Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kheris an Indian actor who has appeared in 500 films and many plays. Mainly working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in acclaimed international films such as the 2002 Golden Globe nominated Bend It Like Beckham, Ang Lee's 2007 Golden Lion-winning Lust, Caution, and David O. Russell's 2013 Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook. Kher has won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role five times. For his performance in film Vijay he won the Filmfare...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 March 1948
CityShimla, India
CountryIndia
I cannot take away the fact I am a small-town boy from India, from a lower-middle class family, and was actually standing in front of De Niro - not on an equal level, but as an actor, on the same pedestal.
I still feel I belong to the theatre. There is nothing more challenging and exciting for an actor than performing before a live audience. The stage is the real testing ground for an actor.
I'm very happy doing what I'm doing; I don't think I'm prepared to devote my time to politics. When I am, I'd like to give it 100%. I'm not in the frame of mind, and I'm too greedy an actor to do that.
One time I nearly experienced failure was when I was acting in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun' in 1994. One day, I woke up and found that part of my face was paralysed.
When I staged the play and narrated my story to the audience, people found it amazing that after facing so many hardships, I have gone on to do 482 films.
Practice makes an actor excel. It is like cycling and motor driving. It is an art, which can be learnt and practised.
Success is boring... failure is exciting and more entertaining.
Actors in the film industry are usually wary of expressing their opinions on the issues of the day, politics especially.
I'm not a cribber, or someone who criticises. People who criticise are not doers. I'm a doer.
After working with Woody Allen, sharing screen space with De Niro was a dream come true.
As for my stand, I think it has become difficult in our country to be a Hindu and a liberal at the same time.
Being a popular director or actor's son can be frightening in this industry. What if you are not able to make it?
Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares.
I don't think that I will say that we are less talented in Bollywood, but our functioning is different. We cater to a different kind of audience.