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Sikandar Kher (born 31 October 1981) is an Indian actor. He made his acting debut with the film, ''
Woodstock Villa ''Woodstock Villa'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor. It features newcomers Sikandar Kher, Neha Oberoi and Arbaaz Khan in the primary roles while Shakti K ...
'' (2008). In the subsequent years, Kher went to be a part of multi-starrers such as ''
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'' () is an Indian Hindi-language historical action-adventure film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and released on 3 December 2010. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Sikandar Kher, it was based on Manini ...
'', '' Players'', ''
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'', '' Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive'' and ''
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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 is the son of actress and politician
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and her first husband Gautam Berry. He is the stepson of actor Anupam Kher. He attended
The Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mode ...
in
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. He then joined the short-term six-month theatre course at the
National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...
.


Career

Kher got his first break in acting from producer
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in the film, ''
Woodstock Villa ''Woodstock Villa'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor. It features newcomers Sikandar Kher, Neha Oberoi and Arbaaz Khan in the primary roles while Shakti K ...
''. The film's review by ''
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'' said that his performance was limited by the film's screenplay and direction. On the other hand, ''
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'' said that he had a screen presence.
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, who was highly critical about the movie, said that Sikander had an "engaging presence and impressive dialogue delivery." In the subsequent years, Kher went to be a part of multi-starrers such as Ashutosh Gowariker's ''
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'' () is an Indian Hindi-language historical action-adventure film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and released on 3 December 2010. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Sikandar Kher, it was based on Manini ...
'', 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 ''Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive'' () is a 2016 Indian satire comedy film written and directed by Abhishek Sharma. A sequel to the 2010 film '' Tere Bin Laden'', it narrates the story of an aspiring filmmaker who bumps into an Osama bin Laden ...
'' and Sonam K Ahuja starrer ''
The Zoya Factor ''The Zoya Factor'' is a novel written by Anuja Chauhan, published by HarperCollins India in 2008. It is about a Rajput woman named Zoya Singh Solanki who meets the Indian Cricket Team through her job as an executive in an advertising agenc ...
''. Appreciating his performance in the latter, Monika Rawal Kukreja from ''
Hindustan Times ''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyall ...
'', in her review of the film, wrote, “Sikander Kher as Zoya's brother Zorawar delivers some clever comic punches.” In late 2021, he starred in an
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starer action film, ''
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''. 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, cousin of actress
Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (; born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award, and from 2012 to 2016, she appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list based on her income and ...
. In March 2016, the engagement between Sikandar and Priya had been called off.


Filmography


Films


Television


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kher, Sikandar 1981 births Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Mumbai The Doon School alumni