Mona Ghosh Shetty

Mona Ghosh Shetty
Native name मोना घोष शेट्टी (Hindi)
মোনা ঘোষ শেট্টি (Bengali)
Born (1978-04-22) 22 April 1978[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names Mona Shetty
Mona Ghosh
Occupation Voice actress, singer, director
Years active 1983–present
Parent(s) Leela Roy Ghosh † (Mother)

Mona Ghosh Shetty (Hindi: मोना घोष शेट्टी, Bengali: মোনা ঘোষ শেট্টি; born 22 April 1978 in Mumbai) is an Indian voice-dubbing artist, singer and director. She is the daughter of former voice-dubbing artist Leela Roy Ghosh, who was a veteran in the field. Just like Leela, she can also speak Hindi, Bengali, English, Marathi and Urdu. While she dubs her foreign roles in Hindi most of the time, she also performs her voice-dubbing roles in English and Bengali. She runs a dubbing studio as president known as Sound & Vision India located in Andheri, Mumbai city. She used to work with her mother who was the founder and president of the company before her death and they have set up the businesses together in the early 1990s. Her mother died on 11 May 2012.[2]

Dubbing career

She dubs in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Oriya professionally, but if a Katrina Kaif ad becomes popular then she says that she has to do it in all the 10 official regional languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Oriya and Assamese.she says "I don’t know all the languages. There is always a supervisor who tells you about the nuances of the language and how it should be spoken." She specializes in dubbing for teenage, young adult and middle-aged female characters. For more than 15 years, she has been dubbing in Hindi for many leading female roles such as Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie, Kate Beckinsale, Kirsten Dunst, Halle Berry, Zoe Saldana, Drew Barrymore, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacqueline Fernandez, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and other celebrities. She is still the approved Hindi dub-over voice artist for those actresses. Shetty also dubs for television commercials, like an advertisement for an Indian airline. She recently dubbed for Nargis Fakhri in the 2011 film "Rockstar" at Yash Raj Studios.

In Nirnayak (1997) she dubbed for Indrani Banerjee.It was her first film dubbing for a Hindi film. In the past, she used to dub for Rani Mukherjee, Kajol, Amisha Patel, Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta, and Koena Mitra.

Filmography

Television animation

AirdateProgram titleRoleLanguageEpisodesNotes
5/11/2009Little KrishnaMaa YashodaEnglish13

Animated films

Film titleCharacterLanguageYear ReleaseNotes
Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan[3]Queen SamyuktaHindi2008

Dubbing roles

Television animation

Program titleOriginal voiceCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageNumber of EpisodesOriginal airdateDubbed airdateNotes
Sofia the FirstJulie NathansonBelleHindiEnglish68 (dubbed 1)11/18/2012-Current2015-CurrentAppeared in the episode: "The Amulet and the Anthem." She also sang for the song "Karo Galat Sahi" (English: "Make It Right").

