Viraj Adhav
Viraj Adhav is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood and Indian television programs. He is also a voice actor who specializes in dubbing foreign films into Hindi, his native language.[1]
Viraj Adhav | |
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 Vijay Adhav on a interview | |
| Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
Filmography
Live action films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lafangey Parindey [2] | Diesel (AKA Rameshwar Iyer) | Hindi | |
Animated films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hanuman | Lord Ram | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Ghatothkach | Lord Krishna | Hindi | |
Animated series
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–present | Baahubali: The Lost Legends | Amarendra Baahubali | Hindi English |
Animated Web television series on Amazon Prime Video |
Dubbing career
He is considered to be the official Hindi dub-over voice artist for American actor, Tom Cruise such as his role as Ethan Hunt throughout the Mission Impossible film series and other well known movies that Tom Cruise starred in. He had also dubbed Sam Worthington character in James Cameron's Avatar (2009 film) movie. He is well known for being the Hindi dubbing voice of Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. He has also dubbed over Indian actors for Bollywood films such as John Abraham, Dino Morea, Ashmit Patel and Zulfi Syed.[3]
Adhav has also been the Hindi voice of the character Mickey in Mickey Mouse for the past 13 years. He dubs over the voice of M. S. Dhoni in most of his commercials.[4]
Dubbing roles
Animated series
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original Airdate | Dubbed Airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man | Christopher Daniel Barnes | Peter Parker / Spider-Man (First Dub) | Hindi | English | 19 November 1994 – 31 January 1998 | Hired by Fox Kids. Samay Raj Thakkar dubbed this character in second Hindi dub under Disney XD India. | ||
| X-Men: Evolution | Kirby Morrow | Scott Summers / Cyclops | Hindi | English | 4 November 2000 – 25 October 2003 | |||
| Masters of the Universe vs. The Snake Men | Cam Clarke | Prince Adam / He-Man | Hindi | English | 16 August 2002 – 10 January 2004 | |||
| Johnny Bravo | Jeff Bennett | Johnny Bravo | Hindi | English | 14 July 1997 – 27 August 2004 | 22 August 1999 | Dubbed by Sound & Vision India. | |
| Dragon Ball Z | Ryō Horikawa (JP) Brian Drummond (EN) | Vegeta | Hindi | Japanese | 291 (Dubbed from episode 1-53) | 4/26/1989- 1/31/1996 | 2001-2008 | The Hindi dub of the series was based on the edited 1995 Funimation Entertainment-Saban Entertainment-Ocean Productions English dub, being a revised translation. Prasad Barve dubbed for Vegeta from episode 54-291. |
Bollywood films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jism | John Abraham | Kabir Lal | Hindi | 2003 | 2003 | Due to the actors' poor Hindi knowledge, The directors for these films, could not allow the actors to use their real voices, so Viraj has dubbed for them to disguise their voices, despite that the movies were already shot in Hindi. | |
| Saaya | John Abraham | Dr. Akash | Hindi | 2003 | 2003 | ||
| Aetbaar | John Abraham | Aryan Trivedi | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| Paap | John Abraham | Shiven "Shi" | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| Murder | Ashmit Patel | Sudhir | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story | Zulfi Syed | Prince Shahjahan | Hindi | 2005 | 2005 | ||
| 36 China Town [5] | Upen Patel | Rocky | Hindi | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| 1920 | Rajneesh Duggal | Arjun Singh Rathod | Hindi | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| Jodhaa Akbar | Nikitin Dheer | Sherrifuddin Hussain | Hindi | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| Saawan... The Love Season | Kapil Jhaveri | Raj | Hindi | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| Phhir | Rajneesh Duggal | Dr. Kabir Malhotra | Hindi | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| Zanjeer | Ram Charan | Vijay Khanna | Hindi | 2013 | 2013 | ||
| Action Jackson | Anand Raj | Xavier | Hindi | 2014 | 2014 | ||
| Baaghi | Sudheer Babu | Raghav Shetty | Hindi | 2016 | 2016 | ||
| Raaz: Reboot | Gaurav Arora | Rehaan Khanna | Hindi | 2016 | 2016 | ||
Hollywood films
South Indian films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sunder Ramu | Senthil | Hindi | Tamil | 2012 | ||
Animated films
| Film title | Original Voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas | Mel Gibson | John Smith | Hindi | English | 1995 | Unknown | |
| Robin Hood | Brian Bedford | Robin Hood | Hindi | English | 1973 | Unknown | |
| Tarzan | Tony Goldwyn | Tarzan | Hindi | English | 1999 | Unknown | Saptrishi Ghosh dubbed this character in TV series. |
| Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Michael J. Fox | Stuart Little | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2006 | |
| The Angry Birds Movie | Jason Sudeikis | Red | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
Other shows and films he dubbed voices in
- Power Rangers S.P.D., he voiced Nova in this show, the original actor of her is Antonia Prebble.
- Ben 10, he voiced Ben Tennyson in this show, the original voice of him is Tara Strong.
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, he voiced Chirag Gupta in these films, the original actor of him is Karan Brar.
References
- Viraj Adhav at Filmibeat
- "ApurvBollywood: August 2010". Blogspot.com. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- "Hindi Dubbing Stars: A Grade Dubbing Star-Viraj Adhav". Blogspot.com. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- Jha, Subhash K. "Zanjeer: Viraj Adhav dubs for Ramcharan Teja" (SKJ Bollywood News, 2 September 2013)
- "Ghost speakers lend voices to Bollywood — Mumbai". DNA India. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- "James Cameron's Avatar — Trailer (Hindi)". YouTube. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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