Sikandar Kher

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Sikandar Kher
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Kher promoting Tere Bin Laden 2 in 2016
Born (1982-10-31) 31 October 1982 (age 42)
Education The Doon School
Occupation Actor
Years active2008–present
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Sikandar Kher (born 31 October 1982) is an Indian actor. He made his acting debut with the film, Woodstock Villa (2008). In the subsequent years, Kher went to be a part of multi-starrers such as Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey , Players , Aurangzeb , Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive and The Zoya Factor .

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In 2020, he appeared in a pivotal role in the Indian crime drama series, Aarya . Kher has also been a part of Sense8, an American science fiction show in 2017.

Early life and education

Kher was born on 31 October 1982 and is the son of actress and politician Kirron Kher and her first husband Gautam Berry. [1] [2] He is the stepson of actor Anupam Kher. [2] He attended The Doon School in Dehradun. [3] He then joined the short-term six-month theatre course at the National School of Drama. [4]

Career

Kher got his first break in acting from producer Sanjay Gupta in the film, Woodstock Villa . [5] The film's review by Hindustan Times said that his performance was limited by the film's screenplay and direction. [6] On the other hand, Times of India said that he had a screen presence. [7] CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand, who was highly critical about the movie, said that Sikander had an "engaging presence and impressive dialogue delivery." [8]

In the subsequent years, Kher went to be a part of multi-starrers such as Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey , Abbas-Mustan's thriller Players and Aurangzeb starring Rishi Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor, among others. He was hailed for his comic timing in films like Tere Bin Laden 2 and Sonam K Ahuja starrer The Zoya Factor . Appreciating his performance in the latter, Monika Rawal Kukreja from Hindustan Times , in her review of the film, wrote, “Sikander Kher as Zoya's brother Zorawar delivers some clever comic punches.” [9]

In late 2021, he starred in an Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starer action film, Sooryavanshi .

Kher is a member of the International Film and Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television, Noida.

Personal life

In January 2016, Kher got engaged to Priya Singh, the cousin of actress Sonam Kapoor. In March 2016, the engagement between Sikandar and Priya had been called off. [10]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Dil To Pagal Hai —Assistant director
2002 Devdas —
2008 Woodstock Villa Sameer / Akshay Kapadia
Summer 2007 Rahul 'Butter' Sharma
2010 Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey Nirmal Sen
2011 Game Sunil Srivastav
2012 Players Bilal
2013 Aurangzeb Inspector Dev Phogat
2016 Tere Bin Laden 2 David DoSomething / David Chaddha
2017Cereal Killer—Short film; director and writer
2019 Milan Talkies Guru Panda
Romeo Akbar Walter Col. Khudabaksh Khan
The Zoya Factor Zoravar Singh Solanki
2021 Sooryavanshi John Mascarenhas
2022 Monica, O My Darling Nishikant Adhikari
2024 Dukaan Sumer
Monkey Man Rana American film
Jigra Cameo

Television

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2016 24 Haroon Sherchand Colors TV
2017 Sense8 Rudra Netflix Episode: Polyphony
2020The Chargesheet: Innocent Or Guilty?Vidhur Mehra ZEE5 [11]
2020 Mum Bhai Rama Shetty ALTBalaji & ZEE5
2020–2021 Aarya Daulat Disney+ Hotstar
2022 TVF Pitchers Prabhas Mehta Zee5
2023 Tooth Pari: When Love Bites Kartik Pal Netflix [12]
2024 Citadel: Honey Bunny Shaan Prime Video

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  9. ↑ "The Zoya Factor movie review: Sonam Kapoor-Dulquer Salmaan film offers feel-good vibes but little else". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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