Nachiket Dighe
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Nachiket Dighe नचिकेत दिघे | |
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 Nachiket Dighe in November, 2011 | |
| Born | November 11, 1987 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and voice actor |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
Nachiket Dighe (Hindi: नचिकेत दिघे Nacikēta Dighē) born November 11, 1987) is an Indian actor and dubbing voice actor, who dubs in Hindi, Marathi, and English. He is best known for his Hindi voice-dubbing of Rupert Grint's role as Ron Weasley, in the Harry Potter film series. He is also confirmed to be the official Hindi voice dub-over artist for Kevin Jonas and Toby Amies. Despite that Jonas and Amies are in different age groups, Dighe is able to perfectly match the quality of their voices when it comes to dubbing their roles in Hindi.
He's even known for voicing the characters Buford van Stomm and Jeremy Johnson in the Hindi dubbed version of a famous animated show Phineas and Ferb and for being the Hindi voice of Tracey Sketchit (Kenji) in the first Hindi dub of the Pokémon anime and Ash Ketchum in the second dub of the Pokémon anime.
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, anime, 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.
He is the official Hindi voice-dubbing over artist for Rupert Grint's role as Ron Weasley, in the Harry Potter film series, second film onwards, along with his colleagues, Karan Trivedi (second film till the fifth film later replaced by Rajesh Kava) voicing Harry Potter, and Rajshree Nath (Later replaced by Parignya Pandya third film and onwards), voicing for Hermione Granger, for the Hindi dubs of the film series.
Filmography
| Year | Film title | Role | Language |
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| 2001 | Lagi Sharth | Bipin Bukalwar | Hindi |
| 2002 | Aadharstambha | Rohan Divekar | Marathi |
| 2004 | Wrong Mauritius | Bipin Bukalwar | Hindi |
Television
| Serial | Number of Episodes | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meethi Meethi Batein | 52 | Hindi | DD National |
| Aahat | 2 | Hindi | Sony Entertainment Television (India) |
| Shree Ganesh | 2 | Hindi | Sony Entertainment Television (India) |
| Avinash IPS | 2 | Hindi | Star Plus |
| Shakalaka Boom Boom | 3 | Hindi | Star Plus |
Television animation
| Airdate | Program title | Role | Language | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2012-06/16/2013 | Suraj - The Rising Star | Suraj | Hindi | 26 | Initially Aired on Colors (TV channel) followed by Nickelodeon India. |
Dubbing roles
Television animation
| Program title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disney Recess | Ross Malinger Andrew Lawrence Myles Jeffrey |
T.J. Detweiler | Hindi | English | 65 | 8/31/1997- 11/5/2001 |
2000-2004 | Aired on Disney Hour on the Sony Channel from 2000-2004. Repeats of the Hindi dub continued to air on Disney Channel until 2011. |
| The Adventures of Tintin | Colin O'Meara (EN) Thierry Wermuth (FR) |
Tintin | Hindi | English French |
39 | 10/2/1991- 9/28/1992 |
Summer 2000-2001 | Nachiket has voiced Tintin in the original Hindi dub that Sound and Vision India has produced and aired on Cartoon Network India along with Doordarshan's DD National and Zee Alpha Bangla sharing the same dub. On Republic Day of 2013, Discovery Kids India has released a new Hindi dub for this series, most likely due to quality license rights. |
| The Weekenders | Jason Marsden | Tino | Hindi | English | 39 | 4/18/1999- 2/29/2004 |
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| Lloyd in Space | Justin Shenkarow | Eddie | Hindi | English | 40 | 2/3/2001- 2/27/2004 |
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| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Debi Derryberry | Jimmy Neutron | Hindi | English | 119 (dubbed 68) |
7/20/2002- 7/6/2007 |
Nachiket dubbed Jimmy Neutron for 68 episodes. | |
| Famous 5: On the Case | Lizzie Waterworth (1-2) Skandar Keynes (3-5) (English) Alexandre Nguyen (French) |
Dylan Kirrin | Hindi | English French |
43 | 4/5/2008-Current | 11/17/2008-1/2010 (stopped) |
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| The Secret Saturdays | Sam Lerner | Zak Saturday | Hindi | English | 36 | 10/3/2008- 1/30/2010 |
