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Anupam Kher

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: Acting

Born: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, 1955-03-07

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Aagaman		0
2	1985	Rao Saheb	Rao Saheb	0
3	1985	Arjun	Shivkumar Chowgule	54
4	1988	Vijay	Lala Yodhraj Bhalla	41
5	1988	Tezaab	Shyamlal	61
6	1989	Ram Lakhan	Deodhar Shastri	67
7	1989	Main Tera Dushman	Thakur Dayalu	70
8	1989	Nigahen: Nagina Part II	Gorakh Nath	61
9	1989	Ladaai	Deendayal Sharma	0
10	1990	Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai		40
11	1990	Dil	Hazari Prasad	65
12	1990	Jamai Raja	Din Dayal Trivedi	60
13	1991	Deshwasi	Raja Shamsher Singh	0
14	1991	Sau Crore		10
15	1992	Shola Aur Shabnam	Major Inder Mohan Lahti	66
16	1992	Ek Ladka Ek Ladki	Bhagwati Prasad	61
17	1992	Apradhi	Heera	60
18	1993	Aaj Kie Aurat	Edictr Arun Saxena	30
19	1993	Sainik	Retd. Colonel Yashpal Dutt	51
20	1993	Darr	Vijay Awasti	69
21	1994	1942: A Love Story	Raghuvir Pathak	61
22	1994	Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!	Prof. Siddharth Chaudhary	65
23	1995	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Dharamvir Malhotra	85
24	1996	Maahir	Balwant Rai	0
25	1997	Uff! Yeh Mohabbat		0
26	1998	Tirchhi Topiwale		60
27	1998	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Police Commissioner Shyamlal	57
28	1998	China Gate	Seniro Army Official	68
29	1999	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain	Mr. Vishwanath, Vijay's father	58
30	1999	Haseena Maan Jaayegi	Gulzarilal Verma	60
31	2000	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai	Mr. Saxena / Sirjee	67
32	2000	Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai	Muttu Pillai	56
33	2000	Mohabbatein	Kake	70
34	2001	Jodi No. 1	Rai Bahadur	53
35	2001	Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein	Deen Dayal	63
36	2002	Bend It Like Beckham	Mr. Bhamra	63
37	2004	Bride & Prejudice	Chaman Bakshi	65
38	2004	Veer-Zaara	Zakir Ahmed	74
39	2005	Sarkar	Motilal Khurana	68
40	2005	The Mistress of Spices	Geeta's Grandfather	62
41	2005	Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara	Uttam Chaudhury	57
42	2006	Chup Chup Ke	Jeetu's Father	62
43	2006	Khosla Ka Ghosla!	Kamal Kishore Khosla	73
44	2006	Jaan-E-Mann	Bonney Kapoor	55
45	2006	Vivah	Harishchandra Bajpayee	66
46	2007	Cinema Asia: India	Self	0
47	2007	Heyy Babyy	Malhotra	59
48	2007	Lust, Caution	Khalid Saiduddin	72
49	2007	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a Woman	Shivshankar Sahay	54
50	2008	Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa	Vishwas Khurana	53
51	2008	God Tussi Great Ho	Mr. Prajapati	41
52	2008	C Kkompany	Mr. Joshi	52
53	2008	Tahaan	Subhan Daar	70
54	2008	A Wednesday!	Prakash Rathod	70
55	2008	Meerabai Not Out	Dr. Awasthi	40
56	2009	Victory	Ram Shekhawat	46
57	2009	Sankat City	Faujdar	52
58	2009	Morning Walk	Joymohan	70
59	2009	Perfect Mismatch	Mr. Bhalla	60
60	2009	Teree Sang: A Kidult Love Story	Judge (Guest Appearance)	72
61	2009	Yeh Mera India	Judge	80
62	2009	Dil Bole Hadippa!	Vikram Singh (Vicky)	54
63	2009	Wake Up Sid	Ram Mehra	72
64	2010	Striker	Inspector Farooque	67
65	2010	Apartment	Tanha	42
66	2010	Badmaash Company	Father	59
67	2010	Admissions Open	Professor Tariq Siddiqui	0
