Nachiket Dighe

Nachiket Dighe (born 11 November 1987) is an Indian actor, who dubs in Hindi, Marathi, and English. He dubbed Rupert Grint's role as Ron Weasley in Hindi, in the Harry Potter film series.

Nachiket Dighe
Nachiket Dighe in November, 2011
Born (1987-11-11) 11 November 1987
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
SpouseRucha Dighe

He voiced the characters Buford Van Stomm and Jeremy Johnson in the Hindi dubbed version of the animated show Phineas and Ferb and is the Hindi voice of Kenji (Tracey Sketchit) (Pokémon Chronicles) in the first Hindi dub of the Pokémon anime, and Satoshi (Ash Ketchum) in Disney's second Hindi dub of the same.

Personal life

After completing Bachelors in Engineering, Nachiket did his post-graduation with MBA in Marketing from Mumbai University.[1] He is Sangeet Visharad in Tabla from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and has taken training in Hindustani classical music, vocals.

Acting career

Nachiket Dighe started his acting career in sixth grade.[2] As a child artist Nachiket acted in various advertisements and serials. His first serial Meethi Meethi Batein was a sitcom starring Sachin Pilgaonkar, Nirmiti Sawant, Niki Aneja Walia, Neha Pendse and Niyati Rajwade and aired 52 episodes for a year on DD National.

He played the character of Bipin Bukalwar in Lagi Sharth,[3] and Wrong Mauritius[4] both movies of Children's Film Society, India. He played the son of Vikram Gokhale and Neena Kulkarni in the 2002 multi-starrer Marathi feature film Aadharstambha which included prominent actors from the Marathi film industry like Dilip Prabhavalkar, Lakshmikant Berde, Sandeep Kulkarni and Atul Parchure.

Dubbing career

Nachiket Dighe started his career of voice-dubbing foreign media at the age of 11 in January 1999, by voicing cartoons, animation and live series in Hindi for various channels.[5] He was the approved Hindi voice for T.J. Detweiler in Recess, Jimmy Neutron in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Tino in Disney Weekenders and Eddie in Lloyd in Space. In anime, he was the Hindi voice of Tracey Sketchit (Kenji) in the Pokémon anime of the first Hindi dub by Sound & Vision India from early 2003 until late 2013. In 2014, a second Hindi dub has been made in-house by UTV Software Communications for Hungama TV where he was hired to voice, Ash Ketchum (Satoshi) in that dub.

Filmography

Films
YearFilm titleRoleLanguage
2001Lagi SharthBipin BukalwarHindi
2002AadharstambhaRohan DivekarMarathi
2004Wrong MauritiusBipin BukalwarHindi

Television series
SerialCharacter role(s)Number of EpisodesLanguageChannelNotes
Meethi Meethi Batein52HindiDD National
Aahat2HindiSony Entertainment Television (India)
Shree Ganesh2HindiSony Entertainment Television (India)
Avinash IPS2HindiStar Plus
Shakalaka Boom Boom3HindiStar Plus

Animated series
AirdateProgram titleRoleLanguageEpisodesNotes
12/23/2012-06/16/2013Suraj: The Rising StarSurajHindi26Initially Aired on Colors (TV channel) followed by Nickelodeon India.

