Birthday Special: Anupam Kher And His Journey

Today is the birthday of Bollywood veteran actor Anupam Kher. Anupam Kher is an actor who endured and struggled as many rejections in the beginning of his career, he is as many top actors today. Anupam Kher got Limelight for the first time in 1984 when he played a 65-year-old man in the film Synopsis at the age of 29. Anupam's performance in the film received good response from the critics and the audience.

He worked in many films from 1985 to 1988, but he could not get success. But then Anupam did Tezaab and his character did wonders in it. Then Anupam contributed to many hit films. He gave excellent performances in films like Ram Lakhan, Chandni, Parinda, Chalbaaz, Dil, Beta and Der. Who am I to you. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Anupam won the hearts of the fans with his comic avatar in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

Anupam Kher has done two weddings. His first wife was Madhumalati. It is said that there was a lot of rift between the two and that was the reason why they got divorced, after Anupam married actress Kiran in the year 1985. Kiran and Anupam are one of the perfect couples of Bollywood today. This is also Kiran's second marriage, she was previously married to a Mumbai-based business man, who also has a son Sikander, who is an actor by profession. Due to his interest in acting, he started his journey with the National School of Drama in Delhi. After this he moved to Mumbai, but here Bollywood was not welcoming him openly. Anupam himself has said that he spent many nights sleeping at the station. But due to constant efforts, Anupam was able to see the way and slowly Bollywood too adopted him, started appreciating and see where Anupam is today.

In his four-decade career, he has tried his hand in each genre's films and characters. His list of hit films includes films like Dil, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, MS Dhoni, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Judwaa, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Der and Special 26. Apart from films, Anupam Kher has also worked in TV. He did shows like The Anupam Kher Show: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Saada ten crore ka. Along with this, he also produced TV shows and some films under his production house including Imtihaan (1994), Bengali film, Bariwali (2000), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara (2005) Tere Sang (2009).