Anupam Kher (born Anupam Kaul, later took mother’s surname Kher)
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Anupam Kher is a veteran Indian actor and former chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India, acclaimed for his extensive work in Hindi cinema and international films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anupam Kher (born Anupam Kaul, later took mother’s surname Kher) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8359188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Anupam Kher (born Anupam Kaul, later took mother’s surname Kher) Context triple: [Kaul, notableBearer, Anupam Kher (born Anupam Kaul, later took mother’s surname Kher)]
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A.
Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares
Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares is a renowned acting school and training institute founded by Indian actor Anupam Kher to coach aspiring performers for film, television, and theatre.
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B.
Anup Kumar
Anup Kumar is an Indian kabaddi player renowned for his leadership of the national team and his success in the Pro Kabaddi League.
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C.
Anu Khosla
Anu Khosla is one of the children of Indian-American billionaire venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla.
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D.
Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor is a prominent Indian film producer known for backing numerous successful Bollywood and South Indian films.
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E.
Anupam Kher as Dr. Cliff Patel
Anupam Kher as Dr. Cliff Patel is the portrayal of a compassionate and insightful therapist who helps guide the protagonist’s emotional recovery in the film "Silver Linings Playbook."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anupam Kher (born Anupam Kaul, later took mother’s surname Kher) Target entity description: Anupam Kher is a veteran Indian actor and former chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India, acclaimed for his extensive work in Hindi cinema and international films.
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A.
Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares
Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares is a renowned acting school and training institute founded by Indian actor Anupam Kher to coach aspiring performers for film, television, and theatre.
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B.
Anup Kumar
Anup Kumar is an Indian kabaddi player renowned for his leadership of the national team and his success in the Pro Kabaddi League.
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C.
Anu Khosla
Anu Khosla is one of the children of Indian-American billionaire venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla.
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D.
Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor is a prominent Indian film producer known for backing numerous successful Bollywood and South Indian films.
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E.
Anupam Kher as Dr. Cliff Patel
Anupam Kher as Dr. Cliff Patel is the portrayal of a compassionate and insightful therapist who helps guide the protagonist’s emotional recovery in the film "Silver Linings Playbook."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film actor
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film producer ⓘ former film school chairman ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
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National Film Award – Special Jury Award for Daddy ⓘ
linked to:
National Film Award – Special Jury Award
National Film Award – Special Mention for Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara ⓘ
linked to:
National Film Award – Special Jury Award
Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ multiple Filmfare Awards for Best Comedian ⓘ |
| birthName | Anupam Kaul ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| familyNameTakenFrom | his mother’s surname Kher ⓘ |
| founded |
Actor Prepares – The School for Actors
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linked to:
Actor Prepares
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| genre |
comedy films
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drama films ⓘ |
| industry |
Hindi cinema
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linked to:
Bollywood cinema
international film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hindi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances in British and American films
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comic and character roles in Hindi cinema ⓘ portraying a retired school teacher in Saaransh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bend It Like Beckham
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Darr ⓘ Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ⓘ Hotel Mumbai ⓘ Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! ⓘ Karma ⓘ Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ⓘ Lamhe ⓘ Ram Lakhan ⓘ Saaransh ⓘ Silver Linings Playbook ⓘ Special 26 ⓘ The Accidental Prime Minister ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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author ⓘ film producer ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification
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Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India ⓘ Director of the National School of Drama ⓘ |
| relative | Sikandar Kher ⓘ |
| spouse | Kirron Kher ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Anupam Kher (born Anupam Kaul, later took mother’s surname Kher) Description of subject: Anupam Kher is a veteran Indian actor and former chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India, acclaimed for his extensive work in Hindi cinema and international films.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.