Overview

• The actor describes being raised by a single mother as formative, shaping his outlook on women and responsibility.
• He recalls his mother taking a short TV job in Delhi that helped the family stabilize and begin to “climb back up.”
• After his parents’ separation, he shifted from academics to cinema through dance training, film festivals and assistant-director roles.
• He emphasizes a middle-class upbringing — including not being able to study abroad — despite later acknowledging being part of the industry’s “0.1%.”
• Coverage notes Homebound has been reported as India’s official Oscar entry, with Khatter also featuring in Netflix’s The Royals.