The Best Anupam Kher Movies, Ranked
201 credits from 1984 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Vaccine War (2023) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is The Big Sick (2017) with $56.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Anupam Kher Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Anupam Kher is credited on. The Vaccine War (2023) leads with 86, followed by Love Sonia (2018) at 85. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 The Vaccine War 2023 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Love Sonia 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 The Big Sick 2017 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Shiv Shastri Balboa 2023 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Metro… In Dino 2025 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Uunchai 2022 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Karthikeya 2 2022 · Thriller -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 IB 71 2023 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 The Kashmir Files 2022 · History -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Hotel Mumbai 2019 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Vijay 69 2024 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Toilet: Ek Prem Katha 2017 · Drama
Biggest Anupam Kher Box Office Hits
Anupam Kher's films have made $379M worldwide in total. The Big Sick (2017) is the biggest hit at $56.4M, ahead of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015) ($52.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Big Sick 2017 · Drama $56.4M $42.9M dom.
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Prem Ratan Dhan Payo 2015 · Drama $52.7M $4.36M dom. - 3 Toilet: Ek Prem Katha 2017 · Drama $36M $1.83M dom.
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Toilet: A Love Story 2017 · Comedy $36M $1.83M dom. - 5
Judwaa 2 2017 · Action $28.7M $1.43M dom. - 6 The Kashmir Files 2022 · History $24.8M $1.49M dom.
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Bride & Prejudice 2005 · Drama $24.7M $6.61M dom. - 8 Hotel Mumbai 2019 · Drama $21.3M $9.65M dom.
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Heyy Babyy 2007 · Romance $13.9M $1.44M dom. - 10
Baby 2015 · Action $11.5M
The Best Anupam Kher Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Anupam Kher has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 59 films, and The Vaccine War (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 59 films The Vaccine War 2023 Movie Echo Score: 86
- Romance 39 films Heyy Babyy 2007 · as Malhotra
- Comedy 26 films Shiv Shastri Balboa 2023 · as Shiv Shastri Movie Echo Score: 83
- Action 20 films IB 71 2023 · as IB Chief N.S. Awasthi Movie Echo Score: 73
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Crime 11 films One Day: Justice Delivered 2019 · as Retired Judge Tyagi Movie Echo Score: 56 - Thriller 5 films Karthikeya 2 2022 · as Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak Movie Echo Score: 73
- History 4 films The Kashmir Files 2022 · as Pushkar Nath Pandit Movie Echo Score: 72
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Horror 3 films Gang of Ghosts 2014 · as Raibahadur Seth Gendamal Hemraj -
Adventure 3 films Mahabharat 2013 · as Shakuni (voice)
The Best Anupam Kher Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Anupam Kher's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Anupam Kher Movies
The most recent films Anupam Kher is credited on, newest first — starting with Metro… In Dino (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Metro… In Dino 2025 · Parimal
- Vijay 69 2024 · Comedy
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Tiger Nageswara Rao 2023 · Raghavendra Rajput - The Vaccine War 2023 · Drama
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Voice of Sathyanathan 2023 · President of India - IB 71 2023 · IB Chief N.S. Awasthi
- Shiv Shastri Balboa 2023 · Shiv Shastri
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Trial by Fire 2023 · Captain Hardeep Bedi -
The Freelancer 2023 · Dr. Arif Khan - Uunchai 2022 · Om Sharma
- Karthikeya 2 2022 · Dr. Dhanvanthri Vedpathak
- The Kashmir Files 2022 · Pushkar Nath Pandit
The Best Anupam Kher Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Anupam Kher films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Anupam Kher movie?
The Vaccine War (2023) is the best-rated Anupam Kher film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Love Sonia (2018) (85) and The Big Sick (2017) (84). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Vaccine War: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Anupam Kher movie?
The Big Sick (2017) made the most at the box office, with $56.4M worldwide, followed by Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015) with $52.7M. Together, Anupam Kher's films with box office figures have made $379M.
Which Anupam Kher movie won the most awards?
The Big Sick (2017) is the most decorated Anupam Kher film, with 1 win from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Anupam Kher drama movie?
The Vaccine War (2023) is the best-rated of Anupam Kher's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: Heyy Babyy (romance), Shiv Shastri Balboa (comedy) and IB 71 (action).
What is the newest Anupam Kher movie?
The newest film on Anupam Kher's filmography is Metro… In Dino (2025), with Anupam Kher as Parimal.
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