Anupam Kher
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 7, 1955 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Fauzi | |
| 2026 | Khosla Ka Ghosla 2Kamal Kishore Khosla | |
| 2025 | EmergencyJayaprakash Narayan | |
| 2025 | CalorieMohan | |
| 2025 | Metro... In DinoParimal | |
| 2025 | Tumko Meri Kasam | |
| 2025 | The Bengal FilesM.K. Gandhi | |
| 2025 | Tanvi the GreatCol Pratap Raina | |
| 2025 | The RoshansSelf | |
| 2024 | The SignatureArvind | |
| 2024 | Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay | |
| 2024 | Kaagaz 2Raj Narayan | |
| 2024 | Vijay 69Vijay Mathew | |
| 2024 | Chhota Bheem and the Curse of DamyaanGuru Shambhu | |
| 2024 | The Great Indian Kapil ShowSelf | |
| 2023 | IB 71IB Chief N.S. Awasthi | |
| 2023 | Ghost | |
| 2023 | Brand Bollywood DownunderSelf | |
| 2023 | Tiger Nageswara RaoRaghavendra Rajput | |
| 2023 | Voice of SathyanathanPresident of India | |
| 2023 | Shiv Shastri BalboaShiv Shastri | |
| 2023 | The Vaccine War | |
| 2023 | The FreelancerDr. Arif Khan | |
| 2023 | Trial by FireCaptain Hardeep Bedi | |
| 2023 | The RomanticsSelf | |
| 2022 | The Kashmir FilesPushkar Nath Pandit | |
| 2022 | ConnectFather Augustine | |
| 2022 | Karthikeya 2Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak | |
| 2022 | Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal | |
| 2022 | UunchaiOm Sharma | |
| 2021 | Happy Birthday | |
| 2021 | Bhuj: The Day India ShookNarrator | |
| 2020 | The Relationship Manager | |
| 2019 | ShongramOld Karim | |
| 2019 | Hotel MumbaiChef Hemant Oberoi | |
| 2019 | The Accidental Prime MinisterManmohan Singh | |
| 2019 | One Day: Justice DeliveredRetired Judge Tyagi | |
| 2018 | Love SoniaBaldev Pratap Singh | |
| 2018 | AiyaaryTariq Ali | |
| 2018 | Baa Baaa Black SheepCharudutt Sharma / Charlie | |
| 2018 | Mrs WilsonShahbaz Karim | |
| 2018 | New AmsterdamVijay Kapoor | |
| 2017 | Snapshot WeddingVickram | |
| 2017 | The Big SickAzmat Nanjiani | |
| 2017 | Toilet: A Love StoryKakka | |
| 2017 | Naam ShabanaOm Prakash Shukla | |
| 2017 | Judwaa 2Bakshi | |
| 2017 | Indu Sarkar | |
| 2017 | Ranchi Diaries | |
| 2017 | The Boy with the TopknotSathnam's Father | |
| 2017 | Kheernanu | |
| 2017 | The Indian DetectiveStanley D'Mello | |
| 2016 | A Family ManDr. Savraj Singh | |
| 2016 | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryPaan Singh Dhoni | |
| 2016 | Buddha in a Traffic JamProfessor Jamshed Batki | |
| 2016 | Saat UchakkeyDiwan | |
| 2016 | The Kapil Sharma ShowHimself | |
| 2016 | The Kapil Sharma ShowSelf | |
| 2015 | RoyMr. Grewal (cameo) Kabir's father | |
| 2015 | BabyOmprakash Shukla | |
| 2015 | Prem Ratan Dhan PayoDiwan Sahab / Bapu | |
| 2015 | Dirty PoliticsCBI officer Satya Prakash Mishra | |
