sanyam Dandekar
• The Freelancer as Dr. Arif Khan
• India's Got Talent as Self
• The Indian Detective as Stanley D'Mello
• Mrs Wilson as Shahbaz Karim
• The Anupam Kher Show as Host
• Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself