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Rajesh Khera
Rajesh Khera
Born	26 October 1968 (age 56) ; Pune, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor ; Voice Actor
Years active	1995–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

Hazaar Chaurasi (from Kashmir)
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998)
Hu Tu Tu (1999)
Taal (1999) as Brij Mohan Mehta
Josh (2000) as Matwyn
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) as Postmortem Doctor
Naach (2004) as Director
Karam (2005) as Bull
Tango Charlie (2005) as BSF soldier Sangraam Singh
The Train (2007)
Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii (2007) as John Kakkad (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) as Atul Mhatre^[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
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]
2019	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

^ "CINTAA Rajesh Khera". cintaa.net. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
^ "Hoping for Hollywood to happen: Rajesh Khera". The Times of India. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
^ "U R My Jaan : Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011.
^ Rajesh Khera plays a murderer in Saheb Biwi..
^ Rajesh Khera plays a murderer in Saheb Biwi.. Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Maddy talks about leaving Jassi". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 August 2005.
^ "Rajesh 'left' out of Left Right Left!". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
^ "Laught it out at the call center". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
^ "Actors live on edge;it's scary:Rajesh Khera". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
^ "I feared Laxmi would slap me: Rajesh Khera". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ "Rajesh Khera to play Betaal in Sinhasan Battisi". The Times of India. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ "Rajesh Khera joins 'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "Rajesh Khera to enter 'Baal Veer'". Mid-Day. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ "Rajesh Khera to star in 24 season 2". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
^ "Seven entries in 'Nagarjun'". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "A tete-a-tete with Rajesh Khera, an Indian television actor". Expresso Magazine. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ 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

^ He appeared in eight episodes in three distinct roles.
^ 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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[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

[7] "Maddy talks about leaving Jassi". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 August 2005.

[9] "Rajesh 'left' out of Left Right Left!". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 11 January 2007.

[10] "Laught it out at the call center". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2008.

[11] "Actors live on edge;it's scary:Rajesh Khera". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

[12] "I feared Laxmi would slap me: Rajesh Khera". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[13] "Rajesh Khera to play Betaal in Sinhasan Battisi". The Times of India. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[14] "Rajesh Khera joins 'Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[15] "Rajesh Khera to enter 'Baal Veer'". Mid-Day. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[16] "Rajesh Khera to star in 24 season 2". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[17] "Seven entries in 'Nagarjun'". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[18] "A tete-a-tete with Rajesh Khera, an Indian television actor". Expresso Magazine. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[19] 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)

[6] He appeared in eight episodes in three distinct roles.

[8] Rajesh appeared in three distinct roles in five episodes.

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