Anupam Kher talks about not having children with wife Kirron Kher after 39 years of marriage, ‘I sometimes feel it would have been a nice thing”

Anupam Kher

Veteran actor, Anupam Kher is been working in the film industry for the past four decades. The actor is popularly known for his versatility.

Anupam has gained popularity by portraying the character of fathers in many famous movies like DDLJ, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and more.

The DDLJ actor has recently revealed whether he misses having a child of his own.

Anupam Kher tied the knot with Kirron Kher in 1985. He is a loving father to Kirron’s son from her former marriage, actor Sikander Kher. Even after 39 years of marriage, the couple did not have their own kids.

In an interview with India Today, Anupam Kher told, “I didn’t feel it that much before, but now sometimes I do feel like it. I think in the last seven-eight years. Its not like, I am not happy with Sikander, but I think its a joy to see a child growing up. Its a joy to see bonding and this is an honest answer to you. I could have avoided to answer this, but I don’t want to do that. But, it’s okay. It’s not a tragedy in my life. But, I sometimes feel it would have been a nice thing.”

He added, “All this while I was extremely busy working, but after I hit 50-55, I started to feel the void. It was mostly because Kirron became busy, and so did Sikander. I work with kids in my organisation: The Anupam Kher Foundation. We do a lot of work with children, and sometimes when I see my friends’ children and things like that… (I miss having children) but, it’s not a sense of loss.

On the work front, Anupam Kher was last seen in 'The Signature', where he plays an elderly husband Arvind whose wife Ambika (Neena Kulkarni) is put on life support shortly after she falls sick. Directed by the acclaimed director Gajendra Ahire, 'The Signature' explores the emotional trials of a devoted husband, essayed by Anupam Kher as he grapples with a life-altering crisis.

Currently he is shooting for his much-anticipated film, Tanvi: The Great. This film will be Kher's second directorial effort after his 2002 debut Om Jai Jagadish.