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In 2020, actor Naseeruddin Shah had called Anupam Kher a ‘joker’ on social media over his pro-government opinion. At that time Anupam Kher had also given a strong reply on X. Now, in a recent conversation with Samdish, Anupam told that Naseeruddin Shah had later apologized to him.
Anupam Kher talked about Naseeruddin Shah
Talking about Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher said, ‘I respect him a lot even today. However, sometimes they say mean things about me. Recently we met, where he apologized to me and said, ‘Sorry, man!’ We met on the death of HD Pathak. When we met there, he hugged me, as I always hug him. I really like him a lot, and he is one of those actors who inspired me to get into acting. But I believe that sometimes he says such things casually.
He further said, ‘I don’t want to say this out loud, but he is a brilliant and intelligent human being, and God has given him a lot of talent. There is no bigger star than him in parallel cinema. Still, I feel that there is some bitterness inside him, which sometimes comes out on me, sometimes on Dilip Kumar, and sometimes on Rajesh Khanna.
Naseeruddin had called Anupam a ‘sycophant’ and ‘joker’
Let us tell you, in an interview in 2020, Naseeruddin Shah had described Anupam Kher as a supporter of the government and called him a ‘sycophant’ and ‘joker’. Regarding Anupam’s pro-government stand on social media, he had said in an interview to ‘The Wire’, ‘People like Anupam Kher speak too much. I don’t think they need to be taken seriously. He is a joker. It’s in their blood, they can’t stop it.
In response to this, Anupam Kher released a long video on X and gave a strong reaction to these comments. He had said, ‘Despite achieving so much success, you have spent your entire life in despair. If you can comment on Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Virat Kohli, then I am sure I am in very good company.
Anupam Kher’s workfront
Anupam Kher was recently seen in the Canadian drama film ‘Calories’ directed by Isha Marzara. Ellora Patnaik and Dolly Ahluwalia also play important roles in this film. The film premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival on 21 September 2025, after which it was also screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Its theatrical release in Canada took place on 28 November. Anupam Kher will now be seen in his next film ‘The Indian House’, in which Telugu actor Nikhil Siddharth will also be seen with him.