Anupam Kher
Born: 1955-03-07 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Ramayana as Jatayu (voice)
- Yeh Prem Mol Liya
- Fauzi as Mahatma Gandhi
2025
- The Roshans as Self
- Emergency as Jayaprakash Narayan
- The Bengal Files as M.K. Gandhi
- Metro... In Dino as Parimal
- Calorie as Mohan
- Tanvi the Great as Col Pratap Raina
- Tumko Meri Kasam
2024
- The Great Indian Kapil Show as Self
- Vijay 69 as Vijay Mathew
- The Signature as Arvind
- Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay
- Kaagaz 2 as Raj Narayan
- Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan as Guru Shambhu
2023
- The Romantics as Self
- Trial by Fire as Captain Hardeep Bedi
- The Freelancer as Dr. Arif Khan
- Tiger Nageswara Rao as Raghavendra Rajput
- Brand Bollywood Downunder as Self
- Voice of Sathyanathan as President of India
- Ghost
- IB 71 as IB Chief N.S. Awasthi
- The Vaccine War
- Shiv Shastri Balboa as Shiv Shastri
2022
- The Kashmir Files as Pushkar Nath Pandit
- Connect as Father Augustine
- Karthikeya 2 as Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak
- Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
- Uunchai as Om Sharma
2021
- Happy Birthday
- Bhuj: The Day India Shook as Narrator
2019
- Hotel Mumbai as Chef Hemant Oberoi
- The Accidental Prime Minister as Manmohan Singh
- One Day: Justice Delivered as Retired Judge Tyagi
- Shongram as Old Karim
2018
- New Amsterdam as Vijay Kapoor
- Mrs Wilson as Shahbaz Karim
- Love Sonia as Baldev Pratap Singh
- Aiyaary as Tariq Ali
- Baa Baaa Black Sheep as Charudutt Sharma / Charlie
2017
- The Big Sick as Azmat Nanjiani
- The Indian Detective as Stanley D'Mello
- The Boy with the Topknot as Sathnam's Father
- Judwaa 2 as Bakshi
- Toilet: A Love Story as Kakka
- Naam Shabana as Om Prakash Shukla
- Ranchi Diaries
- Kheer as nanu
- Snapshot Wedding as Vickram
- Indu Sarkar
2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- A Family Man as Dr. Savraj Singh
- M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story as Paan Singh Dhoni
- Buddha in a Traffic Jam as Professor Jamshed Batki
- Saat Uchakkey as Diwan
2015
- Sense8 as Sanyam Dandekar
- Baby as Omprakash Shukla
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo as Diwan Sahab / Bapu
- Roy as Mr. Grewal (cameo) Kabir's father
- Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene
- Dirty Politics as CBI officer Satya Prakash Mishra
2014
- The Men in Blazers Show as Self
- The Anupam Kher Show as Host
- Happy New Year as Manohar Sharma
- Awake: The Life of Yogananda as Narrator (voice)
- Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya
- Singham Returns as Guruji
- Super Nani as Mr. Sam “Sammy” (Bamboo)
- Sonali Cable as Boss-Vaghela
- Main Tera Hero as Vikrant Singhal
- O Teri as Bilal Khawaja
- The Shaukeens as Laali
- Total Siyapaa as Asha's father
- Daawat-e-Ishq as Abdul Qadir
- Gang of Ghosts as Raibahadur Seth Gendamal Hemraj
- Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami as Purushottam Narayan Joshi
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- Chashme Baddoor as Suryakant Ranjan / Chandrakant Ranjan
- Special 26 as P.K Sharma
- Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 as Joginder Armstrong / Dude G.
