'''Anupam Kher''' est né le Sikander, lui même acteur. Anupam Kher a joué dans plus de 200 films.

==Carrière==
A l'instar de production bollywoodienne de ces 20 dernières années.

Il apprend la comédie à l'École Nationale de Théâtre (National School of Drama - New Delhi) où il obtient une médaille d'or. Il commence sa carrière par le théâtre.

Dès 1984 il obtient une récompense pour son rôle dans ''Saaransh'', un des premiers films dans lequel il tourne. ''Daddy'' (1989) lui vaut les faveurs de la critique. En 2002, ''Joue-la comme Beckham'' lui permet d'élargir le cercle de ses admirateurs.

Habitué aux seconds rôles, ses prestations n'en sont pas moins inoubliables. On retiendra particulièrement son rôle de père compréhensif dans ''Mahatma Gandhi.

Parallèlement à son métier d'acteur, il a longtemps occupé la place de directeur au sein du comité de censure indien.

Il a récemment été récompensé par le gouvernement indien pour sa contribution au cinéma national. Il reste un modèle pour de nombreux jeunes acteurs.

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'''Best Actor (critics)'''<br>1991 ''Best Comedian'''</br>1990 ''Ram Lakhan''</br>1992 ''Lamhe''</br>1993 ''Khel''</br>1994 ''Darr''</br>1996 ''Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge''
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'''Anupam Kher''' (Hindi: अनुपम खेर; born March 7, 1954) is an actor in Hindi films in India. He is a Kashmiri Pandit. He has acted in nearly 200 Bollywood films, and several English films.

==Biography==
===Career===
Kher made his acting debut in the Karma'' (1986) where he played terrorist Dr. Dang. He was applauded for his performance in the film ''Daddy'' (1989). Considered one of his best performances, he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Kher is a frequent winner in the Comedian category. 

He ventured into directing with ''Om Jai Jagadish'' (2003) and is also a producer. He produced and starred in the film ''Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'' (2005). He received the Best Actor Award from the Karachi International Film Festival for his performance in the film. 

Kher is known internationally with the films ''ER'' and most recently with ''The Mistress of Spices'' (2006).

He also starred in the 2005 Punjabi film ''Yaaran Naal Bahaaran''.

He also served as the chairman of the Indian Film Censor Board until recently, when he was replaced by Sharmila Tagore. He is an alumnus of National School of Drama (1978 batch) and later became its director, between 2001 and 2004.

In 2007, NSD, Satish Kaushik <ref>[http://nsd.gov.in/Annual_Report_2005-06.pdf NSD Graduates]</ref>, started a new film production company, 'Karol Bagh Productions', and their first film, ''Tere Sang'', is being directed by Satish Kaushik <ref>[http://www.indyarocks.com/movieplex/Bollywood-News-Ruslaan-makes-Satish-Kaushik-remember-Shekhar-Kapoor-796 Tere Sang interview]</ref>.

===Personal life===
Anupam Kher was unlucky with his marriage to Madhu but lucky second time when he married Kirron Kher. Kirron Kher was a divorcee with a son, Sikander . Sikander Kher is now making his debut in a Sanjay Gupta film. Anupam's brother Raju Kher is also an actor who appeared in his directorial debut ''Om Jai Jagadish'' and ''Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'' and many TV shows.