Anupam Kher

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.

Known For

Silver Linings Playbook Not in library

Silver Linings Playbook

2012

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Not in library

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1995

The Big Sick Not in library

The Big Sick

2017

Bend It Like Beckham Not in library

Bend It Like Beckham

2002

Sense8 Not in library

Sense8

2015

Hotel Mumbai Not in library

Hotel Mumbai

2019

New Amsterdam Not in library

New Amsterdam

2018

ER Not in library

ER

1994

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Not in library

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010

Lust, Caution Not in library

Lust, Caution

2007

Acting

2026 Fauzi
2026 Khosla Ka Ghosla 2 as Kamal Kishore Khosla
2025 Emergency as Jayaprakash Narayan
2025 Calorie as Mohan
2025 Metro... In Dino as Parimal
2025 Tumko Meri Kasam
2025 The Bengal Files as M.K. Gandhi
2025 Tanvi the Great as Col Pratap Raina
2025 The Roshans as Self (2 episodes) In Library
2024 The Signature as Arvind In Library
2024 Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay
2024 Kaagaz 2 as Raj Narayan In Library
2024 Vijay 69 as Vijay Mathew In Library
2024 Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan as Guru Shambhu In Library
2024 The Great Indian Kapil Show as Self (1 episode) In Library
2023 IB 71 as IB Chief N.S. Awasthi
2023 Ghost
2023 Brand Bollywood Downunder as Self
2023 Tiger Nageswara Rao as Raghavendra Rajput
2023 Voice of Sathyanathan as President of India
2023 Shiv Shastri Balboa as Shiv Shastri
2023 The Vaccine War
2023 The Freelancer as Dr. Arif Khan (7 episodes)
2023 Trial by Fire as Captain Hardeep Bedi (7 episodes)
2023 The Romantics as Self (4 episodes)
2022 The Kashmir Files as Pushkar Nath Pandit
2022 Connect as Father Augustine
2022 Karthikeya 2 as Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak
2022 Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
2022 Uunchai as Om Sharma
2021 Happy Birthday
2021 Bhuj: The Day India Shook as Narrator
2020 The Relationship Manager
2019 Shongram as Old Karim
2019 Hotel Mumbai as Chef Hemant Oberoi
2019 The Accidental Prime Minister as Manmohan Singh
2019 One Day: Justice Delivered as Retired Judge Tyagi
2018 Love Sonia as Baldev Pratap Singh
2018 Aiyaary as Tariq Ali
2018 Baa Baaa Black Sheep as Charudutt Sharma / Charlie
2018 Mrs Wilson as Shahbaz Karim (3 episodes)
2018 New Amsterdam as Vijay Kapoor (42 episodes)
2017 Snapshot Wedding as Vickram
2017 The Big Sick as Azmat Nanjiani
2017 Toilet: A Love Story as Kakka
2017 Naam Shabana as Om Prakash Shukla
2017 Judwaa 2 as Bakshi
2017 Indu Sarkar
2017 Ranchi Diaries
2017 The Boy with the Topknot as Sathnam's Father
2017 Kheer as nanu
2017 The Indian Detective as Stanley D'Mello (4 episodes)
2016 A Family Man as Dr. Savraj Singh
2016 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story as Paan Singh Dhoni
2016 Buddha in a Traffic Jam as Professor Jamshed Batki
2016 Saat Uchakkey as Diwan
2016 The Kapil Sharma Show as Himself (1 episode) In Library
2016 The Kapil Sharma Show as Self (3 episodes) In Library
2015 Roy as Mr. Grewal (cameo) Kabir's father
2015 Baby as Omprakash Shukla