- Kalimannu as Himself
- Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke
- Gori Tere Pyaar Mein as Latesh Bhai
- Mahabharat as Shakuni (voice)
- Mai as Doctor
- Aurangzeb as Inspector Vijaykant Phogat
2012
- Silver Linings Playbook as Dr. Cliff Patel
- Welcome Back Gandhi
- Jab Tak Hai Jaan as Mr. Thapar (Special Appearance)
- Midnight's Children as Ghani
- Krishna and Kamsa as Gargacharya (voice)
- Mr Bhatti on Chutti as Mr. Bhatti
- Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein
- Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum
- Chaar Din Ki Chandni
2011
- The Lion of Judah as Monty (voice)
- Breakaway as Darvesh Singh
- Chatur Singh Two Star as Raj Kumar Sinha
- Yeh Faasley as Devinder Devilal Dua
- Desi Boyz as Suresh Awasthi
- The Desire: A Journey of a Woman
- Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande as Aggarwal
- Mausam as Maharaj Kishan
- Yamla Pagla Deewana as Joginder Singh Brar
- Game as Kabir Malhotra
- Pranayam as Achutha Menon
- Naughty @ 40 as Laxminarayan
- Zokkomon
2010
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Dia's Father
- Dabangg as Dayal Babu
- Nakshatra as Sharad
- Pyaar Impossible! as Abhay's father
- Badmaash Company as Father
- Striker as Inspector Farooque
- Admissions Open as Professor Tariq Siddiqui
- Lamhaa as Haji
- Apartment as Tanha
2009
- India's Got Talent as Self
- Tera Mera Ki Rishta as Meet's Father
- Teree Sang: A Kidult Love Story as Judge (Guest Appearance)
- Wake Up Sid as Ram Mehra
- Dil Bole Hadippa! as Vikram Singh (Vicky)
- Yeh Mera India as Judge
- Morning Walk as Joymohan
- Perfect Mismatch as Mr. Bhalla
- Sankat City as Faujdar
- Victory as Ram Shekhawat
2008
- C Kkompany as Mr. Joshi
- Tahaan as Subhan Daar
- Gandhi Park as Sammy Phillip
- A Wednesday! as Prakash Rathod
- Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa as Vishwas Khurana
- Meerabai Not Out as Dr. Awasthi
- God Tussi Great Ho as Mr. Prajapati
- De Taali
- Dhoom Dadakka as Mungi Lal
2007
- Lust, Caution as Khalid Saiduddin
- The Other End of the Line as Rajeev Sethi
- My Own Sky as Dr. Sathya
- Heyy Babyy as Malhotra
- Dhokha as Saeed
- Laaga Chunari Mein Daag as Shivshankar Sahay
- Cinema Asia: India as Self
- Gauri The Unborn as Sudeep's dad
- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro as Lama
- Victoria No. 203 as Raja
- Kuttrapathirikai as Rajiv Gandhi
- Shakalaka Boom Boom
- Buddha Mar Gaya as Laxmikant 'LK' Kabadiya
2006
- Aap Ki Khatir as Arjun Khanna
- Rang De Basanti as Rajnath Singhania
- American Blend as Raj
- Vivah as Harishchandra Bajpayee
- Chup Chup Ke as Jeetu's Father
- Hope and a Little Sugar
- Prateeksha as James Brown
- Jaan-E-Mann as Bonney Kapoor
- Khosla Ka Ghosla! as Kamal Kishore Khosla
- Shaadi Se Pehle
2005
- The Mistress of Spices as Geeta's Grandfather
- Paheli as Bhanwarlal
- Sarkar as Motilal Khurana
- Main Aisa Hi Hoon as Dayanath Trivedi
- Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
- Yaraan Naal Baharaan
- Kyaa Kool Hai Hum as Dr. S. Screwvvala
- Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara as Uttam Chaudhury
2004
- Indian Idol as Self
- Bride & Prejudice as Chaman Bakshi
- Veer-Zaara as Zakir Ahmed
- Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story as John Uncle
- Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart as Karam Jindal
- Aabra Ka Daabra as Limbu
- Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin as Bhairav Chaudhary
