Viraj Adhav
Viraj Adhav is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood and Indian television programs. He is also a voice actor who specializes in dubbing foreign films into Hindi, his native language.[1]
Viraj Adhav | |
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| Years active | 1996 – present |
Filmography
Live action films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2010 | Lafangey Parindey [2] | Diesel (AKA Rameshwar Iyer) | Hindi | |
Animated films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2005 | Hanuman | Lord Ram | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Ghatothkach | Lord Krishna | Hindi | |
Animated series
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–present | Baahubali: The Lost Legends | Amarendra Baahubali | Hindi English |
Animated Web television series on Amazon Prime Video |
Dubbing career
He is considered to be the official Hindi dub-over voice artist for American actor, Tom Cruise such as his role as Ethan Hunt throughout the Mission Impossible film series and other well known movies that Tom Cruise starred in. He is well known for being the Hindi dubbing voice of Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. He has also dubbed over Indian actors for Bollywood films such as John Abraham, Dino Morea, Ashmit Patel and Zulfi Syed.[3]
Adhav has also been the Hindi voice of the character Mickey in Mickey Mouse for the past 13 years. He dubs over the voice of M. S. Dhoni in most of his commercials.[4]
Dubbing roles
Animated series
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original Airdate | Dubbed Airdate | Notes |
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| Spider-Man | Christopher Daniel Barnes | Peter Parker / Spider-Man (First Dub) | Hindi | English | 19 November 1994 – 31 January 1998 | Hired by Fox Kids. Samay Raj Thakkar dubbed this character in second Hindi dub under Disney XD India. | ||
| X-Men: Evolution | Kirby Morrow | Scott Summers / Cyclops | Hindi | English | 4 November 2000 – 25 October 2003 | |||
| Masters of the Universe vs. The Snake Men | Cam Clarke | Prince Adam / He-Man | Hindi | English | 16 August 2002 – 10 January 2004 | |||
| Johnny Bravo | Jeff Bennett | Johnny Bravo | Hindi | English | 14 July 1997 – 27 August 2004 | 22 August 1999 | Dubbed by Sound & Vision India. | |
| Dragon Ball Z | Ryō Horikawa (JP) Brian Drummond (EN) | Vegeta | Hindi | Japanese | 291 (Dubbed from episode 1-53) | 4/26/1989- 1/31/1996 | 2001-2008 | The Hindi dub of the series was based on the edited 1995 Funimation Entertainment-Saban Entertainment-Ocean Productions English dub, being a revised translation. Prasad Barve dubbed for Vegeta from episode 54-291. |
Live action films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
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| Jism | John Abraham | Kabir Lal | Hindi | 2003 | 2003 | Due to the actors' poor Hindi knowledge, The directors for these films, could not allow the actors to use their real voices, so Viraj has dubbed for them to disguise their voices, despite that the movies were already shot in Hindi. | |
| Saaya | John Abraham | Dr. Akash | Hindi | 2003 | 2003 | ||
| Aetbaar | John Abraham | Aryan Trivedi | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| Paap | John Abraham | Shiven "Shi" | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| Murder | Ashmit Patel | Sudhir | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story | Zulfi Syed | Prince Shahjahan | Hindi | 2005 | 2005 | ||
| 36 China Town [5] | Upen Patel | Rocky | Hindi | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| 1920 | Rajneesh Duggal | Arjun Singh Rathod | Hindi | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| Jodhaa Akbar | Nikitin Dheer | Sherrifuddin Hussain | Hindi | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| Phhir | Rajneesh Duggal | Dr. Kabir Malhotra | Hindi | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| Zanjeer | Ram Charan | Vijay Khanna | Hindi | 2013 | 2013 | ||
| Action Jackson | Anand Raj | Xavier | Hindi | 2014 | 2014 | ||
| Baaghi | Sudheer Babu | Raghav Shetty | Hindi | 2016 | 2016 | ||
| Raaz: Reboot | Gaurav Arora | Rehaan Khanna | Hindi | 2016 | 2016 | ||
| Star Wars | Mark Hamill | Luke Skywalker | Hindi | English | 1977 | ||
| The Empire Strikes Back | Mark Hamill | Luke Skywalker | Hindi | English | 1980 | ||
| Return of The Jedi | Mark Hamill | Luke Skywalker | Hindi | English | 1983 | ||
| Mission: Impossible | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 1996 | 1996 | |
| Mission: Impossible 2 | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Mission: Impossible III | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | Performed alongside Ankur Javeri who voiced Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Declan Gormley in Hindi. |
| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Anaconda | Owen Wilson | Gary Dixon | Hindi | English | ???? | ||
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Tom Cruise | Himself | Hindi | English Japanese | 2002 | 2002 | |
| The Last Samurai | Tom Cruise | Captain Nathan Algren (First Dub) | Hindi | English Japanese | 2003 | 2003 | Performed alongside Prasad Barve who voiced Shin Koyamada as Nobutada in Hindi. |
| Top Gun | Tom Cruise | Pete Mitchell | Hindi | English | 1986 | 2008 | Dubbed for a later release. |
| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | Matthew Marsden | Dr. Jack Byron | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Knight and Day | Tom Cruise | Roy Miller | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Performed alongside Toshi Sinha who voiced Cameron Diaz as June Havens in Hindi. |
| Face/Off | Nicolas Cage | Castor Troy | Hindi | English | 1997 | 1997 | |
| Blue Streak | Luke Wilson | Carlson | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Stuart Little | Michael J. Fox | Stuart Little (voice) | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Stuart Little 2 | Michael J. Fox | Stuart Little (voice) | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Charlie's Angels | Luke Wilson | Peter Kominsky | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Luke Wilson | Peter Kominsky | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| The Matrix | Keanu Reeves | Thomas A. Anderson/Neo | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 | Performed alongside Rajesh Jolly who voiced Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in Hindi. |
