When Kirron Kher divorced her ex-husband Gautam Berry to marry Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher have been married for over four decades

Bollywood actress Kirron Kher is celebrating her 73rd birthday, and her husband, Anupam Kher, shared a sweet birthday tribute for her. The couple has been married for over four decades. The actress turned politician once revealed how she divorced her ex-husband, Gautam Berry, to marry the veteran actor.

In a 2013 interview with Firstpost, Kirron Kher said, “I remember, we were going to Calcutta for Nadira Babbar's play, he came looking different, his head was shaved, for some film he was doing I think. When he was leaving the room, he looked back at me, and something passed between us.”

She added, “Later he came and knocked on my door, and said 'I want to talk to you.' He then said 'I think I have fallen in love with you.' And suddenly there was this immense, intense change, the chemistry exploded. I got a divorce and married him. He had nothing then.”

Kirron Kher and Anupam Kher’s friendship

Kirron Kher also reflected on her friendship with Anupam Kher before their marriage and said, “We both were in theatre in Chandigarh, and we were the best of friends. There was nothing he did not know about me, and I knew everything about him, up to the extent of knowing which girl he was planning to 'patao'. It was fun and we worked together well too. But there was no attraction of any kind beyond friendship.”

She continued, "Well, I came to Bombay, I married Gautam (Berry), and we discovered that the marriage was just not happening. Anupam too had been married, and that had gone wrong. He and I were still good friends, doing plays together.”

Anupam Kher on meeting with Kirron Kher

Anupam Kher also once talked about his romance with Kirron Kher. He admitted that there was no connection between them initially, as she was already married to Sikandar Kher at that time.

He said, “I was a simple village boy. Apparently, there was no connection between us. She was married then and had Sikandar (Kher). We used to be best of friends and we did theatres together.”

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He further revealed that Kirron started facing marital issues and he was dumped by his partner, and that’s when their relationship evolved, adding, “But we always remain best friends first."

Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher tied the knot in 1985. Although Anupam does not have any biological children with Kirron Kher, he loves his stepson, Sikandar Kher, as his own. Kirron shares a son from her previous marriage with Gautam Berry.