| 2015 | Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene | |
| 2015 | Sense8Sanyam Dandekar | |
| 2014 | Total SiyapaaAsha's father | |
| 2014 | O TeriBilal Khawaja | |
| 2014 | Singham ReturnsGuruji | |
| 2014 | Daawat-e-IshqAbdul Qadir | |
| 2014 | Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya | |
| 2014 | The Shaukeens | |
| 2014 | Sonali CableBoss-Vaghela | |
| 2014 | Ekkees Toppon Ki SalaamiPurushottam Narayan Joshi | |
| 2014 | Happy New YearManohar Sharma | |
| 2014 | Super NaniMr. Sam “Sammy” (Bamboo) | |
| 2014 | Awake: The Life of YoganandaNarrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Main Tera HeroVikrant Singhal | |
| 2014 | Gang of GhostsRaibahadur Seth Gendamal Hemraj | |
| 2014 | The Anupam Kher ShowHost | |
| 2014 | The Men in Blazers ShowSelf | |
| 2013 | Special 26P.K Sharma | |
| 2013 | KalimannuHimself | |
| 2013 | Gori Tere Pyaar MeinLatesh Bhai | |
| 2013 | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2Joginder Armstrong / Dude G. | |
| 2013 | Chashme BaddoorSuryakant Ranjan / Chandrakant Ranjan | |
| 2013 | AurangzebInspector Vijaykant Phogat | |
| 2013 | MaiDoctor | |
| 2013 | Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke | |
| 2013 | MahabharatShakuni (voice) | |
| 2013 | Comedy Nights with KapilSelf | |
| 2012 | Silver Linings PlaybookDr. Cliff Patel | |
| 2012 | Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum | |
| 2012 | Jab Tak Hai JaanMr. Thapar (Special Appearance) | |
| 2012 | Chaar Din Ki Chandni | |
| 2012 | Mr Bhatti on ChuttiMr. Bhatti | |
| 2012 | Krishna and KamsaGargacharya (voice) | |
| 2012 | Midnight's ChildrenGhani | |
| 2012 | Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein | |
| 2012 | Welcome Back Gandhi | |
| 2011 | Yeh FaasleyDevinder Devilal Dua | |
| 2011 | GameKabir Malhotra | |
| 2011 | BreakawayDarvesh Singh | |
| 2011 | Yamla Pagla DeewanaJoginder Singh Brar | |
| 2011 | Chatur Singh Two StarRaj Kumar Sinha | |
| 2011 | MausamMaharaj Kishan | |
| 2011 | Desi BoyzSuresh Awasthi | |
| 2011 | PranayamAchutha Menon | |
| 2011 | The Desire: A Journey of a Woman | |
| 2011 | Zokkomon | |
| 2011 | Sahi Dhandhe Galat BandeAggarwal | |
| 2011 | Naughty @ 40Laxminarayan | |
| 2011 | The Lion of JudahMonty (voice) | |
| 2010 | StrikerInspector Farooque | |
| 2010 | LamhaaHaji | |
| 2010 | DabanggDayal Babu | |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerDia's Father | |
| 2010 | Badmaash CompanyFather | |
| 2010 | ApartmentTanha | |
| 2010 | Admissions OpenProfessor Tariq Siddiqui | |
| 2010 | NakshatraSharad | |
| 2010 | Pyaar Impossible!Abhay's father | |
| 2009 | Sankat CityFaujdar | |
| 2009 | Perfect MismatchMr. Bhalla | |
| 2009 | VictoryRam Shekhawat | |
| 2009 | Morning WalkJoymohan | |
| 2009 | Teree Sang: A Kidult Love StoryJudge (Guest Appearance) | |
