Jump to content

Rajesh Khattar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rajesh Khattar
Born (1966-09-24) 24 September 1966 (age 58)[1][2]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice artist
  • screenwriter
Years active1992–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 1990; div. 2001)
[2]
Vandana Sajnani
(m. 2008)
[3]
Children2; including Ishaan Khatter

Rajesh Khattar (born 24 September 1966) is an Indian actor, voice artist and screenwriter from Bollywood. He was married to Neelima Azeem and is the father of actor Ishaan Khattar and step father of Shahid Kapoor.

Personal life

[edit]

Khattar was born on 24 September 1966.[1][2] He was married to Shahid Kapoor's mother, Neelima Azeem. 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

[edit]

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 [de] (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

[edit]

He 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., for which he is well known.

Filmography

[edit]

Films

[edit]
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 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]
TBA 3 Monkeys

Television

[edit]
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 [de] 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

[edit]

Live action films

[edit]

Indian films

[edit]
Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Phoonk Sudeepa Rajiv Hindi 2008
Phoonk 2 Hindi 2010 He could've reprised the role for the actor for the unmade sequel Phoonk 3, but the film's failure led to stopping the film's production altogether.
Gaganam Nagarjuna Major N. Ravindra Hindi Telugu 2011 2012 The Hindi dub was re-titled: Mere Hindustan Ki Kasam.
Ghajini Riyaz Khan Inspector Arjun Yadav Hindi 2008
Alex Pandian Karthi Alex Pandian Hindi Tamil 2013
Kedi Nagarjuna Ramesh alias Rummy Hindi Telugu 2010 2011 The Hindi dub was re-titled: Gambler No. 1.
10 Endrathukulla Vikram Anonymous driver Hindi Tamil 2015 2016 The Hindi dub was re-titled: 10 Ka Dum.
Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu Pawan Kalyan Rambabu Hindi Telugu 2012 2015 The Hindi dub was re-titled: Mera Target.
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Chiranjeevi Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Hindi Telugu 2019
Asuran Aadukalam Naren Vaddakuran Narasimhan Hindi Tamil 2019 2021
Pushpa: The Rise Fahadh Faasil Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS Hindi Telugu 2021

