Rajesh Jolly

Rajesh Jolly
राजेश जौली
Born (1960-08-20) 20 August 1960[1]
India
Occupation Actor
Voice actor
Years active 1989–present

Rajesh Jolly (Hindi: राजेश जौली, Rājēśa Jaulī, born: 20 August 1960) is an Indian actor who's been working with Bollywood films, and is also a voice actor who has been participating in dubbing foreign films into the Hindi language, mostly for English language films. He is fluent into English, Hindi and Punjabi.

He first began his career in an Indian television sitcom, Flop Show, created and starring Jaspal Bhatti. Rajesh is now currently running an acting school as well.

Filmography

Live action television

Program titleAirdateRoleLanguageEpisodesNotes
Flop Show1989-Hindi10Debut for Rajesh's acting career.

Live action films

YearFilm titleRoleLanguageNotes
1995Taaqat-Hindi
2004Veer-Zaara-Hindi

Voice roles

Animated films

YearFilm titleRoleLanguageNotes
2005HanumanRavanHindi
2014ManavYogiraj and NarratorHindi

Dubbing career

Throughout Rajesh's career, he's been voicing for B-list characters and for various superheroes in Hindi-dubbed versions of Hollywood films, for over more than 18 years.[2]

He has also Hindi-dubbed for animated films and television series, such as Commander Ulysses Feral from SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Spike from Tom & Jerry and Bluto from Popeye when they were shown on Cartoon Network India.

He is known for being the Hindi dubbing voice for Aslan (replacing Liam Neeson's voice) in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. His colleagues involved in the Hindi dub of the films were Ankur Javeri who voiced William Moseley as Peter Pevensie, Toshi Sinha who voiced Anna Popplewell as Susan Pevensie, Shubhraj Bhat who voiced Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie, Prachi Save Sathi who voiced Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie, and Yudhvir Dahiya who voiced Ben Barnes as Prince Caspian.

Dubbing roles

Television animation

Program titleOriginal voiceCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageNumber of EpisodesOriginal airdateDubbed airdateNotes
Dexter's LaboratoryJeff BennettDadHindiEnglish784/27/1996-11/20/20038/22/1999-2006
SWAT Kats: The Radical SquadronGary OwensCommander Ulysses FeralHindiEnglish249/11/1993-
8/9/1995		1/4/1999-
2000		Hindi dub produced by Sound & Vision India and it aired on Cartoon Network India and aired on 4 January 1999, which was the day when the channel started providing content in the Hindi-dubbed format.[3]
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of AwesomenessFred TatascioreMaster ShifuHindiEnglish7011/7/2011-CurrentEarly 2012-Current

