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Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

64 movies on Netflix

Biography

Anupam Kher is an Indian actor, director, and producer whose career has centered on Hindi cinema. Born in Shimla in 1955, he graduated from the National School of Drama in 1978. His acting debut came with Mahesh Bhatt's Saaransh (1984), a drama in which he played an elderly father; it brought him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He became known for both villainous and comic supporting roles, winning Filmfare awards for his work in Darr (1993) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). He also appeared in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), A Wednesday! (2008), Special 26 (2013), and Uunchai (2022). His international credits include Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Lust, Caution (2007), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and The Big Sick (2017). He received a BAFTA nomination for the television film The Boy with the Topknot. Kher has also directed Om Jai Jagadish (2002) and produced films.

71years old

Turns 72 on March 7in 117 days

  • Born Shimla
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films
64
Career span
39 years1986 to 2025

Genres

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  1. Behind the camera

    Kher moved into directing with Om Jai Jagadish in 2002, and he has also worked as a producer. He produced and starred in Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara in 2005.

  2. Beyond film

    Anupam Kher made his playback debut for Anurag Basu's romantic musical Metro In Dino in 2025, a film that stood out among his other releases that year.

  3. Behind the camera

    In 2014, Kher wrote and starred in Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai, a play about his own life, and Feroz Abbas Khan directed it.

Anupam Kher movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Silver Linings Playbook2012 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Dr. Cliff Patel

    IMDb rating 7.7778K votes

  2. A Wednesday!2008 Action, Crime, Dramaas Prakash Rathod

    IMDb rating 8.187K votes

  3. M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story2016as Paan Singh Dhoni

    IMDb rating 8.077K votes

  4. Bend It Like Beckham2002as Mr. Bhamra

    IMDb rating 6.7124K votes

  5. The Big Sick2017as Azmat Nanjiani

    IMDb rating 7.5152K votes

  6. Special 262013as Sharma Ji

    IMDb rating 8.063K votes

  7. Khosla Ka Ghosla!2006as Kamal Kishore Khosla

    IMDb rating 8.228K votes

  8. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge1995as Dharamvir Malhotra

    IMDb rating 8.087K votes

Most often with

David Dhawan directed five of these films, Sooraj R. Barjatya four and Neeraj Pandey three. Two actors appear in nine of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Shah Rukh Khan, 9 films togetherSee the 9 films with Shah Rukh KhanSalman Khan, 9 films togetherSee the 9 films with Salman KhanShakti Kapoor, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Shakti KapoorAkshay Kumar, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Akshay KumarRajpal Yadav, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Rajpal YadavBoman Irani, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Boman IraniDavid DhawanDirector, 5 filmsSee the 5 films by David DhawanSooraj R. BarjatyaDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Sooraj R. BarjatyaNeeraj PandeyDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Neeraj Pandey

