Pawan Kalra
| Pawan Kalra पवन कालरा | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 November 1972 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Spouse(s) | Pankaj Kalra (older brother) |
Pawan Kalra (Hindi: पवन कालरा Pavana Kālarā, born November 1, 1972) is a popular Indian Voice artist that has performed voices for documentaries and has also Voice-dubbed many foreign media in Hindi, who currently works for Sugar Mediaz. He is confirmed to be the Official Hindi voice-dubbing artist for Arnold Schwarzenegger in India.[1] He has also dubbed Bruce Lee, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith and Owen Wilson's roles in Hindi.
He speaks English and Hindi as his mother-tongue languages, but he majorly uses the Hindi language to perform voice dub-over roles in India.
Dubbing career
His elder brother Pankaj Kalra, was already a Hindi voice dubbing artist at the time, before he introduced Pawan into the Voice-dubbing business. He first started performing Hindi dubbing roles with Discovery, Cartoon Network, Pogo, Nickelodeon and Disney Channel programs. Some of the programs that he dubbed in Hindi airs on Pogo. Seven years later afterwards, He has reached up to the point of stage where people all over India recognize him as a voice artist and he felt glad. He is mostly famous for being the Official Hindi dub-over voice artist for Austro-American actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his career.[2]
Dubbing Roles
Television animation
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob the Builder | Neil Morrissey (UK) Greg Proops (USA) | Bob | Hindi | English | 18 series | 4/12/1999- Current | ||
Anime
| Program title | Original Japanese voice | Character | Dub Language | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon | Unknown voice | Unknown character (First Dub) | Hindi | 4/1/1997-Current | First Dub 5/12/2003-10/2013 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 Kalra was involved in, was produced by Sound and Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo. |
Live action television
| Program title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | Ron Rogge | Captain William Mitchell | Hindi | English | 2/12/2000-11/18/2000 | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive. | |
Live action films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Terminator [3] | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Terminator | Hindi | English | 1984 | 2004 | 2004 Hindi-dubbed TV version. |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Terminator | Hindi | English | 1991 | 2004 | |
| True Lies | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Harry Tasker | Hindi | English | 1994 | 2004 | |
| Hocus Pocus | Unknown Actor | Unknown Role | Hindi | English | 1993 | ???? | |
| The Nutty Professor | Eddie Murphy | Professor Sherman Klump | Hindi | English | 1996 | ???? | |
| Dr. Dolittle | Eddie Murphy | Dr. John Dolittle | Hindi | English | 1998 | ???? | |
| Shanghai Noon | Owen Wilson | Roy O'Bannon / Wyatt Earp | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Shanghai Knights | Owen Wilson | Roy O'Bannon / Wyatt Earp | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Blade II | Wesley Snipes | Eric Brooks / Blade | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | Samay Raj Thakkar dubbed this role in the previous movie. |
| Spy Game | Brad Pitt | Tom Bishop | Hindi | English | 1999 | 2006 | |
| Troy | Eric Bana | Hector | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Dubbed for the Theatrical, Home media and Television releases. |
| Van Helsing | Hugh Jackman | Gabriel Van Helsing (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2006 (TV version) | Pawan Kalra has voiced him for the TV version. Rajesh Khattar dubbed him for the Theatrical and Home media releases. |
| Sin City | Bruce Willis | Det. John Hartigan | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Robocop | Joel Kinnaman | Alex Murphy/Robocop | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Michael Keaton as Raymond Sellers, Ashiesh Roy who voiced Gary Oldman as Dr. Dennett Norton, Vinod Kulkarni who voiced Patrick Garrow as Antoine Vallon, Mayur Vyas who voiced Michael K. Williams as Jack Lewis, Manish Wadhwa who voiced Jackie Earle Haley as Rick Mattox, Amar Babaria who voiced K.C. Collins as Andre Daniels in Hindi. |
| Guardians of the Galaxy (film) | Dave Bautista | Drax the Destroyer | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Ashiesh Roy who voiced Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Zoe Saldana as Gamora in Hindi. |
Animated films
| Film title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Batman vs. Dracula | Peter Stormare | Count Dracula | Hindi | English | 2005 | ||
| Big Hero 6 | Alan Tudyk | Alistair Krei | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2016 | Hindi dub made for UTV Movies & Disney Channel Premiering May 30, 2016 |
See also
- Samay Raj Thakkar - Another Hindi dub-over artist for Arnold Schwarzenegger.