Dubbing roles

Animated series
Program titleOriginal voice(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageNumber of EpisodesOriginal airdateDubbed airdateNotes
RecessRoss Malinger (Season 1)
Andrew Lawrence (Season 2–6)		T.J. DetweilerHindiEnglish127+4 movies8/31/1997-
11/5/2001		2000-2004Aired on Disney Hour on the Sony Channel from 2000 to 2004. Repeats of the Hindi dub continued to air on Disney Channel until 2011.
The WeekendersJason MarsdenTinoHindiEnglish394/18/1999-
2/29/2004
Lloyd in SpaceJustin ShenkarowEddieHindiEnglish402/3/2001-
2/27/2004
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusDebi DerryberryJimmy NeutronHindiEnglish119
(dubbed 68)		7/20/2002-
7/6/2007		Nachiket dubbed Jimmy Neutron for 68 episodes.
Famous 5: On the CaseLizzie Waterworth (1-2)
Skandar Keynes (3-5) (English)
Alexandre Nguyen
(French)		Dylan KirrinHindiEnglish
French		434/5/2008-Current11/17/2008-1/2010
(stopped)
The Secret SaturdaysSam LernerZak SaturdayHindiEnglish3610/3/2008-
1/30/2010
Phineas and FerbBobby Gaylor, Mitchel MussoBuford Van Stomm, Jeremy Johnson (Phineas and Ferb)Hindi
Marathi		English204
(dubbed 114)		8/17/2007-CurrentVoiced Bufford and Jeremy in Hindi throughout 90 episodes, and reprised his role to voice the same characters in the Marathi dub.
Kick Buttowski: Suburban DaredevilDanny CookseyBradley "Brad" ButtowskiHindi
Marathi		English462/13/2010-Current5/8/2010-CurrentVoiced Bradley in Hindi, and reprised his role to voice him in the Marathi dub.
Generator RexFred SavageNoah NixonHindiEnglish404/23/2008-1/3/20131/16/2011-Current
Special Agent Oso (Season 2)Sean AstinSpecial Agent OsoHindiEnglish38 [Episode 26–63]4/4/2009-
5/17/2002
Storm HawksMatt HillFinnHindiEnglish525/25/2007-
4/6/2009
Lego Ninjago: Masters of SpinjitzuVincent TongKai (Red Ninja)HindiEnglish281/14/2011-
4/12/2012		This show aired on Nickelodeon Sonic and on Cartoon Network India and only 28 episodes of the show aired on those channels in 2011 and 2012 (including the two pilot episodes, "Way of the Ninja" and "King of Shadows" and all of the episodes of Season 1 of Ninjago, "Rise of the Snakes"), but starting from May 25, 2021-January 30, 2022, they started airing all episodes of Ninjago from seasons 2-15 on that same channel and on Cartoon Network India with a unknown Hindi dubbing cast for all the new villains in seasons 2-15 of the show. Dighe also reprised his role to voice Kai in the Urdu dub of this show.
Sally BollywoodEve Morey (English)
Alexandre Nguyen (French)		DooweeHindiEnglish
French		5210/26/2009-
Current
Spider-Man UnlimitedRino RomanoPeter Parker/Spider-ManHindiEnglish132 October 1999 – 31 March 2001Aired by Disney XD.

Anime
Program titleOriginal Japanese voice(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageEpisodesOriginal airdateDubbed airdateNotes
PokémonFirst Dub
Tomokazu Seki
Masakazu Morita
Tetsuya Kakihara (JP)
Ted Lewis (Seasons 2–8)
Craig Blair (Season 9-)
Lucien Dodge
Tom Wayland (EN)
second dub Rica Matsumoto (JP)
Veronica Taylor(Seasons 1–8)
Sarah Natochenny (Seasons 9-)
Kayzie Rogers (Special)
(EN)		First Dub
Tracey Sketchit (Kenji)
Chili (Pod)
Reggie (Reiji)
second dub
Ash Ketchum (Satoshi)		Hindi1000+4/1/1997-CurrentFirst Dub 5/12/2003-2015
(India)
2004-2013
(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 with Dighe being chosen to voice Ash in the second dub. The first dub that Dighe was also involved in, was produced by Sound and Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo.
Prasad Barve was the voice of Ash in the first Hindi dub.[6]
Anshul Chandra voiced Tracey in the second Hindi dub.
Battle B-DamanHiro Yuuki
Tomo Saeki		Cain McDonnell Ruth
Sigma		Hindi1/5/2004-
12/27/2004
HeromanRyōhei KimuraSimon "Psy" KainaHindi4/1/2010-
9/23/2010
Digimon FrontierMasato AmadaJ.P., Beetlemon, MetalKabuterimonHindi4/7/2002-
3/3/0/2003
Scan2GoMitsuki SaigaAntaresHindi8/9/2010-
03/29/2011		2013 - Present
Idaten JumpMokoto Tsumura (JP)
Philece Sampler (EN)		Kakeru SakamakiHindi10/1/2005-
09/09/2006		1/2014 - PresentA revised translation of the English dub.
Ganbare, Kickers!Kazue IkuraMasaru HongōHindi10/15/1986-
3/25/1987		2013-
Present		Aired as Kickers in the Hindi dub.
Ojamajo DoremiNanaho KatsuragiIgarashi-senpeiHindi2/7/1999-
1/30/2000

