Saumya Daan
Saumya Daan (born March 2, 1982 in Mumbai) is an Indian voice actor who speaks English, Hindi, Marathi and Bengali and worked as a customer service assistant with Jet Airways until 2010, leaving to become a full-time voice actor.
Saumya Daan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 March 1982 Mumbai, India |
| Other names | Soumya Daan |
| Occupation | Voice actor customer service assistant |
| Years active | 1994–Current |
| Website | www.sdaan7.wix.com/voicelife |
Career
Saumya has been voicing for commercial promos for radio and television programs, and also for advertisements of products.
Dubbing career
Saumya has been dubbing for Indian and foreign productions into the Hindi language since 1994 with over more than 20 years of experience as of 2015. His very first Hindi dubbing voice role was for Jerry Supiran's role as Jamie Lawson in the American science fiction television sitcom series, Small Wonder. He was 12 years old at the time of this.
He is considered to be the official Hindi dub-over artist for American actor, Shia LaBeouf. He's also the official Hindi dub-over artist for Joe Jonas and also dubbed for James and Oliver Phelps respectively for the twin characters Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter film series. Also, He has dubbed for Indian and foreign productions into the Marathi and Bengali languages with supervision. He has also dubbed for [Kyoichi Shido]] in Idaten Jump into Hindi
Filmography
Commercials
| Year | Promo | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Star Plus – Get Plus | Hindi |
| 2009 | Loop Mobile In the Loop | Hindi |
| 2009 | Indian Idol Radio Spot Promotion | Hindi |
Dubbing roles
Animated series
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man: The New Animated Series[1] | Neil Patrick Harris | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 13 | July 11 – September 12, 2003 | 2003 | Aired on Cartoon Network India. |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Josh Keaton | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 26 | March 8, 2008 – November 18, 2009 | ||
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Drake Bell | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 52 | September 22, 2010 – May 5, 2013 | Aired by Disney XD | |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Drake Bell | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 104 | April 1, 2012 – January 7, 2017 | Aired by Disney XD | |
| Avengers Assemble | Drake Bell Robbie Daymond | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 126 | May 26, 2013 – February 24, 2019 | Aired by Disney XD | |
| Monsuno | Keith Silverstein | Dax | Hindi | English | 65 | February 23, 2012 – July 1, 2014 | ||
| The Archies | Unknown voice actor | Unknown character | Hindi | English | 17 | 9/14/1968- 30 August 1969 | Unknown | Dubbed and aired on television, much later after the original airing. |
| Dave the Barbarian | Danny Cooksey | Dave | Hindi | English | 21 | 1/23/2004- 22 January 2005 | Unknown | |
| We Bare Bears | Bobby Moynihan Demetri Martin | Panda Ice bear | Hindi | English | 27/7/2015- Ongoing | 29/11/2015- Ongoing | This TV series is being dubbed by Sound & Vision India and it's currently airing on Cartoon Network India | |
| Pokémon | First Dub Mamoru Miyano(JP) Jason Griffith(EN) Second dub Inuyama (JP) Nathan Price (Episodes 2–33) Maddie Blaustein (Seasons 1–8) James Carter Cathcart (Seasons 9-present) (EN) | First Dub Cilan (Dent) Second dub Meowth (Nyarth) | Hindi | Japanese | 1000+ | 4/1/1997-Current | First dub 5/12/2003-2015 (India) 2004–Current (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. Saumya Daan was involved in both Hindi dub productions. He voiced Clian in the first Hindi dub and Meowth in the second Hindi dub. Damandeep Singh Baggan originally voiced Meowth in the first Hindi dub from Season 1-2 and Sandeep Karnik from Season 3-14, which was produced by Sound & Vision India. |
| Digimon Adventure | Masami Kikuchi | Joe-Kido | Hindi | Japanese | 54 | August 1, 1999 – 2000 | 2003-2004 | He voiced Joe in Digimon Adventure 01 and 02 which was made by Sound and Vision India and aired on Cartoon Network India. |
Live action television series
| Program title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Wonder | Jerry Supiran | Jamie Lawson | Hindi | English | 96 | 9/7/1985-5/20/1989 | 1994–1998 | Debut role for Saumya. Aired on Star Plus from 1994–1998. |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Todd Bridges | Willis Jackson | Hindi | English | 189 (Dubbed ???) | 11/3/1978- 3/6/1986 | 1995–1999[2] | The Hindi dubbed version of this sitcom, premiered in the late 90s, from 1995 till 1999 on Sony Entertainment Television and on Doordarshan.[3] |
| Alif Laila | Unknown actor | Unknown character | Hindi | Urdu Hindi Bengali | 260 (Dubbed ???) | 1993–1996 | ||
| Even Stevens | Shia LaBeouf | Louis Anthony Stevens | Hindi | English | 65 | 6/17/2000- 13 June 2003 | Unknown | Aired on UTV, dubbed in Hindi. |
| Power Rangers SPD | Chris Violette | Sky Tate | Hindi | English | 38 | 2/5/2005- 14 November 2005 | Unknown | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. |
| Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan | Rajat Tokas | Prithviraj Chauhan (Prithvi Raj III) | Hindi | 382 | 5/12/2006– 15 March 2009 | Saumya was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production due to the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actors. The original performers were unable to convey their lines properly due to health problems, despite that these shows were already shot in Hindi. | ||
| Dharam Veer | Vikrant Massey | Dharam | Hindi | 195 | 1/21/2008– 30 October 2008 | |||
| Jonas L.A. | Joe Jonas | Joe Jonas | Hindi | English | 34 | 5/2/2009- 10/3/2010 | 11/30/2009- 2011(?) | |
| The Kennedys | Unknown | Unknown | Hindi | English | 8 | 4/3/2011- 4/10/2011 | 6/??/2012 | Aired on History TV18 in June 2012. |
| Adını Feriha Koydum | Yusuf Akgün | Koray Onat | Hindi | Turkish | 1/14/2011- 6/28/2012 | 9/15/2015-Ongoing | Airs on Zee Zindagi dubbed in Hindi. | |
Live action films
| Film title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! | Prashant Ranyal | Aman | Hindi | 2011 | 2011 | Saumya was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because of the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actual actor. Prashant were unable to convey his lines properly due to temporary health problems, despite that this movie was already shot in Hindi. | |
| Pokiri | Mahesh Babu | Krishna Manohar aka "Pandu" | Hindi | Telugu | 2006 | 2010 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: Tapori Wanted. |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2002 | Released in the US, India, and Pakistan as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Bad Boys | Will Smith | Det. Mike Lowrey | Hindi | English | 1995 | 2010 | Was dubbed into Hindi much later, when it was released on VCD/DVD. |
| Holes | Shia LaBeouf | Stanley "Caveman" Yelnats IV | Hindi | English | 2003 | Unknown | |
| Bobby | Shia LaBeouf | Cooper | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Disturbia | Shia LaBeouf | Kale Brecht | Hindi | English Spanish Japanese | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Transformers | Shia LaBeouf | Sam Witwicky | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Shia LaBeouf | Sam Witwicky | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Shia LaBeouf | Sam Witwicky | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Shia LaBeouf | Henry "Mutt Williams" Jones III | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| National Treasure | Justin Bartha | Riley Poole | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Justin Bartha | Riley Poole | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| The Departed | Leonardo DiCaprio | William "Billy" Costigan, Jr. | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2008 | VCD/DVD version releases. |
| Live Free or Die Hard | Justin Long | Matthew "Matt" Farrell | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Internationally released as: Die Hard 4.0. |
| Camp Rock | Joe Jonas | Shane Gray | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2009 | Aired Summer 2009. |
| Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | Joe Jonas | Shane Gray | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Aired September 2010. |
| Predators | Topher Grace | Edwin | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| The Smurfs | Anton Yelchin | Clumsy Smurf (voice) | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | American Live Action film mixed with CGI animation. |
| The Smurfs 2 | Anton Yelchin | Clumsy Smurf (voice) | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | American Live Action film mixed with CGI animation. |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Tom Felton | Dodge Landon | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Final Destination 5 | Arlen Escarpeta | Nathan Sears | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| The Darkest Hour | Max Minghella | Ben | Hindi | English Russian | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Battleship | Taylor Kitsch | Lt. Alex Hopper | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| V for Vendetta | Hugo Weaving | V (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2012 | Voiced for the UTV Software Communications in-house production Hindi dub that aired on UTV Action. |
Animated films
| Film title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Incredibles | Michael Bird | Tony Rydinger | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | The Hindi dub released as "Hum Hain Lajawab". |
| A Christmas Carol | Jim Carrey | Ghost of Christmas Past | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2011 | Dubbed for TV |
| Moana | Oscar Kightley Troy Polamalu | Fisherman Villager #1 | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
References
- "Dubbing a Success Story". IndianTelevision.com. 27 March 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "List of Old Doordarshan TV shows and Serials – AbhiSays.com". abhisays.com. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- "'Diff'rent Strokes' Fame Gary Coleman is No More – NKJ Live". nkjlive.com. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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