Happy Birthday Anupam Kher: Best Comedy Movies of the Versatile Actor You Should Not Miss

Happy birthday Anupam Kher: Anupam Kher is one of the finest actors of Bollywood. In a career spanning close to four decades, Anupam Kher has delivered dozens of hits and aced most of his roles with aplomb. Known for his versatility, Kher has garnered a huge fan base by doing content driven films. The veteran actor began his journey with Rajshri produced Saaransh and has worked with some of the best filmmakers in the Hindi film industry.

Anupam Kher’s versatility can be gauged from the fact that he can be the quirky father in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge or the diabolical villain in Karma. Although Kher cemented his place in the industry with his negative roles in the 80s and 90s, his work in comedy films is also notable.

In fact, Anupam Kher’s brilliant comic timing quickly established him as a popular choice for filmmakers like David Dhawan. On the eve of his 68th birthday, let’s take a look at some of his best comedy films.

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
   Anupam Kher played a major role in the iconic romantic comedy Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. The actor played the role of Dharamvir Malhotra, an NRI businessman based in London and father of Raj Malhotra, played by Shah Rukh Khan. He played the role of an uber-cool father in the film.
2. Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006)
   Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, Anupam Kher plays a middle-class man who falls into the trap of land grabbers and loses his life’s savings.
3. Special 26 (2013)
   Special 26, released in 2013, was based on the 1987 Opera House robbery in which a jeweler was raided by a group posing as Income Tax officials. The film received positive reviews from the audience and critics alike. Recently, Anupam Kher had also expressed his desire to work in its sequel.
4. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
   The film starred Anupam Kher as a jovial college dean who is constantly trying to impress Ms. Briganza. The famous phone call scene from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in which Anupam Kher’s character talks to Ms. Briganza, played by Archana Puran Singh, has become a popular meme.

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