Television series
Program titleActor(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal airdateDubbed airdateNotes
Power Rangers Zeo Tom-Tim-Ted Fillipo (DiFillipo Triplets) Trey of Trifortia / Zeo Gold Ranger Hindi English Based on Japanese Tokusatsu,Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
JonasKevin JonasKevin JonasHindiEnglish5/2/2009-10/3/201011/30/2009-2011(?)
Power Rangers RPMMilo CawthorneZiggy Grover / Ranger Operator Series GreenHindiEnglish3/7/2009-12/26/2009Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Engine Sentai Go-onger.
Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai Najee De-Tiege Kevin Douglas / Samurai Blue Ranger Hindi English Based on Japanese Tokusatsu,Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Legends of the Hidden TempleVarious Characters–HindiEnglish9/11/1993-
9/11/1995		Children's game show that originally aired in North America from 1993 to 1995.
Aired in the early 2000s decade.
Power Rangers Dino Charge/Super ChargeBrennan MejiaTyler Navarro / Dino Charge Red RangerHindiEnglish2/7/2015-12/10/2016Based on Tokusatsu, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
Wizards of Waverly PlaceDaniel SamonasDean MoriartyHindiEnglish10/12/2007-1/6/20125/5/2008-2012(?)
SharpeLyndon DaviesRifleman Ben PerkinsHindiEnglish5/5/1993-
11/9/2008
Naturally, SadieMichael D'AscenzoRainbow "Rain" PapadakisHindiEnglish6/24/2005-8/26/2007Aired on Disney Channel India.
Backyard ScienceVarious Characters–HindiEnglish2005-????
The Nightmare RoomShia LaBeoufDylan PierceHindiEnglish8/31/2001-
3/16/2002		Episode: Scareful What You Wish For
The Suite Life of Zack & CodyDennis BenderskyTapewormHindiEnglish3/18/2005-
9/1/2008
Lonely Planet Six DegreesToby AmiesHimselfHindiEnglish2003-2012Travel series.
The Rough GuidesToby AmiesHimselfHindiEnglish2008-Travel series.
The Elephant PrincessJordan ProsserJohan AbuHindiEnglish11/13/2008-
10/6/2011		Appeared in two episodes. Aired on Disney Channel India.
Life with DerekKit WeymanSamuel "Sam" RichardsHindiEnglish9/18/2005-
3/25/2009		Aired on Disney Channel India.
Kamen Rider: Dragon KnightMike MohDanny Cho, Hunt, Kamen Rider AxeHindiEnglish1/13/2009-
12/26/2009		1/8/2010-
10/8/2010		Aired on Cartoon Network. Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Kamen Rider Ryuki.
Aaron StonePhilip NozukaFreddieHindiEnglish2/13/2009-
7/30/2010		11/14/2009-
2010(?)

