Kher made his acting debut in the 1982 Hindi movie
Aagman. Then in 1984 came Saaransh, where he played a
late-age retired person having lost his son and never
looked back since then. He hosted TV shows such as Say
Na Something To Anupam Uncle and Sawaal Dus Crore Ka.
He has mainly done comic roles but has done many
villain roles for which he got critical acclaim such as
Karma (1986) where he played terrorist Dr. Dang. He was
applauded for his performance in the film Daddy (1989).
Considered one of his best performances, he received
the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Kher
is a frequent winner in the Comedian category. He has
also starred closely alongside Bollywood superstar
Shahrukh Khan multiple times, in many successful films
such as: Darr (1993), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
(1995), Chaahat (1996), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998),
Mohabbatein (2000) and Veer-Zaara (2004). He ventured
into directing with Om Jai Jagadish (2003) and is also
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 in the film. Kher is known
internationally with the films Bend It Like Beckham
(2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004), his appearance on
the hit TV show ER, and most recently in The Mistress
of Spices (2006) and Lust, Caution (2007). He also
starred in the 2005 Punjabi film Yaaran Naal Bahaaran
and "Tera Mera Ki Rishta". He also served as the
chairman of the Indian Film Censor Board until
recently, when he was replaced by Sharmila Tagore. He
is an alumnus of National School of Drama (1978 batch)
and later became its director, between 2001 and
2004. In 2007, Anupam Kher, with his batchmate of NSD,
Satish Kaushik,[2] started a new film production
company, 'Karol Bagh Productions', and their first
film, Tere Sang, is being directed by Satish
Kaushik.[3]

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