Foreign language films

[edit]
Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Joe Morton Miles Bennett Dyson Hindi English 1991 2004
Home Alone 3 Olek Krupa Peter Beaupre Hindi English 1997
The Mask of Zorro Antonio Banderas Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro Hindi English 1998 1998
The Legend of Zorro Antonio Banderas Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro Hindi English
Spanish
2005 2005
The Bone Collector Gary Swanson Alan Rubin Hindi English 1999 2010
Hellboy Doug Jones Abe Sapien Hindi English 2004 2004
The Mummy Oded Fehr
Corey Johnson
Ardeth Bay
American expedition
Narrator
Hindi English 1999 1999
Romeo Must Die Jet Lee Barber Hindi English 2000 2000 The Hindi dub is titled: Inteqaam Ki Aag.
Shaft Samuel L. Jackson John Shaft II Hindi English 2000 2000
Swordfish Hugh Jackman Stanley Jobson Hindi English 2001 2001
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre Lionel Abelanski Simmonet Hindi French 2001 2001
Ocean's Eleven Andy García Terry Benedict Hindi English 2001 2001
The One Jason Statham MVA Agent Evan Funsch Hindi English 2001 2001
Evolution Ted Levine Brigadier General Russell Woodman Hindi English 2001 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Unknown actor Unknown character Hindi English 2001 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Unknown actor Unknown character Hindi English 2002 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Unknown actor Unknown character Hindi English 2003 2004
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Unknown actor Unknown character Hindi English 2012 2012
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Unknown actor Unknown character Hindi English 2013 2013
The Guru Michael McKean Dwain Hindi English 2002 2002
Men in Black II Johnny Knoxville Scrad & Charlie Hindi English 2002 2002
The Rundown Dwayne Johnson Beck Hindi English 2003 2003
X2 Alan Cumming Kurt
Wagner / Nightcrawler
Hindi English 2003 2003
X-Men: First Class Michael Fassbender Erik Lensherr / Magneto Hindi English
German
Russian
French
2011 2011
X-Men: Days of Future Past Michael Fassbender Young Erik Lensherr / Magneto Hindi English
German
Russian
French
2014 2014
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Gerard Butler Terry Sheridan Hindi English 2003 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Justin Theroux Seamus O'Grady Hindi English 2003 2003 The original Hindi dub has also aired on Sony Max.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Naseeruddin Shah Captain Nemo Hindi English 2003 2003
Timeline Lambert Wilson Lord Arnaut Hindi English 2003 2003
Shanghai Knights Thomas Fisher Artie Doyle Hindi English 2003 2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow Hindi English 2003 2003 For the Indian audience these movies are renamed in Hindi as Samander Ke Lootere.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow Hindi English 2006 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow Hindi English 2007 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow Hindi English 2011 2011 Hindi dubbed version is renamed in Hindi as Samander Ke Lootere: Ek Anjaan Rahasya
The Matrix Reloaded[11] Lambert Wilson The Merovingian Hindi English 2003 2003
The Matrix Revolutions Lambert Wilson The Merovingian Hindi English 2003 2003
Van Helsing Hugh Jackman Gabriel Van Helsing Hindi English 2004 2004
Catwoman Lambert Wilson Georges Hedare Hindi English 2004 2004
Walking Tall Dwayne Johnson Christopher "Chris" Vaughn, Jr. Hindi English 2004 2004
Spider-Man 2 Dylan Baker Dr. Curt Connors Hindi English 2004 2004
Alien vs. Predator Raoul Bova Sebastian De Rosa Hindi English 2004 2004
King Kong Jack Black Carl Denham Hindi English 2005 2005
The Wicker Man Nicolas Cage Edward Malus Hindi English 2006 2006
300 David Wenham Dilios
Narration
Hindi English 2007 2007
300: Rise of an Empire David Wenham Dilios Hindi English 2014 2014
National Treasure 2 Nicolas Cage Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gates Hindi English 2007 2007
Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2008 2008
The Incredible Hulk Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man
(uncredited cameo)
Hindi English 2008 2008
Iron Man 2 Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2010 2010
Iron Man 3 Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2013 2013
Get Smart Dwayne Johnson Agent 23 Hindi English 2008 2008
Tooth Fairy Dwayne Johnson Derek Thompson / Tooth Fairy Hindi English 2010 2010
Gulliver's Travels Jack Black Lemuel Gulliver Hindi English 2010 2010
Ghost Rider Nicolas Cage Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider Hindi English 2007 2007
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Nicolas Cage Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider Hindi English 2012 2012
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Richard Coyle Tus
Narrator
Hindi English 2010 2010
2012 John Cusack Jackson Curtis Hindi English 2009 2009
The Da Vinci Code Tom Hanks Robert Langdon Hindi English
French
2006 2006
Angels & Demons Tom Hanks Robert Langdon Hindi English
Italian
Latin
German
Swiss German
French
Spanish
Polish
2009 2009
Casino Royale Mads Mikkelsen Le Chiffre Hindi English 2006 2006
Skyfall Ralph Fiennes Gareth Mallory / M Hindi English 2012 2012 Rajesh's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film, also containing the Tamil, Telugu, Russian and Ukrainian credits.[12]
Beowulf Ray Winstone Beowulf Hindi English 2007 2007
Transformers John Turturro Agent Simmons Hindi English 2007 2007
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen John Turturro Agent Simmons Hindi English 2009 2009
Transformers: Dark of the Moon John Turturro Agent Simmons Hindi English 2011 2011
Shoot 'Em Up Clive Owen Mr. Smith Hindi English 2007 2007
Sex and the City Chris Noth John James "Mr. Big" Preston Hindi English 2008 2008
Sex and the City 2 Chris Noth John James "Mr. Big" Preston Hindi English 2010 2010
The Taking of Pelham 123 John Turturro Camonetti Hindi English 2009 2009
The Tourist Johnny Depp Frank Tupelo / Alexander Pearce Hindi English 2010 2010
Kick-Ass Nicolas Cage Damon Macready / Big Daddy Hindi English 2010 2011
Johnny English Reborn Dominic West Simon Ambrose Hindi English 2011 2011
John Carter Dominic West Sab Than Hindi English 2012 2012
The Avengers Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2012 2012
The Dark Knight Rises Ben Mendelsohn John Daggett Hindi English 2012 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man Irrfan Khan Dr. Rajit Ratha Hindi English 2012 2012
Prometheus Michael Fassbender David 8 Hindi English 2012 2012
Resident Evil James Purefoy Spence Parks Hindi English 2002 2002
Avengers: Age of Ultron Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2015 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service Colin Firth Harry Hart / Galahad Hindi English 2014 2014
Goosebumps Jack Black R.L. Stine Hindi English 2015 2015
Captain America:
Civil War
Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2016 2016
The Jungle Book Giancarlo Esposito Akela
(voice)
Hindi English 2016 2016
Spider-Man: Homecoming Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2017 2017
Avengers: Infinity War Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2018 2018
Avengers: Endgame Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Hindi English 2019 2019
Hobbs & Shaw Idris Elba Brixton Lore Hindi English 2019 2019
Dolittle Robert Downey Jr. Dr. John Dolittle Hindi English 2020 2020
Red Notice Dwayne Johnson John Hartley Hindi English 2021 2021

Animated films

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]

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

[edit]
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]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "हॉलीवुड के इन बड़े स्टार्स की आवाज बने राजेश खट्टर, एक्टिंग में भी कमाया नाम". आज तक (in Hindi). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Chaubey, Pranita (25 February 2019). "Rajesh Khattar's Then-And-Now Post For Shahid Kapoor Makes For An Adorable Birthday Wish". NDTV. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Rajesh Khattar, Vandana Sajnani celebrate 10th wedding anniversary". Mid-Day. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ Olivera, Roshni (31 August 2019). "After 3 miscarriages, 3 IVFs, 3 IUIs & 3 surrogacy failures, Vandana Sajnani and Rajesh Khattar become proud parents to baby boy Vanraj Krishna - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Beyhadh actor Rajesh Khattar blessed with baby boy at the age of 53". India Today. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. ^ "I too may get my SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE soon – bollywood news". glamsham.com. 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Promo of Divyendu Sharma, Shweta Basu Prasad Starrer Shukranu Released". News18. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Meet The Star Cast Of Upcoming ZEE5 Original Web Series The Casino #MyGameMyRules - Zee5 News". ZEE5. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  9. ^ Shaikh, Nilofar (10 June 2020). "Lost Lot Of Weight To Look 10 Years Younger In The Casino, Says Karanvir Bohra". News18. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Duranga trailer: Drashti Dhami and Gulshan Devaiah promise an intriguing adaptation". The Indian Express. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  11. ^ "A Grade Dubbing Actor-Rajesh Khattar". Hindi Dubbing Stars. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Skyfall Dubbing Cast – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Russian, Ukrainian". YouTube.com. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  13. ^ Parismita Goswami (21 March 2019). "ITA Awards 2019 winners' list: Jennifer, Parth, Erica and others walk away with trophies". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
[edit]