Live action films

Film titleActorCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year ReleaseNotes
BraveheartMel GibsonWilliam WallaceHindiEnglish19951995
The Matrix[4]Laurence FishburneMorpheusHindiEnglish19991999
The Matrix ReloadedLaurence FishburneMorpheusHindiEnglish20032003
The Matrix RevolutionsLaurence FishburneMorpheusHindiEnglish20032003
PredatorsLaurence FishburneNolandHindiEnglish20102010
Sleepy HollowMichael Gough †Notary James HardenbrookHindiEnglish19991999
A Beautiful MindRussell CroweJohn Nash, Jr.HindiEnglish20012001
X2: X-Men UnitedBrian CoxWilliam StrykerHindiEnglish20032003
HellboyRon PerlmanHellboyHindiEnglish20042004Mayur Vyas dubbed this character in sequel.
Spider-ManJ. K. SimmonsJ. Jonah JamesonHindiEnglish20022002Performed alongside Shakti Singh who voiced Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, Viraj Adhav who voiced Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson in Hindi.
Spider-Man 2J. K. SimmonsJ. Jonah JamesonHindiEnglish20042004Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Connors, Viraj Adhav who voiced Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson in Hindi.
Spider-Man 3J. K. SimmonsJ. Jonah JamesonHindiEnglish20072007Performed alongside
Ankur Javeri who voiced Topher Grace as Eddie Brock / Venom, Viraj Adhav who voiced Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson in Hindi.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The WardrobeLiam NeesonAslan
(voice)		HindiEnglish20052005Performed alongside
Ankur Javeri who voiced William Moseley as Peter Pevensie in Hindi.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianLiam NeesonAslan
(voice)		HindiEnglish20082008Rajesh's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film.[5]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderLiam NeesonAslan
(voice)		HindiEnglish20102010Rajesh's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film, also containing the Tamil and Telugu credits.[6]
BandidasIsmael 'East' CarloDon Diego SandovalHindiEnglish
Spanish		20062006
007: Casino RoyaleRene MathisGiancarlo GianniniHindiEnglish20062006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestGeoffrey RushCaptain Barbossa
(uncredited cameo)		HindiEnglish20062006Shakti Singh previously voiced this character in the first film. Rajesh has taken over for this character role. Shakti instead voiced Bill Nighy's role as Devi Johns in the Hindi version. Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Hindi.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndGeoffrey RushCaptain BarbossaHindiEnglish20072007
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesGeoffrey RushCaptain BarbossaHindiEnglish20112011
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesGeoffrey RushCaptain BarbossaHindiEnglish20172017
Live Free or Die HardVariousPresident
FBI Agent		HindiEnglish20072007Internationally released as: Die Hard 4.0.
SivajiSumanAdiseshanHindiTamil20072010Released in Hindi as Sivaji The Boss
A Good Day to Die HardBruce WillisJohn McClanePunjabiEnglish20132013First Ever Hollywood movie to have a Punjabi dubbed version.
Iron ManTerrence HowardUSAF Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" RhodesHindiEnglish20082008Performed alongside 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. in Hindi.
Iron Man 2Don CheadleLt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War MachineHindiEnglish20102010
Iron Man 3Don CheadleLt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War MachineHindiEnglish20132013
Fast FiveDwayne JohnsonLuke HobbsHindiEnglish20112011Mohan Kapoor dubbed this character in next films.
Conan the BarbarianRon PerlmanCorinHindiEnglish20112011
Cowboys and AliensHarrison FordWoodrow DolarhydeHindiEnglish20112011
Men in Black 3Jemaine ClementBorisHindiEnglish20122012
Batman BeginsLiam Neeson
Colin McFarlane		Ra's al Ghul
Commissioner Loeb		HindiEnglish20052005Performed alongside Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Hindi.
Rajesh has voiced two characters in the Hindi dub.
The Legend of ZorroNick ChinlundJacob McGivensHindiEnglish20052005Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Antonio Banderas as Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro in Hindi.
Ghost RiderSam ElliottCaretaker
(First Dub)		HindiEnglish20072007Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze,
Ankur Javeri who voiced
Matt Long as Young Johnny Blaze, Parminder Ghumman who voiced Peter Fonda as Mephistopheles, Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Donal Logue as Mack and Viraj Adhav who voiced Wes Bentley as Blackheart in Hindi.
Avengers: Age of UltronDon CheadleLt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War MachineHindiEnglish20152015Performed alongside Joy Sengupta who voiced Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, 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.
Mission: ImpossibleVing RhamesLuther StickellHindiEnglish19961996Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Hindi.
Mission: Impossible 2Ving RhamesLuther StickellHindiEnglish20002000Uday Sabnis dubbed this role in all sequels. Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Hindi.
Mission: Impossible IIILaurence FishburneTheodore BrasselHindiEnglish20062006Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Uday Sabnis who voiced Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell,
Ankur Javeri who voiced Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Declan Gormley in Hindi.
Mission: Impossible Ghost ProtocolTom WilkinsonIMF Secretary
(Uncredited)		HindiEnglish20112011Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Hindi.
The PhantomBill SmitrovichDave PalmerHindiEnglish19961996Performed alongside Ninad Kamat who voiced Billy Zane as The Phantom / Kit Walker in Hindi.
Captain America: Civil WarDon CheadleLt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War MachineHindiEnglish20162016Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Varun Dhawan who voiced Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Atul Kapoor who voiced Paul Bettany as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in Hindi.
The MummyRussell CroweDr. Henry Jekyll / Edward HydeHindiEnglish20172017
Avengers: Infinity WarDon CheadleLt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War MachineHindiEnglish20182018

Animated films

Film TitleCharacterOriginal voiceDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub year ReleaseNotes
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroDr. Victor Fries / Mr. FreezeMichael AnsaraHindiEnglish1998
The WildSamson's Father (Samsher's Father)Kevin Michael RichardsonHindiEnglish20062006Rajesh's name is mentioned in the Hindi dub credits taken from the DVD release of the film. Samson's name was changed to Samsher in the Hindi dub.
Kung Fu PandaCommander VachirMichael Clarke Duncan †HindiEnglish20082008
How to Train Your Dragon 2Stoick the VastGerard ButlerHindiEnglish20142014Rajesh's name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits of the DVD release.[7]
Harjeet Walia dubbed this character in first film.
Rio 2EduardoAndy GarcíaHindiEnglish
Portuguese		20142014

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CINTAA Rajesh Jolly". CINTAA.net. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. ↑ "A Jolly good fella for sadda Bruce Willis – The Pioneer". dailypioneer.com. 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Cartoon Network – The Indian Experience – Case Studies". icmrindia.org. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Hindi Dubbing Stars A Grade Dubbing Artist-Rajesh Jolly". blogspot.com. 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  5. ↑ "The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian (Hindi Credits) – YouTube". YouTube.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  6. ↑ "The Chronicles of Narnia – Voyage of the Dawn Trader (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu Credits) – YouTube". YouTube.com. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  7. ↑ "How To Train Your Dragon - Hindi Cast". YouTube.com. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
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