Rucha Dighe
| Rucha Dighe ऋचा दिघे | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ऋचा फाटक दिघे (Marathi) |
| Born |
11 November 1988 Nagpur, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Rucha Phatak Dighe |
| Occupation | Voice Actress |
| Spouse(s) | |
Rucha Phatak Dighe (Hindi: ऋचा फाटक दिघे, Ruchā Phāṭak Dighē born 11 November 1988 in Mumbai) is an Indian voice actress who specializes in dubbing foreign content. She can speak English, Marathi and Hindi. She is married to Nachiket Dighe who is also a voice actor. They have been in a marriage since 29 November 2013.
Dubbing career
Rucha is known to be the voice of Misty (Kasumi) in the second Hindi language dub of the Pokémon anime produced in-house by UTV Software Communications for Hungama TV and aired on 19 May 2014. Her colleagues who worked with her in the 2014 dub were also Nachiket Dighe (Voiced Ash Ketchum (Satoshi), and he also voiced Tracey Sketchit (Kenji) in the first Hindi dub), Dinaaz Farhan (voice of Delia Ketchum (Hanako)), Uplaksh Kochhar (voice of Brock (Takeshi)), Shagufta Baig (voice of Jessie (Musashi)), Rajesh Shukla (voice of James (Kojiro)), Saumya Daan (voice of Meowth), Sam Parker (voice of Giovanni (Sakaki)), and Anshul Chandra (as the Hindi voice of Tracey Sketchit (Kenji) for this dub). The XY series uses the Hungama TV Hindi dub cast consisting of actors of the new characters which include Sayuri Haralkar as Serena, Nilufer Middey Khan as Bonnie (Eureka) and Viral Shah as Clemont (Citron) And Anas Khan Rashid/Suraj Jagtap For Gary Oak(Shigeru).
Dubbing roles
Television animation
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Ninjas | - | Suzume | Hindi | French | 3/21/2015-Current | 5/20/2015-Current | ||
Anime
| Program title | Original Japanese voice | Character | Dub Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon | Mayumi Iizuka (JP) Rachael Lillis (Seasons 1-8) Michele Knotz (Seasons 9-) (EN) | Misty (Kasumi) (Second Dub) | Hindi | 1000+ | 4/1/1997-Current | First dub 5/12/2003-2015 (India) 2004-2013 (Pakistan) Second dub 5/19/2014-Current | The First 8 seasons dubbed, were based on the 4Kids Entertainment English dub. The later seasons were also dubbed in Hindi and are also revised translations based on the English dub. A Second Hindi dub has been produced by UTV Software Communications featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation and aired on Hungama TV. Rucha Dighe was involved in the second Hindi dub as the voice of this character. Neshma Chemburkar voiced this character in the first two seasons of the first Hindi dub, which was produced by Crest Animation Studios for the first four seasons and then by Sound and Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo starting with the Master Quest season up until after Black and White. |
Live action films
| Film title | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle Kick | Ishita Sharma Girija Oak Shruti Bhattacharya | Suman, Shrishti, Sania | English | Hindi | 2011 | 2014 | - |
Animated films
| Film title | Original Voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Duck | Megan Hilty | Flo the Hippo | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 |
Anime films
| Film title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Year Release | Dubbed Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back | Mayumi Iizuka | Misty (Kasumi) second dub | Hindi | 1998 | 2015 | Aired on Hungama TV with the in-house UTV Software Communications Hindi dub voice cast which was shown over 17 years later, after the original Japanese theatrical release.Unlike the Hindi dub of the anime that was based off the English dub, this film is actually being done directly based off the original Japanese version, despite still using the English names. The premiere date was 18 April 2015 for the channel and it was aired as: "Pokémon The Movie - Mewtwo Ka Badla" (पोकीमॉन द मूवी - म्यूटो का बदला). |
| Pokemon: The Movie 2000 - The Power of One | Mayumi Iizuka | Misty (Kasumi) second dub | Hindi | 1999 | 2015 | It will air on Hungama TV with the in-house UTV Software Communications Hindi dub voice cast which is planned to be shown over 16 years later, after the original Japanese theatrical release. Unlike the Hindi dub of the anime that was based off the English dub, this film is actually being done directly based off the original Japanese version, despite still using the English names. The premiere date is 22 August 2015 for the channel and it will air as: "Pokémon Movie: Ash Pikachu Aur Lugia In Danger" (पोकीमॉन मूवी: ऐश पिकाचु और लुगइआ इन डेंजर). |