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 enjoy being recognized. I'll be very sad if people stop recognizing me. I'll be very sad if I'm not interviewed, because that's a very amazing process.
I have never judged life. If I had, I would have been a complete mess...
I have played 50 different kinds of fathers and villains. Only mediocre actors play the part the same way.
I speak for Kashmiri pundits because injustice has been done to them, and the political discourse doesn't give them enough importance.
My first Hindi film as a leading man was Mahesh Bhatt's 'Saaransh,' which immediately established me as someone who knows the craft.
There are many brilliant actors, including our own Dilip Kumar, but Robert de Niro is something else.
You are never too old for applause. What's satisfying is that I'm being appreciated for what I was trained for.
Harper Collins gave me a letter of intent saying that they want me to pen down my autobiography. When I was recollecting the incidents of my life for that, I selected only those incidents which were turning points in my life. I staged it instead of writing it.
I am aware that as an actor, I can blame others for the failure of a film, the director, the script, choice of co-stars, timing of the release and so on. But now, as the director, I will have to shoulder all the blame.
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.
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.