Live action films

Film titleOriginal actressCharacterDubbed LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal year releaseDubbed year releaseNote(s)
Mr and Mrs IyerEnglish NewsreaderA Voice Over In The Opening Of The FilmHindiEnglish20022002
Coca-Cola[4]Aishwarya Rai BachchanHrithik As Rohit And Aishwariya As Tina In Their First Coke Advertisement TogetherHindi20002000Due to the actreses poor Hindi knowledge, The directors for these films, could not allow the actreses to use their real voices, so Mona has dubbed for them to disguise their voices, despite that the movies were already shot in Hindi.
Sarkar[4]Katrina KaifPoojaHindi20052005
Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye[4]Katrina KaifJia A. YashvardhanHindi20062006
Rockstar[5]Nargis FakhriHeer KaulHindi20112011
Ghulam[4]Rani MukherjiAlishaHindi19981998
Dushman[5]KajolSonia and Naina SehgalHindi19981998
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai[5]Ameesha PatelSonia SaxenaHindi20002000
Raaz[5]Bipasha BasuSanjana DhanrajHindi20022002
Jism[5]Bipasha BasuSonia KhannaHindi20032003
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story[5]Sonya JehanMumtaz MahalHindi20052005
Hum Ho Gaye Aapke[5]Reema SenChandni GuptaHindi20012001
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena[5]Koena MitraNatasha KapoorHindi20052005
Apna Sapna Money MoneyKoena MitraJulie FernandezHindi20052005
Water[5]Lisa RayKalyaniHindi20052005
Dhoom 2Rimi SenSweety DixitHindi20062006
Aamdani Atthani Kharcha RupaiyaaIsha KoppikarAnjaliHindi20012001
Om Shanti Om[5]Deepika PadukoneShantipriya and SandhyaHindi20072007
DeshdrohiHrishitaa BhattNeha (only two lines)Hindi20082008
AladinJacqueline FernandezJasmineHindi20092009
Jannat 2Esha GuptaJhanviHindi20122012
Murder 2Jacqueline FernandezPriyaHindi20112011
Housefull 2Jacqueline FernandezBobbyHindi20122012
Prince (2010 film)Aruna ShieldsMayaHindi20102010
Race 2Jacqueline FernandezTanya Martin/OmishaHindi20132013
The Mask of Zorro[6]Catherine Zeta-JonesElena MonteroHindiEnglish19981998Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Antonio Banderas as Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro and Shakti Singh who voiced Anthony Hopkins as Diego De La Vega.
The Matrix[7]Carrie-Anne MossTrinityHindiEnglish19991999Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Keanu Reeves as Neo, Shakti Singh who voiced Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith and Rajesh Jolly who voiced Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus in the Hindi dubbed version.
The Matrix ReloadedCarrie-Anne MossTrinityHindiEnglish20032003Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Keanu Reeves as Neo, Rajesh Khattar who voiced Lambert Wilson as The Merovingian, Shakti Singh who voiced Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith and Rajesh Jolly who voiced Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus in the Hindi dubbed version.
The Matrix RevolutionsCarrie-Anne MossTrinityHindiEnglish20032003
SwordfishHalle BerryGinger KnowlesHindiEnglish20012001Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Hugh Jackman as Stanley Jobson
X-MenHalle BerryOroro Munroe/StormHindiEnglish20002000
X2: X-Men UnitedHalle BerryOroro Munroe/StormHindiEnglish20032003
X-Men: The Last StandHalle BerryOroro Munroe/StormHindiEnglish20062006
X-Men: Days of Future PastHalle BerryOroro Munroe/StormHindiEnglish20142014
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingLiv TylerArwen UndómielHindiEnglish20012002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersLiv TylerArwen UndómielHindiEnglish20022003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingLiv TylerArwen UndómielHindiEnglish20032004
Stuart Little 2[8]Melanie GriffithMargalo (voice)HindiEnglish20022002
Spider-Man[9]Kirsten DunstMary Jane WatsonHindiEnglish20022002
Spider-Man 2Kirsten DunstMary Jane WatsonHindiEnglish20042004Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Connors
Spider-Man 3[10]Kirsten DunstMary Jane WatsonHindiEnglish20072007Performed alongside
Ankur Javeri who voiced Topher Grace as Eddie Brock / Venom in Hindi.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind[11]Kirsten DunstMary SvevoHindiEnglish20042004
ElizabethtownKirsten DunstClaire ColburnHindiEnglish20042004
The Day After TomorrowEmmy RossumLaura ChapmanHindiEnglish20042004
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood OrchidKaDee StricklandSamantha RogersHindiEnglish20042004
Resident EvilMilla JovovichAliceHindiEnglish20022002
Resident Evil: ApocalypseMilla JovovichAliceHindiEnglish20042004
Resident Evil: ExtinctionMilla JovovichAlice
(First Dub)		HindiEnglish20072007Sonia Kulshrestha has voiced this character on the second Hindi dub produced by Main Frame Software Communications for UTV Action that first aired on 22 June 2010.
Charlie's Angels[12]Cameron Diaz
Drew Barrymore		Natalie Cook
Dylan Sanders
(First Dub)		HindiEnglish20002000Rupa Bhimani voiced Cameron Diaz's character in a second Hindi dub of this film.
Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleCameron Diaz
Drew Barrymore		Natalie Cook
