Popular Kashmiri Pandit actors from Bollywood

Born on March 7 1955 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Anupam Kher is a famous face of Kashmiri Pandits. The current age of Anupam Kher is 66 years. He has won 2 National Awards and has been the recipient of 8 Filmfare awards.

Mohit Raina was born on 14 August 1982 and primarily appears in Hindi movies and television. His acting career started with a show named Antariksh (2004) and then further worked in many more shows. He is extremely popular for his role as the Hindu god Shiva in the series Devon Ke Dev Mahadev and Mahabharat.

Kunal Khemu is very popular for his roles in Bollywood movies. He was born on 25 May 1983. He made his debut with Sir in 1993 and a very popular role in Raja Hindustani in 1996. Kunal is married to the sister of Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan Pataudi. They married in 2015.

MK Raina was born on 10 February 1948 and is known as a popular theatre actor and director. He graduated from the National School of Drama in 1970. He has been working as a theatre worker, director, cultural activist all over the country in many languages.

Born as Deepak Dhar in 1960, Kiran Kumar is a well-known face in theaters & on the big screen. He has worked in multiple tv & film productions – Hindi, Gujarati & Bhojpuri. He got nominated for his Negative role in 1992 for Khuda Gawah

Born on 8 Oct 1926, Raj Kumar was born in a typical Kashmiri Pandit family. Before joining Bollywood, he served as a sub-inspector in the Mumbai police.

An Indian freedom fighter from 1929 to 1947, Avtar Kishan Hangal, started working as a stage actor from 1936 to 1965. AK Hangal‘s roles in movies like Shaukeen, Namak Haraam & Sholay, and 16 movies with Rajesh Khanna helped him gain fame. He was awarded Padma Bhushan for his contribution in 2006.

A popular Bollywood villain, Omkar Nath Dhar, was born on 24 October 1915. In the 1950s, Jeevan played the role of Narad Muni 49 times in multiple mythological movies. Kiran Kumar another popular Kashmiri pandit actor is Jeevan actor’s son.

He made his debut in 1999 with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. He went on to star in many supporting roles, but finally got his big break with Jhankaar Beats in 2003, when audience started recognizing him as a seasoned actor. He is co-producer and actor in the film I Am.He is also the co-founder of the film production company Anticlock Films