page_title: List of awards and nominations received by Anupam Kher
hierarchical_section_title: List of awards and nominations received by Anupam Kher
caption_attribution_description: Anupam Kher at 300th show of Anupam Kher's play 'Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai'
context_page_description: Anupam Kher is an Indian actor and the former Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards. He has appeared in over 500 films in several languages and many plays. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Saaransh. He holds the record for winning the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian five times in total for: Ram Lakhan, Lamhe, Khel, Darr and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. He won the National Film Award for Special Mention twice for his performances in Daddy and Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara. For his performance in the film Vijay, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
  Besides working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in many acclaimed international films such as the Golden Globe nominated Bend It Like Beckham, Ang Lee's Golden Lion–winning Lust, Caution, and David O. Russell's Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook. He received a BAFTA nomination for his supporting role in the British television sitcom The Boy With The Topknot.
  He has held the post of chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and the National School of Drama in India.
context_section_description: Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor and the former Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards. He has appeared in over 500 films in several languages and many plays. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in Saaransh (1984). He holds the record for winning the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian five times in total for: Ram Lakhan (1989), Lamhe (1991),  Khel (1992), Darr (1993) and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995). He won the National Film Award for Special Mention twice for his performances in Daddy (1989) and Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). For his performance in the film Vijay (1988), he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
  Besides working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in many acclaimed international films such as the Golden Globe nominated Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Ang Lee's Golden Lion–winning Lust, Caution (2007), and David O. Russell's Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook (2013). He received a BAFTA nomination for his supporting role in the British television sitcom The Boy With The Topknot (2018).
  He has held the post of chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and the National School of Drama in India. 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 cinema and arts.
caption: Kher in 2013
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