2015 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo as Diwan Sahab / Bapu
2015 Dirty Politics as CBI officer Satya Prakash Mishra
2015 Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene
2015 Sense8 as Sanyam Dandekar (11 episodes)
2014 Total Siyapaa as Asha's father
2014 O Teri as Bilal Khawaja
2014 Singham Returns as Guruji
2014 Daawat-e-Ishq as Abdul Qadir
2014 Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya
2014 The Shaukeens
2014 Sonali Cable as Boss-Vaghela
2014 Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami as Purushottam Narayan Joshi
2014 Happy New Year as Manohar Sharma
2014 Super Nani as Mr. Sam “Sammy” (Bamboo)
2014 Awake: The Life of Yogananda as Narrator (voice)
2014 Main Tera Hero as Vikrant Singhal
2014 Gang of Ghosts as Raibahadur Seth Gendamal Hemraj
2014 The Anupam Kher Show as Host (25 episodes)
2014 The Men in Blazers Show as Self (1 episode)
2013 Special 26 as P.K Sharma
2013 Kalimannu as Himself
2013 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein as Latesh Bhai
2013 Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 as Joginder Armstrong / Dude G.
2013 Chashme Baddoor as Suryakant Ranjan / Chandrakant Ranjan
2013 Aurangzeb as Inspector Vijaykant Phogat
2013 Mai as Doctor
2013 Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke
2013 Mahabharat as Shakuni (voice)
2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self (3 episodes)
2012 Silver Linings Playbook as Dr. Cliff Patel
2012 Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum
2012 Jab Tak Hai Jaan as Mr. Thapar (Special Appearance)
2012 Chaar Din Ki Chandni
2012 Mr Bhatti on Chutti as Mr. Bhatti
2012 Krishna and Kamsa as Gargacharya (voice)
2012 Midnight's Children as Ghani
2012 Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein
2012 Welcome Back Gandhi
2011 Yeh Faasley as Devinder Devilal Dua
2011 Game as Kabir Malhotra
2011 Breakaway as Darvesh Singh
2011 Yamla Pagla Deewana as Joginder Singh Brar
2011 Chatur Singh Two Star as Raj Kumar Sinha
2011 Mausam as Maharaj Kishan
2011 Desi Boyz as Suresh Awasthi
2011 Pranayam as Achutha Menon
2011 The Desire: A Journey of a Woman
2011 Zokkomon
2011 Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande as Aggarwal
2011 Naughty @ 40 as Laxminarayan
2011 The Lion of Judah as Monty (voice)
2010 Striker as Inspector Farooque
2010 Lamhaa as Haji
2010 Dabangg as Dayal Babu
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Dia's Father
2010 Badmaash Company as Father
2010 Apartment as Tanha
2010 Admissions Open as Professor Tariq Siddiqui
2010 Nakshatra as Sharad
2010 Pyaar Impossible! as Abhay's father
2009 Sankat City as Faujdar
2009 Perfect Mismatch as Mr. Bhalla
2009 Victory as Ram Shekhawat
2009 Morning Walk as Joymohan
2009 Teree Sang: A Kidult Love Story as Judge (Guest Appearance)
2009 Yeh Mera India as Judge
2009 Wake Up Sid as Ram Mehra
2009 Dil Bole Hadippa! as Vikram Singh (Vicky)
2009 Tera Mera Ki Rishta as Meet's Father
2009 India's Got Talent as Self (1 episode)
2008 C Kkompany as Mr. Joshi
2008 God Tussi Great Ho as Mr. Prajapati
2008 Tahaan as Subhan Daar
2008 Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa as Vishwas Khurana
2008 A Wednesday! as Prakash Rathod
2008 Meerabai Not Out as Dr. Awasthi
2008 Dhoom Dadakka as Mungi Lal