Films
Film titleActor(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year releaseDub Year releaseNotes
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsRupert GrintRon WeasleyHindiEnglish20022003Voiced this character from the second onwards after it was passed from a female voice actress, Rupali Surve Shivtarkar.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanRupert GrintRon WeasleyHindiEnglish20042004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireRupert GrintRon WeasleyHindiEnglish20052005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[7]Rupert GrintRon WeasleyHindiEnglish20072007
Harry Potter and the Half Blood PrinceRupert GrintRon WeasleyHindiEnglish20092009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Rupert GrintRon WeasleyHindiEnglish20102010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[8]Rupert GrintRon WeasleyHindiEnglish20112011
Deep ImpactElijah WoodLeo Biederman
(Second Dub)		HindiEnglish19982009Nachiket has dubbed for the second dub released on a newer Home media Release.[9] A first Hindi dub was previously released back in 1998 by Sound & Vision India.
Spy Kids 3-D: Game OverRyan PinkstonArnoldHindiEnglish20032003
The Santa ClauseDavid KrumholtzBernard the Head ElfHindiEnglish19942005VCD/DVD Release.
The Santa Clause 2David KrumholtzBernard the Arch-elfHindiEnglish20022006VCD/DVD Release.
Encino ManSean AstinDave MorganHindiEnglish19922009
Remember the TitansRyan GoslingDB Alan BosleyHindiEnglish20002009
CrocScott HazellTheoHindiEnglish20072009
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of TajAnthony CozensGethinHindiEnglish20062009
Just FriendsChris MarquetteMike BranderHindiEnglish20052008
Jack FrostTaylor HandleyRory BuckHindiEnglish19982008
Swing KidsChristian BaleThomas BergerHindiEnglish19932008VCD/DVD Release.
Sorority BoysTony DenmanJimmyHindiEnglish20022008
MinutemenSteven R. McQueenDerekHindiEnglish20082008
Honey, I Blew Up the KidRobert OliveriNick SzalinskiHindiEnglish19922001
Twitches TooChris GallingerDemitriHindiEnglish20072007
TadpoleRobert IlerCharlieHindiEnglish20022008Dubbed for television broadcasting on UTV.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeErnie Reyes, Jr.KenoHindiEnglish19912006VCD/DVD release.
License to DriveMichael ManasseriCharlesHindiEnglish19882007
High School MusicalRyne SanbornJason CrossHindiEnglish20062007
High School Musical 2Ryne SanbornJason CrossHindiEnglish20072008Both the second and third films premiered dubbed into Hindi in the same year of 2008.
High School Musical 3: Senior YearRyne SanbornJason CrossHindiEnglish20082008
Final Destination 2James KirkTim CarpenterHindiEnglish20032007
HalloweentownPhillip Van DykeLukeHindiEnglish19982000
MotocrossedTrever O'BrienAndrew CarsonHindiEnglish20012004
Last Action HeroAustin O'BrienDanny MadiganHindiEnglish19932000
Air BudBrendan FletcherLarry WillinghamHindiEnglish19972007
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met LloydShia LaBeoufLewisHindiEnglish20032004
HolesByron CottonTheodore "Armpit"HindiEnglish2003
Martial Arts of ShaolinHu JianqiangChao WeiHindiMandarin Chinese
Cantonese Chinese		19862007
Camp RockKevin JonasJason GrayHindiEnglish20082009Aired on the summer of 2009.
Camp Rock 2: The Final JamKevin JonasJason GrayHindiEnglish20102010Aired in September 2010.
10 Things I Hate About YouJoseph Gordon-LevittCameron JamesHindiEnglish19992009
The Shaggy DogShawn PyfromTreyHindiEnglish20062009
Get a ClueBug HallJack DowneyHindiEnglish20022009
Stepsister from Planet WeirdHenry FeaginsFanulHindiEnglish20002009
So CloseMichael WaiSiu-MaHindiCantonese Chinese
English		20022010
Until DeathWes RobinsonChad MansenHindiEnglish20072010
Johnny MnemonicArthur EngVietHindiEnglish
Japanese		19952010
District 9Mandla GadukaFundiswa MhlangaHindiEnglish
Nyanja
Afrikaans
Zulu
Xhosa
Sotho		19952010
Mars Attacks!Lukas HaasRichie NorrisHindiEnglish19962010
Prom NightKelly BlatzMichaelHindiEnglish20082010
OutbreakCuba Gooding, Jr.Major SaltHindiEnglish19952010
High RiskChung-Hsien YangDetective Chow KamHindiEnglish19952011
SlamWang WeiLi WeiHindiMandarin Chinese20082011
ShankKedar Williams-StirlingJuniorHindiEnglish20102011
HyenasAndrew James AllenJasperHindiEnglish20112011
Jeepers Creepers 2Garikayi MutambirwaDeaundre "Double D" DavisHindiEnglish20032011
Fair GameScott Michael CampbellAdamHindiEnglish19952011
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About ItCody LinleySean RedfordHindiEnglish20072007
SurrogatesCody ChristianBoy CanterHindiEnglish20092009
True GritDomhnall GleesonMoon (The Kid)HindiEnglish20102011
The Social NetworkJesse EisenbergMark ZuckerbergHindiEnglish20102010
TwilightCam GigandetJames WitherdaleHindiEnglish20082008
Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleAlex WolffSpencer GilpinHindiEnglish20172017
Need for SpeedHarrison GilbertsonPete ColemanHindiEnglish20142018Performed alongside Uplaksh Kochhar who voiced Aaron Paul as Tobey Marshall.
Max SteelJosh BrenerSteel
(voice)		HindiEnglish20162018

