Rajesh Khera

Indian television actor and voice actor (born 1968)

Rajesh Khera
Born (1968-10-26) 26 October 1968 (age 55) [1]
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor
Voice Actor
Years active1995–present

Rajesh Khera (Rājēśa Khērā) is an Indian television actor and voice actor who has acted in many Hindi films and is remembered for the role of fashion designer Maddy in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin. He was recently seen as a contender in a TV reality show Survivor (2011) which aired on Star Plus.[2]

He played the role of Acharya Devvrat in the TV serial Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat.

Filmography

Films

  • Josh (2000) as Matwyn
  • Hazaar Chaurasi (from Kashmir)
  • Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998)
  • Hu Tu Tu (1999)
  • Taal (1999) as Brij Mohan Mehta
  • Tum Bin (2001) as Shekhar's Friend 'Bosco'
  • 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002) as Sardar Ajit Singh
  • Om Jai Jagadish (2002) as Fake Audio CD manufacturer
  • Jaal: The Trap (2003) as Journalist Alok Dass (Ajay's Friend)
  • Samay (2003)
  • Naach (2004)
  • Karam (2005) as Bull
  • Tango Charlie (2005) as BSF soldier Sangraam Singh
  • The Train (2007)
  • Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii (2007) as Hitler
  • Victoria No. 203 (2007) as Karan
  • Speed (2007) as Taxi Driver
  • Kambakkht Ishq (2009) as Dr. Ali
  • Aagey Se Right (2009) as T.V. Vinod
  • Lamhaa (2010) as Parvez
  • Mallika (2010)as Chandar
  • The Whisperers
  • 42 km as Ramesh
  • Yeh Dooriyan (2011) as Vishal
  • U R My Jaan (2011)[3]
  • Hate Story 2 (2014)[4][5]
  • Ek Kahani Julie Ki (2016)
  • Satyameva Jayate (2018) as Police Inspector Satish Bhonsale
  • Thackeray (film) (2019) as Morarji Desai
  • Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (2024) as Mahatma Gandhi

Television

Year Show Role Notes Ref(s)
1993-97 Tara (TV series) Gautam Debut Show
1995 Swabhimaan Ranjit Supporting Role
1998 Saaya (Indian TV series) Ranveer Rastogi
1998-2000 Aahat Rajan/Amit/
Jai/Ravi
Episodic Role
1999-2002 C.I.D. (Indian TV series) Jagdish/Mangal/
Dushyant/Badshah
Johnny/Kedar[a]
Episodic Role
2000 Josh Matwyn Supporting Role
2003-07 Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Maddy Supporting Role [6]
2005-07 C.I.D. (Indian TV series) Nandan Kumar/Jaan/Vishwajeet[b] Episodic Role
2006-08 Left Right Left (TV series) Major Bhargav Negative Role [7]
2008 Mumbai Calling Supporting Role [8]
2009 Bhaskar Bharti KK(Krishan Kanhaiya) Supporting Role
2012 Survivor India (season 1) Contestant Reality Show [9]
2012 Aasman Se Aage Sanam Supporting Role
2014 Uttaran Maharani Cameo [10]
2014-15 Maharakshak: Aryan Senapati Karakasur Negative Role
2015 Sense8 Wedding Planner International TV series [11]
2015 Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat Acharya Devavrath Supporting Role [12]
2016 Baal Veer Gurudev Antagonist [13]
2016 – present 24 (Indian TV series season 2) Colonel Sudeep Cameo [14]
2016 Naagarjuna - Ek Yoddha Takshaka Supporting Role
2017 Ghulam Ardhanareshwar Maharaj Special Appearance [15]
2017 Tenali Rama (TV series) Sultan Samshudin Jafar Khan Cameo
2017 Dev (TV series) Arastu sahay

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2019 Ishq Aaj Kal Javed ZEE5 Negative Role[16][17]
The Verdict – State vs Nanavati Inspector John Lobo ALTBalaji and ZEE5
2020 The Casino Deshmukh ZEE5

Dubbing career

Rajesh has also been dubbing for foreign films into the Hindi language as well, in addition to acting, while working as a production trainee.

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
Predators Adrien Brody Royce Hindi English 2010 2010

References

  1. ^ "CINTAA Rajesh Khera". cintaa.net. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Hoping for Hollywood to happen: Rajesh Khera". The Times of India. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
  3. ^ "U R My Jaan : Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011.
  4. ^ Rajesh Khera plays a murderer in Saheb Biwi..
  5. ^ Rajesh Khera plays a murderer in Saheb Biwi.. Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Maddy talks about leaving Jassi". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 August 2005.
  7. ^ "Rajesh 'left' out of Left Right Left!". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
  8. ^ "Laught it out at the call center". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Actors live on edge;it's scary:Rajesh Khera". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ^ "I feared Laxmi would slap me: Rajesh Khera". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Rajesh Khera to play Betaal in Sinhasan Battisi". The Times of India. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Rajesh Khera joins 'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Rajesh Khera to enter 'Baal Veer'". Mid-Day. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Rajesh Khera to star in 24 season 2". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Seven entries in 'Nagarjun'". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  16. ^ "A tete-a-tete with Rajesh Khera, an Indian television actor". Expresso Magazine. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  17. ^ Rajesh, Author: Srividya (21 May 2019). "Rajesh Khera joins the cast of Creative Eye series Ishq Aaj Kal for ZEE5". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 11 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

Notes

  1. ^ He appeared in eight episodes in three distinct roles.
  2. ^ Rajesh appeared in three distinct roles in five episodes.

c. He has a niece whose name is Anika Lakhanpal

External links

Rajesh Khera on Facebook

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