Chetan Shashital(Konkani:चेतन शाशितलCētana Śāśitala), born 1968 inMumbai, India,also known asChetan SashitalorThe Big Cfor his expertise in the voice-acting industry) is an Indian actor, voice actor and singer, who is mostly recognized for working in thedubbingindustry. Chetan received Newsmakers Achievers Awards in 2021.[3]

Chetan Shashital
चेतन शाशितल
Born1968 (age 56–57)[1]
Mumbai,India
Other namesChetan Sashital
The Big C[2]
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, singer

Dubbing career

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He has been giving voices to animation, for local Indian productions. He has also performed Hindi-dubbing for foreign productions, such asBaloothe Bear fromTalespinandThe Jungle Book 2and also for Genie fromDisney's Aladdin,that was dubbed and aired onDisney Channel Indiain 2005.[4]

Shashital has also dubbed forBollywoodactors. He is considered[by whom?]to be official dubbing artist forBollywoodactor,Amitabh Bachchan,as well as for such other Bollywood actors asSalman Khan,Sunny Deol,Sanjay DuttandDharmendra.[5][6]

Dubbing roles

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Animated series

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Program title Original voice(s) Character(s) Dub language Original language Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes
Talespin Ed Gilbert Baloovon Bruinwald XIII Hindi English 56 5/5/1990-
8 August 1991
Aired onDD National,Disney Channel IndiaandToon Disney Indiadubbed in Hindi, much later after the original airing.
The Simpsons[7] Dan Castellaneta Homer Simpson Hindi English 523 12/17/1989-Current Unknown
Aladdin Dan Castellaneta Genie Hindi English 86 5 September 1994 – 25 November 1995 ???? Aired onDD Nationaland many other Hindi Cartoon Channels in India.

Live action films

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Indian films

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Film title Actor Character(s) Dub language Original language Original year release Dub year release Notes
Aag Ka Gola Sunny Deol Vikram Singh
Shankar "Shaka"
Hindi 1989 1989 Chetan was called in to dub the dialogues duringpost-productionbecause of the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actors. In some cases, the actors were unable to convey their lines properly due to temporary health problems, despite the movies being shot in Hindi.[8]
Biwi No.1 Salman Khan Prem Hindi 1999 1999
Andolan Sanjay Dutt Adarsh Pradhan Hindi 1995 1995
Dabangg 2 Prakash Raj Thakur Bachcha Lal Singh Hindi 2012 [9]
Parampara Anupam Kher Gora Shankar Hindi 1993 [9]
Thackeray Nawazuddin Siddiqui Bal Keshav Thackeray Hindi Marathi 2018 2018

Hollywood films

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Film title Actor Character(s) Dub language Original language Original year release Dub year release Notes
Star Wars David Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)
Darth Vader Hindi English 1977
The Empire Strikes Back David Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)
Darth Vader Hindi English 1980
Return of the Jedi David Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)
Darth
Vader / Anakin Skywalker
Hindi English 1983
The Rock Sean Connery English Hindi 1997 [9]
Face/Off John Travolta Sean Archer English Hindi 1997 1997 Performed along with Viraj Adhav who voicedNicolas Cageas Castor Troy.

Animated films

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Film title Original voice Character Dub language Original language Original Release Dub Release Notes
Aladdin[10] Robin Williams
(Speaking and Singing)
Genie(Speaking and Singing) Hindi English 1992 1994 Dubbed byVijay Cine Studio.[11]
The Return of Jafar Dan Castellaneta Genie Hindi English 1994
Aladdin and the King of Thieves Robin Williams Genie Hindi English 1996
The Jungle Book Phil Harris Baloothe Bear Hindi English 1967 2002 Aired onDisney Channel India.
The Jungle Book 2 John Goodman Baloothe Bear Hindi English 2003 2003

Discography

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Hindi

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Year Movie Song(s) Co-singer(s) Composer Lyricist
2004 Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... "No No!" Dominique Cerejo,Kunal Ganjawala,Loy Mendonsa,Shankar Mahadevan Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Javed Akhtar
2004 Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... "Baat Samjha Karo" Javed Ali,Shankar Mahadevan Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Javed Akhtar

See also

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References

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  1. ^"His master's voiceover – the brand reporter > news".Afaqsreporter.com. 16 May 2004.Retrieved28 March2013.
  2. ^"The voice behind – bollywood news".Glamsham.com. 10 November 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 21 June 2012.Retrieved16 April2013.
  3. ^"26.08.2021: Governor presented the 13th Afternoon Newsmakers' Achievers Awards at Raj Bhavan | Raj Bhavan Maharashtra | India".Rajbhavan.
  4. ^"CGTantra.com Anifest India 09 Review – Day Three".CGTantra.com. 20 September 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 26 August 2014.Retrieved28 March2013.
  5. ^"The next voice you hear..."Hindustan Times.15 October 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 17 October 2011.Retrieved28 March2013.
  6. ^"His master's voice".The Economic Times.4 December 2002. Archived fromthe originalon 26 August 2014.Retrieved16 April2013.
  7. ^"Why Saif Ali Khan's bark has no bite".Daily News and Analysis.31 July 2011.Retrieved28 March2013.
  8. ^Hindustan Times
  9. ^abc"'Actors these days don't have unique voices like Amitabh'".
  10. ^"The Walt Disney Company".Disney.in. 23 February 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 5 April 2012.Retrieved14 July2012.
  11. ^"The art of directing dubs: A chat with Ellie Lewis – Animation Xpress".animationxpress.com. 26 October 2004.Retrieved20 July2015.