Kirron Kher Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Husband: Anupam Kher

Education: Post Graduate

Age: 64 Years

Bio
Full Name	Kiran Thakar Singh Kher
Profession	Actress, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 5”
Weight	in Kilograms- 68 kg in Pounds- 150 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	2009: Joined the BJP 2011: Campaigned for the BJP in the 2011 municipal corporation elections in Chandigarh 2014: In the Lok Sabha Elections, won the Chandigarh seat with 1,91,362 votes, defeating Congress' Pawan Bansal and AAP's Gul Panag 2019: Won the Lok Sabha elections from the Chandigarh Constituency for the second time
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 June 1955
Age (as in 2019)	64 Years
Birthplace	Punjab, India
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chandigarh, India
School	Not Known
College/University	Panjab University, Chandigarh
Educational Qualification	Master Of Arts (English Literature) From Department Of English, Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1973
Debut	Film: Aasra Pyaar Da (Punjabi, 1983) Television: Isi Bahane (Hindi, 1988)
Family	Father- Thakhar Singh Sandhu Mother- Diljit Kaur Brother- Amardeep Singh (Artist) Sister- Sharanjit Kaur Sandhu, Kanwal Thakar Singh (Badminton Player)
Religion	Sikhism
Address	H.No.23, Sector- 7-A, Chandigarh-160018
Hobbies	Horoscope, Jewellery
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Samosa, Punjabi Food
Favourite Colour	Off-whites
Favourite Actor(s)	Anupam Kher, Sunil Dutt
Favourite Actress	Nargis
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Gautam Berry (Businessman) Anupam Kher (Actor)
Husband	Gautam Berry (Businessman) Anupam Kher, Actor (Married 1985)
Children	Sons- Sikandar Kher, Actor (Born 31 October, 1981) Daughters- None
Style Quotient
Car	Mercedes Benz (2013 model)
Assets/Properties	Bank Deposit: Rs. 21 Crore Bonds/Shares: Rs. 1.39 Crore Vehicles: Worth Rs. 2 Crore Jewellery: Worth Rs. 4.85 Crore Commercial Building: Worth Rs. 5.5 Crore (in sector 17 E Chandigarh) Residential Buildings: Worth Rs. 10 Crore (in Chandigarh, Shimla, and Mumbai)
Money Factor
Salary (as a Member of Parliament)	Rs. 1 Lakh + Other Allowances
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 47.5 Crore (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kirron Kher

Does Kirron Kher smoke?: No

Does Kirron Kher drink alcohol?: No

She loves numerology and has changed her name from “Kiran” to “Kirron” in 2008.

In her childhood, she used to play badminton along with her sister Kanwal Thakar Kaur (Arjun Award-winning badminton player).

She tried to pursue her acting aspiration in Mumbai throughout the 1980s, but without success.

When she met Anupam Kher, he was also a struggling actor.

In 1985, Kirron and Anupam, both worked in a play called “Chadnpuri ki Champabai”.

In 1990s, she hosted three television shows – “Purushkshetra”, “Kiron Kher Today” and “Jagte Raho with Kiron Kher”.

In 1999, she won National Award for Best Actress for the Bengali Film “Bariwali” directed by Rituparno Ghosh.

In 2002, she was nominated for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the film “Devdas”.

In 2003, she won numerous international Awards for best Actress for the film “Khamosh Paani”.

She also made a guest appearance in an American TV series “ER”, in October 2004.

In 2006, she got her second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the film “Rang De Basanti”.

Kirron Kher appeared as judge in “India’s Got Talent” series in the year 2009.

She has been involved with a non-profit movement against female infanticide called “Laadli”.

In 2009, she joined the “Bhartiya Janata Party” (a political party).

In 2011, she also participated in Anti-Corruption Movement led by Anna Hazare.

She has been an admirer of Narendra Modi since long before he became Prime Minister of India.

For the General Elections, 2014, BJP declared her as the Lok Sabha Candidate from Chandigarh.

In May, 2014, she became the Member of Parliament (MP) from Chandigarh by defeating Pawan Kumar Bansal.

She promised a Film City for Chandigarh and Chandigarh Administration has accepted her proposal.

On 10 January 2019, she was caught on camera giving funny reactions during a Parliament session, which had gone viral on the internet.