Chetan Shashital

Chetan Shashital
चेतन शाशितल
Born 1968 (age 49–50) [1]
Mumbai, India
Other names Chetan Sashital
The Big C [2]
Occupation Actor, voice actor, singer

Chetan Shashital (Konkani: चेतन शाशितल Cētana Śāśitala, born 1968 in Mumbai, also known as Chetan Sashital or The Big C for his expertise in the voice-acting industry) is an Indian actor, voice actor and singer, who is mostly recognized for working in the dubbing industry and considered to be one of the more well-known voice artists in India.

Dubbing career

He is considered to be one of the most prominent voice artists of India, who has been giving voices to animation, for local Indian productions. He has also performed Hindi-dubbing for foreign productions, such as Baloo the Bear from Talespin and The Jungle Book 2 and also for Genie from Disney's Aladdin, that was dubbed and aired on Disney Channel India in 2005.[3]

Shashital has also dubbed for Bollywood actors. He is considered to be official dubbing artist for Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan, as well as for such other Bollywood actors as Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Dharmendra.[4][5]

Dubbing Roles

Commercial voice-overs

Television Animation

Program titleOriginal voice(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageEpisodesOriginal AirdateDubbed AirdateNotes
TalespinEd Gilbert †Baloo von Bruinwald XIIIHindiEnglish565/5/1990-
8/8/1991		Aired on DD National, Disney Channel India and Toon Disney India dubbed in Hindi, much later after the original airing.
The Simpsons [6]Dan CastellanetaHomer SimpsonHindiEnglish52312/17/1989-Current
AladdinDan CastellanetaGenieHindiEnglish865 September 1994 – 25 November 1995????Aired on DD National and many other Hindi Cartoon Channels in India.

Live Action Films

Film titleActorCharacter(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year ReleaseNotes
Aag Ka GolaSunny DeolVikram Singh
Shankar 'Shaka		Hindi19991999Chetan was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because of the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actors. In some cases, the actors were unable to convey their lines properly due to temporary health problems, despite that the movies were already shot in Hindi.[7]
Biwi No.1Salman KhanPremHindi19991999
Star Wars: A New HopeDavid Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)		Darth VaderHindiEnglish1977
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackDavid Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)		Darth VaderHindiEnglish1980
Star Wars: Return of the JediDavid Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)		Darth Vader/Anakin SkywalkerHindiEnglish1983
Dabangg 2Prakash RajHindi2012[8]
ParamparaAnupam KherHindi1993[8]
The RockSean ConneryEnglishHindi1997[8]
Face/OffJohn TravoltaSean ArcherEnglishHindi19971997Performed alongside with Viraj Adhav who voiced Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy.

Animated films

Film titleOriginal VoiceCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal ReleaseDub ReleaseNotes
Aladdin[9]Robin Williams †
(Speaking and Singing)		Genie (Speaking and Singing)HindiEnglish19921994Dubbed by Vijay Cine Studio.[10]
The Return of JafarDan CastellanetaGenieHindiEnglish1994
Aladdin and the King of ThievesRobin Williams †GenieHindiEnglish1996
The Jungle BookPhil HarrisBaloo the BearHindiEnglish19672002Aired on Disney Channel India.
The Jungle Book 2John GoodmanBaloo the BearHindiEnglish20032003

See also

References

  1. ↑ "His master's voiceover - the brand reporter > news". Afaqsreporter.com. 2004-05-16. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  2. ↑ "The voice behind - bollywood news". Glamsham.com. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  3. ↑ "CGTantra.com - Anifest India 09 Review - Day Three". CGTantra.com. 2009-09-20. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  4. ↑ "The next voice you hear... - Hindustan Times". hindustantimes.com. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  5. ↑ "His master's voice - Economic Times". economictimes.com. 2002-12-04. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Why Saif Ali Khan's bark has no bite". DnaIndia.com. 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  7. ↑ https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/the-next-voice-you-hear/story-24K5M3W5t092SijVw9NPmJ.html
  8. 1 2 3 http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/actors-these-days-dont-have-unique-voices-like-amitabh-bachchan-shatrughan-sinha/20150422.htm
  9. ↑ "The Walt Disney Company". Disney.in. 2005-02-23. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  10. ↑ "The art of directing dubs: A chat with Ellie Lewis - Animation Xpress". animationxpress.com. 2004-10-26. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
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