Anupam Kher is an acknowledged Bollywood actor, director and producer born on 7th March 1955, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. During his long career he has appeared in more than 500 films and numerous plays, but his most successful projects include films such as “Bend It Like Beckham” – nominated for a Golden Globe – “Lust, Caution”, which won a Golden Lion in 2007, and “Silver Linings Playbook” which won an Oscar in 2013. Kher has won numerous awards and acknowledgements, including the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role five times, and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Have you ever wondered how rich Anupam Kher is? According to sources it has been estimated that Anupam Kher’s overall net worth is $70 million, as of late 2017, accumulated through a prosperous acting career which set-off in the early ‘80s. Since he is still an active member of the entertainment industry, his net worth continues to increase.
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Anupam grew up in Shimla, in a family of modest means. After finishing his education at D.A.V. School in Shimla, he decided to enroll in the National School of Drama, where he perfected his acting skills. In the early years of his career, some of his roles were performed at the Himachal Pradesh University. Kher’s acting debut came with the 1982 Hindi movie “Aagman”, and soon followed “Saaransh” (1984). During this period he also hosted several television shows, including “Sawaal Dus Crore Ka”, “Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle” and “Lead India”. The late ‘80s were marked with roles in films such as “Karma” (1986), and “Daddy” (1989) for which he earned the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. His net worth was aell established.
During the ‘90s he appeared in films including “Darr”(1993), “Chaahat”(1996), “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”(1998) and “Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge”(1995), starring next to his superstar colleague Shahrukh Khan. Apart from his acting skills, Kher also ventured into producing and directing, with the films “Om Jai Jagadish”(2002) and “Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara”(2005) in which he also performed and which earned him the Best Actor Award from the Karachi International Film Festival. However, his international success came thanks to roles in “Bend It Like Beckham”, “Bride and Prejudice”, “Silver Linings Playbook” and an appearance in the TV show “ER”.
Apart from acting, he has served as chairman of the Indian Film Censor Board, and was the director of National School of Drama from 2001 to 2004. In 2007 Anupam and Satish Kaushik co-founded the “Karol Bagh Productions” film production company, and released their first film called “Tere Sang”. Four years later, Kher starred in what he claims to be one of the seven best films in his career – the romantic drama “Pranayam”. In 2014 he landed a role in British film “Shongram”, based on the event of the Bangladesh Liberation War, and some of his most recent activities include narrating the ABP News television documentary series “Bharatvarsh” in 2016, and the release of his first fiction project called “Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par” at the end of the same year.
Privately, Kher has been married to actress Kirron Kher since 1985. Kirron’s son from her previous relationship is also a known Indian actor – Sikandar Kher.
Full Name
Anupam Kher
Net Worth
$70 Million
Date Of Birth
March 7, 1955
Place Of Birth
Shimla, India
Height
1.7 m
Profession
Actor
Education
National School of Drama, D.A.V. School, Shimla
Nationality
Indian
Spouse
Kirron Kher
Children
Sikandar Kher
Parents
Pushkarnath Kher, Dulari Kher
Siblings
Raju Kher
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Awards
Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Filmfare Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film), Bollywood Movie Award – Best Comedian, Bollywood Movie Award – Bes...
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor, Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor, Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance, Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor, IIFA Award for Best Performance in...
Movies
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Saaransh, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Silver Linings Playbook, A Wednesday, Dil, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Karma, Bride and Prejudice, Special 26, Dirty Politics, Bend It Like Beckham, Darr, Hum, Total Siyapaa, Ram Lakhan, Veer-Z...
TV Shows
The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai
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{On the establishment of a new London training program, "Actor Prepares'] I am trying to kill off a certain style of clichéd Bollywood acting. It's already dying, so it is the right time to do this international school.
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Fact
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Dubbed for Poonam Dhillon's dad's character in the film Naam.
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Starred in the shelved movie,C.R.S.Productions "Aabroo" (1995) Starring Rishikesh,Rajeshwari,Biswajeet, Anupam Kher,Monica Mehra,Amit Chaddha,Ranjeet, Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, Directed by Harish Bhonsle, Reels:8.
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Starred in the shelved movie Sarathi Chitra's "Agnee Daor"(1996)Starring Ravi Behl,Indrani Banerjee,Kiran Kumar,Anupam Kher,Ishrat Ali,Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Music by Kalyanji Anandji, Directed by D.R. Kaushal.Reels:10.
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First wife's name was Madhumalati.
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Uncle to actress Vrinda Kher ( Raju Kher's daughter).
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Inlaws are actor Thakhar Singh Sandhu and Diljit Thakhar Sandhu. They appeared in the film Mummyji.
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Anupam Kher too struggled a lot and sometimes did not have money for even food. He would use his light complexion, baldness and ability to imitate and mimic people, specially foreigners. He would go to eating joints, speak like a foreigner, taste things to full belly and leave. And he says that people really mistook him for some foreigner and never asked for money.
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Son of Pushkarnath Kher.
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One of the founding members of People for Animals.
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Awarded the "Special National Jury Award" and the "Actor of the Decade Award" (Millennium Honours) among others, but he also holds the record as the only actor in the industry to have won eight consecutive Filmfare awards.
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In 1994 launched his own entertainment company.
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After attending the National School of Drama, he started his career in theater.
