RK
Early Years

Theatre

The reviews, performances and press coverage that shaped the beginning of Rajesh Khattar's artistic journey.

“Exceptionally impressive is Rajesh Khattar, playing Deputy Governor Danforth. His action, deliveries, the movement on the stage all show dignity.”
“The actors — Rajesh Khattar as the priest and Wahmiq Abbasi as the ruler — must have found it a challenging job. Just two characters on stage itself is no enviable proposition where actors remain under sustained pressure. But the play moves on without any perceptible drag. The innovative portrait of the two characters becomes the director's triumph — the tall and the short frames moving with a puppet-like angularity, their heads giving swift turns, the eyes widening and narrowing, are all watchful. And the voices take on a score of colours, just as the phrasing, the pauses, the downright breaks are themselves a miracle of characterisation. The searching gravity to which the actors' postures surrender lends their performance irresistible grace.”
“Rajesh Khattar exploits his diffidence to an advantage in Shankit Yuvak's role and his understanding of Gandhiji's philosophy helps him to project his defence counsel's arguments convincingly.”
“Rajesh Khattar as the angry young man repeatedly reduced into subjection was also very good.”
“I believe Rajesh Khattar was excellent”
“a sincere performance by Rajesh Khattar who had gone as far as to shave his head to achieve a look-alike image.”
“The evening belonged to Rajesh Khattar who gave a brilliant performance as Peer Baksh Chowdhry. His stance, gait and speech-texture create a distinct character which immediately endears him to the audience.”