| 2009 | Yeh Mera IndiaJudge | |
| 2009 | Wake Up SidRam Mehra | |
| 2009 | Dil Bole Hadippa!Vikram Singh (Vicky) | |
| 2009 | Tera Mera Ki RishtaMeet's Father | |
| 2009 | India's Got TalentSelf | |
| 2008 | C KkompanyMr. Joshi | |
| 2008 | God Tussi Great HoMr. Prajapati | |
| 2008 | TahaanSubhan Daar | |
| 2008 | Rama Rama Kya Hai DramaaaVishwas Khurana | |
| 2008 | A Wednesday!Prakash Rathod | |
| 2008 | Meerabai Not OutDr. Awasthi | |
| 2008 | Dhoom DadakkaMungi Lal | |
| 2008 | Gandhi ParkSammy Phillip | |
| 2008 | De Taali | |
| 2007 | Heyy BabyyMalhotra | |
| 2007 | Laaga Chunari Mein DaagShivshankar Sahay | |
| 2007 | Cinema Asia: IndiaSelf | |
| 2007 | Lust, CautionKhalid Saiduddin | |
| 2007 | Gauri The UnbornSudeep's dad | |
| 2007 | Jaane Bhi Do YaaroLama | |
| 2007 | My Own SkyDr. Sathya | |
| 2007 | The Other End of the LineRajeev Sethi | |
| 2007 | Buddha Mar GayaLaxmikant 'LK' Kabadiya | |
| 2007 | KuttrapathirikaiRajiv Gandhi | |
| 2007 | Shakalaka Boom Boom | |
| 2007 | DhokhaSaeed | |
| 2006 | VivahHarishchandra Bajpayee | |
| 2006 | Khosla Ka Ghosla!Kamal Kishore Khosla | |
| 2006 | Chup Chup KeJeetu's Father | |
| 2006 | Jaan-E-MannBonney Kapoor | |
| 2006 | Hope and a Little Sugar | |
| 2006 | Aap Ki KhatirArjun Khanna | |
| 2006 | Shaadi Se Pehle | |
| 2006 | PrateekshaJames Brown | |
| 2006 | Rang De BasantiRajnath Singhania | |
| 2005 | SarkarMotilal Khurana | |
| 2005 | The Mistress of SpicesGeeta's Grandfather | |
| 2005 | Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin MaraUttam Chaudhury | |
| 2005 | Main Aisa Hi HoonDayanath Trivedi | |
| 2005 | Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya | |
| 2005 | PaheliBhanwarlal | |
| 2005 | Yaraan Naal Baharaan | |
| 2005 | Kyaa Kool Hai HumDr. S. Screwvvala | |
| 2004 | Veer-ZaaraZakir Ahmed | |
| 2004 | Bride & PrejudiceChaman Bakshi | |
| 2004 | Shukriya: Till Death Do Us ApartKaram Jindal | |
| 2004 | Aabra Ka DaabraLimbu | |
| 2004 | Shart: The ChallengeDr. Mathur | |
| 2004 | Meri Biwi Ka Jawab NahinBhairav Chaudhary | |
| 2004 | Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love StoryJohn Uncle | |
| 2004 | Indian IdolSelf | |
| 2003 | Jaal: The TrapR. K. Sharma/Captain Rashid | |
| 2003 | Ek Alag MausamDr Machado | |
| 2003 | Banana Brothers | |
| 2002 | Bend It Like BeckhamMr. Bhamra | |
| 2002 | Yeh Hai JalwaRobin Singh | |
| 2002 | SpooksHarakat | |
| 2002 | Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiHimself | |
| 2001 | Jodi No. 1Rai Bahadur | |
| 2001 | Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil MeinDeen Dayal | |
| 2001 | PrajaHaji Mustafa | |
| 2001 | Little JohnSwamiji | |
| 2001 | Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin BoltaTejpal Singh | |
| 2000 | MohabbateinKake | |