| The Matrix Reloaded | Keanu Reeves | Thomas A. Anderson/Neo | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| The Matrix Revolutions | Keanu Reeves | Thomas A. Anderson/Neo | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| X-Men | Hugh Jackman | Logan/Wolverine | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2000 | Shakti Singh dubbed this character in next films. |
| X2 | Shawn Ashmore | Bobby Drake/Iceman | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Ankur Javeri dubbed this character in X-Men. |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Shawn Ashmore | Bobby Drake/Iceman | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Orlando Bloom | Will Turner | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Hindi. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Orlando Bloom | Will Turner | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Orlando Bloom | Will Turner | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Hellboy | Rupert Evans | John Myers (First Dub) | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Performed alongside Rajesh Jolly who voiced Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Rajesh Khattar who voiced Doug Jones as Abe Sapien in Hindi. Yudhvir Dahiya voiced this character in second Hindi dub. |
| Ghost Rider | Wes Bentley | Blackheart (First Dub) | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed 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 Rajesh Jolly who voiced Sam Elliott as Caretaker in Hindi. |
| Avatar | Sam Worthington [6] | Jake Sully | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Spider-Man | Tobey Maguire | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Spider-Man 2 | Tobey Maguire | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Connors and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson in the Hindi dubbed version. |
| Spider-Man 3 | Tobey Maguire | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed alongside Ankur Javeri who voiced Topher Grace as Eddie Brock / Venom in Hindi. |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Andrew Garfield | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Irrfan Khan as Dr. Rajit Ratha, Toshi Sinha who voiced Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy. |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Andrew Garfield | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside Vivek Oberoi who voiced Jamie Foxx as Electro, Toshi Sinha who voiced Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy. |
| Grown Ups | Adam Sandler | Lenny Feder (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2014 | Ashwin Mushran voiced these roles in the first Hindi dub. |
| Click | Adam Sandler | Michael Newman (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2014 | |
| Just Go with It | Adam Sandler | Dr. Daniel "Danny" Maccabee (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2014 | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | Chris Pratt | Peter Quill | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Zoe Saldana as Gamora and Ashiesh Roy who voiced for Rocket Raccoon (originally voiced by Bradley Cooper) in the Hindi-dubbed version. View the Hindi Wikipedia page for more info on the Hindi voice cast. Rohit Roy dubbed this character in next movies. |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Troy | Brad Pitt | Achilles | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Dubbed for the Theatrical, Home media and Television releases. |
| Jurassic World | Chris Pratt | Owen Crady | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
| The Mummy | John Hannah | Jonathan Carnahan | Hindi | English Arabic Ancient Egyptian | 1999 | 1999 | Amar Babaria dubbed this role in third movie. |
| The Guru | Jimi Mistry | Ramu Gupta | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | |
| 47 Ronin | Keanu Reeves | Kai | Hindi | English Japanese | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Lions for Lambs | Tom Cruise | Senator Jasper Irving (R-IL) | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Channing Tatum | Conrad S. Hauser / Duke | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Channing Tatum | Conrad S. Hauser / Duke | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Passengers | Chris Pratt | Jim Preston | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
| The Mummy | Tom Cruise | Nick Morton | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | James Franco | Dr. William "Will" Rodman | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | James Franco | Dr. William "Will" Rodman (uncredited cameo) | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Orlando Bloom | Will Turner (cameo) | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Black Panther | Chadwick Boseman | T'Challa / Black Panther | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | Sumit Kaul dubbed this character in previous movie. |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Chadwick Boseman | T'Challa / Black Panther | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
| War of the Worlds (2005 film) | Tom Cruise | Ray Ferrier | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
| S.W.A.T. (film) | Colin Farrell | Officer James "Jim" Street | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Avengers: End Game | Chadwick Boseman | T'Challa / Black Panther | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 | |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Chris Pratt | Owen Crady | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
Animated films
| Film title | Original Voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas | Mel Gibson | John Smith | Hindi | English | 1995 | Unknown | |
| Robin Hood | Brian Bedford | Robin Hood | Hindi | English | 1973 | Unknown | |
| Tarzan | Tony Goldwyn | Tarzan | Hindi | English | 1999 | Unknown | Saptrishi Ghosh dubbed this character in TV series. |
| Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Michael J. Fox | Stuart Little | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2006 | |
| The Angry Birds Movie | Jason Sudeikis | Red | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
References
- Viraj Adhav at Filmibeat
- "ApurvBollywood: August 2010". Blogspot.com. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- "Hindi Dubbing Stars: A Grade Dubbing Star-Viraj Adhav". Blogspot.com. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- Jha, Subhash K. "Zanjeer: Viraj Adhav dubs for Ramcharan Teja" (SKJ Bollywood News, 2 September 2013)
- "Ghost speakers lend voices to Bollywood — Mumbai". DNA India. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- "James Cameron's Avatar — Trailer (Hindi)". YouTube. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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