68	2010	Lamhaa	Haji	66
69	2010	Dabangg	Dayal Babu	59
70	2010	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger	Dia's Father	59
71	2010	Nakshatra	Sharad	80
72	2011	Yamla Pagla Deewana	Joginder Singh Brar	54
73	2011	Yeh Faasley	Devinder Devilal Dua	0
74	2011	Game	Kabir Malhotra	57
75	2011	Chatur Singh Two Star	Raj Kumar Sinha	27
76	2011	Mausam	Maharaj Kishan	57
77	2011	Breakaway	Darvesh Singh	54
78	2011	Desi Boyz	Suresh Awasthi	62
79	2012	Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum		49
80	2012	Silver Linings Playbook	Dr. Cliff Patel	71
81	2017	Snapshot Wedding	Vickram	0
82	2019	Shongram	Old Karim	0
83	2021	Happy Birthday		0
84	2022	The Kashmir Files	Pushkar Nath Pandit	73
85	2022	Connect	Father Augustine	87
86	2023	IB 71	IB Chief N.S. Awasthi	68
87		The India House	Shyamji Krishna Varma	0
88		Untitled Anupam Kher movie as Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore	0
89	1984	Saaransh	B.V. Pradhan	68
90	1986	Aakhree Raasta	Mahesh Sandaliya	67
91	1987	Uttar Dakshin	Ramniklal	60
92	1988	Pestonjee	Pestonjee (Pesi)	52
93	1988	Dayavan	Mr. Kohli	68
94	1989	Kanoon Apna Apna	Kabza Kanhaiyalal	40
95	1989	Chaalbaaz	Tribuvan	61
96	1990	Kanoon Ki Zanjeer		0
97	1990	Izzatdaar	Jailor Mushtaque Ali	40
98	1991	Pyar Hua Chori Chori	Advocate Jhun Jhun Wala	80
99	1991	Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin	Seth Dharamchand	68
100	1992	Deedar	Arjun Pratap Saxena	70
101	1992	Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka		27
102	1992	Khel	Seema's Uncle	67
103	1993	Parampara	Gora Shankar	66
104	1993	Kayda Kanoon	Sinha	35
105	1993	Hum Hain Kamaal Ke		75
106	1993	Dil Tera Aashiq	Thakur Ranbir Singh Chaudhary	52
107	1993	Tadipaar	Kader Bhai	55
108	1994	Chaand Kaa Tukdaa	Hasmukh Khurana	50
109	1995	Zamaana Deewana	Kamdev Singh (KD)	58
110	1995	Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!	President of India / Nathuram	48
111	1997	Ziddi	Advocate Ashok Pradhan	56
112	1998	Mother Of 1084	Dibyanath Chatterjee	77
113	2000	Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge	Vicky Nath	56
114	2000	Kya Kehna	Gulshan Bakshi	56
115	2000	Refugee		57
116	2004	Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart	Karam Jindal	48
117	2006	Aap Ki Khatir	Arjun Khanna	50
118	2006	Hope and a Little Sugar		60
119	2007	Gauri The Unborn	Sudeep's dad	20
120	2011	The Desire: A Journey of a Woman		40
121	2011	Pranayam	Achutha Menon	72
122	2012	Chaar Din Ki Chandni		57
123	2012	Mr Bhatti on Chutti	Mr. Bhatti	0
124	2012	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	Mr. Thapar (Special Appearance)	71
125	2013	Special 26	P.K Sharma	73
126	2013	Kalimannu	Himself	48
127	2013	Gori Tere Pyaar Mein	Latesh Bhai	60
128	2014	Total Siyapaa	Asha's father	44
129	2022	Karthikeya 2	Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak	63
130	2023	Ghost		20
131		'Pratikshya' Hindi Remake	Father	0
132	1985	Jaanoo	Mr. Mathur	100
133	1986	Peechha Karro	Boss Number 1	0
134	1987	Kaash	Alok	100
135	1987	Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam	Dharamchand	0
136	1988	Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga	Bhuchaal	50
137	1989	Daddy	Anand	10
138	1989	Chandni	Ramesh (Rohit's Brother- In - Law)	66
139	1990	Khatarnaak		0
140	1992	Zindagi Ek Juaa	Jagjit 'JJ' Singh	79
