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.
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.
Shashital has also dubbed for Bollywood actors. He has performed as a dubbing artist for Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan, as well as for such other Bollywood actors as Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Dharmendra.
Dubbing roles Animated series Program title Original voice(s) Character(s) Dub language Original language Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes Talespin Ed Gilbert † Baloo von Bruinwald XIII Hindi English 56 5/5/1990-8 August 1991 Aired on DD National, Disney Channel India and Toon Disney India dubbed in Hindi, much later after the original airing. The Simpsons Dan Castellaneta Homer Simpson Hindi English 523 12/17/1989-Current Unknown Aladdin Dan Castellaneta Genie Hindi English 86 5 September 1994 – 25 November 1995 ???? Aired on DD National and many other Hindi Cartoon Channels in India.
Live action films Indian films Film title Actor Character(s) Dub language Original language Original year release Dub year release Notes Aag Ka Gola Sunny Deol Vikram Singh Shankar "Shaka" Hindi 1989 1989 Chetan 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 the movies being shot in Hindi.Hindustan Times Biwi No.1 Salman Khan Prem Hindi 1999 1999 Andolan Sanjay Dutt Adarsh Pradhan Hindi 1995 1995 Dabangg 2 Prakash Raj Thakur Bachcha Lal SinghHindi2012 ParamparaAnupam Kher Gora Shankar Hindi1993 Thackeray Nawazuddin Siddiqui Bal Keshav Thackeray Hindi Marathi 2018 2018
Hollywood films Film title Actor Character(s) Dub language Original language Original year release Dub year release Notes Star Wars David Prowse(Portrayer)James Earl Jones(Voice) Darth Vader Hindi English 1977 The Empire Strikes Back David Prowse(Portrayer)James Earl Jones(Voice) Darth Vader Hindi English 1980 Return of the Jedi David Prowse(Portrayer)James Earl Jones(Voice) Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker Hindi English 1983 The RockSean Connery EnglishHindi1997 Face/Off John Travolta Sean Archer English Hindi 1997 1997 Performed along with Viraj Adhav who voiced Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy. The Punisher (1989 film) Barry Otto Shake English Hindi 1989 Unknown
Animated films Film title Original voice Character Dub language Original language Original Release Dub Release Notes Aladdin Robin Williams † (Speaking and Singing) Genie (Speaking and Singing) Hindi English 1992 1994 Dubbed by Vijay Cine Studio. The Return of Jafar Dan Castellaneta Genie Hindi English 1994 Aladdin and the King of Thieves Robin Williams † Genie Hindi English 1996 The Jungle Book Phil Harris Baloo the Bear Hindi English 1967 2002 Aired on Disney Channel India. The Jungle Book 2 John Goodman Baloo the Bear Hindi English 2003 2003
Discography
Hindi Year Movie Song(s) Co-singer(s) Composer Lyricist 2004 Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... "No No!" Dominique Cerejo, Kunal Ganjawala, Loy Mendonsa, Shankar Mahadevan Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Javed Akhtar "Baat Samjha Karo" Javed Ali, Shankar Mahadevan2011Delhi Belly"Saigal Blues" -Ram SampathRam Sampath, Shashital
See also Dubbing (filmmaking) List of Indian Dubbing Artists
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