Rajesh Khattar
Rajesh Khattar राजेश खट्टर | |
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Rajesh Khattar in 2012 | |
Native name |
राजेश खट्टर (Hindi) ਰਾਜੇਸ਼ ਖੱਤਰ (Punjabi) راجیش ھٹر (Urdu) |
Born |
Delhi, India | 24 September 1966
Occupation | Actor, Voice actor, Story/screen play Writer |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | Ishaan Khattar |
Rajesh Khattar (Hindi: राजेश खट्टर, Rājēśa Khaṭṭara, born 24 September 1966 in Delhi) is an Indian Actor, Story/screen Writer and Voice-dubbing artist who is fluent in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu languages.
As a film actor, he has acted in many Indian films that speak Hindi, but he has also starred in some other films that speak English and other languages. He also appeared in an extended cameo in successful films like Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu and full fledged role's in blockbuster hits like Khiladi 786 (Inspector Jugnu Singh) & Race 2 ( Vikram Thapar ).
As a Hindi versatile voice-dubbing artist, he has dubbed over many Hollywood celebrities in Hindi such as for: Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Hugh Jackman, Robert Downey Jr., The Rock, Nicolas Cage, Lambert Wilson, Michael Fassbender and many more.[1]
Film career
Filmography
Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
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1992 | Nagin Aur Lootere | Inspector Nagesh/Rajnikant | Hindi | |
1993 | Aaina | Additional Role | Hindi | |
1999 | Sooryavansham | Additional Role | Hindi | |
2003 | Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century | Film Director | Hindi | |
2006 | Don | Singhania | Hindi | |
2007 | The Train: Some Lines Shoulder Never Be Crossed... | friend of the girl | Hindi | |
2008 | Sharpe's Peril | Subedar Pillai | English | TV Movie |
2009 | Jai Veeru: Friends Forever | friend of jai and veeru | Hindi | |
2009 | Radio: Love on Air | Vivan's Boss | Hindi Punjabi Gujarati English | |
2010 | Prince | Sherry | Hindi | |
2010 | Chase | DIG Ranveer Tyagi | Hindi | |
2010 | Hello Darling | a friend | Hindi | |
2011 | Kaccha Limboo | a family friend | Hindi | |
2011 | Men Will Be Men | Special Appearance | Hindi | |
2011 | Damadamm! | Rajan Mehra | Hindi | |
2011 | Don 2 | Singhania | Hindi | |
2012 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Mr. Shah | Hindi | |
2012 | Diary of a Butterfly | Xavier | Hindi | |
2012 | Rakhtbeej | Dabral | Hindi | |
2012 | Khiladi 786 | Inspector Jugnu Singh | Hindi | |
2013 | Race 2 | Vikram Thapar | Hindi |
Dubbing career
For many years, Khattar has given his colorful voice to dub more than 100 foreign films in Hindi and voicing various Hollywood stars from American films and other celebrities from other foreign films and also provide his voice in some South Indian Movies. Rajesh is best known for his Hindi voice as Captain Jack Sparrow, Iron Man, Ghost Rider and Shrek. [2]
Dubbing Roles
Live Action Films
Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
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Payanam | Nagarjuna Akkineni | Major Raveendra | Hindi | Tamil Telugu | 2011 | 2011 | The title for the Hindi dub was known as: "Mere Hindustan Ki Kasam – Gaganam", and the character was renamed to Nagarzun. The Hindi dub also aired on SET Max on Television for India. |
The Bone Collector | Gary Swanson | Alan Rubin | Hindi | English | 1999 | 2010 | Performed alongside with Meghana Erande who voiced Angelina Jolie's role as Police Officer Amelia Donaghy for the 2010 TV Hindi-dubbed version. |
The Mummy | Oded Fehr Corey Johnson | Ardeth Bay American expedition Narration | 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 | 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 | |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Unknown actor | Unknown character | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2002 | Performed alongside an unknown Hindi dubbing artist who voiced Elijah Wood's role as Frodo Baggins, Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Liv Tyler as Arwen Undómiel and Deepika Joshi-Shah in the Hindi dubbed version. Deepika has passed away on January 27, 2012. |
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 | |
The Rundown | Dwayne Johnson | Beck | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Official Hindi dubbed version was also aired on UTV Action. |
X-Men 2 | Alan Cumming | Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
X-Men: First Class | Michael Fassbender | Erik Lensherr/Magneto | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Gerard Butler | Terry Sheridan | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Performed alongside with Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft in the Hindi dubbed version. |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Justin Theroux | Seamus O'Grady | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | The original Hindi dub has also aired on Sony Max. |
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 Indian audience these movies are renamed in Hindi as Samander Ke Lootere. Rajesh performed these movies alongside with Viraj Adhav who voiced Orlando Bloom as Will Turner and Rajesh Jolly who voiced Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa in Hindi. |
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 [3] | Lambert Wilson | The Merovingian | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Performed alongside with Viraj Adhav who voiced Keanu Reeves as Thomas A. Anderson/Neo and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity |
The Matrix Revolutions | Lambert Wilson | The Merovingian | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
Van Helsing | Hugh Jackman | Gabriel Van Helsing | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Voiced him for the Theatrical and Home media releases. Pawan Kalra dubbed him for the 2006 TV Hindi-dubbed version. |
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 | Performed alongside with Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson in the Hindi dubbed version. |
King Kong | Jack Black | Carl Denham | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | Performed alongside with Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow. |
The Wicker Man | Nicolas Cage | Edward Malus | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
300 | David Wenham | Dilios Narration | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed alongside with Vikrant Chaturvedi who voiced Rodrigo Santoro's character as King Xerxes. There was another Hindi dub produced by UTV Action and that featured an entirely different Hindi dubbing voice cast for the UTV Action Hindi dub, which that aired on November 27, 2010. |
300: Rise of an Empire | David Wenham | Dilios Narration | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Rajesh Khattar is set to reprise his role in the Hindi dub of this upcoming film. |
National Treasure 2 | Nicolas Cage | Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gates | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
