Anupam Kher

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Anupam Kher

Acting 71 March 7, 1955

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

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 p…

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Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

7.2 2012 Movie
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

8.5 1995 Movie
The Big Sick

The Big Sick

7.3 2017 Movie
Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

6.3 2002 Movie
Sense8

Sense8

7.7 2015 TV Show
Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai

7.5 2018 Movie
ER

ER

7.8 1994 TV Show
New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

8.3 2018 TV Show
The Kapil Sharma Show

The Kapil Sharma Show

7.0 2016 TV Show
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

5.9 2010 Movie
Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

7.3 2007 Movie
A Family Man

A Family Man

6.7 2016 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Yeh Prem Mol Liya

    Movie

  2. 2026
    Ramayana

    Movie Jatayu (voice)

  3. 2025
    Calorie

    Movie Mohan

  4. 2025
    The Bengal Files

    Movie M.K. Gandhi

  5. 2025
    Tanvi the Great

    Movie Col Pratap Raina

  6. 2025
    Metro... In Dino

    Movie Parimal

  7. 2025
    Tumko Meri Kasam

    Movie

  8. 2025
    The Roshans

    TV show Self

  9. 2025
    Emergency

    Movie Jayaprakash Narayan

  10. 2024
    Vijay 69

    Movie Vijay Mathew

  11. 2024
    The Signature

    Movie Arvind

  12. 2024
    Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan

    Movie Guru Shambhu

  13. 2024
    The Great Indian Kapil Show

    TV show Self

  14. 2024
    Kaagaz 2

    Movie Raj Narayan

  15. 2024
    Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay

    Movie

  16. 2023
    Brand Bollywood Downunder

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2023
    Tiger Nageswara Rao

    Movie Raghavendra Rajput

  2. 2023
    Ghost

    Movie

  3. 2023
    The Vaccine War

    Movie

  4. 2023
    The Freelancer

    TV show Dr. Arif Khan

  5. 2023
    Voice of Sathyanathan

    Movie President of India

  6. 2023
    IB 71

    Movie IB Chief N.S. Awasthi

  7. 2023
    The Romantics

    TV show Self

  8. 2023
    Shiv Shastri Balboa

    Movie Shiv Shastri

  9. 2023
    Trial by Fire

    TV show Captain Hardeep Bedi

  10. 2022
    Connect

    Movie Father Augustine

  11. 2022
    Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal

    Movie

  12. 2022
    Uunchai

    Movie Om Sharma

  13. 2022
    Karthikeya 2

    Movie Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak

  14. 2022
    The Kashmir Files

    Movie Pushkar Nath Pandit

  15. 2021
    Bhuj: The Day India Shook

    Movie Narrator

  16. 2021
    Happy Birthday

    Movie

  17. 2020
    The Relationship Manager

    Movie

  18. 2019
    One Day: Justice Delivered

    Movie Retired Judge Tyagi

  19. 2019
    Shongram

    Movie Old Karim

  20. 2019
    The Accidental Prime Minister

    Movie Manmohan Singh

  21. 2018
    Mrs Wilson

    TV show Shahbaz Karim

  22. 2018
    Hotel Mumbai

    Movie Chef Hemant Oberoi

  23. 2018
    New Amsterdam

    TV show Vijay Kapoor

  24. 2018
    Love Sonia

    Movie Baldev Pratap Singh