- Shart: The Challenge as Dr. Mathur
2003
- Banana Brothers
- Jaal: The Trap as R. K. Sharma/Captain Rashid
- Ek Alag Mausam as Dr Machado
2002
- Spooks as Harakat
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself
- Bend It Like Beckham as Mr. Bhamra
- Om Jai Jagadish ... (Director)
- Yeh Hai Jalwa as Robin Singh
2001
- Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta as Tejpal Singh
- Jodi No. 1 as Rai Bahadur
- Little John as Swamiji
- Praja as Haji Mustafa
- Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein as Deen Dayal
2000
- Refugee as Jan Mohammad
- Mohabbatein as Kake
- Dhadkan as Digvijay Varma
- Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai as Mr. Saxena / Sirjee
- Dil Hi Dil Mein as Col. Renah Abdulla
- Aaghaaz as Balraj Nanda
- Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai as Muttu Pillai
- Shikaar
- Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke as Ronak Grewal
- Anjaane
- Kya Kehna as Gulshan Bakshi
- Bariwali ... (Producer)
- Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge as Vicky Nath
- Ghaath as Ramakant Patil
1999
- Kadhalar Dhinam as the man talking with Raja in railway station (Hindi Ver)
- Sooryavansham as Dharmendra
- Haseena Maan Jaayegi as Gulzarilal Verma
- Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain as Mr. Vishwanath, Vijay's father
1998
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Principal Malhotra
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan as Commissioner Shyamlal Tripathi
- Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate as Rashid Khan
- Zor as Uday Singh
- China Gate as Seniro Army Official
- Swami Vivekananda as Station master
- Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai as Dadaji
- Saat Rang Ke Sapne as Bhanu
- Doli Saja Ke Rakhna as Mr. Bansal
- Tirchhi Topiwale
- Mother of 1084 as Dibyanath Chatterjee
- Salaakhen as Sachidanand Agnihotri
1997
- Judwaa
- Aflatoon as Vidya Prakash
- Mere Sapno Ki Rani as Lakhan Nehle
- V.I.P as Priya's father
- ...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
- Gudgudee as Ajay Prasad
- Ziddi as Advocate Ashok Pradhan
- Sanam as Seth Yashpal Anand
- Agnichakra as Dhanraj
- Uff! Yeh Mohabbat
1996
- Prem Granth as Swami Dharam Bhooshan (Somen's dad)
- Chaahat as Shambunath Singh Rathore
- Mr. Bechara as Dr. Dayanand
- Shastra as Shanti Prasad
- Papa Kahte Hain
- Maahir as Balwant Rai
- Nirbhay as Ashok Sinha
- Vishwasghaat as Dr. Khurana
1995
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Dharamvir Malhotra
- Dushmani: A Violent Love Story as Oberoi
- Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! as President of India / Nathuram
- Zamaana Deewana as Kamdev Singh (KD)
- Ram Shastra as Dhonga the great
- Janam Kundli as Mahendra Prasad
- Dil Ka Doctor
1994
- ER as Ajay Rasgotra
- Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as Prof. Siddharth Chaudhary
- Pehla Pehla Pyar as Anand
- 1942: A Love Story as Raghuvir Pathak
- Saajan Ka Ghar as Mr. Dhanraj
- Maha Shaktishaali
- Karan as Pawan Puri
- Ikke Pe Ikka
- Eena Meena Deeka as Ujjwal Raja Bully
- Insaniyat as Brijbhan
- Chaand Kaa Tukdaa as Hasmukh Khurana
1993
- Darr as Vijay Awasti
- Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja as Jagmohan "Jugran" Laal / Manmohan Laal
- Waqt Hamara Hai as Dinanath Sabkuchwala
- Parampara as Gora Shankar
- Hum Hain Kamaal Ke
