If you are a cinema fan and have been closely following the career of Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, you get to know that the actor played some of the most exceptional roles that no one ever can come close to. Delivering excellence one after another, the actor dropped jaw-dropping content for more than 4 decades. The same he did recently when he portrayed the lead in the Kashmir Files. Honored with Padma Bhushan and National award, the actor not just slips in the skin of the role but also lives it. As the appreciation post for the actor here we bring you the top 10 out of the average movies of Anupam Kher:
1. Saaransh: Helmed by Mahesh Bhatt, Saaransh marked the Bollywood debut of Anupam Kher, and made his mark with right that movie. Being just an actor in his mid-30s the actor aced the role of a father who loses his son too early and then struggles to find the motive of his living.
2. A Wednesday: One of the most underrated Gems of the Bollywood industry, A Wednesday is a treat for all the cinema fans out there. The movie captured Anupam playing the role of high profile Maharashtra police officer, who bring heaven and hell together to find the guy who threatens him for busting the city.
3. Khosla Ka Ghosla: Anupam has not just mastered the art of playing more series and unconventional roles but he has also aced the trick of slipping in the role of a comic role and the same he did when he played Khosla Ji in Khosla Ka Ghosla. In the movie, he played the role of a middle-class Delhi man who fall into fraud after he puts all his money to buy land where he aims to build his dream office.
4. Karma: It is impossible to imagine a sweet and innocent-looking guy like Anupam playing the role of a villain. But he left a mark on our minds when he played the role of Dr. Dang in Karma. Just like Mogamo, he also became one of the most celebrated villains of all time.
5. Daddy: The Kher-Bhatt duo once again came together for a 1989’s television film Daddy, made for the Channel Doordarshan. Daddy was the debut film of Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter Pooja Bhatt. The story revolves around the bond of a father and daughter who do not have such a good relationship due to various circumstances. However, later their relationship mends with each other’s love and support.
6. Hum Aapke Hai Kaun: Every time Kher portrays the role of a comic character, he either gives us stomach ache or makes us go aww, the same he did when he played to funky role of Madhuri Dixit’s father in Hum Apke Hai Kaun. His role gave a mixed bag of the emotion to the screens.
7. Apna Sapna Money Money: The movie went rather unnoticed for a lot of reasons – the absence of a big production banner, an ensemble cast of non-A-listed actors, and a weaker plot. Despite this, the film was successful on smaller screens and was regarded as a BO victory. The plot revolves around Satyabol Shastri (Anupam Kher) who is insistent on marrying his daughter Shivani to one of Sarju Maharaj’s sons, against her wish of marrying Arjun Fernandes, a Christian boy.
8. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge: If you think Amrish Puri played the iconic father in DDLJ, then you watch the movie again and admire the role of Anupam Kher as the father of Shah Rukh Khan aka Raj. Not only does Dharamvir asks Raj to pursue his love, he also stands by his side during the famous conflict in the end.
9. Darr: We’ve all seen this very popular psychological thriller because of Shah Rukh Khan’s famous negative character Rahul Mehra, the obsessed, psychotic lover and stalker of Kiran Malhotra who is otherwise married to Sunil Malhotra (Sunny Deol).
10. The Boy with the Topknot: It is a lesser-known fact that Anupam Kher received a BAFTA nomination for his performance in this movie, a feat that hasn’t been attained by many Indian actors. Based on journalist Sathnam Sanghera’s memoir of the same name, ‘The Boy With The Topknot’ also features another actor par brilliance that is Deepti Naval.