141	1996	Nirbhay	Ashok Sinha	0
142	1997	V.I.P	Priya's father	35
143	1997	Aflatoon	Vidya Prakash	44
144	1998	Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate	Rashid Khan	71
145	2004	Aabra Ka Daabra	Limbu	43
146	2007	Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro	Lama	0
147	2011	Zokkomon		50
148	2012	Krishna and Kamsa	Gargacharya (voice)	80
149	2013	Mai	Doctor	70
150	2013	Chashme Baddoor	Suryakant Ranjan / Chandrakant Ranjan	43
151	2013	Aurangzeb	Inspector Vijaykant Phogat	63
152	2013	Yamla Pagla Deewana 2	Joginder Armstrong / Dude G.	35
153	2014	O Teri	Bilal Khawaja	22
154	2014	Singham Returns	Guruji	61
155	2014	Daawat-e-Ishq	Abdul Qadir	68
156	2014	Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya		20
157	2014	Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami		50
158	2014	Awake: The Life of Yogananda	Narrator (voice)	68
159	2014	Sonali Cable		52
160	2014	Happy New Year	Manohar Sharma	61
161	2014	Super Nani	Mr. Sam “Sammy” (Bamboo)	72
162	2014	The Shaukeens		45
163	2015	Baby	Shukla	67
164	2015	Roy	Mr. Grewal (cameo) Kabir's father	49
165	2022	Uunchai	Om Sharma	62
166	2022	Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal		0
167	2023	Shiv Shastri Balboa	Shiv Shastri	56
168	2023	Voice of Sathyanathan	President of India	68
169	2023	Tiger Nageswara Rao	Raghavendra Rajput	59
170	2023	Brand Bollywood Downunder	Self	0
171	2024	Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay		30
172	2024	Kaagaz 2	Raj Narayan	70
173	2024	The Signature	Arvind	0
174	2024	Vijay 69	Vijay Mathew	68
175	2025	Emergency	Jayaprakash Narayan	26
176		Calorie	Mohan	0
177	1984	Jawaani	Surendra Malhotra	0
178	1984	Utsav	Samsthanak's friend	50
179	1985	Aitbaar	Public Prosecutor	52
180	1985	Wafadaar		40
181	1985	Janam	Virendra Desai	50
182	1986	Palay Khan		90
183	1986	Kala Dhanda Goray Log	Jethia	45
184	1986	Karma	Dr. Michael Dang	72
185	1986	Allah Rakha	R. S. Khera	30
186	1986	Samundar	Rajeshwar Nath / Girija Shankar	71
187	1986	Jeeva	Inspector Dushant Singh	40
188	1987	Mohre		45
189	1987	Sansar	Din Dayal Sharma	55
190	1987	Thrimoorthulu		0
191	1987	Satyamev Jayate	Advocate Amar N. Kaul	50
192	1987	Thikana	Anwar Ali (friendly appearance)	50
193	1987	Insaf Ki Pukar	Sohan Lal	0
194	1988	Akarshan	Self	20
195	1988	Shiva Shakti	D. C.	20
196	1988	Tamacha	Dr.Mehata	35
197	1988	Falak	Jamuna Das,JD	100
198	1988	Kabzaa	Dagha Sahab	50
199	1988	Hatya	Surendra Mohan	65
200	1988	Sone Pe Suhaaga	Justice Nyaychand Rastogi	40
201	1988	Zakhmi Aurat	Advocate Mahendra Nath	55
202	1988	Agnee	Shekavar	75
203	1989	Jaaydaad		40
204	1989	Bees Saal Baad	Thakur	50
205	1989	Mahaadev		40
206	1989	Taaqatwar	Municipal Officer Sharma	75
207	1989	Sachai Ki Taqat	DCP Agarwal	30
208	1989	Aakhri Ghulam		0
209	1989	Tridev	Commissioner Mathur	63
210	1989	Parinda	Inspector Prakash Nair	73
211	1989	Bhrashtachar	Purshottam	30
212	1989	Paap Ka Ant	Minister Prajapati	30
213	1989	Main Azaad Hoon	Dalichand Jain	62
214	1990	Nehru: The Jewel of India		0
215	1990	Jeene Do	Hardayal	99
216	1990	Awaargi	Lala Jamal Khan	83
217	1990	Kroadh	Inspector Vikram Shukla	54
218	1990	Naaka Bandi		75
219	1990	Sheshnaag	Bansi Lal	35
220	1990	Aaj Ka Arjun	Police Inspector	70
221	1990	Jeevan Ek Sanghursh	Devraj Kamat	10