Animated films
Film titleOriginal Voice(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year releaseDub Year releaseNotes
Recess: School's OutAndrew LawrenceTheodore Jasper "T.J." DetweillerHindiEnglish20012001
Recess: All Growed DownRoss Malinger, Andrew LawrenceTheodore Jasper "T.J." DetweillerHindiEnglish20032003
RobotsEwan McGregorRodney CopperbottomHindiEnglish20052007
Tinker BellRob PaulsenBobbleHindiEnglish20082008
Tinker Bell and the Lost TreasureRob PaulsenBobbleHindiEnglish20092009
Pixie Hollow GamesRob PaulsenBobbleHindiEnglish20112012
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd DimensionBobby Gaylor, Mitchel MussoBuford Van Stomm, Jeremy Johnson (Phineas and Ferb)Hindi
Marathi		English20112011
EpicJosh HutchersonNodHindiEnglish20132013
Kung Fu PandaJack BlackPoMarathiEnglish20082016Marathi dub created for Zee Talkies by VR Films.
Kung Fu Panda 2Jack BlackPoMarathiEnglish20112016Marathi dub created for Zee Talkies by VR Films.

Anime films
Film titleOriginal Japanese voiceCharacterDub LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDubbed Year ReleaseNotes
Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes BackRica MatsumotoAsh Ketchum (Satoshi)Hindi19982015Aired on Hungama TV with the in-house UTV Software Communications Hindi dub voice cast which was shown over 17 years later, after the original Japanese theatrical release. Unlike the Hindi dub of the animated series that was based on the English dub, this film is actually being done directly based on the original Japanese version, despite still using the English names. The premiere date was 18 April 2015 for the channel and it was aired as: "Pokémon The Movie - Mewtwo Ka Badla" (पोकीमॉन द मूवी - म्यूटो का बदला).
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 - The Power of OneRica MatsumotoAsh Ketchum (Satoshi)Hindi19992015It got set to air on Hungama TV with the in-house UTV Software Communications Hindi dub voice cast which will be shown over 16 years later, after the original Japanese theatrical release. Unlike the Hindi dub of the animated series that was based on the English dub, this film is actually being done directly based on the original Japanese version, despite still using the English names. The premiere date was for the Summer of 2015 for the channel and it aired as: "Pokémon: Movie EK Ki TAAQAT" (पोकीमॉन मूवी - एक की ताक़त).

See also

References
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