Chetan Shashital

Chetan Shashital (Konkani: चेतन शाशितल Cētana Śāśitala), born 1968 in Mumbai, India, also known as Chetan Sashital or The Big C for his expertise in the voice-acting industry) is an Indian actor, voice actor and singer, who is mostly recognized for working in the dubbing industry. Chetan received Newsmakers Achievers Awards in 2021.[3]

Chetan Shashital
चेतन शाशितल
Born1968 (age 54–55)[1]
Mumbai, India
Other namesChetan Sashital
The Big C[2]
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, singer

Dubbing career

He has been giving voices to animation, for local Indian productions. He has also performed Hindi-dubbing for foreign productions, such as Baloo the Bear from Talespin and The Jungle Book 2 and also for Genie from Disney's Aladdin, that was dubbed and aired on Disney Channel India in 2005.[4]

Shashital has also dubbed for Bollywood actors. He is considered to be official dubbing artist for Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan, as well as for such other Bollywood actors as Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Dharmendra.[5][6]

Dubbing roles

Animated series
Program titleOriginal voice(s)Character(s)Dub languageOriginal languageEpisodesOriginal airdateDubbed airdateNotes
TalespinEd Gilbert †Baloo von Bruinwald XIIIHindiEnglish565/5/1990-
8 August 1991		Aired on DD National, Disney Channel India and Toon Disney India dubbed in Hindi, much later after the original airing.
The Simpsons[7]Dan CastellanetaHomer SimpsonHindiEnglish52312/17/1989-CurrentUnknown
AladdinDan CastellanetaGenieHindiEnglish865 September 1994 – 25 November 1995 ????Aired on DD National and many other Hindi Cartoon Channels in India.

Live action films
Film titleActorCharacter(s)Dub languageOriginal languageOriginal year releaseDub year releaseNotes
Aag Ka GolaSunny DeolVikram Singh
Shankar "Shaka"		Hindi19991999Chetan was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because 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 that the movies were already shot in Hindi.[8]
Biwi No.1Salman KhanPremHindi19991999
AndolanSanjay DuttAdarsh PradhanHindi19951995
Star WarsDavid Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)		Darth VaderHindiEnglish1977
The Empire Strikes BackDavid Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)		Darth VaderHindiEnglish1980
Return of the JediDavid Prowse
(Portrayer)
James Earl Jones
(Voice)		Darth
Vader / Anakin Skywalker		HindiEnglish1983
Dabangg 2Prakash RajHindi2012[9]
ParamparaAnupam KherHindi1993[9]
The RockSean ConneryEnglishHindi1997[9]
Face/OffJohn TravoltaSean ArcherEnglishHindi19971997Performed along with Viraj Adhav who voiced Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy.
ThackerayNawazuddin SiddiquiBal Keshav ThackerayHindiMarathi20182018

Animated films
Film titleOriginal voiceCharacterDub languageOriginal languageOriginal ReleaseDub ReleaseNotes
Aladdin[10]Robin Williams †
(Speaking and Singing)		Genie (Speaking and Singing)HindiEnglish19921994Dubbed by Vijay Cine Studio.[11]
The Return of JafarDan CastellanetaGenieHindiEnglish1994
Aladdin and the King of ThievesRobin Williams †GenieHindiEnglish1996
The Jungle BookPhil HarrisBaloo the BearHindiEnglish19672002Aired on Disney Channel India.
The Jungle Book 2John GoodmanBaloo the BearHindiEnglish20032003

See also

References
  1. "His master's voiceover – the brand reporter > news". Afaqsreporter.com. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  2. "The voice behind – bollywood news". Glamsham.com. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  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 from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. "The next voice you hear..." Hindustan Times. 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. "His master's voice". The Economic Times. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. "Why Saif Ali Khan's bark has no bite". Daily News and Analysis. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  8. Hindustan Times
  9. "'Actors these days don't have unique voices like Amitabh'".
  10. "The Walt Disney Company". Disney.in. 23 February 2005. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  11. "The art of directing dubs: A chat with Ellie Lewis – Animation Xpress". animationxpress.com. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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