Kirron Kher
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Born | Kiran Thakar Singh Sandhu 14 June 1952 Bangalore, Mysore State, India[1] |
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouses | |
Children | Sikandar Kher (son) |
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Occupation |
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Kirron Anupam Kher (also Kiran
Early life
Kiran Thakar Singh Sandhu was born on 14 June 1952 in
Kirron has one brother and two sisters. Her brother, the artist Amardeep Singh Sandhu, died in 2003.[9] One of her sisters is the Arjuna Award–winning badminton player, Kanwal Thakar Kaur. Her other sister, Sharanjit Kaur Sandhu, is the wife of a retired senior officer of the Indian Navy.
Kirron went to school in
Career
Kirron made her film debut in 1983 in the Punjabi feature film Aasra Pyar Da, After this, she took a hiatus from films until 1996.[11] Between 1983 and 1996, she appeared in one film, Pestonjee (1987), in which she acted in a small role alongside her second husband Anupam Kher.
Her return to acting came in the mid–1990s, through theatre, with the play Saalgirah written by playwright Javed Siddiqui and directed by Feroz Abbas Khan.[3] She then hosted three television shows, starting with the short–lived Purushkshetra on Zee TV which got attention for bringing out the discussion of alternative sexuality for the first time, while also highlighting women's issues.[12] Kirron Kher Today and Jagte Raho with Kirron Kher, before doing Hindi films.[13]
Her comeback film was Sardari Begum (1996), directed by Shyam Benegal. Her performance received high critical acclaim and earned her the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film).
She then appeared in film director Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali film Bariwali (1999), to critical acclaim.[4] When she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the film, a controversy arose as a Bangla film actress, Rita Koiral, claimed that she had dubbed for the character of Kirron, making her an equal claimant to the award. Kirron refuted the charges claiming she spent hours rehearsing for her dialogue delivery, and the award was eventually not shared.[4]
In 2002, Kher appeared in
In
The 2004 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) paid tribute to Kher during its annual festival.[19][20]
In October 2004, Kher made a guest appearance, along with her husband, in the American TV series
In 2005, she played the role of Sunanda in the tele-serial Prratima on Sahara One channel, before which she had appeared in TV series like Dil Na Jaane Kyon (Zee TV), Isi Bahane, and Chausath Panne.[21]
Despite playing mostly supporting roles, her successful films include
Adding to her list of comical roles in 2008 she appeared in
Socio-political activism
Kirron Kher has been involved with non-profit movements such as Laadli (a campaign against
As a
Kirron Kher, BJP candidate, won in 2019 Indian general election Chandigarh constituency by a margin of 46,970 votes.[32][33]
Controversy
After a woman was gang raped by an auto rickshaw driver and his accomplices in Chandigarh in 2017, she suggested that women should avoid traveling with strangers, earning widespread criticism from the opposition and social media.[34][35]
Personal life
Kirron married Gautam Berry, a Mumbai–based businessman, in first week of March 1979, and had a son, Sikandar Kher.[36]
In Mumbai, Kirron tried throughout the 1980s to get a foothold in the film industry, but without success. While visiting producer after producer seeking a role in films, Kirron renewed her acquaintance with Anupam Kher, who was also a similarly struggling actor, and whom she had known slightly at university in Chandigarh.[37] Moving in the same theatre circles, they worked together in a play called Chandpuri Ki Champabai. In 1985, after Anupam had secured a break in films with Saaransh (1984), Kirron divorced her first husband.[38]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2014 | Punjab 1984 | Satwant Kaur (Shiva's mother) | Punjabi | |
Khoobsurat | Manju (Mili's mother) | Hindi | ||
Total Siyapaa | Asha's mother | |||
2012 | Ajab Gazabb Love | Rashmi Grewal | ||
2011 | Mummy Punjabi | Baby R. Arora | ||
2010 | Action Replayy | Bholi Devi | ||
Milenge Milenge | Tarot Card Reader | |||
Alexander the Great | Malayalam | |||
2009 | Kurbaan | Nasreen Aapa | Hindi | |
Kambakkht Ishq | Aunt Dolly | |||