| 2000 | Kaho Naa... Pyaar HaiMr. Saxena / Sirjee | |
| 2000 | Hamara Dil Aapke Paas HaiMuttu Pillai | |
| 2000 | Dulhan Hum Le JayengeVicky Nath | |
| 2000 | Kya KehnaGulshan Bakshi | |
| 2000 | RefugeeJan Mohammad | |
| 2000 | DhadkanDigvijay Varma | |
| 2000 | Anjaane | |
| 2000 | Shikaar | |
| 2000 | GhaathRamakant Patil | |
| 2000 | Dil Hi Dil MeinCol. Renah Abdulla | |
| 2000 | Dhaai Akshar Prem KeRonak Grewal | |
| 2000 | Aaghaaz | |
| 1999 | Haseena Maan JaayegiGulzarilal Verma | |
| 1999 | Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte HainMr. Vishwanath, Vijay's father | |
| 1999 | Kadhalar Dhinamthe man talking with Raja in railway station (Hindi Ver) | |
| 1999 | SooryavanshamDharmendra | |
| 1998 | Tirchhi Topiwale | |
| 1998 | Bade Miyan Chote MiyanCommissioner Shyamlal Tripathi | |
| 1998 | China GateSeniro Army Official | |
| 1998 | Mother of 1084Dibyanath Chatterjee | |
| 1998 | Jhooth Bole Kauwa KaateRashid Khan | |
| 1998 | Doli Saja Ke RakhnaMr. Bansal | |
| 1998 | Kuch Kuch Hota HaiPrincipal Malhotra | |
| 1998 | Saat Rang Ke SapneBhanu | |
| 1998 | Swami VivekanandaStation master | |
| 1998 | Zor | |
| 1998 | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota HaiDadaji | |
| 1998 | SalaakhenSachidanand Agnihotri | |
| 1997 | Uff! Yeh Mohabbat | |
| 1997 | ZiddiAdvocate Ashok Pradhan | |
| 1997 | V.I.PPriya's father | |
| 1997 | AflatoonVidya Prakash | |
| 1997 | ...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya | |
| 1997 | SanamSeth Yashpal Anand | |
| 1997 | GudgudeeAjay Prasad | |
| 1997 | AgnichakraDhanraj | |
| 1997 | Mere Sapno Ki RaniLakhan Nehle | |
| 1997 | Judwaa | |
| 1996 | MaahirBalwant Rai | |
| 1996 | NirbhayAshok Sinha | |
| 1996 | ChaahatShambunath Singh Rathore | |
| 1996 | Papa Kahte Hain | |
| 1996 | ShastraShanti Prasad | |
| 1996 | Prem GranthSwami Dharam Bhooshan (Somen's dad) | |
| 1996 | Mr. BecharaDr. Dayanand | |
| 1996 | VishwasghaatDr. Khurana | |
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le JayengeDharamvir Malhotra | |
| 1995 | Zamaana DeewanaKamdev Singh (KD) | |
| 1995 | Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!President of India / Nathuram | |
| 1995 | Dushmani: A Violent Love StoryOberoi | |
| 1995 | Ram ShastraDhonga the great | |
| 1995 | Janam KundliMahendra Prasad | |
| 1995 | Dil Ka Doctor | |
| 1994 | 1942: A Love StoryRaghuvir Pathak | |
| 1994 | Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!Prof. Siddharth Chaudhary | |
| 1994 | Chaand Kaa TukdaaHasmukh Khurana | |
| 1994 | InsaniyatBrijbhan | |
| 1994 | Pehla Pehla PyarAnand | |
| 1994 | Saajan Ka GharMr. Dhanraj | |
| 1994 | Maha Shaktishaali | |
| 1994 | KaranPawan Puri | |
| 1994 | Ikke Pe Ikka | |
| 1994 | Eena Meena DeekaUjjwal Raja Bully | |
| 1994 | ERAjay Rasgotra | |
