Anupam Kher is a prolific Indian actor, director, and producer, born on March 7, 1955, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Anupam made his acting debut in 1982 in the movie ‘Aagman’. He came to prominence in ‘Saaransh’ (1984), ‘Karma’ (1986), and ‘Daddy’ (1989). Anupam has acted in approximately 500 Indian and international films, 100 plays, and many television shows as well. Among his many awards, he holds the record for most Filmfare Best Comedian Awards won for ‘Ram Lakhan’ (1989), ‘Lamhe’ (1991), ‘Khel’ (1992), ‘Darr’ (1993), and ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’ (1995), and the Millennium Honors Actor of the Decade (2000). He has won a National Film – Special Jury Award for ‘Daddy’ (1989), and a National Film – Special Jury Award for ‘Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara’. In 2004, Anupam was presented the Padma Shri Award from the Government of India, and in 2016, he was presented the Padma Bhushan. My favorite Anupam performances are, as a nervous con man in ‘Special 26’ (2013), and as grouchy technology wiz Shukla in ‘Baby’ (2015). He was recently seen in ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’, ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’,’ Judwaa 2’, and “The Big Sick’, an Oscar-nominated American movie. He was last seen as Manmohan Singh in ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’, and an American television show as a doctor, ‘New Amsterdam’. Anupam has been married to actress Kirron Kher since 1985.
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Anupam Kher talks about his father:
http://youtu.be/zeYahmxtyNY
