Happy Birthday, Ishaan Khatter: Did you know this about the Phone Bhoot actor?

Four members of Ishaan's family are actors

Ishaan Khatter was born on November 1, 1995, to actor parents Neelima Azeem and Rajesh Khatter. Actor Shahid Kapoor is his half-brother from Azeem’s first marriage with actor Pankaj Kapoor.

Growing up around cinema helped Ishaan develop as an artiste

Ishaan did his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School and Billabong High International School, Mumbai. He says that he grew up with cinema and art around him, which helped him to develop as an artiste.

Ishaan is a trained, professional dancer

Ishaan is a trained dancer and has shared glimpses of his talent on his social media handles. This includes many videos with his brother Shahid Kapoor. Ishaan trained with choreographer Shiamak Davar at his dance academy in Mumbai.

Ishaan debuted as a child artiste in Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!

Ishaan made his first on-screen appearance as a child artiste in Mahesh Manjrekar’s Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! which had his brother Shahid as the lead actor. He played one of the kids in the film, but did not get much recognition at the time.

Ishaan worked as an assistant director before becoming an actor

Ishaan took the route that many star kids take before debuting as actors. He assisted director Abhishek Chaubey in Udta Punjab (2016) and Danish Renzu in the independent film Half Widow.

Ishaan won 2 film awards for his debut film

Ishaan debuted as a leading man in director Majid Majidi's 2017 film, Beyond the Clouds. He played a drug dealer named Amir, and was cast alongside Malavika Mohanan. He bagged the prestigious Best Actor award at the 5th International Bosphorus Film Festival and the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut the same year.