Meghana Erande
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Meghana Erande | |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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Vikram Joshi (m. 2010) |
Meghana Erande (or Meghna Sudhir Erande, Mēghanā Sudhīr Ēraṇḍē) is an Indian actress and voice actress who can speak English, Hindi and Marathi. She has voiced characters in Indian animation and has also dubbed for foreign content into Hindi and Marathi. She has been acting in the industry ever since 1989 and is in a marriage with Vikram Joshi since 18 November 2010.
Filmography[edit]
She worked on regional national channel on a programme called DAHAVI DIWALI.
Animated films[edit]
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2000 | Ek Ajooba | Chitra | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Return of Hanuman | Additional Voices | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Ghatotkacha | Baby Ghatotkacha | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Krishna Aur Kans | Baby Krishna | Hindi | The older Krishna has been voiced by Prachi Save Sathi. |
Dubbing career[edit]
Meghana Erande had a well known history for dubbing in her career. She has dubbed Canadian actress Pamela Anderson's role as C. J. Parker in Baywatch, on all the episodes on the seasons she appeared in, and other films since as for some roles in some of the Barbie films and other roles as well, such as Denise Richards's role as Kelly Lanier Van Ryan in Wild Things and Angelina Jolie's role as Police Officer Amelia Donaghy in The Bone Collector, both of which were dubbed in Hindi much later in 2010.[1]
She can do voices for children, teenage girls and young women, and she has also dubbed for many Bollywood actresses.
Dubbing roles[edit]
Animated series[edit]
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
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| Make Way for Noddy | David A. Kaye | Noddy | Hindi | English | 39 | 9/2/2002-2008 | Aired on Cartoon Network India and Pogo. | |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Allison Moore (Seasons 1 & 3) Kat Cressida (Seasons 2 & 4) |
Dee Dee | Hindi | English | 78 | 4/27/1996-11/20/2003 | 8/22/1999-2006 | Aired on Cartoon Network India. |
| The Powerpuff Girls | Jennifer Hale | Princess Morbucks | Hindi | English | 78 (Dubbed 3) | 11/18/1998- 25 March 2005 |
2000-2005 | Dubbed for this character for three episodes throughout her appearances in Seasons 5-6, which includes the Christmas special. Meena Gokuldas previously voiced her in the episodes of the first 4. |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Kari Wahlgren | Nova | Hindi | English | 52 | 18 September 2004 – 16 December 2006 | ||
| Bob the Builder | Kate Harbour (U.K.) Maria Darling (U.S) |
Dizzy | Hindi | English | 199 | 1998-2003 | ||
| Ninja Hattori-kun[2] | Junko Hori | Kanzo Hattori | Hindi | Japanese | 694 | 9/28/1981- 25 December 1987 |
Aired on Nickelodeon India.
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| Pokémon | Chinami Nishimura (EP002-EP632) Chiaki Takahashi (EP663-present) (JP) Lee Quick (Season 1-7) Jamie Davyous Owens (Season 8) Elisabeth Morinelli (Season 9-13) Emily Bauer (Season 14-16) Saskia Maarleveld (Season 17-present) (EN) |
Officer Jenny (Junsar) (First Dub) |
Hindi | Japanese | 1000+ | 4/1/11997-Ongoing | First dub 5/12/2003-10/2013 (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 featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation by UTV Software Communications and aired on Hungama TV. The first dub that Erande was involved in, was produced by Sound and Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo. Sabina Malik Mausam voiced this character in the second Hindi dub. |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Tarako | Momoko "Maruko" Sakura | Hindi | Japanese | 142 | 1/7/1990- 27 September 1992 |
Unknown. | Aired on Nickelodeon India. |
| Perman | Eiko Masuyama | Pako / Sumire Hosino / Sumire-chan | Hindi | Japanese | 526 (+3 specials) | 4/4/1983- 7/2/1987 |
Unknown. | Aired on Nickelodeon India. |
| Love, Death & Robots | Madeleine Knight | Greta | Hindi | English | 18 (dubbed 1) | 15 March 2019 – present | Episode: "Beyond the Aquila Rift" | |
| Doraemon | Chiaki Fujimoto | Dorami | Hindi | Japanese | 15 April 2005 – present | 20 November 2020 – present | Aired on Disney Channel |
Live action television series[edit]
| Program title | Actor/Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dub airdate | Notes |
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| Baywatch | Pamela Anderson | C. J. Parker | Hindi | English | 242 (Dubbed 109) | 22 September 1989 - 14 May 2001 |
Unknown. | Meghana has dubbed this character throughout all episodes she appeared in, when it was later dubbed into Hindi. |
| Teletubbies | Pui Fan Lee | Po | Hindi | English | 365 | 1997-2001 | ||
| Drake & Josh [3] |
Miranda Cosgrove Various Actresses |
Megan Parker Various Characters |
Hindii1 | English | 56 | 11 January 2004 – 16 September 2007 | Performed along with Brian D'Costa as Drake Parker (Drake Bell), Prasad Barve as Josh Nicols (Josh Peck), Meena Nahta as Audrey (Nancy Sullivan) and Vinod Sharma as Walter Nicols (Jonathan Goldstein) | |
| Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Sally Martin | Tori Hanson | Hindi | English | 42 | 2003
2004 2007 |
Unknown | Voiced Ninja Storm Blue Ranger for 44 episodes |
