Ishaan Khatter is an Indian actor who became prominent and famous after his role in the 2017 film ‘Beyond the Clouds’ directed by acclaimed Iranian director Majid Majidi.
Ishaan is also acting opposite Jhanvi Kapoor, the daughter of actress Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor, in her debut movie Dhadak produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions.
Early Life and Education
Ishaan was born on 1st November 1995, to actress Neelima Azeem and actor Rajesh Khatter, in Mumbai. His parents married in 1990 and divorced in 2001.
Neelima Azeem is the mother of actor Shahid Kapoor. Ishaan is thus the half brother of Shahid.
He attended Billabong High International School in Mumbai. He finished his college education and graduated from RIMS International School and Junior College, also located in Mumbai.
Career
Ishaan started his career as a child artist in the movie ‘Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!’, which released in 2005.
In 2016, he had an uncredited cameo appearance in the movie ‘Udta Punjab.’
In 2017, he portrayed the role of Amir in the film ‘Beyond the Clouds.’ The movie was first screened at the BFI London Film Festival. The performance of Ishaan in the movie was acclaimed by many critics. It is scheduled to release in India in 2018. Ishan Khatter’s performance has been hailed by people and critics alike, both of whom said that it never looked like Ishan was doing his first movie as a lead role; his performance gave an impression that he was an old hand at what he was doing.
Khatter is currently shooting for the film Dhadak.
Ishaan Khatter- Pictures
Personal life and Trivia
Ishaan is 5′ 10″ tall.
He likes dancing and travelling. He is rumored to be dating actress Ayesha Kapur, who is best known for her role as the younger version of Rani Mukherjee in the movie Black