2008 Gandhi Park as Sammy Phillip
2008 De Taali
2007 Heyy Babyy as Malhotra
2007 Laaga Chunari Mein Daag as Shivshankar Sahay
2007 Cinema Asia: India as Self
2007 Lust, Caution as Khalid Saiduddin
2007 Gauri The Unborn as Sudeep's dad
2007 Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro as Lama
2007 My Own Sky as Dr. Sathya
2007 The Other End of the Line as Rajeev Sethi
2007 Buddha Mar Gaya as Laxmikant 'LK' Kabadiya
2007 Kuttrapathirikai as Rajiv Gandhi
2007 Shakalaka Boom Boom
2007 Dhokha as Saeed
2006 Vivah as Harishchandra Bajpayee
2006 Khosla Ka Ghosla! as Kamal Kishore Khosla
2006 Chup Chup Ke as Jeetu's Father
2006 Jaan-E-Mann as Bonney Kapoor
2006 Hope and a Little Sugar
2006 Aap Ki Khatir as Arjun Khanna
2006 Shaadi Se Pehle
2006 Prateeksha as James Brown
2006 Rang De Basanti as Rajnath Singhania
2005 Sarkar as Motilal Khurana
2005 The Mistress of Spices as Geeta's Grandfather
2005 Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara as Uttam Chaudhury
2005 Main Aisa Hi Hoon as Dayanath Trivedi
2005 Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
2005 Paheli as Bhanwarlal
2005 Yaraan Naal Baharaan
2005 Kyaa Kool Hai Hum as Dr. S. Screwvvala
2004 Veer-Zaara as Zakir Ahmed
2004 Bride & Prejudice as Chaman Bakshi
2004 Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart as Karam Jindal
2004 Aabra Ka Daabra as Limbu
2004 Shart: The Challenge as Dr. Mathur
2004 Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin as Bhairav Chaudhary
2004 Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story as John Uncle
2004 Indian Idol as Self (2 episodes) In Library
2003 Jaal: The Trap as R. K. Sharma/Captain Rashid
2003 Ek Alag Mausam as Dr Machado
2003 Banana Brothers
2002 Bend It Like Beckham as Mr. Bhamra
2002 Yeh Hai Jalwa as Robin Singh
2002 Spooks as Harakat (1 episode)
2002 Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself (3 episodes)
2001 Jodi No. 1 as Rai Bahadur
2001 Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein as Deen Dayal
2001 Praja as Haji Mustafa
2001 Little John as Swamiji
2001 Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta as Tejpal Singh
2000 Mohabbatein as Kake
2000 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai as Mr. Saxena / Sirjee
2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai as Muttu Pillai
2000 Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge as Vicky Nath
2000 Kya Kehna as Gulshan Bakshi
2000 Refugee as Jan Mohammad
2000 Dhadkan as Digvijay Varma
2000 Anjaane
2000 Shikaar
2000 Ghaath as Ramakant Patil
2000 Dil Hi Dil Mein as Col. Renah Abdulla
2000 Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke as Ronak Grewal
2000 Aaghaaz
1999 Haseena Maan Jaayegi as Gulzarilal Verma
1999 Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain as Mr. Vishwanath, Vijay's father
1999 Kadhalar Dhinam as the man talking with Raja in railway station (Hindi Ver)
1999 Sooryavansham as Dharmendra
1998 Tirchhi Topiwale
1998 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan as Commissioner Shyamlal Tripathi
1998 China Gate as Seniro Army Official
1998 Mother of 1084 as Dibyanath Chatterjee
1998 Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate as Rashid Khan
1998 Doli Saja Ke Rakhna as Mr. Bansal
