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Anupam Kher

Acting Born Mar 7, 1955 Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India 24 credits

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.

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Known for

ER

as Ajay Rasgotra

New Amsterdam

as Vijay Kapoor

The Great Indian Kapil Show

as Self

Indian Idol

as Self
Film

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

as Dharamvir Malhotra

ER

as Khalid Saiduddin

Full filmography

  • ER (1994) as Ajay Rasgotra
  • The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) as Himself
  • The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) as Self
  • New Amsterdam (2018) as Vijay Kapoor
  • Spooks (2002) as Harakat
  • The Great Indian Kapil Show (2024) as Self
  • Indian Idol (2004) as Self
  • Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013) as Self
  • Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) as Dharamvir Malhotra
  • Sense8 (2015) as Sanyam Dandekar
  • Lust, Caution (2007) as Khalid Saiduddin
  • Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2002) as Himself
  • Love Sonia (2018) as Baldev Pratap Singh
  • India's Got Talent (2009) as Self
  • Silver Linings Playbook (2012) as Dr. Cliff Patel
  • Veer-Zaara (2004) as Zakir Ahmed
  • Heer Ranjha (1992) as Kaedo
  • The Men in Blazers Show (2014) as Self
  • Mohabbatein (2000) as Kake
  • Vivah (2006) as Harishchandra Bajpayee
  • Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) as Principal Malhotra
  • Bend It Like Beckham (2002) as Mr. Bhamra
  • Special 26 (2013) as P.K Sharma
  • The Romantics (2023) as Self