Films together

  • Shah Rukh Khan9 films together, 1993 to 2014
    Shah Rukh Khan's page
    • Happy New Year2014IMDb rating 5.1Kher as Manohar SharmaKhan as Charlie
    • Jab Tak Hai Jaan2012IMDb rating 6.7Kher as Meera's fatherKhan as Samar Anand
    • Heyy Babyy2007IMDb rating 6.1Kher as MalhotraKhan as Raj Malhotra
    • Paheli2005IMDb rating 6.4Kher as BhanwarlalKhan as Kishanlal / Ghost
    • Veer-Zaara2004IMDb rating 7.8Kher as Zakir AhmedKhan as Veer Pratap Singh
    • Mohabbatein2000IMDb rating 7.1Kher as KakeKhan as Raj Aryan Malhotra
    • Kuch Kuch Hota Hai1998IMDb rating 7.5Kher as Principal MalhotraKhan as Rahul Khanna
    • Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge1995IMDb rating 8.0Kher as Dharamvir MalhotraKhan as Raj Malhotra
    • Darr1993IMDb rating 7.6Kher as Vijay AwastiKhan as Rahul Mehra
  • Salman Khan9 films together, 1992 to 2015
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    • Prem Ratan Dhan Payo2015IMDb rating 4.5Kher as DiwanKhan as Prem Dilwale / Yuvraj Vijay Singh
    • Main Tera Hero2014IMDb rating 5.2Kher as VikrantKhan as Various Godvoice
    • Dabangg2010IMDb rating 6.3Kher as Dayal BabuKhan as Chulbul P. Pandey
    • Kuch Kuch Hota Hai1998IMDb rating 7.5Kher as Principal MalhotraKhan as Aman Mehra
    • Deewana Mastana1997IMDb rating 6.7Kher as Birju (Bunnu's dad)Khan as Prem (Special Appearance)
    • Judwaa1997IMDb rating 6.2Kher as Police Inspector VidyarthiKhan as Raja Patekar…
    • Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!1994IMDb rating 7.5Kher as Prof. Siddharth ChaudharyKhan as Prem
    • Dil Tera Aashiq1993IMDb rating 4.9Kher as Thakur Ranbir Singh ChaudharyKhan as Vijay Singh
    • Ek Ladka Ek Ladki1992IMDb rating 5.8Kher as Bhagwati PrasadKhan as Raja
  • Shakti Kapoor7 films together, 1993 to 2014
    Shakti Kapoor's page
    • Main Tera Hero2014IMDb rating 5.2Kher as VikrantKapoor as Johny
    • Chatur Singh Two Star2011IMDb rating 1.9Kher as Raj Kumar SinhaKapoor as Chingua
    • Naughty @ 402011IMDb rating 2.7Kher as Laxminarayan KapoorKapoor as Sharafat Ali
    • Chup Chup Ke2006IMDb rating 7.1Kher as Jaidev Prasad - Jeetu's fatherKapoor as Natwar Jhunjhunwala
    • Deewana Mastana1997IMDb rating 6.7Kher as Birju (Bunnu's dad)Kapoor as Neha's Uncle
    • Judwaa1997IMDb rating 6.2Kher as Police Inspector VidyarthiKapoor as Rangeela Prakash
    • Dil Tera Aashiq1993IMDb rating 4.9Kher as Thakur Ranbir Singh ChaudharyKapoor as Black Eye
  • Akshay Kumar6 films together, 2007 to 2017
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    • Naam Shabana2017IMDb rating 6.2Kher as Om Prakash ShuklaKumar as Ajay Singh Rajput
    • Toilet: A Love Story2017IMDb rating 7.2Kher as Dinanath Joshi (Kaka)Kumar as Keshav
    • The Shaukeens2014IMDb rating 4.8Kher as LaaliKumar as Akshay Kumar
    • Special 262013IMDb rating 8.0Kher as Sharma JiKumar as Ajay
    • Desi Boyz2011IMDb rating 5.7Kher as Suresh AwasthiKumar as Jignesh 'Jerry' Patel (Rocco)
    • Heyy Babyy2007IMDb rating 6.1Kher as MalhotraKumar as Aroush Mehra
  • Rajpal Yadav5 films together, 2005 to 2017
    Rajpal Yadav's page
    • Judwaa 22017IMDb rating 3.7Kher as Mr. Balraj BakshiYadav as Nandu
    • Gang of Ghosts2014IMDb rating 3.6Kher as GendamalYadav as Cook
    • Main Tera Hero2014IMDb rating 5.2Kher as VikrantYadav as Peter
    • Chup Chup Ke2006IMDb rating 7.1Kher as Jaidev Prasad - Jeetu's fatherYadav as Bandya
    • Paheli2005IMDb rating 6.4Kher as BhanwarlalYadav as Bhoja
  • Boman Irani5 films together, 2004 to 2022
    Boman Irani's page
    • Uunchai2022IMDb rating 7.0Kher as Om SharmaIrani as Javed Siddiqui
    • Happy New Year2014IMDb rating 5.1Kher as Manohar SharmaIrani as Tammy Irani
    • Heyy Babyy2007IMDb rating 6.1Kher as MalhotraIrani as Bharat Sahni
    • Khosla Ka Ghosla!2006IMDb rating 8.2Kher as Kamal Kishore KhoslaIrani as Kishan Khurana
    • Veer-Zaara2004IMDb rating 7.8Kher as Zakir AhmedIrani as Jahangir Hayaat Khan
  • David DhawanDirector, 5 films, 1997 to 2017
  • Sooraj R. BarjatyaDirector, 4 films, 1994 to 2022
  • Neeraj PandeyDirector, 3 films, 2008 to 2016
  • Also five films together1 more actor
    • Satish KaushikEmergency (2025), Kaagaz 2 (2024), Chatur Singh Two Star (2011), Desi Boyz (2011) and Deewana Mastana (1997)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Anupam Kher's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.0 billion

32 of the 64 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 64 films: 32 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 26 figure not found.

  • 32Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 26Figure not found

Top grosser

Silver Linings Playbook2012as Dr. Cliff Patel$236 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 71% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Silver Linings Playbook2012as Dr. Cliff Patel
    $236M23.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge1995as Dharamvir Malhotra
    $100M9.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!1994as Prof. Siddharth Chaudhary
    $82M7.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Bend It Like Beckham2002as Mr. Bhamra
    $77M7.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Lust, Caution2007as Khalid Saiduddin
    $67M6.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Prem Ratan Dhan Payo2015as Diwan
    $67M6.5% of the total
  7. 7
    The Big Sick2017as Azmat Nanjiani
    $56M5.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Dabangg2010as Dayal Babu
    $47M4.6% of the total
Judwaa 2 (2017), $34.5 millionVeer-Zaara (2004), $29.4 millionJab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), $27.9 millionSingham Returns (2014), $26.0 millionKuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), $25.7 millionBride & Prejudice (2004), $24.7 millionMohabbatein (2000), $20.0 millionSpecial 26 (2013), $18.0 millionHotel Mumbai (2018), $16.9 millionToilet: A Love Story (2017), $13.8 millionRang De Basanti (2006), $11.5 millionPaheli (2005), $11.0 millionWake Up Sid (2009), $11.0 millionChashme Baddoor (2013), $5.5 millionVivah (2006), $4.0 millionChup Chup Ke (2006), $3.9 million

$296 millionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 29% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2004 to 2016.

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Anupam Kher's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2016Padma BhushanWon
2004Padma Shri in artsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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