Rajesh Khattar
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Born | [1][2] | 24 September 1966
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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 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 (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 |
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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 |
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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
[edit]Live action films
[edit]Indian films
[edit]Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meet The Star Cast Of Upcoming ZEE5 Original Web Series The Casino #MyGameMyRules - Zee5 News". ZEE5. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Duranga trailer: Drashti Dhami and Gulshan Devaiah promise an intriguing adaptation". The Indian Express. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "A Grade Dubbing Actor-Rajesh Khattar". Hindi Dubbing Stars. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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