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Anupam Kher Says Long Friendship With Kirron Kher Became a 41‑Year Marriage

The interview highlights early theatre ties, Mumbai hardships, Kirron’s prior marriage, their blended‑family dynamics, and private reflections.

Overview

  • This week Anupam Kher told Navika Kumar on Baatein Dil Se that a friendship begun at the Department of Indian Theatre in Chandigarh later became a marriage that has lasted 41 years.
  • He recalled meeting Kirron at theatre school where she was a year senior and well known for stage work and sport, a bond that stayed intact as both moved to Mumbai.
  • Anupam described early Mumbai struggles with fellow actor Satish Kaushik, including an anecdote about taking taxi fare from Kirron’s home to get through the week.
  • The coverage notes Kirron’s earlier marriage to businessman Gautam Berry and their son Sikandar; Times Now reports Anupam 'adopted Sikandar' as his own, a detail the outlets present with differing levels of sourcing.
  • Kher said mutual respect and friendship kept the marriage strong and also candidly admitted he sometimes wonders about not having a biological child with Kirron while calling the feeling honest but not tragic.