2008 | Dostana | Mrs. Seema Acharya (Sam's mother) | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
Saas Bahu Aur Sensex | Binita Sen | [39] | ||
Singh Is Kinng | Rose Lady (Sonia's mother) | |||
2007 | Om Shanti Om | Bela Makhija (Om's mother) | ||
Apne | Raavi B. Choudhary | |||
Just Married | Shobha Chaturvedi | |||
2006 | I See You | Mrs. Dutt | ||
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Kamaljit 'Kamal' Saran | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | ||
Fanaa | Nafisa Ali Begum (Zooni's mother) | |||
Rang De Basanti | Mitro (DJ's Mother) | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | ||
2005 | Mangal Pandey: The Rising | Lol Bibi | ||
It Could Be You | Mrs. Dhillon | English | ||
2004 | Veer–Zaara | Mariam Hayaat Khan (Zaara's mother) | Hindi | |
Hum Tum | Parminder 'Bobby' Prakash (Rhea's mother) | |||
Main Hoon Na | Madhu Sharma | |||
Khamosh Pani | Veero/Ayesha Khan | Punjabi, Urdu | Lux Style Award for Best Film Actress | |
2002 | Karz: The Burden of Truth | Savitri Devi | Hindi | |
Devdas | Sumitra Chakraborty | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | ||
2001 | Ehsaas: The Feeling | Antra's mother | ||
1999 | Bariwali | Banalata | Bengali | National Film Award for Best Actress |
1997 | Darmiyaan: In Between | Zeenat Begum | Hindi / Assamese | |
1996 | Sardari Begum | Sardari Begum | Hindi
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National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film) |
1988 | Pestonjee | Soona Mistry | credited as Kirron Thakursingh–Kher | |
1983 | Aasra Pyaar Da | Sheela | Punjabi |
Television
Year | Program | Language | Role | Notes |
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2009–present | India's Got Talent | Hindi | Judge | |
2004 | ER | English | Mrs. Rasgotra | Episode: Damaged |
Prratima | Hindi | Sunanda Sukumar Roy | ||
1999–2000 | Kanyadaan |
Hindi | ||
1999 | Gubbare[40] | Hindi | ||
1988 | Isi Bahane | Hindi |
Awards and nominations
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- 1997: National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film): Sardari Begum
- 2000: National Film Award for Best Actress: Bariwali
- 2003: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress: Devdas (Nominated)
- 2003: IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress: Devdas
- 2003: Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress: Devdas (Nominated)
- 2003: Bollywood Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress: Devdas
- 2003: Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress: Devdas (Nominated)
- 2003: ]
- 2003: Karachi International Film Festival: Best Female Actor in a Leading Role: Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters)[41]
- 2003: Lux Style Award for Best Film Actress: Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters)
- 2005: Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress: Hum Tum (Nominated)
- 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female: Hum Tum (Nominated)
- 2005: Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Hum Tum (Nominated)
- 2005: Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress: Veer-Zaara
- 2007: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress: Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Nominated)
- 2007: IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress: Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Nominated)
- 2007: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress: Rang De Basanti (Nominated)
- 2007: IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress: Rang De Basanti (Nominated)
- 2007: Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress: Rang De Basanti
- 2007: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female: Rang De Basanti (Nominated)
- 2007: Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress: Rang De Basanti (Nominated)
- 2007: Bollywood Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress: Rang De Basanti
- 2009: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress: Dostana (Nominated)
- 2009: IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress: Dostana (Nominated)
- 2010: Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress: Dostana (Nominated)
- 2010: Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress: Kurbaan
- 2010: Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Kurbaan
- 2015: PTC Punjabi Film Awards: Best Actress (Critics): Punjab 1984
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External links
- Kiron Kher at IMDb