Anupam Kher

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.

Selected Filmography

• ER(1994)TV Series · 1 epas Ajay Rasgotra
• The Kapil Sharma Show(2016)TV Series · 3 epsas Self
• New Amsterdam(2018)TV Series · 42 epsas Vijay Kapoor
• Spooks(2002)TV Series · 1 epas Harakat
• Indian Idol(2004)TV Series · 2 epsas Self
• Sense8(2015)TV Series · 11 epsas Sanyam Dandekar
• Lust, Caution(2007)as Khalid Saiduddin
• Ramayana(2026)as Jatayu (voice)
• Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge(1995)as Dharamvir Malhotra
• The Great Indian Kapil Show(2024)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Comedy Nights with Kapil(2013)TV Series · 3 epsas Self
• The Big Sick(2017)as Azmat Nanjiani
• India's Got Talent(2009)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Silver Linings Playbook(2012)as Dr. Cliff Patel
• Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai(2002)TV Series · 3 epsas Himself
• The Men in Blazers Show(2014)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Hotel Mumbai(2019)as Chef Hemant Oberoi
• The Roshans(2025)TV Series · 2 epsas Self
• A Family Man(2016)as Dr. Savraj Singh
• Mrs Wilson(2018)TV Series · 3 epsas Shahbaz Karim