222	1990	Indrajaalam	Maharashtra Chief Minister	60
223	1990	Raiszaada	Jagannath	20
224	1991	Haque	Bittu Singh	0
225	1991	Mast Kalandar		95
226	1991	Hum	Inspector Giridhar	62
227	1991	Pratigyabadh	Tej Bahadur / Tejaa / Shersingh, Truck Driver	57
228	1991	Trinetra	Father Patrick	95
229	1991	Saudagar	Mandhari	68
230	1991	Saathi	Inspector Kotwal / Sultan	55
231	1991	Lamhe	Prem	66
232	1992	Vansh	Krishnakant Dharmadhikari	73
233	1992	Humlaa	Jagtap	0
234	1992	Heer Ranjha	Kaedo	100
235	1992	Aasmaan Se Gira	Mad person at the sanitarium	0
236	1993	Meherbaan		60
237	1993	Shreemaan Aashique		40
238	1993	Lootere		45
239	1993	Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja	Jagmohan "Jugran" Laal / Manmohan Laal	54
240	1993	Dil Ki Baazi	Daulatram	55
241	1993	Waqt Hamara Hai	Dinanath Sabkuchwala	54
242	1993	Gumrah	Prakash Chadha	70
243	1993	Khal Nayak	Ishwar Girdhar Pandey	68
244	1993	Izzat Ki Roti		50
245	1993	Aasoo Bane Angaarey	Shyamsunder (Radha's husband)	70
246	1994	Insaniyat	Brijbhan	60
247	1994	Karan	Pawan Puri	0
248	1996	Vishwasghaat	Dr. Khurana	0
249	1997	Agnichakra	Dhanraj	0
250	1999	Kadhalar Dhinam	the man talking with Raja in railway station (Hindi Ver)	78
251		The Last Show		0
252	1994	Maha Shaktishaali		95
253	1994	Saajan Ka Ghar	Mr. Dhanraj	55
254	1994	Pehla Pehla Pyar	Anand	64
255	1995	Dil Ka Doctor		0
256	1995	Dushmani: A Violent Love Story	Oberoi	64
257	1995	Janam Kundli	Mahendra Prasad	60
258	1995	Ram Shastra	Dhonga the great	50
259	1996	Papa Kahte Hain		0
260	1996	Prem Granth	Swami Dharam Bhooshan (Somen's dad)	62
261	1996	Chaahat	Shambunath Singh Rathore	65
262	1996	Mr. Bechara	Dr. Dayanand	58
263	1996	Shastra	Shanti Prasad	35
264	1997	Gudgudee	Ajay Prasad	70
265	1997	Sanam	Seth Yashpal Anand	25
266	1997	...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya		58
267	1998	Zor		90
268	1998	Saat Rang Ke Sapne	Bhanu	60
269	1998	Salaakhen	Sachidanand Agnihotri	64
270	1998	Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai	Dadaji	59
271	1998	Swami Vivekananda	Station master	0
272	1998	Kuch Kuch Hota Hai	Principal Malhotra	75
273	1998	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Mr. Bansal	74
274	1999	Sooryavansham	Dharmendra	61
275	2000	Anjaane		0
276	2000	Dil Hi Dil Mein	Col. Renah Abdulla	60
277	2000	Shikaar		40
278	2000	Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke	Ronak Grewal	59
279	2000	Dhadkan	Digvijay Varma	64
280	2000	Aaghaaz		20
281	2000	Ghaath	Ramakant Patil	0
282	2001	Little John	Swamiji	51
283	2001	Praja	Haji Mustafa	43
284	2001	Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta	Tejpal Singh	51
285	2002	Yeh Hai Jalwa	Robin Singh	54
286	2003	Ek Alag Mausam	Dr Machado	0
287	2003	Banana Brothers		0
288	2003	Jaal: The Trap	R. K. Sharma/Captain Rashid	58
289	2004	Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin	Bhairav Chaudhary	40
290	2004	Shart: The Challenge	Dr. Mathur	0
291	2004	Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story	John Uncle	67
292	2005	Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya		0
293	2005	Main Aisa Hi Hoon	Dayanath Trivedi	53
294	2005	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Dr. S. Screwvvala	49
295	2005	Paheli	Bhanwarlal	61
296	2005	Yaraan Naal Baharaan		0
297	2006	Prateeksha	James Brown	60
298	2006	Rang De Basanti	Rajnath Singhania	71
