Anupam Kher has played 540 roles in his long career.
Namrata Thakker picks 10 unusual parts on his stellar CV.
Playing Jayaprakash Narayan in Kangana Ranaut's Emergency is the latest.
Saaransh, 1984
Anupam was just 27 when he made his film debut playing a grieving 65-year-old father in this classic co-starring Rohini Hattangadi and Soni Razdan.
Karma, 1986
Who doesn't remember Dr Dang from Karma?
As a super-sinister villain, Anupam's performance was startling.
Ram Lakhan, 1989
As Madhuri's dad, Anupam brought comic relief even as he added layers to his greedy, sly, character.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, 1995
As SRK's dad, Anupam left us all wanting a 'Pops' like him in our lives: Funny, chill and your best friend for life.
Daddy, 1989
Anupam won his 1st National Film Award for playing an alcoholic father in this Pooja Bhatt starrer.
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara, 2005
Anupam plays a retired Hindi professor who suffers from dementia and believes he killed Gandhi; a role that won the actor a Special Jury Award at the National Film Awards.
Khosla Ka Ghosla!, 2007
Anupam is fantastic as a retired middle-class man from Delhi who loses his land to a crook, leaving him and his family stranded.
A Wednesday, 2008
Neeraj Pandey's acclaimed film had Anupam's Commissioner Prakash Rathod trying to stop bombings across Mumbai.
The Accidental Prime Minister, 2019
Critics panned the way he imitated Dr Manmohan Singh.
Vijay 69, 2024
Vijay, at 69 (Anupam's age), decides to compete in a triathlon.