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| Phineas and Ferb | Bobby Gaylor, Mitchel Musso | Buford Van Stomm, Jeremy Johnson (Phineas and Ferb) | Hindi Marathi |
English | 204 (dubbed 114) |
8/17/2007-Current | Voiced Bufford and Jeremy in Hindi throughout 90 episodes, and reprised his role to voice the same characters in the Marathi dub. | |
| Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Danny Cooksey | Bradley "Brad" Buttowski | Hindi Marathi |
English | 46 | 2/13/2010-Current | 5/8/2010-Current | Voiced Bradley in Hindi, and reprised his role to voice him in the Marathi dub. |
| Generator Rex | Fred Savage | Noah Nixon | Hindi | English | 40 | 4/23/2008-1/3/2013 | 1/16/2011-Current | |
| Special Agent Oso (Season 2) | Sean Astin | Special Agent Oso | Hindi | English | 38 [Episode 26–63] | 4/4/2009- 5/17/2002 |
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| Storm Hawks | Matt Hill | Finn | Hindi | English | 52 | 5/25/2007- 4/6/2009 |
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| Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu | Vincent Tong | Kai (Red Ninja) | Hindi | English | 28 | 1/14/2011- Present |
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| Sally Bollywood | Eve Morey (English) Alexandre Nguyen (French) |
Doowee | Hindi | English French |
52 | 10/26/2009- Current |
Anime
| Program title | Original Japanese voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon | Tomokazu Seki (JP) Ted Lewis (Seasons 2-8) Craig Blair (Season 9-) (EN) |
Tracey Sketchit (Kenji) (First Dub) |
Hindi | 4/1/1997-Current | First dub 4/1/2003-Current (India) 2004-Current (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 featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation and aired on Hungama TV. The first dub that Dighe was involved in, was produced by Sound and Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo. |
| Battle B-Daman | Hiro Yuuki Tomo Saeki |
Cain McDonnell Ruth Sigma |
Hindi | 1/5/2004- 12/27/2004 |
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| Heroman | Ryōhei Kimura | Simon "Psy" Kaina | Hindi | 4/1/2010- 9/23/2010 |
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| Digimon Frontier | Masato Amada | J.P., Beetlemon, MetalKabuterimon | Hindi | 4/7/2002- 3/3/0/2003 |
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| Scan2Go | Mitsuki Saiga | Antares | Hindi | 8/9/2010- 03/29/2011 |
2013 - Present | |
| Idaten Jump | Mokoto Tsumura (JP) Philece Sampler (EN) |
Kakeru Sakamaki | Hindi | 10/1/2005- 09/09/2006 |
2014 - Present | A revised translation of the English dub. |
| Ganbare, Kickers! | Kazue Ikura | Masaru Hongō | Hindi | 10/15/1986- 3/25/1987 |
2013- Present |
Aired as Kickers in the Hindi dub. |
| Magical DoReMi | Nanaho Katsuragi | Igarashi-senpei | Hindi | 2/5/1999- 1/30/2000 |
Live action television
| Program title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas L.A. | Kevin Jonas | Kevin Jonas | Hindi | English | 5/2/2009-10/3/2010 | 11/30/2009-2011(?) | |
| Power Rangers RPM | Milo Cawthorne | Ziggy Grover | Hindi | English | 3/7/2009-12/26/2009 | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Engine Sentai Go-onger. | |
| Legends of the Hidden Temple | Various Characters | – | Hindi | English | 9/11/1993- 9/11/1995 |
Children's game show that originally aired in North America from 1993-1995. Aired in the early 2000s decade. | |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Daniel Samonas | Dean Moriarty | Hindi | English | 10/12/2007-1/6/2012 | 5/5/2008-2012(?) | |
| Sharpe (TV series) | Lyndon Davies | Rifleman Ben Perkins | Hindi | English | 5/5/1993- 11/9/2008 |
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| Naturally, Sadie | Michael D'Ascenzo | Rainbow "Rain" Papadakis | Hindi | English | 6/24/2005-8/26/2007 | Aired on Disney Channel India. | |
| Backyard Science | Various Characters | – | Hindi | English | 2005-???? | ||
| The Nightmare Room | Shia LaBeouf | Dylan Pierce | Hindi | English | 8/31/2001- 3/16/2002 |
Episode: Scareful What You Wish For | |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Dennis Bendersky | Tapeworm | Hindi | English | 3/18/2005- 9/1/2008 |
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| Lonely Planet Six Degrees | Toby Amies | Himself | Hindi | English | 2003-2012 | Travel series. | |
