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Anupam Kher’s speech at The Telegraph National Debate 5th March, 2016



The talk of the town right now is veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, who delivered a fiery speech at the Telegraph National Debate 2016, lambasting all the Anti-Modi brigade and especially Congress leader RS Surjewala and Justice Ashok Ganguly. Kher was speaking about the intolerance debate- a topic which is something of a favourite of his- and he targeted Congress, accusing them of hypocrisy and double standards. He mocked and ridiculed the chief Opposition party in an impassioned speech.

Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor who has appeared in several hundred films and many plays. Mainly working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in acclaimed international films such as the 2002 Golden Globe nominated Bend It Like Beckham, Ang Lee's 2007 Golden Lion winning Lust, Caution, and David O. Russell's 2013 Oscar winning Silver Linings Playbook. Kher has won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role five times. For his performance in film Vijay he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He has held the post of chairman of Central Board of Film Certification and National School of Drama in India. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in the field of cinema and arts.

His wife, actress Kirron Kher is a Member of the Indian Parliament from Chandigarh.

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