Biography
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in over 500 films across Hindi cinema and international productions. Born on 7 March 1955 in Shimla, he trained at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, graduating in 1978. He made his film debut in Saaransh (1984).
Kher is known for roles in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Lust, Caution (2007) and The Big Sick (2017). He played Dr Cliff Patel in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Pushkar Nath Pandit in The Kashmir Files (2022).
He has received two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
