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Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
How Ishaan Khatter crashed a film set and walked out with his first movie role: ‘The other mothers hated me..'
If there's one young star who's been making a serious impression in Bollywood both with his talent and that undeniably chiselled jawline that carried the brunt of OTT show The Royals, it's Ishaan Khatter. But as it turns out, his entry into Bollywood wasn't through a gruelling audition or months of training. In fact, it happened almost by accident, and the story is much cuter than you'd imagine. In a recent interview with Mashable India, actor revealed the unexpected way he landed his very first film role — as a child actor in the 2005 film Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, which starred his half-brother Shahid Kapoor. 'I can't claim to have auditioned or done any mehnat to get that role,' Ishaan admitted with a smile. 'Uss film meh 9 bacche the, and I was fortunate that my elder brother was the leading actor of the film and all. (There were 9 kids in the film, and I was lucky that my elder brother was the lead actor.)' He went on to explain that he would often accompany Shahid to the film set, simply out of curiosity and admiration. 'Mai set jaata tha unke saath. Jab yeh nayi film ke shooting shuru hui mai set peh chala gaya unke saath aur maine dekha ki 9 bacche hai aur sabko acting karna ka mauka mil raha hai and I was like 'Yaar, mujhe bhi karni hai acting.' (So I used to go to the set with him, and when the shoot for this new film started, I went along. I saw there were 9 kids getting the chance to act and I thought, 'Man, I want to act too.')' What happened next was a mix of timing and sheer serendipity. Ishaan shared, 'Toh unhone mera mann behlane ke liye mujhe frame meh bitha diya — ki jab tak shot set ho raha hai, usko baitha do. Toh bithaya unhone aur shayad camera chal raha tha and they realised that I'm not looking into the camera and I'm not conscious of it — mai baccho ke saath, shyly jaake baith gaya. Toh they were like, 'acha, roll kar do'. Woh pehla din tha shoot ka and somehow I found myself there. (So they sat me in the frame just to keep me busy while the shot was being set up. So they seated me, and I think the camera was rolling — they noticed I wasn't looking into the lens or acting self-conscious. I just sat shyly with the other kids. They said, 'Okay, roll it.' That was the first day of the shoot — and somehow, I ended up in the film.)' A post shared by Ishaan (@ishaankhatter) From there, what started as a playful moment turned into an actual credited appearance. 'Phir liney bhi aagayi, then I think all the mummies hated me ki isko kyun mili liney. Kyunki isko toh hona hi nahi tha, this was a joke. (Then I got lines too — and I think all the other mothers hated me, like, 'Why did he get lines?' Because I wasn't even supposed to be there — this was just a joke.)' Later, when the interviewer jokingly called him out for 'playing the nepo game' from the very beginning, Ishaan laughed and leaned into it, responding cheekily: 'Bohot hard.' While the conversation was lighthearted, Ishaan's transparency about the perks of his industry connections is a refreshing departure from the usual polished PR stories. On the work front, Khatter is currently making his 2025 Cannes Film Festival debut, where fans are excited to catch a sneak peek at his newest film Homebound.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Only reason to watch': Ishaan Khatter's abs steal the spotlight in The Royals despite disappointing reviews
The Royals has become the buzz of the town despite getting mixed reviews, and not simply because of its plot or acting. Ishaan Khatter has swiftly taken center stage thanks to his incredible washboard abs, causing social media to go crazy. His toned appearance has won praise from both critics and fans, demonstrating that occasionally a well-kept body can overpower a subpar storyline. People have been going gaga in a way that they've said that Ishan's abs are pretty much the only reason to watch the show. Ishaan Khatter's abs in The Royals break the internet Taking to X after watching the show, viewers wrote about how Ishaan has clearly worked hard on his physique and how fantastic he looks on screen. ishaan in the new royals show on netflix 😮💨 I need him #IshaanKhatter is all kinds of unforgettable in The Royals brooding, bold, and beautifully human. He truly is bollywood's new age hearthrob..😍#TheRoyals One wrote, 'Ishaan Khatter in The Royals is flawless, the only ONLY reason to watch that show.' The only person I was watching in The Royals was Ishaan Khatter cause WHAT A MAN!!!!!! I'm going to start watching the royals cause of ishaan khattar he's so sexy omg🥹❤️ Saw one tiktok of ishaan khatter in the royals and that was all the convincing I needed to watch the show 🤭 Ishaan Khatter is the only good thing about the royals. While I do like bhumi's movies, she is EXTREMELY miscasted in this. Should've chosen another actress for this role 😭 ishaan is literally the only plot in royals. so hot, so effortless. A second added, 'Ishaan is literally the only plot in royals. so hot, so effortless.' A third went on to add, 'Saw one tiktok of ishaan khatter in the royals and that was all the convincing I needed to watch the show.' Ishaan Khatter's role in The Royals Ishaan Khatter stars in The Royals as Aviraaj Singh, aka Fizzy, the eldest son of the Maharaja of Morpur. After his father's death, he becomes the new Maharaja of a royal family that is essentially broke and in debt. He is shown falling in love with an entrepreneur, played by Bhumi Pednekar, and together they take on the task of restoring the palace and carrying forward the late Maharaja's legacy. More about Ishaan Khatter Ishaan Khatter is the son of actors Neelima Azeem and Rajesh Khattar, and the half-brother of Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor. He made his on-screen debut as a child in Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!. His breakthrough came in 2017 with his first lead role in Beyond the Clouds, directed by renowned Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi. He rose to fame with Dhadak (2018), in which he starred opposite Janhvi Kapoor.
