Kirron Kher turns 71; husband and actor Anupam Kher pens heartfelt birthday note

Anupam Kher shared an oldschool heartfelt note for his wife and actress Kirron Kher on her 71st birthday todayKirron Kher has had an extensive career in the Indian entertainment industry as a prolific theatre star and film actress Kirron was also an accomplished Nationallevel badminton playerTaking to Instagram Anupam Kher shared a beautiful message capturing their many memories they had shared in nearly a half a century of knowing each otherldquoHappy Birthday Kirron May God give you long happy peaceful and healthy life I have known you for close to fifty years now I saw you first time in 1974 at Dept of IndianTheatre in Chandigarh You were the star student of PanjabUniversity Brilliant in studies national Badminton player established theatre actress and larger than life 50 years have passed You are still the same or morerdquo the note readIn 2021 the actress was diagnosed with multiple myeloma a type of blood cancer After long months of treatment and an equally long recovery process Kher returned to the stage in Chandigarh Acknowledging her warriorrsquos spirit and will to continue living on Anupam wrote ndashldquoYou have fought lifersquos toughest battles head on And always emerged out as a winner May you continue to win peoplersquos love trust and faith with your persona and goodness Love and prayers alwaysrdquoAnupam also shared several unseen photographs of Kirron over the years ndash from a young university student to a gracefully aging older and wiser woman The initial pictures contain one of Kirronrsquos old photographs and capture her playing badminton Other photographs feature the actress with Anupam and her son Sikander Kher In the last picture she is seen posing with Anupamrsquos close friend late Satish KaushikShe made her film debut in 1983 in the Punjabi feature film Aasra Pyar Da She appeared in several films in supporting roles such as in Devdas 2002 and Khamosh Pani 2003 Despite playing mostly supporting characterrsquos has several successes in her oeuvre include Main Hoon Na 2004 Hum Tum 2004 VeerndashZaara 2004 and Mangal Pandey The Rising 2005 in which her performance drew critical acclaim Her work in Rang De Basanti 2006 shot her further to stardom earning her a second nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award Her performances in Fanaa 2006 and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 2006 also received appreciationTo the younger generation Kirron is perhaps best recognized as the beloved motherly judge on lsquoIndiarsquos Got Talentrsquo Apart from theatre and film Kher has also engaged in politics and relief work ndash especially with nonndashprofit movements lsquoLaadlirsquo a campaign against female infanticide and Roko Cancer a campaign for cancer awareness and preventionHappy Birthday Kirron May God give you long happy peaceful and healthy life I have known you for close to fifty years now I saw you first time in 1974 at Deptt of IndianTheatre in Chandigarh You were the star student of PanjabUniversity Brilliant in studies nationalhellip pictwittercomwDbZJfcW3Mmdash Anupam Kher AnupamPKher June 14 2023