Having a career spanning over three decades, Anupam Kher is an Indian film and theater actor, director, and producer who is best remembered for his portrayal of a middle-aged man in the 1984 drama Saransh, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The actor has been a part of various film industries and has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Chinese, and English language movies. The versatile has played comic as well as villainous roles, and has managed to wow to the audience with each of his performances. Few of his most notable works include Hum Aapke Hai Koun..!, Karma, Dil, Khosla Ka Ghosla, A Wednesday!, and Special 26.
Anupam Kher was the Chairperson of National School of Drama from 2001 to 2005, and Central Board of Film Certification from 2003-2004. He has founded his own acting school called Actor Prepares in 2005. Apart from appearing only on the big screen, Anupam Kher was seen in the Indian 2013 crime-thriller series 24 co-starring Anil Kapoor, and also hosted his own talk show The Anupam Kher Show - Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai in 2014.