Raju Kher is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n actor who has worked in Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 movies, as well as TV shows.

Personal life

Kher was born in Shimla

Shimla

Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...

, India. Ethnically, he is a Kashmiri

Kashmiri people

The Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...

 Pandit. He is the younger brother of actor Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...

.

Bollywood career

He has acted in various Bollywood movies, including his brother Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...

's directorial debut, Om Jai Jagdish. He acts in supporting roles and rarely takes the front role in Bollywood movies. He likes to act in critically acclaimed and serious films rather than box office blockbusters.

TV career

He has acted in many TV serials, including Hamari Betiyon Ka Vivah. He acts in comedy serials such as Fultoo Paagal Hai.

In the popular Hindi sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV. The show was first aired on 28 July 2008. The air-time of the show is from Monday to Friday at 8.30 p.m IST. The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay...

, he played the character of Mr. Chandaramani.

He directed the television serial Sanskar in 1999.

Filmography

Kaash

Kaash

Kaash is an Indian Bollywood domestic drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, released on 4 September 1987. The film stars Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia as a married couple, Ritesh and Pooja, who face a serious crisis after bankruptcy and marriage breakdown...

(1987)- Film Director aka Alas

Prem

Prem

Prem is a Sanskrit word meaning love. This word is also used in other languages including Assamese, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, and Telugu, and is commonly used as a male first name...

(1995)

Shyam Ghanshyam (1998)

Ghulam

Ghulam

Ghulam is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Vikram Bhatt and starring Aamir Khan. The film was inspired by Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront . It is the second remake of On the Waterfront after Kabzaa starring Sanjay Dutt...

(1998)

Heeralal Pannalal

Heeralal Pannalal (1999 film)

Heeralal Pannalal is a 1999 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Kawal Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Johnny Lever, Payal Malhotra, Mohan Joshi, Shakti Kapoor and Pramod Mautho-Plot:...

(1999)- Police Commissioner

Ghaath (2000)

Jungle (2000)- Mr Malhotra

Bub (2001)- Neighbour

Om Jai Jagadish

Om Jai Jagadish

Om Jai Jagadish is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by Anupam Kher and was his directorial debut. The film stars Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahima Chaudhry, Urmila Matondkar and Tara Sharma.- Synopsis :...

(2002)- Giri

Ab...Bas! (2004)- Mathur

Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara

Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara

Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara , is an Indian film, directed by Jahnu Barua and produced by Anupam Kher...

(2005)

Eight - Shani (2006)- Balwant

26 July at Barista (2008)

Delhi Belly (2011)

TV Filmography

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is a sitcom that airs on SAB TV. The show was first aired on 28 July 2008. The air-time of the show is from Monday to Friday at 8.30 p.m IST. The show is produced by Neela Telefilms and the series writers are Raju Odedra and Rajan Upadhyay...

 (2010) - Mr. Chandaramani

shriman shrimati

Shriman Shrimati

Shriman Shrimati is a 1982 Hindi film produced by B. Nagi Reddy and directed by Vijay Reddy. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee, A. K. Hangal, Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Roshan, Sarika and Lalita Pawar...

 (2008)

Fultoo Pagal Hai (2005)- Happy

Hamari Betiyon Ka Vivah (2008)- Khulbhushan Singh

Gopaljee (1996)- Colonal Michoo