Anupam Kher Net Worth 2024

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Anupam Kher net worth 2024: Anupam Kher  is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi-language films. Considered one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, he has played a variety of characters 

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.

Early Life

Kher was born on 7 March 1955 in a Kashmiri Pandit family in Shimla. His father, Pushkar Nath Kher was a clerk in the forest department of Himachal Pradesh and his mother, Dulari Kher was a housewife.

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He was educated at D. A. V. School in Shimla. He studied economics at Government College, Sanjauli at the Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla, but dropped out to study Indian theatre at Panjab University, Chandigarh.

In 1978, Kher graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi. Some of his early roles were in plays performed at the Himachal Pradesh University.

 He taught drama in Raj Bisaria’s Bharatendu Natya Akademi in Lucknow for a small part in his directorial debut movie Sheeshay ka Ghar.

Career

Kher made his acting debut with Mahesh Bhatt-directed drama film Saaransh (1984), which marked Kher’s breakthrough role, Kher’s performance earned him widespread praise and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an elderly father.

Since then he starred in several other supporting roles. He was highly appreciated in negative roles in films such as Karma (1986), Tezaab (1988) and ChaalBaaz (1989). For Vijay, he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance.

In 1989, Ram Lakhan garnered him wider recognition for his comic performances and won him Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and for Daddy, he received universal acclaim and won a National Film Award – Special Jury Award and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.

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In later years, Kher was nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for films such as Dil (1990), Saudagar (1991), Lamhe (1991), Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994), Chaahat (1996), Special 26 (2013) and Uunchai (2022).

He nominated in category of Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991), Shola Aur Shabnam (1992), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000), and won for Khel (1992), Darr (1993) and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995).

Kher’s other acclaimed roles include Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006), Buddha Mar Gaya (2006), A Wednesday! (2008), Baby (2015), M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and The Kashmir Files (2022); for which he nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

Besides working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in international films such as the Golden Globe-nominated Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Ang Lee’s Golden Lion-winning NC-17 rated Lust, Caution (2007), David O. Russell’s Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Anthony Maras’ Hotel Mumbai (2019).

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He received a BAFTA nomination for his supporting role in the British television sitcom The Boy with the Topknot (2018).

He has previously served as the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and the National School of Drama in India.

 Kher was appointed Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in October 2017. His appointment was controversial, given his support for the Bharatiya Janata Party. A year later, he resigned as the chairman of the FTII, citing his work commitments for the American TV show New Amsterdam.

Personal life

Kher married actress Madhumalti Kapoor in 1979, but separated after a few years. In 1985, he married actress Kirron Kher who is a Member of Parliament from Chandigarh, belonging to the BJP. Her son, his stepson, is actor Sikandar Kher.

 In 2010, he was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the Pratham Education Foundation, which strives to improve children’s education in India.

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Kher is an ardent supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.

Anupam Kher net worth

Anupam Kher net worth is valued at $70 million. Kher was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in Philosophy of Hindu Studies by the Hindu University of America.

He ventured into directing with Om Jai Jagadish (2002) and has been a producer. He produced and starred in the film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). He received the Best Actor Award from the Karachi International Film Festival for his performance