| The Rough Guides | Toby Amies | Himself | Hindi | English | 2008- | Travel series. | |
| Madan Senki Ryukendo | – Shôgo Yamaguchi |
Chuno Narukami Kenji, Ryukendo |
Hindi Marathi |
Japanese | 1/8/2006- 12/31/2006 |
Tokusatsu series. Reprised his role for the same characters in the Marathi dub. | |
| The Elephant Princess | Jordan Prosser | Johan Abu | Hindi | English | 11/13/2008- 10/6/2011 |
Appeared in two episodes. Aired on Disney Channel India. | |
| Life with Derek | Kit Weyman | Samuel "Sam" Richards | Hindi | English | 9/18/2005- 3/25/2009 |
Aired on Disney Channel India. | |
| Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | Mike Moh | Danny Cho, Hunt, Kamen Rider Axe | Hindi | English | 1/13/2009- 12/26/2009 |
Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Kamen Rider Ryuki. | |
| Aaron Stone | Philip Nozuka | Freddie | Hindi | English | 2/13/2009- 7/30/2010 |
11/14/2009- 2010(?) |
Live action films
| Film title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[6] | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[7] | Rupert Grint | Ron Weasley | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Deep Impact (film) | Elijah Wood | Leo Biederman | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2009 | VCD/DVD Release.[8] |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Ryan Pinkston | Arnold | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| The Santa Clause | David Krumholtz | Bernard the Head Elf | Hindi | English | 1994 | 2005 | VCD/DVD Release. |
| The Santa Clause 2 | David Krumholtz | Bernard the Arch-elf | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2006 | VCD/DVD Release. |
| Encino Man | Sean Astin | Dave Morgan | Hindi | English | 1992 | 2009 | |
| Remember the Titans | Ryan Gosling | DB Alan Bosley | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2009 | |
| Croc (film) | Scott Hazell | Theo | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2009 | |
| National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj | Anthony Cozens | Gethin | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2009 | |
| Just Friends | Chris Marquette | Mike Brander | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2008 | |
| Jack Frost (1998 film) | Taylor Handley | Rory Buck | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2008 | |
| Swing Kids (film) | Christian Bale | Thomas Berger | Hindi | English | 1993 | 2008 | VCD/DVD Release. |
| Sorority Boys | Tony Denman | Jimmy | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2008 | |
| Minutemen (film) | Steven R. McQueen | Derek | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | Robert Oliveri | Nick Szalinski | Hindi | English | 1992 | 2001 | |
| Twitches Too | Chris Gallinger | Demitri | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Tadpole (film) | Robert Iler | Charlie | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2008 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Ernie Reyes, Jr. | Keno | Hindi | English | 1991 | 2006 | VCD/DVD release. |
| License to Drive | Michael Manasseri | Charles | Hindi | English | 1988 | 2007 | |
| High School Musical | Ryne Sanborn | Jason Cross | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| High School Musical 2 | Ryne Sanborn | Jason Cross | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Ryne Sanborn | Jason Cross | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Final Destination 2 | James Kirk | Tim | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2007 | |
| Halloweentown (film) | Phillip Van Dyke | Luke | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2000 | |
| Motocrossed | Trever O'Brien | Andrew Carson | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2004 | |
| Last Action Hero | Austin O'Brien | Danny Madigan | Hindi | English | 1993 | 2000 | |
| Air Bud | Brendan Fletcher | Larry Willingham | Hindi | English | 1997 | 2007 | |
| Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | Shia LaBeouf | Lewis | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Holes (film) | Byron Cotton | Theodore "Armpit" | Hindi | English | 2003 | ||
| Martial Arts of Shaolin | Hu Jianqiang | Chao Wei | Hindi | Mandarin Chinese Cantonese Chinese |