The Incredible Hulk | Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark/Iron Man | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | The character appeared in Cameo appearance. |
Iron Man | Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark/Iron Man | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
Iron Man 2 | Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark/Iron Man | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Jolly who voiced Don Cheadle as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes |
Iron Man 3 | Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark/Iron Man | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
Get Smart | The Rock | Agent 23 | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
The Hangover | Bradley Cooper | Phil Wenneck | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
The Hangover Part II | Bradley Cooper | Phil Wenneck | Hindi | English | 201 | 2011 | |
The Hangover Part III | Bradley Cooper | Phil Wenneck | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
Tooth Fairy | The Rock | Derek Thompson | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
Gulliver's Travels | Jack Black | Lemuel Gulliver | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
Ghost Rider | Nicolas Cage | Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | There was another Hindi dub produced by UTV Action and that featured an entirely different Hindi dubbing voice cast for the UTV Action Hindi dub, which that aired on October 14, 2013. |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Nicolas Cage | Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Richard Coyle | Tus Narration | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Performed alongside with Kabir Bedi who voiced Ben Kingsley's role as Nizam, and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Gemma Arterton's role as Princess Tamina in the Hindi dubbed version. The original Hindi dubbed version was also aired on UTV Action. |
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 | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
Beowulf | Ray Winstone | Beowulf | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
Transformers | John Turturro | Agent Simmons | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed alongside with Saumya Daan who voiced Shia LaBeouf as Spike Witwicky and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes in the Hindi dubbed version. |
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 | Performed alongside with Performed alongside with Saumya Daan who voiced Shia LaBeouf as Spike Witwicky and Akshay Kumar who voiced Optimus Prime in the Hindi dubbed version, replacing Peter Cullen's voice from the original version. |
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 | |
Kick-Ass | Nicolas Cage | Damon Macready/Big Daddy | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2011 | |
X-Men: First Class | Michael Fassbender | Erik Lensherr/Magneto | Hindi | English German Russian French | 2011 | 2011 | |
Johnny English Reborn | Dominic West | Simon Ambrose | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
John Carter | Dominic West | Sab Than | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside with Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Lynn Collins as Dejah Thoris |
The Avengers | Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark/Iron Man | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside with Mona Ghosh Shetty, Amar Babaria dubbed unknown characters Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Mark Ruffalo as Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk and Shakti Singh who dubbed Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Hindi. |
The Dark Knight Rises | Ben Mendelsohn | Mr. Daggett | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside with Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Hindi. |
The Amazing Spider-Man | Irrfan Khan | Dr. Rajit Ratha | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Although Irrfan Khan is an Indian actor starring in an English-language film, he didn't dub over his own character in Hindi for unknown reasons, so Rajesh was chosen to Hindi-dub his character instead. |
Prometheus | Michael Fassbender | David | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
The Lone Ranger | James Badge Dale | Dan Reid | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | Strangely, This film stars Johnny Depp, but Rajesh has dubbed for a different character instead. |
Man of Steel | Unknown actor | Unknown character | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
Animated Films
Film title | Original Voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
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Shrek | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2001 | Performed alongside with Amar Babaria who voiced Eddie Murphy as Donkey and Kishore Bhatt who voiced Antonio Banderas as Puss In Boots in Hindi dubbed version. |
Shrek 2 | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
Shrek the Third | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
Shrek Forever After | Mike Myers | Shrek | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Simon Pegg | Buck | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
Ice Age: Continental Drift | Simon Pegg | Buck | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | This character made a cameo appearance. Performed alongside with Mona Ghosh Shetty in the Hindi dubbed version. |
Monsters vs. Aliens | Hugh Laurie | Dr. Cockroach | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
Rio | Carlos Ponce | Marcel | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | Performed alongside with Sonu Nigam, Shaan , Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey who voiced various characters in the Hindi dubbed version. |
The Adventures of Tintin | Daniel Craig | Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine/Red Rackham | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
The Croods | Nicolas Cage | Grug Crood | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
Epic | Blake Anderson | Dagda | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | Performed alongside with Nachiket Dighe who also voiced two characters which were Nod and Mub in the Hindi dubbed version. |
Turbo | Bill Hader | Guy Gagné | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
See also
- Dubbing (filmmaking)
- List of Indian Dubbing Artists
References
- ↑ "I too may get my SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE soon - bollywood news". glamsham.com. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ↑ "Raising their voice". Hindustan Times. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ↑ "A Grade Dubbing Actor-Rajesh Khattar". Hindi Dubbing Stars. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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