Rajesh Khattar
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- Actor
- voice artist
- screenwriter
Rajesh Khattar | |
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| Born | 24 September 1966[1][2] |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) |
[2] Vandana Sajnani (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2; including Ishaan Khatter |
Rajesh Khattar (born 24 September 1966) is an Indian actor, voice artist and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He was married to Neelima Azeem and is the father of actor Ishaan Khattar and step father of Shahid Kapoor.
Khattar was born on 24 September 1966.[1][2] He was married to actress Neelima Azeem, former wife of actor Pankaj Kapur and mother to actor Shahid Kapoor. They have a son, Ishaan Khatter, who is an actor. Khattar and Azeem got divorced in the year 2001.[2] Khattar married Vandana Sajnani in 2008.[3] Their first child, a boy, Yuvaan Vanraj Khattar, was born in June 2019 after 11 years of marriage.[4][5]
Career
As a film actor, Khattar worked in Hindi films like Don, Don 2, Khiladi 786, Race 2, the Satish Kaushik-directed Gang of Ghosts, Manjunath Traffic & many others. Khattar also appeared in English and other language TV series and TV films such as German movie Gift (2017) directed by Daniel Harrich.
Khattar returned to television after 8 years with Beyhadh as Ashwin Mehrotra on Sony TV, followed by Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka? as Rishaan Malik on Star Plus. He also featured in Vikram Bhatt's Spotlight on Viu. In 2018, Khattar portrayed the role of Harshvardhan Hooda in Colors TV's Bepannah.
Dubbing career
Khattar has dubbed for numerous Hollywood actors including Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Dominic West, Nicolas Cage, Lambert Wilson and Michael Fassbender.[6] He has been the official Hindi voice of MCU's Tony Stark/Iron Man play by Robert Downey Jr.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Nagin Aur Lootere | Inspector Nagesh/Rajnikant | |
| 1993 | Aaina | Sunil | |
| 1999 | Sooryavansham | Heera's brother | |
| 2003 | Fun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century | N/a | Screenwriter |
| 2006 | Don: The Chase Begins Again | Sanjeev Singhania | |
| 2007 | The Train: Some Lines Shoulder Never Be Crossed | Roma's friend | |
| 2009 | Jai Veeru: Friends Forever | CBI officer | |
| Radio: Love on Air | RJ Vivan Shah's Boss | Hindi, Punjabi film | |
| 2010 | Prince | Sherry | |
| Chase | DIG Ranveer Tyagi | ||
| Hello Darling | Boss | ||
| 2011 | Kaccha Limboo | a family friend | |
| Men Will Be Men | Special Appearance | ||
| Damadamm! | Rajan Mehra | ||
| Don 2 | Sanjeev Singhania | Archive footage | |
| 2012 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Mr. Shah | |
| Diary of a Butterfly | Xavier | ||
| Rakhtbeej | Dabral | ||
| Khiladi 786 | Inspector Jugnu Singh | ||
| 2013 | Race 2 | Vikram Thapar | |
| 2014 | Manjunath | Raina | |
| Action Jackson | Member in the meeting | ||
| Objection My God | Not Known | ||
| 2015 | Ranviir The Marshal | Rana | |
| 2016 | Traffic | Dr. Jagdish Khattar | |
| 2019 | Chanakya | Ibrahim Qureshi | Telugu film |
| 2020 | Shukranu | Bhisham | on ZEE5[7] |
| 2025 | Romeo S3 | D'Mello | |
| Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi | Mushtaq Ahmed | ||
| TBA | 3 Monkeys † |
Television
| Year | Show | Character | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Phir Wahi Talash | Captain Salim | Hindi | TV series on Doordarshan |
| 1993 | Junoon | ACP Wajahad Ali | TV series on Doordarshan | |
| 1995 | Aahat | Vinod | TV series on Sony TV | |
| 2006-2008 | Left Right Left | Lala Gehlot | TV series on SAB TV | |
| 2007 | Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan | Kishan Katara | TV series on Star Plus Won 'Best Actor in negative role' at Indian Television Academy Awards 2007 | |
| 2008 | Sharpe's Peril | Subedar Pillai | English | TV movie on ITV, UTV |
| Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai | Bittu | Hindi | TV series on Star Plus | |
| 2016-2017 | Beyhadh | Ashwin Mehrotra | TV show on Sony TV | |
| 2017 | Gift | Aagam Nayar | German | TV movie |
| Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka? | Rishan Malik | Hindi | TV show on Star Plus | |
| Spotlight | Ranjit Thakur | Web Series by Vikram Bhatt on Viu | ||
| 2018 | Bepannaah | Harshvardhan Hooda | TV show on Colors TV | |
| Crime Patrol (TV series) | TV show on Sony TV | |||
| 2022 | The Casino | Mayor | Web series on ZEE5[8][9] | |
| Duranga | Dr. Manohar Patel | Web series on ZEE5[10] | ||
