Pawan Kalra
Pawan Kalra (Pavna Kālarā; born 1 November 1972) is an Indian Voice artist that has performed voices for documentaries and has also Voice-dubbed many foreign media in Hindi, who currently works for Sugar Mediaz. He is confirmed to be the official Hindi voice-dubbing artist for Arnold Schwarzenegger in India.[1] He has also dubbed Bruce Lee, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith and Owen Wilson's roles in Hindi. He is also the Hindi voice behind Kollywood actor Ajith Kumar. Currently, he voices Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix series, "The Witcher".
Pawan Kalra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1972 |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
He speaks English and Hindi as his mother-tongue languages, but he majorly uses the Hindi language to perform voice dub-over roles in India.
Dubbing career
His elder brother Pankaj Kalra, was already a Hindi voice dubbing artist at the time, before he introduced Pawan into the Voice-dubbing business. He first started performing Hindi dubbing roles with Discovery, Cartoon Network, Pogo, Nickelodeon and Disney Channel programs. Some of the programs that he dubbed in Hindi airs on Pogo. He is the official Hindi dub-over voice artist for Austro-American actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger.[2]
Dubbing roles
Animated series
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob the Builder | Neil Morrissey (UK) Greg Proops (USA) | Bob | Hindi | English | 4/12/1999- Current | |||
| Make Way for Noddy | Jimmy Hibbert | Mr. Plod | Hindi | English | ||||
| Pokémon | Unknown voice actor | Unknown character (First Dub) | Hindi | Japanese | 1000+ | 4/1/1997-Current | First Dub 5/12/2003-2015 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 featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation by UTV Software Communications and aired on Hungama TV. The first dub that Kalra was involved in, was produced by Sound and Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo. |
| The Adventures of Tintin | Unknown voice actor | Laszlo Carreidas (Second Dub) | Hindi | English French | 39 | 1991-1992 | 2013 | Episode: "Flight 714" |
| Love, Death & Robots | Fred Tatasciore | Flynn | Hindi | English | 18 (dubbed 1) | March 15, 2019 – present | Episode: "Sucker of Souls" | |
Live action television series
| Program title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | Ron Rogge | Captain William Mitchell | Hindi | English | 2/12/2000-11/18/2000 | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive. | ||
| Adını Feriha Koydum | Eray Özbay Murat Onuk | Ünal Sarrafoğlu | Hindi | Turkish | 1/14/2011-6/28/2012 | 9/15/2015-Ongoing | Airs on Zee Zindagi dubbed in Hindi. | |
| The Witcher | Henry Cavill | Geralt of Rivia | Hindi | English | 20/12/2019– present | |||
| Daredevil | Peter McRobbie | Father Paul Lantom | Hindi | English | 39 | April 10, 2015 – October 19, 2018 | ||
Live action films
Hollywood Movies
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Lies [3] | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Harry Tasker | Hindi | English | 1994 | 2004 | |
| Hocus Pocus | Unknown Actor | Unknown Role | Hindi | English | 1993 | ||
| The Nutty Professor | Eddie Murphy | Professor Sherman Klump | Hindi | English | 1996 | ||
| Dr. Dolittle | Eddie Murphy | Dr. John Dolittle | Hindi | English | 1998 | ???? | |
| Blade II | Wesley Snipes | Eric Brooks / Blade | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | Samay Raj Thakkar dubbed this role in the previous movie. |
| Spy Game | Brad Pitt | Tom Bishop | Hindi | English | 1999 | 2006 | |
| Troy | Eric Bana | Hector | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Dubbed for the Theatrical, Home media and Television releases. |
| Van Helsing | Hugh Jackman | Gabriel Van Helsing (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2006 (TV version) | Pawan Kalra has voiced him for the TV version. Rajesh Khattar dubbed him for the Theatrical and Home media releases. |
| Sin City | Bruce Willis | Det. John Hartigan | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Guardian of the Galaxy | Dave Bautista | Drax the Destroyer | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Ashiesh Roy who voiced Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Zoe Saldana as Gamora in Hindi. |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Dave Bautista | Drax the Destroyer | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Dave Bautista | Drax the Destroyer | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Avengers: Endgame | Dave Bautista | Drax the Destroyer | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 | |
| The Martian | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Vincent Kapoor | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Doctor Strange | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Karl Mordo | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Deadpool 2 | Josh Brolin | Cable | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Blade: Trinity | Dominic Purcell | Dracula / Drake (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2004 | Aired by UTV Action. | |
| Priest | Paul Bettany | Priest (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2011 | Aired by UTV Action. | |
South Indian Movies
All released without their Hindi dubbed soundtrack albums except I.
