Kirron Kher: Age, Biography, Education, Husband, Caste, Net Worth & More

Kirron Kher

Kirron Kher is an Indian Actress, Television Personality and Politician. She is affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Kirron Kher Biography

Starting her career as a theatrical artist, Kirron Anupam Kher, entered politics as a Bharatiya Janata Party member. She was born on 14 June 1955 in a Jat Sikh family and grew up in Chandigarh. Kirron did her schooling in Chandigarh, and then graduated from the Department of Indian Theatre of Panjab University, Chandigarh. Kirron got married to a businessman named Gautam Berry and has a son with him. Later she got divorced. In 1985, Kirron Kher found her true love Anupam Kher and both decided to get married. Kirron Kher made her film debut in 1983 in the Punjabi feature film Aasra Pyar Da. She has three siblings. Her brother, the artist Amardeep Singh, died in 2003. She has two sisters. One of her sisters is the Arjuna award-winning badminton player, Kanwal Thakar Kaur. Her other sister, Sharanjit Kaur Sandhu, is the wife of a retired senior officer of the Indian Navy.
In May 2014, Kirron made her political debut after she was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament from Chandigarh.

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Kirron Kher Personal Life

Full Name	Kirron Kher
Date of Birth	01 Jan 1970 (Age 54)
Place of Birth	Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Party Name	Bharatiya Janta Party
Education	Post Graduate
Profession	Actress in Film/Theatre/TelevisionSocial Worker
Father's Name	Lt. Col. Thakar Singh
Mother's Name	Diljit Kaur
Religion	Sikh
Website	https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/kirron-anupam-kher
Social Handles	Social Handles:

Kirron Kher Net Worth

Net Worth: ₹46.87 CRORE

ASSETS:₹47.5 CRORE

Liabilities: ₹62.79 LAKHS

Education Qualification of Kirron Kher

Pursued Master's of Arts in English Literature from the Department of English under Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1973.

Interesting Facts about Kirron Kher

Kirron Kher also used to be a badminton player. She has even played with Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone’s father Prakash Padukone at National Level. Kirron Kher has an exquisite choice of sarees. She wears her classy saree on-screen as well. She has a firm belief in numerology, and in 2003, she changed her name from "Kiran" to "Kirron" based on numerological calculations. She dropped her maiden names, and came to be known as 'Kirron Kher'. She is a foodie and has an extreme love for Samosa and all the Punjabi foods. In 2009, she appeared as judge on India's Got Talent, the Indian franchise of the Got Talent series.

Political Timeline of Kirron Kher

2019 - Incumbent

Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha for the second consecutive term.

2016

Union Minister of State, Ministry of Textiles.

2015

She became a Member of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA).

2014

Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

2014

Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

2014

She was appointed as Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism and Culture.

2014

Kirron Kher was elected to 16th Lok Sabha. She defeated Pawan Kumar Bansal of Congress Party.

Kirron Kher Early Life

2019

She retained her seat for a second term from Chandigarh constituency by defeating Pawan Kumar Kalyan of BJP by a margin of over 20,000 votes.

2009

She appeared as judge on India's Got Talent, the Indian franchise of the Got Talent series.

2004

The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) 2004 paid tribute to her during its annual festival.

2003

She won the Best Actress Award, at Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland, the Karachi International Film Festival, Karachi, and International Festivals at Ciepie in Argentina and Cape Town in South Africa for Khamosh Pani.

1999

She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for Bengali film Bariwali.

1983

She made her film debut in the Punjabi feature film Aasra Pyar Da.

Kirron Kher Achievements

Kirron Kher holds a special interest for social activities. She been actively involved with non-profit movements such as Laadli (a campaign against female infanticide) and Roko Cancer (a campaign for awareness of cancer). She has won 2 National Film Fare Awards, Karachi International Film Festival Award, Locarno International Film Festival Award and much more. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali film Bariwali. She was also nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the film Devdas. She won the Best Actress Award, at Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland, the Karachi International Film Festival, Karachi, and International Festivals at Ciepie in Argentina and Cape Town in South Africa for Khamosh Pani.

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