Kirron Kher

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Kirron Kher
Image:Kironkher.jpg
Kiron Kher in Khamosh Pani: Silent Waters
Born June 14
Mumbai, India
Spouse(s) Anupam Kher (1985 - present)
Gautam Berry

Kirron Kher (Born June 14) is an Indian actress and TV host in Bollywood. She has lately changed her name from "Kiron" to "Kirron" due to beliefs in numerology.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Kirron Kher hosted three television shows called Purushkshetra, Kiron Kher Today and Jagte Raho with Kiron Kher, before doing Bollywood films. For her role in Devdas alongside Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai, she was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

Despite retiring from acting for fifteen years (1981 - 1996) in order to raise her son Sikander Kher and only playing in one movie (Pestonjee, 1988), she worked for her husband Anupam Kher as a costume designer and suggested the title for his movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).

At the Locarno International Film Festival 2003 she received the Bronze Leopard for her role in Khamosh Pani: Silent Waters. In October 2004 she had a guest appearance along with her husband in the American TV series ER playing Parminder Nagra's mother.

Despite playing mostly supporting roles, her list of successful movies includes Devdas (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004), Hum Tum (2004) and Veer-Zaara (2004). Her work in Rang De Basanti (2006) was a huge hit and her performance was praised. Her role in Fanaa (2006) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) were also praised.

[edit] Personal life

Her first marriage was with actor and businessman Gautam Berry, whom she divorced in 1985. She then married actor Anupam Kher and has one son, Sikander Kher.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
2007 Mummy-ji Filming
2007 Om Shanti Om Bela Makhija
2007 Apne Raavi Choudhary
2007 Just Married Mrs. Chaturvedi
2007 I See You Mrs. Dutt
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Kamaljeet Saran
2006 Fanaa Nafisa Ali Begum
2006 Rang De Basanti Mitro
2005 Mangal Pandey: The Rising Lol Bibi
2004 Veer-Zaara Mariam Hayaat Khan
2004 Hum Tum Parminder Prakash aka Bobby
2004 Main Hoon Na Madhu Sharma
2004 Khamosh Pani: Silent Waters Arjun
2004 Karz (film) Veero/Ayesha
2002 Devdas Sumitra
1999 Bariwali Banalata Won, National Film Award for Best Actress
2002 Darmiyan Zeenat Begum
2002 Sardari Begum Sardari Begum
1988 Pestonjee Soona Mistry
Awards
National Film Awards
Preceded by
Shabana Azmi
for Godmother 		Best Actress
for Bariwali
2000 		Succeeded by
Raveena Tandon
for Daman

[edit] External links

Kiron Kher at the Internet Movie Databasede:Kiron Kher pl:Kirron Kher

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