- Tadipaar as Kader Bhai
- Khal Nayak as Ishwar Girdhar Pandey
- Lootere
- Sainik as Retd. Colonel Yashpal Dutt
- Izzat Ki Roti
- Gumrah as Prakash Chadha
- Dil Tera Aashiq as Thakur Ranbir Singh Chaudhary
- Shreemaan Aashique
- Dil Ki Baazi as Daulatram
- Aasoo Bane Angaarey as Shyamsunder (Radha's husband)
- Aaj Kie Aurat as Edictr Arun Saxena
- Meherbaan
- Kayda Kanoon as Sinha
1992
- Aap Ki Adalat as Himself
- Vansh as Krishnakant Dharmadhikari
- Shola Aur Shabnam as Major Inder Mohan Lahti
- Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka
- Ek Ladka Ek Ladki as Bhagwati Prasad
- Zindagi Ek Juaa as Jagjit 'JJ' Singh
- Aasmaan Se Gira as Mad person at the sanitarium
- Heer Ranjha as Kaedo
- Khel as Seema's Uncle
- Deedar as Arjun Pratap Saxena
- Apradhi as Heera
- Humlaa as Jagtap
1991
- Ganga Jamuna Ki Lalkaar as Lala Vijay Awasthi
- Jumma Chumma In London
- Haque as Bittu Singh
- Lamhe as Prem
- Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin as Seth Dharamchand
- Aayee Milan Ki Raat as Bajrangi/Sumer Singh/Baldev Singh
- Pyar Hua Chori Chori as Advocate Jhun Jhun Wala
- Saudagar as Mandhari
- Hum as Inspector Giridhar
- Saathi as Inspector Kotwal / Sultan
- Trinetra as Father Patrick
- Sau Crore
- Pratigyabadh as Tej Bahadur / Tejaa / Shersingh, Truck Driver
- Mast Kalandar
- Deshwasi as Raja Shamsher Singh
1990
- Aaj Ka Arjun as Police Inspector
- Dil as Hazari Prasad
- Sheshnaag as Bansi Lal
- Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai
- Awaargi as Lala Jamal Khan
- Jamai Raja as Din Dayal Trivedi
- Jeene Do as Hardayal
- Izzatdaar as Jailor Mushtaque Ali
- Kroadh as Inspector Vikram Shukla
- Indrajaalam as Maharashtra Chief Minister
- Kanoon Ki Zanjeer
- Jeevan Ek Sanghursh as Devraj Kamat
- Nehru: The Jewel of India
- Raiszaada as Jagannath
- Naaka Bandi
- Khatarnaak
1989
- Nigahen: Nagina Part II as Gorakh Nath
- Ram Lakhan as Deodhar Shastri
- Chaalbaaz as Tribuvan
- Parinda as Inspector Prakash Nair
- Chandni as Ramesh (Rohit's Brother- In - Law)
- Main Tera Dushman as Thakur Dayalu
- Bees Saal Baad as Thakur
- Tridev as Commissioner Mathur
- Daddy as Anand
- Main Azaad Hoon as Dalichand Jain
- Kanoon Apna Apna as Kabza Kanhaiyalal
- Sachai Ki Taqat as DCP Agarwal
- Bhrashtachar as Purshottam
- Mahaadev
- Paap Ka Ant as Minister Prajapati
- Taaqatwar as Municipal Officer Sharma
- Aakhri Ghulam
- Jaaydaad
- Ladaai as Deendayal Sharma
1988
- Tamacha as Dr.Mehata
- Dayavan as Mr. Kohli
- Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga as Bhuchaal
- Sone Pe Suhaaga as Justice Nyaychand Rastogi
- Falak as Jamuna Das,JD
- Shiva Shakti as D. C.
- Tezaab as Shyamlal
- Kabzaa as Dagha Sahab
- Vijay as Lala Yodhraj Bhalla
- Zakhmi Aurat as Advocate Mahendra Nath
- Agnee as Shekavar
- Akarshan as Self
- Hatya as Surendra Mohan
- Pestonjee as Pestonjee (Pesi)
1987
- Zevar as Narendra Chowdhury
- Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam as Dharamchand
- Insaf Ki Pukar as Sohan Lal
- Kaash as Alok
- Thrimoorthulu
- Satyamev Jayate as Advocate Amar N. Kaul
- Thikana as Anwar Ali (friendly appearance)
- Uttar Dakshin as Ramniklal
- Mohre
- Sansar as Din Dayal Sharma
1986
- Peechha Karro as Boss Number 1
- Allah Rakha as R. S. Khera
- Aakhree Raasta as Mahesh Sandaliya
- Jeeva as Inspector Dushant Singh
- Samundar as Rajeshwar Nath / Girija Shankar
- Karma as Dr. Michael Dang
- Palay Khan
- Kala Dhanda Goray Log as Jethia