| 1993 | DarrVijay Awasti | |
| 1993 | SainikRetd. Colonel Yashpal Dutt | |
| 1993 | Aaj Kie AuratEdictr Arun Saxena | |
| 1993 | TadipaarKader Bhai | |
| 1993 | ParamparaGora Shankar | |
| 1993 | Dil Tera AashiqThakur Ranbir Singh Chaudhary | |
| 1993 | Kayda KanoonSinha | |
| 1993 | Hum Hain Kamaal Ke | |
| 1993 | Khal NayakIshwar Girdhar Pandey | |
| 1993 | GumrahPrakash Chadha | |
| 1993 | Dil Ki BaaziDaulatram | |
| 1993 | Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka RajaJagmohan "Jugran" Laal / Manmohan Laal | |
| 1993 | Izzat Ki Roti | |
| 1993 | Lootere | |
| 1993 | Shreemaan Aashique | |
| 1993 | Meherbaan | |
| 1993 | Aasoo Bane AngaareyShyamsunder (Radha's husband) | |
| 1993 | Waqt Hamara HaiDinanath Sabkuchwala | |
| 1992 | ApradhiHeera | |
| 1992 | Ek Ladka Ek LadkiBhagwati Prasad | |
| 1992 | Shola Aur ShabnamMajor Inder Mohan Lahti | |
| 1992 | DeedarArjun Pratap Saxena | |
| 1992 | Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka | |
| 1992 | KhelSeema's Uncle | |
| 1992 | Zindagi Ek JuaaJagjit 'JJ' Singh | |
| 1992 | HumlaaJagtap | |
| 1992 | Heer RanjhaKaedo | |
| 1992 | VanshKrishnakant Dharmadhikari | |
| 1992 | Aasmaan Se GiraMad person at the sanitarium | |
| 1992 | Aap Ki AdalatHimself | |
| 1991 | Sau Crore | |
| 1991 | DeshwasiRaja Shamsher Singh | |
| 1991 | Pyar Hua Chori ChoriAdvocate Jhun Jhun Wala | |
| 1991 | Dil Hai Ke Manta NahinSeth Dharamchand | |
| 1991 | TrinetraFather Patrick | |
| 1991 | Mast Kalandar | |
| 1991 | LamhePrem | |
| 1991 | HumInspector Giridhar | |
| 1991 | PratigyabadhTej Bahadur / Tejaa / Shersingh, Truck Driver | |
| 1991 | SaudagarMandhari | |
| 1991 | HaqueBittu Singh | |
| 1991 | SaathiInspector Kotwal / Sultan | |
| 1991 | Aayee Milan Ki RaatBajrangi/Sumer Singh/Baldev Singh | |
| 1991 | Jumma Chumma In London | |
| 1990 | Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai | |
| 1990 | Jamai RajaDin Dayal Trivedi | |
| 1990 | DilHazari Prasad | |
| 1990 | Kanoon Ki Zanjeer | |
| 1990 | IzzatdaarJailor Mushtaque Ali | |
| 1990 | Khatarnaak | |
| 1990 | Aaj Ka ArjunPolice Inspector | |
| 1990 | Nehru: The Jewel of India | |
| 1990 | AwaargiLala Jamal Khan | |
| 1990 | Jeene DoHardayal | |
| 1990 | SheshnaagBansi Lal | |
| 1990 | RaiszaadaJagannath | |
| 1990 | Jeevan Ek SanghurshDevraj Kamat | |
| 1990 | Naaka Bandi | |
| 1990 | KroadhInspector Vikram Shukla | |
| 1990 | IndrajaalamMaharashtra Chief Minister | |
| 1989 | Main Tera DushmanThakur Dayalu | |
| 1989 | LadaaiDeendayal Sharma | |
| 1989 | Nigahen: Nagina Part IIGorakh Nath | |
| 1989 | Ram LakhanDeodhar Shastri | |
| 1989 | ChaalbaazTribuvan | |
| 1989 | Kanoon Apna ApnaKabza Kanhaiyalal | |
| 1989 | DaddyAnand | |
| 1989 | ChandniRamesh (Rohit's Brother- In - Law) | |
| 1989 | ParindaInspector Prakash Nair | |