1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Principal Malhotra
1998 Saat Rang Ke Sapne as Bhanu
1998 Swami Vivekananda as Station master
1998 Zor
1998 Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai as Dadaji
1998 Salaakhen as Sachidanand Agnihotri
1997 Uff! Yeh Mohabbat
1997 Ziddi as Advocate Ashok Pradhan
1997 V.I.P as Priya's father
1997 Aflatoon as Vidya Prakash
1997 ...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
1997 Sanam as Seth Yashpal Anand
1997 Gudgudee as Ajay Prasad
1997 Agnichakra as Dhanraj
1997 Mere Sapno Ki Rani as Lakhan Nehle
1997 Judwaa
1996 Maahir as Balwant Rai
1996 Nirbhay as Ashok Sinha
1996 Chaahat as Shambunath Singh Rathore
1996 Papa Kahte Hain
1996 Shastra as Shanti Prasad
1996 Prem Granth as Swami Dharam Bhooshan (Somen's dad)
1996 Mr. Bechara as Dr. Dayanand
1996 Vishwasghaat as Dr. Khurana
1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Dharamvir Malhotra
1995 Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! as President of India / Nathuram
1995 Zamaana Deewana as Kamdev Singh (KD)
1995 Dushmani: A Violent Love Story as Oberoi
1995 Janam Kundli as Mahendra Prasad
1995 Ram Shastra as Dhonga the great
1995 Dil Ka Doctor
1994 1942: A Love Story as Raghuvir Pathak
1994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as Prof. Siddharth Chaudhary
1994 Chaand Kaa Tukdaa as Hasmukh Khurana
1994 Insaniyat as Brijbhan
1994 Pehla Pehla Pyar as Anand
1994 Saajan Ka Ghar as Mr. Dhanraj
1994 Maha Shaktishaali
1994 Karan as Pawan Puri
1994 Ikke Pe Ikka
1994 Eena Meena Deeka as Ujjwal Raja Bully
1994 ER as Ajay Rasgotra (1 episode)
1993 Sainik as Retd. Colonel Yashpal Dutt
1993 Aaj Kie Aurat as Edictr Arun Saxena
1993 Tadipaar as Kader Bhai
1993 Parampara as Gora Shankar
1993 Dil Tera Aashiq as Thakur Ranbir Singh Chaudhary
1993 Kayda Kanoon as Sinha
1993 Hum Hain Kamaal Ke
1993 Khal Nayak as Ishwar Girdhar Pandey
1993 Gumrah as Prakash Chadha
1993 Dil Ki Baazi as Daulatram
1993 Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja as Jagmohan "Jugran" Laal / Manmohan Laal
1993 Izzat Ki Roti
1993 Lootere
1993 Shreemaan Aashique
1993 Meherbaan
1993 Aasoo Bane Angaarey as Shyamsunder (Radha's husband)
1993 Waqt Hamara Hai as Dinanath Sabkuchwala
1992 Darr as Vijay Awasti
1992 Apradhi as Heera
1992 Ek Ladka Ek Ladki as Bhagwati Prasad
1992 Shola Aur Shabnam as Major Inder Mohan Lahti
1992 Deedar as Arjun Pratap Saxena
1992 Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka
1992 Khel as Seema's Uncle
1992 Zindagi Ek Juaa as Jagjit 'JJ' Singh
1992 Humlaa as Jagtap
1992 Heer Ranjha as Kaedo
1992 Vansh as Krishnakant Dharmadhikari
1992 Aasmaan Se Gira as Mad person at the sanitarium
1992 Aap Ki Adalat as Himself (1 episode)
1991 Sau Crore
1991 Deshwasi as Raja Shamsher Singh
1991 Pyar Hua Chori Chori as Advocate Jhun Jhun Wala
1991 Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin as Seth Dharamchand
1991 Trinetra as Father Patrick
1991 Mast Kalandar
1991 Lamhe as Prem
1991 Hum as Inspector Giridhar
1991 Pratigyabadh as Tej Bahadur / Tejaa / Shersingh, Truck Driver
1991 Saudagar as Mandhari
1991 Haque as Bittu Singh
1991 Saathi as Inspector Kotwal / Sultan
1991 Aayee Milan Ki Raat as Bajrangi/Sumer Singh/Baldev Singh
1991 Jumma Chumma In London