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | Srihari | Gnaneshwar Bhai | Hindi | Telugu | 2008 | 2013 | The Hindi dub was titled "King No. 1". |
| I | M. Kamaraj | 'Pattinapakkam' Ravi | Hindi | Tamil | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Vedalam | Ajith Kumar | Ganesh a.k.a. 'Vedalam' Ganesh | Hindi | Tamil | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Katamarayudu | Tarun Arora | Bhanu | Hindi | Telugu | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Anjaan | Chetan Hansraj | Manoj | Hindi | Tamil | 2014 | 2016 | The Hindi dub was titled "Khatarnak Khiladi 2". |
| Yennai Arindhaal | Ajith Kumar | DCP Satyadev IPS | Hindi | Tamil | 2015 | 2016 | The Hindi dub was titled "Satyadev: The Fearless Cop". |
| Sarrainodu | Sai Kumar | Jaya Prakash a.k.a. J.P. | Hindi | Telugu | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Thani Oruvan | Arvind Swamy | Siddharth Abhimanyu | Hindi | Tamil | 2015 | 2017 | The Hindi dub was titled "Double Attack 2". |
| Janatha Garage | Rahman | Shiva (Hari in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2016 | 2017 | The Hindi dub was titled "Janta Garage". |
| Bairavaa | Jagapathi Babu | Periya Kannu (Praveen Kumar in Hindi version) | Hindi | Tamil | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Dynamite | Raja Ravindra | Guna (Jagga in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2015 | 2017 | |
| Khaidi No. 150 | Tarun Arora | Aggarwal | Hindi | Telugu | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Duvvada Jagannadham | Prabhakar | Suri | Hindi | Telugu | 2017 | 2017 | The Hindi dub was titled "DJ". |
| Doosukeltha | Prabhakar | Badhram (Bajrang in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2013 | 2017 | The Hindi dub was titled "Dangerous Khiladi 6". |
| Luckunnodu | M. V. V. Satyanarayana | JK | Hindi | Telugu | 2017 | 2018 | The Hindi dub was titled "Sabse Bada Zero". |
| Hebbuli | Ravi Kishan | Amruth Shah | Hindi | Kannada | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Sketch | Baburaj | 'Royapuram' Kumar ('Rowdy Reddy' Kumar in Hindi version) | Hindi | Tamil | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Ko | Bose Venkat | Kadhir | Hindi | Tamil | 2011 | 2018 | The Hindi dub was titled "The Real Leader". |
| Yuddham Sharanam | Madhusudhan Rao | Venkat Rao | Hindi | Telugu | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Guru | Zakir Hussain | Dev Khatri | Hindi | Telugu | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Agnyaathavaasi | Sampath Raj | Sampath | Hindi | Telugu | 2018 | 2018 | The Hindi dub was titled "Yevadu 3". |
| Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam | Supreeth Reddy | Gaja | Hindi | Telugu | 2017 | 2018 | The Hindi dub was titled "Hyper". |
| Thikka | Anand | Madan Mohan | Hindi | Telugu | 2016 | 2018 | The Hindi dub was titled "Rocket Raja". |
| Pandaga Chesko | Abhimanyu Singh | Shankar | Hindi | Telugu | 2015 | 2017 | The Hindi dub was titled "Businessman 2". |
Animated films
| Film title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Batman vs. Dracula | Peter Stormare | Count Dracula | Hindi | English | 2005 | ||
| The Angry Birds Movie | Danny McBride | Bomb | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Danny McBride | Bomb | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 | |
| The Boss Baby | Alec Baldwin | Theodore Lindsey Templeton / Boss Baby | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 |
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See also
- List of Indian Dubbing Artists
- Samay Raj Thakkar - Another Hindi dub-over artist for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
References
- "5 Foreign Voice Actors Who Overdub America's Stars". Complex. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "'To dub you have to be as good an actor. Or better'". The Guardian. 3 November 2006.
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