Kirron Kher does not smoke or drink alcohol. |
She changed her name from 'Kiran' to 'Kirron' in 2008 due to her love for numerology. |
In her childhood, she played badminton with her sister Kanwal Thakar Kaur, who is an Arjun Award-winning badminton player. |
During the 1980s, she tried to pursue acting in Mumbai without success. |
She met Anupam Kher when he was also a struggling actor. |
In 1985, both Kirron and Anupam worked together in a play called 'Chadnpuri ki Champabai'. |
During the 1990s, she hosted three television shows: 'Purushkshetra', 'Kiron Kher Today', and 'Jagte Raho with Kiron Kher'. |
She won the National Award for Best Actress in 1999 for the Bengali film 'Bariwali'. |
In 2002, she was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the film 'Devdas'. |
She won several international awards for Best Actress in 2003 for the film 'Khamosh Paani'. |
She made a guest appearance in the American TV series 'ER' in October 2004. |
In 2006, she received her second nomination for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the film 'Rang De Basanti'. |
In 2009, Kirron Kher appeared as a judge on the 'India's Got Talent' series. |
She actively supports a non-profit movement against female infanticide called 'Laadli'. |
In 2009, she joined the political party 'Bhartiya Janata Party'. |
In 2011, she participated in the Anti-Corruption Movement led by Anna Hazare. |
Kirron Kher has long admired Narendra Modi, even before he became the Prime Minister of India. |
She was declared as the Lok Sabha Candidate from Chandigarh by the BJP in the General Elections of 2014. |
In May 2014, she became the Member of Parliament (MP) from Chandigarh by defeating Pawan Kumar Bansal. |
She proposed a Film City for Chandigarh, which was accepted by the Chandigarh Administration. |
On 10 January 2019, a video of her giving funny reactions during a Parliament session went viral on the internet. |
On 1 April 2021, it was announced that Kirron Kher was suffering from multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. |