| 1989 | TaaqatwarMunicipal Officer Sharma | |
| 1989 | Main Azaad HoonDalichand Jain | |
| 1989 | Bees Saal BaadThakur | |
| 1989 | Sachai Ki TaqatDCP Agarwal | |
| 1989 | Mahaadev | |
| 1989 | BhrashtacharPurshottam | |
| 1989 | Jaaydaad | |
| 1989 | Aakhri Ghulam | |
| 1989 | Paap Ka AntMinister Prajapati | |
| 1989 | TridevCommissioner Mathur | |
| 1988 | TezaabShyamlal | |
| 1988 | VijayLala Yodhraj Bhalla | |
| 1988 | DayavanMr. Kohli | |
| 1988 | PestonjeePestonjee (Pesi) | |
| 1988 | Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar DoongaBhuchaal | |
| 1988 | AkarshanSelf | |
| 1988 | Zakhmi AuratAdvocate Mahendra Nath | |
| 1988 | Shiva ShaktiD. C. | |
| 1988 | Sone Pe SuhaagaJustice Nyaychand Rastogi | |
| 1988 | KabzaaDagha Sahab | |
| 1988 | AgneeShekavar | |
| 1988 | HatyaSurendra Mohan | |
| 1988 | FalakJamuna Das,JD | |
| 1988 | TamachaDr.Mehata | |
| 1987 | Uttar DakshinRamniklal | |
| 1987 | KaashAlok | |
| 1987 | Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein ShyamDharamchand | |
| 1987 | Satyamev JayateAdvocate Amar N. Kaul | |
| 1987 | ThikanaAnwar Ali (friendly appearance) | |
| 1987 | Insaf Ki PukarSohan Lal | |
| 1987 | Mohre | |
| 1987 | SansarDin Dayal Sharma | |
| 1987 | Thrimoorthulu | |
| 1986 | Aakhree RaastaMahesh Sandaliya | |
| 1986 | Peechha KarroBoss Number 1 | |
| 1986 | KarmaDr. Michael Dang | |
| 1986 | Kala Dhanda Goray LogJethia | |
| 1986 | JeevaInspector Dushant Singh | |
| 1986 | SamundarRajeshwar Nath / Girija Shankar | |
| 1986 | Allah RakhaR. S. Khera | |
| 1986 | Palay Khan | |
| 1985 | ArjunShivkumar Chowgule | |
| 1985 | Rao SahebRao Saheb | |
| 1985 | JaanooMr. Mathur | |
| 1985 | AitbaarPublic Prosecutor | |
| 1985 | JanamVirendra Desai | |
| 1985 | Wafadaar | |
| 1984 | SaaranshB.V. Pradhan | |
| 1984 | UtsavSamsthanak's friend | |
| 1984 | JawaaniSurendra Malhotra | |
| 1982 | Aagaman | |
| - | The India HouseShyamji Krishna Varma | |
| - | Untitled Anupam Kher movie as Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore | |
| - | 'Pratikshya' Hindi RemakeFather | |
| - | The Last Show | |
| - | American Blend | |
| - | Yeh Prem Mol Liya | |
| - | Nautanki | |
| - | Victoria No. 203Raja | |
| - | Untitled Varanasi Project |
| 2025 | Tanvi the GreatProducer | |
| 2024 | The SignatureCo-Producer | |
| 2017 | Ranchi DiariesProducer | |
| 2009 | Teree Sang: A Kidult Love StoryCo-Producer | |
| 2000 | BariwaliProducer | |
| - | 'Pratikshya' Hindi RemakeProducer |
| 2025 | Tanvi the GreatDirector | |
| 2002 | Om Jai JagadishDirector | |
| - | Untitled Varanasi ProjectDirector |
| 2025 | Tanvi the GreatWriter | |
| 2025 | Tanvi the GreatScreenplay | |
| 2025 | Tanvi the GreatDialogue | |
| - | Untitled Varanasi ProjectWriter |
| 2014 | The Anupam Kher ShowPresenter |