299	2006	Shaadi Se Pehle		34
300	2007	The Other End of the Line	Rajeev Sethi	64
301	2007	Kuttrapathirikai	Rajiv Gandhi	0
302	2007	Shakalaka Boom Boom		43
303	2007	Buddha Mar Gaya	Laxmikant 'LK' Kabadiya	42
304	2007	Dhokha	Saeed	70
305	2007	My Own Sky	Dr. Sathya	0
306	2008	Dhoom Dadakka	Mungi Lal	87
307	2008	Gandhi Park	Sammy Phillip	0
308	2009	Tera Mera Ki Rishta	Meet's Father	73
309	2010	Pyaar Impossible!	Abhay's father	53
310	2011	Naughty @ 40	Laxminarayan	30
311	2011	The Lion of Judah	Monty (voice)	50
312	2011	Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande	Aggarwal	40
313	2012	Welcome Back Gandhi		0
314	2012	Midnight's Children	Ghani	55
315	2012	Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein		0
316	2013	Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke		75
317	2013	Mahabharat	Shakuni (voice)	72
318	2014	Gang of Ghosts	Raibahadur Seth Gendamal Hemraj	40
319	2014	Main Tera Hero	Vikrant Singhal	57
320	2015	Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene		27
321	2015	Dirty Politics	CBI officer Satya Prakash Mishra	28
322	2015	Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	Diwan Sahab / Bapu	54
323	2016	Buddha in a Traffic Jam	Professor Jamshed Batki	67
324	2016	A Family Man	Dr. Savraj Singh	67
325	2016	M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story	Paan Singh Dhoni	72
326	2016	Saat Uchakkey	Diwan	48
327	2017	Kheer	nanu	50
328	2017	The Big Sick	Azmat Nanjiani	73
329	2017	Naam Shabana	Om Prakash Shukla	58
330	2017	Indu Sarkar		53
331	2017	Toilet: A Love Story	Kakka	68
332	2017	Judwaa 2	Bakshi	55
333	2017	Ranchi Diaries		0
334	2017	The Boy with the Topknot	Sathnam's Father	58
335	2018	Aiyaary	Tariq Ali	58
336	2018	Baa Baaa Black Sheep	Charudutt Sharma / Charlie	50
337	2018	Love Sonia	Baldev Pratap Singh	72
338	2019	The Accidental Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh	50
339	2019	Hotel Mumbai	Chef Hemant Oberoi	75
340	2019	One Day: Justice Delivered	Retired Judge Tyagi	43
341	2020	The Relationship Manager		80
342	2021	Bhuj: The Day India Shook	Narrator	0
343	2023	The Vaccine War		78
344	2024	Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan	Guru Shambhu	0
345	2025	Tumko Meri Kasam		50
346	2025	Metro... In Dino		0
347	2025	The Raja Saab	Panditji	0
348		American Blend		0
349		Untitled Sooraj & Ayushmann Movie		0
350		Ayushmann khurrana untitled		100
351	2025	The Bengal Files: Right to Life		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1992	Aap Ki Adalat	Himself	43
2	1994	ER	Ajay Rasgotra	78
3	2002	Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai	Himself	60
4	2002	Spooks	Harakat	77
5	2004	Indian Idol	Self	61
6	2009	India's Got Talent	Self	57
7	2013	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Self	70
8	2014	The Anupam Kher Show	Host	73
9	2014	The Men In Blazers Show	Self	65
10	2015	Sense8	Sanyam Dandekar	78
11	2016	The Kapil Sharma Show	Himself	71
12	2016	The Kapil Sharma Show	Self	71
13	2017	The Indian Detective	Stanley D'Mello	65
14	2018	New Amsterdam	Vijay Kapoor	84
15	2018	Mrs Wilson	Shahbaz Karim	70
16	2023	Trial by Fire	Captain Hardeep Bedi	79
17	2023	The Romantics	Self	64
18	2023	The Freelancer	Dr. Arif Khan	70
19	2024	The Great Indian Kapil Show	Self	69
20	2025	The Roshans	Self	81