| Stranger Things | Winona Ryder | Joyce Byers | Hindi | English | 34 | 2016-Present | Unknown. | Meghana has dubbed this character throughout all episodes she appeared in, when it was later dubbed into Hindi. |
Live action films[edit]
| Film title | Actor(s)/Actress(es) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
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| Tom, Dick, and Harry | Kim Sharma | Bijli | Hindi | 2006 | 2006 | Meghana was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because Kim was not good in giving a particular Marathi accent, thus ending up speaking in a typical Machchiwali style. Dissatisfied by the director, Meghana was then contacted to dub for Kim to make her accent sound better, even though this film was already shot in Hindi. | |
| Wild Things | Denise Richards | Kelly Lanier Van Ryan | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2010 | This Hindi Dub that Meghana participated in, has been produced in 2010 and aired on TV. |
| The Bone Collector | Angelina Jolie | Police Officer Amelia Donaghy | Hindi | English | 1999 | 2010 | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Shirley Henderson | Moaning Myrtle | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | She only voiced this character in this film only. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets where she originally made her first appearance, she was dubbed by another Hindi voice actress. |
| Zathura: A Space Adventure | Kirsten Stewart | Lisa Budwing | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2006 | |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Isabella Leong | Lin | Hindi | English Mandarin Chinese Sanskrit |
2008 | 2008 | |
| The Prestige | Scarlett Johansson | Olivia Wenscombe | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Daredevil | Jennifer Garner | Elektra Natchios | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Kick-Ass 2 | Chloë Grace Moretz | Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Lingaa | Anushka Shetty | Lakshmi | Hindi | Tamil | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Lucy | Scarlett Johansson | Lucy | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Hindi dub only created for the Home media release. |
| Knocked Up | Katherine Heigl | Alison Scott | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Shooter | Kate Mara | Sara Fenn | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | AnnaSophia Robb | Violet Beauregarde | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Plumette | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Speed Racer | Christina Ricci | Trixie | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Ariel Winter | Young Trixie | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| The Firm (1993 film) | Jeanne Tripplehorn | Abigail "Abby" McDeere | Hindi | English | 1993 | ||
| Leap Year (2010 film) | Amy Adams | Anna Brady | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
Animated films[edit]
| Film title | Original Voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
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| Barbie as Rapunzel | Britt McKillip | Princess Melody | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2004[4] | Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits. |
| Barbie as the Island Princess | Betsy Malone Britt McKillip |
Tallulah Rita |
Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits. For Tallulah, only her dialogue was dubbed into Hindi. The Hindi singing voice for Tallulah was performed by Sunayana S. Dasgupta, who also serves as the director of the Hindi dubbed songs.[5] |
| The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Tara Strong | Princess Melody (Speaking) | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2011 | The singing voice was provided by Amrita Beni |
| Big Hero 6 | Katie Lowes | Abigail Callaghan | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2017 | |
| Despicable Me 3 | Kristen Wiig | Lucy Wilde | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | An Unknown Voice-Actress dubbed this character in previous movie. |
| Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Idina Menzel | Elsa (Speaking) | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | Meghana voiced speaking parts of Elsa in the hindi dubbing of Olaf's Frozen Adventure ,Singing voice is provided by Tarannum Malik ,This movie's hindi dub was shown in cinemas on 24 November 2017 free with Pixar's Coco ,And It aired on 30 December 2017 on Disney Channel. And This movie is available in CDs from 8 January 2018. She was credited with her nick name Meghana Joshi in Cinemas End Credits. |
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Melissa Joan Hart | Delia and Deidre Dennis / Dee Dee | Hindi | English | 2000 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dub-star Confidential". The Indian Express. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Ninja Hattori's Voice by Meghana Erande & Punjabi Food Festival by Chef Sweety Singh-TV9 /part4". 29 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013 – via YouTube.
- ^ "(DRAKE & JOSH) SHOW ALL HINDI DUBBING ARTISTS HINDI VOICE ACTORS OF DRAKE AND JOSH SITCOM". 23 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Barbie As Rapunzel (Dubbed in Hindi) (2002) VCD". Rhythmhouse.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Barbie Diamond Castle + Island Princess HINDI DUBBING CREDITS". 2 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013 – via YouTube.