1990 Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai
1990 Jamai Raja as Din Dayal Trivedi
1990 Dil as Hazari Prasad
1990 Kanoon Ki Zanjeer
1990 Izzatdaar as Jailor Mushtaque Ali
1990 Khatarnaak
1990 Aaj Ka Arjun as Police Inspector
1990 Nehru: The Jewel of India
1990 Awaargi as Lala Jamal Khan
1990 Jeene Do as Hardayal
1990 Sheshnaag as Bansi Lal
1990 Raiszaada as Jagannath
1990 Jeevan Ek Sanghursh as Devraj Kamat
1990 Naaka Bandi
1990 Kroadh as Inspector Vikram Shukla
1990 Indrajaalam as Maharashtra Chief Minister
1989 Main Tera Dushman as Thakur Dayalu
1989 Ladaai as Deendayal Sharma
1989 Nigahen: Nagina Part II as Gorakh Nath
1989 Ram Lakhan as Deodhar Shastri
1989 Chaalbaaz as Tribuvan
1989 Kanoon Apna Apna as Kabza Kanhaiyalal
1989 Daddy as Anand
1989 Chandni as Ramesh (Rohit's Brother- In - Law)
1989 Parinda as Inspector Prakash Nair
1989 Taaqatwar as Municipal Officer Sharma
1989 Main Azaad Hoon as Dalichand Jain
1989 Bees Saal Baad as Thakur
1989 Sachai Ki Taqat as DCP Agarwal
1989 Mahaadev
1989 Bhrashtachar as Purshottam
1989 Jaaydaad
1989 Aakhri Ghulam
1989 Paap Ka Ant as Minister Prajapati
1989 Tridev as Commissioner Mathur
1988 Tezaab as Shyamlal
1988 Vijay as Lala Yodhraj Bhalla
1988 Dayavan as Mr. Kohli
1988 Pestonjee as Pestonjee (Pesi)
1988 Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga as Bhuchaal
1988 Akarshan as Self
1988 Zakhmi Aurat as Advocate Mahendra Nath
1988 Shiva Shakti as D. C.
1988 Sone Pe Suhaaga as Justice Nyaychand Rastogi
1988 Kabzaa as Dagha Sahab
1988 Agnee as Shekavar
1988 Hatya as Surendra Mohan
1988 Falak as Jamuna Das,JD
1988 Tamacha as Dr.Mehata
1987 Uttar Dakshin as Ramniklal
1987 Kaash as Alok
1987 Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam as Dharamchand
1987 Satyamev Jayate as Advocate Amar N. Kaul
1987 Thikana as Anwar Ali (friendly appearance)
1987 Insaf Ki Pukar as Sohan Lal
1987 Mohre
1987 Sansar as Din Dayal Sharma
1987 Thrimoorthulu
1986 Aakhree Raasta as Mahesh Sandaliya
1986 Peechha Karro as Boss Number 1
1986 Karma as Dr. Michael Dang
1986 Kala Dhanda Goray Log as Jethia
1986 Jeeva as Inspector Dushant Singh
1986 Samundar as Rajeshwar Nath / Girija Shankar
1986 Allah Rakha as R. S. Khera
1986 Palay Khan
1985 Arjun as Shivkumar Chowgule
1985 Rao Saheb as Rao Saheb
1985 Jaanoo as Mr. Mathur
1985 Aitbaar as Public Prosecutor
1985 Janam as Virendra Desai
1985 Wafadaar
1984 Saaransh as B.V. Pradhan
1984 Utsav as Samsthanak's friend
1984 Jawaani as Surendra Malhotra
1982 Aagaman
The India House as Shyamji Krishna Varma
Untitled Anupam Kher movie as Rabindranath Tagore as Rabindranath Tagore
'Pratikshya' Hindi Remake as Father
The Last Show
American Blend
Yeh Prem Moh Maya Hai
Nautanki
Victoria No. 203 as Raja
Untitled Varanasi Project

Directing

2025 Tanvi the Great Director
2002 Om Jai Jagadish Director
Untitled Varanasi Project Director

Writing

2025 Tanvi the Great Writer
2025 Tanvi the Great Screenplay
2025 Tanvi the Great Dialogue
Untitled Varanasi Project Writer

Production

2025 Tanvi the Great Producer
2024 The Signature Co-Producer In Library
2017 Ranchi Diaries Producer
2009 Teree Sang: A Kidult Love Story Co-Producer
2000 Bariwali Producer
'Pratikshya' Hindi Remake Producer

Crew

2014 The Anupam Kher Show Presenter