Dylan Sanders		HindiEnglish20032003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider[12]Angelina JolieLara CroftHindiEnglish20012001
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of LifeAngelina JolieLara CroftHindiEnglish20032003Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Gerard Butler as Terry Sheridan
Ghost RiderEva MendesRoxanne Simpson
(First Dub)		HindiEnglish20072007Performed alongside
Ankur Javeri who voiced
Matt Long as Young Johnny Blaze in Hindi.
WantedAngelina JolieFoxHindiEnglish20082008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan[13]Emmanuelle ChriquiDalia HakbarahHindiEnglish20082008
TransformersMegan FoxMikaela BanesHindiEnglish20072007Performed alongside Saumya Daan who voiced Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky in Hindi.
Transformers: Revenge of the FallenMegan FoxMikaela BanesHindiEnglish20092009
Avatar[14]Zoe SaldanaNeytiriHindiEnglish20092009
King KongNaomi WattsAnn DarrowHindiEnglish20052005Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Jack Black as Carl Denham in the Hindi dubbed version.
Mission Impossible IIIMichelle MonaghanJuliaHindiEnglish20062006Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt and
Ankur Javeri who voiced Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Declan Gormley in Hindi.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolPaula PattonJane CarterHindiEnglish20112011Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeGemma ArtertonPrincess TaminaHindiEnglish20102010Performed alongside Yudhvir Dahiya who voiced Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan, Kabir Bedi who voiced Ben Kingsley as Nizam, and Rajesh Khattar who voiced Richard Coyle as Tus and Narrated in the Hindi dubbed version. The original Hindi dubbed version was also aired on UTV Action.
John CarterLynn CollinsDejah ThorisHindiEnglish20122012Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Dominic West as Sab Than in the Hindi dubbed version.
SkyfallBérénice MarloheSévérineHindiEnglish20122012Mona's name (credited as Mona Shetty) was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film, also containing the Tamil, Telugu, Russian and Ukrainian credits. She also served as a dubbing director of the Hindi dub, alongside Kalpesh Parekh.[15]
Total RecallKate BeckinsaleLori QuaidHindiEnglish20122012Performed alongside Sanket Mhatre who voiced Colin Farell as Doug Quaid/Carl Hauser in Hindi.
HellboySelma BlairLiz ShermanHindiEnglish20042004Performed alongside Rajesh Jolly who voiced Ron Perlman as Hellboy and also with Viraj Adhav who voiced Rupert Evans as John Myres in the Hindi dubbed version.
Dawn of the Planet of the ApesKeri RussellEllieHindiEnglish20142014Dubbed by Sound & Vision India and performed alongside other Hindi voice artists such as Sharad Kelkar.
Captain America: The Winter SoldierCobie SmuldersMaria HillHindiEnglish20142014Performed alongside Joy Sengupta who voiced Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America and Shakti Singh who voiced Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Hindi.
Guardians of the GalaxyZoe SaldanaGamoraHindiEnglish20142014Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Chris Pratt as Peter Quill in Hindi. View the Hindi Wikipedia page for more info on the Hindi voice cast.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film)Megan FoxApril O'NeilHindiEnglish20142014Performed alongside Shubhraj Bhat who voiced Jeremy Howard as Donatello, Mayur Vyas who voiced Tony Shalhoub as Splinter, Sanket Mhatre who voiced Johnny Knoxville as Leonardo, Amit Diondy who voiced Noel Fisher as Michelangelo in Hindi.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsMegan FoxApril O'NeilHindiEnglish20162016Performed alongside Shubhraj Bhat who voiced Jeremy Howard as Donatello, Mayur Vyas who voiced Tony Shalhoub as Splinter, Sanket Mhatre who voiced Johnny Knoxville as Leonardo, Amit Diondy who voiced Noel Fisher as Michelangelo in Hindi.
Kochadaiiyaan Deepika PadukonePrincess VandanaHindiTamil20142014
Exodus: Gods and KingsMaría ValverdeZipporahHindiEnglish20142014
Mr. X (film)Amyra DasturHindi20152015
Himmatwala (2013 film)[4]Tamannaah BhatiaHindi20132013
Avengers: Age of UltronCobie SmuldersMaria HillHindiEnglish20152015Performed alongside Joy Sengupta who voiced Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Rajesh Jolly who voiced Don Cheadle as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Mark Ruffalo as Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk, Shakti Singh who voiced Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Rajesh Khattar who voiced Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Atul Kapoor who voiced Paul Bettany as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in Hindi.
The Guru (2002 film)Marisa TomeiLexiHindiEnglish20022002Performed alongside with Viraj Adhav who voiced Jimi Mistry as Ramu Gupta in Hindi dubbing.
Sky High (2005 film)Mary Elizabeth WinsteadGwendolyn "Gwen" Grayson / Royal Pain / Sue Tenny
(Second Dub)		HindiEnglish2005Aired by Disney.
Inspector Gadget 2Elaine HendrixG2HindiEnglish20032003
The Last SamuraiKoyukiTakaHindiEnglish20032003

