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Anupam Kher
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Anupam Kher is a person who began his work period in 1982. Born on March 7, 1955, he stands at a height of 1.73 meters. His professional output includes three works listed in library records, such as *Mahatma and the Monkeys*, *Your Best Day Is Today!*, *Lessons Life Taught Me*, and *Unknowingly*.
In addition to these titles, he is associated with five works according to academic citation data. His name appears in 1,890 other encyclopedia articles. On the music platform Last.fm, his profile has accumulated 411 listeners and 1,518 plays.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1955-03-07 ) 7 March 1955 (age 71) , Simla , PEPSU , India
- Alma mater
- Panjab University ( BA ) National School of Drama
- Occupations
- Actor producer
- Works
- Full list
- Office
- Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India
- Term
- 11 October 2017 – 31 October 2018
- Predecessor
- Gajendra Chauhan
- Successor
- B. P. Singh
- Spouses
- Madhumalti Kapoor ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 , separated ) Kirron Kher ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Children
- Sikandar Kher (stepson)
- Relatives
- Raju Kher (brother)
- Awards
- Full list
- Website
- www .anupamkherfoundation .org
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Official name
- अनुपम खेर
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Shimla
- Spouse
- Kirron Kher
- Sibling
- Raju Kher
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Anupam Kher at the Shirin Morani’s wedding reception (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.73
- Residence
- Shimla
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- Commons category
- Anupam Kher
- date of birth
- 1955-03-07
- ethnic group
- Kashmiri Pandits
- name in native language
- Anupam Kher
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- relative
- Sikandar Kher
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Encyclopedic overview
Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he has acted in more than 540 films. A veteran of Indian cinema, Kher is recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards for his acting performances. Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution to Indian cinema and arts.
Kher made his acting debut with Mahesh Bhatt-directed drama film Saaransh (1984), which marked Kher's breakthrough role, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an elderly father. Since then he starred in several other supporting roles. He was appreciated in negative roles in films such as Karma (1986), Tezaab (1988) and ChaalBaaz (1989). For Vijay (1988), he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance. In 1989, Ram Lakhan garnered him wider recognition for his comic performances and won him Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, and for Daddy, he won a National Film Award – Special Jury Award and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. In later years, Kher was nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Dil (1990), Saudagar (1991), Lamhe (1991), Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994), Chaahat (1996), Special 26 (2013) and Uunchai (2022). He was nominated in the category of Filmfare Award for Best Comedian for films, such as Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991), Shola Aur Shabnam (1992), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000), and won for Khel (1992), Darr (1993) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
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