Rajesh Khattar (born 24 September 1966) is an Indian actor, voice artist and screenwriter from
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
. He was married to
Neelima Azeem and is the father of actor
Ishaan Khattar and step father of
Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of several awards, inc ...
.
Personal life
Khattar was born on 24 September 1966.
He was married to actress
Neelima Azeem in 1990 who is also
Shahid Kapoor
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's mother. They have a son,
Ishaan Khatter, who is an actor. Khattar and Azeem got divorced in the year 2001.
Khattar married Vandana Sajnani in 2008.
Their first child, a boy, Vanraj Khattar, was born in August 2019 after 11 years of marriage.
Career
As a film actor, Khattar
worked in
Hindi films
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
like
Don,
Don 2
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,
Khiladi 786,
Race 2
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, the
Satish Kaushik
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Early life
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-directed
Gang of Ghosts,
Manjunath and
Traffic
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. Khattar also appeared in English and other language TV series and TV films such as
Sharpe's Peril, the French series
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça
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Cast Main characters
Su ...
and German movie ''Gift (2017)'' directed by Daniel Harrich.
Khattar returned to television after 8 years with ''
Beyhadh'' as Ashwin Mehrotra on
Sony TV Sony Television, Sony TV, or Sony HD may refer to any of the following television-related products from Japanese conglomerate Sony:
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, followed by ''
Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka?'' as Rishaan Malik on
Star Plus
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. He also featured in
Vikram Bhatt
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's ''Spotlight'' on
Viu. In 2018, Khattar portrayed the role of Harshvardhan Hooda in
Colors TV
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History
It was launched on ...
's ''
Bepannah''.
Dubbing career
Khattar is one of the most renowned Hindi voice-dubbing artist in the
Hindi film industry
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
. He has dubbed for numerous Hollywood actors including
Tom Hanks
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,
Johnny Depp
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,
Jack Black
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,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Dominic West
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,
Nicolas Cage
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,
Lambert Wilson and
Michael Fassbender
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.
He has been the official Hindi voice of
MCU's Tony Stark/Iron Man play by
Downey Jr. for which he is well known.
Filmography
Films
Television
Voice acting credits
Live action films
Indian films
Foreign language films
Animated films
Television
Other production staff
Live action films
Awards and nominations
See also
*
Dubbing (filmmaking)
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*
List of Indian Dubbing Artists
References
External links
*
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1966 births
Living people
Male actors in Hindi cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male voice actors