Shimla : Pushkar Nath Kher , 84 , a resident of Shimla and the father of noted actor Anupam Kher passed away in Mumbai Friday .
“As I landed in Goa my brother Raju called from Mumbai that the ‘Best Dad in the World’ ( our father ) is No More. Travelling back,” Anupam Kher was quoted as saying by media reports .
Pushkar Kher was a regular figure on Shimla’s mall road . After falling ill November last year he joined his son Anupam in Mumbai .
Actor Anupam Kher was raised and educated in Shimla . A Kashmiri by origin his father served in Himachal Pradesh’s forest department . Anupam’s younger brother Raju is also an actor .
In a 20 year career published widely. He has worked for the BBC, AFP, The Statesman, IANS and the Business Standard . Known for his hard hitting writing and occasional off-beat stories. He lives in Shimla.
