Rajesh Khattar

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.

Rajesh Khattar
Born	(1966-09-24) 24 September 1966 (age 58)[1][2]
Occupations	Actor voice artist screenwriter
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Neelima Azeem ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 2001)​ [2] Vandana Sajnani ​ (m. 2008)​ [3]
Children	2; including Ishaan Khatter

Personal life

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 [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

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	—	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
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 [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

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 directly released on Netflix. Mayur Vyas dubbed this character in the teaser.

Foreign language films

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
Spider-Man: Far From Home	Robert Downey Jr.	Tony Stark	Hindi	English	2019	2019	Cameo(BARF)

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]

See also

• Dubbing (filmmaking)
• List of Indian Dubbing Artists