Animated films

Film TitleCharacterOriginal voiceDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub year ReleaseNotes
Beauty and the Beast[16]BellePaige O'HaraHindiEnglish19912009Aired on TV, dubbed in Hindi. Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasBellePaige O'HaraHindiEnglish1997????Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Belle's Magical WorldBellePaige O'HaraHindiEnglish1998????Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Toy Story 3[12]BarbieJodi BensonHindiEnglish20102010
Puss in BootsKitty SoftpawsSalma HayekHindiEnglish20112011Hindi dub released in theatrically and on Home media releases. Her credit name for the role of Kitty was credited as: "MONA SHETTY".[17]
Ice Age: Continental DriftUnknown characterUnknown voiceHindiEnglish20122012
Disney's PlanesIshaniPriyanka ChopraHindiEnglish20132015
The Angry Birds MovieMaya RudolphMatildaHindiEnglish20162016
Finding DoryEllen DeGeneresDoryBengaliEnglish20162017Bengali dub premiered on Star Jalsha on 15 October 2017 at 2:00 pm IST.

Production staff

Live action films

Film titleStaff roleStudioDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year ReleaseNotes
SkyfallDubbing DirectorSound & Vision IndiaHindiEnglish20122012This film was also dubbed into Tamil and Telugu by the same studio. Mona directed the Hindi dub. K. Sabarinathan and M. Mythili Kiran have directed the Tamil and Telugu dubs respectively.
Iron Man 3Dubbing DirectorSound & Vision IndiaHindiEnglish20132013This film was also dubbed into Tamil and Telugu by the same studio. Mona directed the Hindi dub alongside Kalpesh Parekh. K. Sabarinathan and M. Mythili Kiran have directed the Tamil and Telugu dubs respectively.
Avengers: Age of UltronDubbing DirectorSound & Vision IndiaHindiEnglish20152015This film was also dubbed into Tamil and Telugu by the same studio. Mona directed the Hindi dub alongside Kalpesh Parekh. K. Sabarinathan and M. Mythili Kiran have directed the Tamil and Telugu dubs respectively.
Jurassic WorldDubbing DirectorSound & Vision IndiaHindiEnglish20152015This film was also dubbed into Tamil and Telugu by the same studio. Mona directed the Hindi dub alongside Kalpesh Parekh. K. Sabarinathan and M. Mythili Kiran have directed the Tamil and Telugu dubs respectively.

See also

References

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  17. ↑ "Puss in Boots – Hebrew, Hindi and Hungarian Credits". 15 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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