Recently, rumours were rife that actor Rajesh Khattar is going through financial troubles and he's struggling for basic needs. Opening up about the same, Rajesh in a recent interview shared while he was amused about the rumours in the beginning but soon his son Ishan Khatter and his brother Shahid Kapoor's names were dragged into it which was in a bad taste. In an interview with The Times of India, the 'Beyhadh' actor revealed that they just had a financial setback. Rajesh told the portal, "That was in bad taste. They dragged them into it. We actors are accustomed to the occupational hazards of such baseless rumours circulating, but this was a bit much. God forbid, if I ever reach that stage, I have my family to support me. Everyone is going through a difficult time and being sensitive is the need of the hour."
On his wife Vandana's statement, Khattar went on to say, "It was a statement made by Vandana taking into account the kind of money we have spent on medical and hospital bills in recent times. A few hours later, her statement was blown out of proportion and it went viral. People said that I was broke. Mere paas khaane ke paise nahi hain. Soon, I started getting messages from my relatives and others offering to help! Things went out of hand in no time."The actor also posted about it on Instagram, writing, "While the entire nation is uniting to tide over this unprecedented situation of pandemic & extending a helping hand to each other do we really have to peddle misery to sell stories ? Its obvious that positive stories don't make good copies(the fact that I came out of hospitalisation & am still recuperating from a grave case of covid is no news)."For the unversed, Ishaan is Rajesh's son from his first wife and actress Neelima Azim. After getting separated from Neelima, Rajesh married Vandana. In 2019, he and Vandana Sajnani Khattar welcomed a baby boy.