| 2023 | Kaala Paani | Saurabh Wani | Web series on Netflix | |
| 2024 | Murder In Mahim | Leslie | Web series on JioCinema | |
| Baahubali: Crown of Blood | Rakhtdeva | Animated series on Disney+ Hotstar |
Dubbing credits
Live action films
Indian films
| Year | Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Phoonk | Sudeepa | Rajiv | Hindi | 2008 | ||
| Ghajini | Riyaz Khan | Inspector Arjun Yadav | |||||
| 2010 | Phoonk 2 | Sudeepa | Rajiv | 2010 | |||
| Kedi | Nagarjuna | Ramesh alias Rummy | Hindi | Telugu | 2011 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: Gambler No. 1. | |
| 2011 | Gaganam | Nagarjuna | Major N. Ravindra | Hindi | 2012 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: Mere Hindustan Ki Kasam. | |
| 2012 | Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu | Pawan Kalyan | Rambabu | Hindi | 2015 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: Mera Target. | |
| 2013 | Alex Pandian | Karthi | Alex Pandian | Hindi | Tamil | 2013 | |
| 2015 | 10 Endrathukulla | Vikram | Anonymous driver | Hindi | 2016 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: 10 Ka Dum. | |
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | Chiranjeevi | Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy | Hindi | Telugu | 2019 | |
| Asuran | Aadukalam Naren | Vaddakuran Narasimhan | Hindi | Tamil | 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Pushpa: The Rise | Fahadh Faasil | Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS | Hindi | Telugu | 2021 | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Vikram | Adithya Karikalan | Hindi | Tamil | 2022 | |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Vikram | Adithya Karikalan | Hindi | Tamil | 2023 | |
| 2023 | Varisu | Meka Srikanth | Jai Rajendran | Hindi | Tamil | 2023 | |
| 2024 | Saindhav | Venkatesh Daggubati | Saindhav Koneru "SaiKo" | Hindi | Telugu | 2024 | |
| 2024 | Pushpa 2: The Rule | Fahadh Faasil | Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS | Hindi | Telugu | 2024 | |
| 2025 | Good Bad Ugly | Ajith Kumar | AK | Hindi | Tamil | 2025 | The Hindi dub was direct to Netflix. |
Foreign language films
Animated films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrek | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Shrek 2 | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Shrek the Third | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Shrek the Halls | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | Hugh Laurie | Dr. Cockroach | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Simon Pegg | Buck | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Shrek Forever After | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Rio | Carlos Ponce | Marcel | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| The Adventures of Tintin | Daniel Craig | Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine/Red Rackham | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift | Simon Pegg | Buck (cameo) | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| The Croods | Nicolas Cage | Grug Crood | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Epic | Blake Anderson | Dagda | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Turbo | Bill Hader | Guy Gagné | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Rio 2 | Miguel Ferrer | Big Boss | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 |
Television
| Series title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money Heist | Pedro Alonso | Andrés de Fonollosa (Berlin) | Hindi | Spanish | 2017–2021 | 2020-2021 | Netflix series |
| The Sandman | David Thewlis | John Burgess / Johnny Dee / Doctor Destiny | Hindi | English | 2022 | 2022 |
Other production staff
Live action films
| Film title | Staff role | Dubbing Studio | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion of the Desert | Writer | Sound & Vision India | Hindi | English | 1981 | 2004 | |
| Kung Fu Hustle | Hindi | Cantonese Chinese | 2004 | 2005 | |||
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | He was also the Hindi dubbing voice for Richard Coyle's role as Tus and was the Narrator of the Hindi dub. | ||
| Salt | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lions Gold Awards | Best Actor In A Negative Role (Male) | Beyhadh | Won |
| Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor In A Negative Role (Jury) | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Lions Gold Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Bepannah | Won |
| Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor In Negative Role Male (Popular) | Won[13] |
