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.
Personal life Khattar was born on 24 September 1966. 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. Khattar married Vandana Sajnani in 2008. Their first child, a boy, Yuvaan Vanraj Khattar, was born in June 2019 after 11 years of marriage.
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 (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. 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 2025 Romeo S3 D'Mello Ajey: The Untold Story of a YogiMushtaq AhmedTBA3 Monkeys
Television YearShowCharacterLanguageNotes 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 TV2006-2008 Left Right Left Lala Gehlot TV series on SAB TV 2007 Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Kishan Katara TV series on Star PlusWon '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 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 ZEE5DurangaDr. Manohar PatelWeb series on ZEE52023Kaala Paani Saurabh Wani Web series on Netflix2024Murder In Mahim LeslieWeb series on JioCinemaBaahubali: Crown of BloodRakhtdevaAnimated series on Disney+ Hotstar
Dubbing credits
Live action films Indian films Year Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Dub Year Release Notes2008PhoonkSudeepaRajivHindi2008GhajiniRiyaz KhanInspector Arjun Yadav2010Phoonk 2SudeepaRajiv2010 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 ReddyHindiTelugu2019 Asuran Aadukalam Naren Vaddakuran Narasimhan Hindi Tamil 2021 2021 Pushpa: The Rise Fahadh Faasil Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPS Hindi Telugu 20212022Ponniyin Selvan: IVikramAdithya KarikalanHindiTamil20222023Ponniyin Selvan: IIVikramAdithya KarikalanHindiTamil20232023VarisuMeka SrikanthJai RajendranHindiTamil20232024SaindhavVenkatesh DaggubatiSaindhav Koneru "SaiKo"HindiTelugu20242024Pushpa 2: The RuleFahadh FaasilBhanwar Singh Shekhawat IPSHindiTelugu20242025Good Bad UglyAjith KumarAKHindiTamil2025The Hindi dub was direct to Netflix.
Foreign language films