Kiron Kher

Biography

Kiron Kher was born on June 14, 1955, in Punjab, India as Kiran Thakar Singh. She is known for her work on Devdas (2002), Rang De Basanti (2006) and I'm Always Here (2004).

Kiron Kher

Kirron went to school in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, and completed her school education in Chandigarh. She then married Gautam Berry, a rich Mumbai-based businessman, in the first week of March 1979, and had a son, Sikandar Kher. In Mumbai, Kiran tried throughout the 1980s to get a foothold in the film industry, but without success.

Kiron Kher Film Career

Kirron Kher made her film debut in 1983 in the Punjabi feature film Aasra Pyar Da, After this, she took a hiatus from films until 1996. 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. 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. Kiron Kher Today and Jagte Raho with Kiron Kher, before doing Hindi films. Her comeback film was by Shyam Benegal, Sardari Begum (1996), which won her the Special Jury Award at the 1997 National Film Awards.