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...
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.
Actors in the film industry are usually wary of expressing their opinions on the issues of the day, politics especially.
After working with Woody Allen, sharing screen space with De Niro was a dream come true.
Being a popular director or actor's son can be frightening in this industry. What if you are not able to make it?
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.
I wrote a book on life coaching, because my life became my own reference point how to live.
I was born in a poor family, a lower middle class family. My father was a clerk in the forest department. I was very bad at studies. I was not very good at sports, also.