1986 | 2007 | |
| Camp Rock | Kevin Jonas | Jason Gray | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | Kevin Jonas | Jason Gray | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| 10 Things I Hate About You | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Cameron James | Hindi | English | 1999 | 2009 | |
| The Shaggy Dog (2006 film) | Shawn Pyfrom | Trey | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2009 | |
| Get a Clue | Bug Hall | Jack Downey | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2009 | |
| Stepsister from Planet Weird | Henry Feagins | Fanul | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2009 | |
| So Close | Michael Wai | Siu-Ma | Hindi | Cantonese Chinese English |
2002 | 2010 | |
| Until Death | Wes Robinson | Chad Mansen | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2010 | |
| Johnny Mnemonic (film) | Arthur Eng | Viet | Hindi | English Japanese |
1995 | 2010 | |
| District 9 | Mandla Gaduka | Fundiswa Mhlanga | Hindi | English Nyanja Afrikaans Zulu Xhosa Sotho |
1995 | 2010 | |
| Mars Attacks! | Lukas Haas | Richie Norris | Hindi | English | 1996 | 2010 | |
| Prom Night (2008 film) | Kelly Blatz | Michael | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2010 | |
| Outbreak (film) | Cuba Gooding, Jr. | Major Salt | Hindi | English | 1995 | 2010 | |
| High Risk (1995 film) | Chung-Hsien Yang | Detective Chow Kam | Hindi | English | 1995 | 2011 | |
| Slam | Wang Wei | Li Wei | Hindi | Mandarin Chinese | 2008 | 2011 | |
| Shank (2010 film) | Kedar Williams-Stirling | Junior | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Hyenas (film) | Andrew James Allen | Jasper | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Jeepers Creepers 2 | Garikayi Mutambirwa | Deaundre "Double D" Davis | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2011 | |
| Fair Game (1995 film) | Scott Michael Campbell | Adam | Hindi | English | 1995 | 2011 | |
| The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It | Cody Linley | Sean Redford | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Surrogates (film) | Cody Christian | Boy Canter | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| True Grit (2010 film) | Domhnall Gleeson | Moon (The Kid) | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Quick | Lee Min-ki | Han Ki-su | Hindi | Korean | 2011 | 2012 |
Animated films
| Film title | Original Voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recess: School's Out | Andrew Lawrence | Theodore Jasper "T.J." Detweiller | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Recess: All Growed Down | Ross Malinger, Andrew Lawrence | Theodore Jasper "T.J." Detweiller | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Robots | Ewan McGregor | Rodney Copperbottom | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2007 | |
| Tinker Bell (film) | Rob Paulsen | Bobble | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Rob Paulsen | Bobble | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Pixie Hollow Games | Rob Paulsen | Bobble | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Bobby Gaylor, Mitchel Musso | Buford Van Stomm, Jeremy Johnson (Phineas and Ferb) | Hindi Marathi |
English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Epic | Josh Hutcherson Aziz Ansari |
Nod Mub |
Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | Dubbed for two characters in the Hindi dub. |
See also
References
- ^ Pandit, Neeraj (October 6, 2011). "मी कात टाकली". Maharashtra Times. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ "Hogwarts In Hindi". Indian Express. July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ Lagi Sharth. "Lagi sharth". Hindi/2001/Colour/55mins. CFSI. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ CFSI. "Wrong Mauritius". Hindi/2004/Colour/76mins. CFSI. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ "Nachiket Dighe - India". Linkedin.com. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Hogwarts In Hindi". Indian Express. July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ "Breaking the language barrier: Regional versions of Harry Potter films and translated book titles a rage in small towns". The Times Of India. July 16, 2011.
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