Vinod Kulkarni
| Vinod Kulkarni विनोद कुलकर्णी | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 August 1967 Mumbai, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, India |
| Education | Industrial Electronics Engineer |
| Occupation |
Actor voicing artiste (Multilingual) Director Voice Co-Ordinator for All Languages |
| Years active | 1984–Current |
Vinod Kulkarni (Hindi: विनोद कुलकर्णी Vinōda Kulakarṇī, born 29 August 1967 in Mumbai) is an Indian actor, director, voicing artiste and voice co-ordinator, who specialises for dubbing International productions into the Hindi language. He can speak English, Hindi and Marathi. He owns a Proprietorship Company "Sanhil Creations".
He has voiced over 10,000 commercials.[1]
Film career
He is a veteran actor of Hindi & Marathi stage, films and serials, as well. He has performed many memorable characters. Marathi Plays : Sangeet Santa Gora Kumbhar, Doosara Saamana, Natasamraat, He Vayach Asa Asata, Shadayantra, Khalanaayak, Aamhi Bighadalo, Bhole Dambis, Vaatrat Mele, Paaul Khuna, Kimayagaar, etc. Hindi Stage : Pratibimb Ka Chakkar (Adapted from Shakespeare's Comedy Of Errors), Buddha Sathiya Gaya, etc. English Play : Risky Turn, etc. Marathi Serials : Bandini, Damini, Char Divas Sasuche, Nana O Nana, Saata Janmachya Gaathi, Aparadhi Koan, Uchapati, Tere Gharchya Samor, Gangubai Non Matric, 1760 Sasubai, Nanda, Guinny Pig, Shortcut, Tu Jeevala Guntawave, etc. Hindi Serials : Hum Paanch, Tu Tu Main Main, Haddh Kar Di, Padosan, Chutki Baja Ke, Professor Pyarelal, Aflaatoon, The Trap, Gumraah, Baap Numberi Beta Dus Numberi, Tauba Meri Tauba, Maano Ya Na Maano, Saaya, Gilli Danda, etc. Marathi Films : Vazeer, Navara Maaza Navasacha, Ideachi Kalpana, Guru Paurnima, etc. Hindi Films : Kaalicharan, Aaj Ka Ravan, Sanyasi Mera Naam, Billa No. 786, Lafangey Parindey, Ramgarh Ki Ramkali, Purani Qabar, Sabase Badi Ganga Ki Saugandh, Jungle Hero, Main Phir Aaoongi, etc. English Films : Split Wide Open. TV Commercials/Ads :- Acted As a Dance Master in Colgate Maxfresh Gel Toothpaste; Acted As A Protagonist in Bharat Nirman Metro & Urban Films; Acted As A Protagonist in Sony Max 2 Launch Ad; Acted in Evershine Builders ad n Public Service Commission's Family Planning ad; etc. Recent Ads :- Quiker, Aaj Tak. Directed 2 Independent Ads through Yadnya Associates for Chandukaka Saraf Jwellers.
Filmography
Live action films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Split Wide Open | Gangster 1 | Hindi English | Important role. |
| 2000 | Aaj Ka Ravan | Subhash | Hindi | |
Television animation
| Airdate | Program title | Role | Language | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 2009 | Little Krishna | Aghasura | Hindi | 13 | Aired on Nickelodeon India.[2] |
| 11/10/2010-Current | Roll No 21 | Kans | Hindi | ||
Animated films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Return of Hanuman | Scientish Jwalamukhi | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Krishna Aur Kans[3] | Trinavert | Hindi |
Dubbing career
Vinod Kulkarni has started his career in 1986. The 1st Major project he did was NFDC's Jungle Book in Hindi, for which Mr. Gulzar has written the lyrics of the title song, 'Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai Pata Chala Hai ... Chaddi Pahan ke Phool Khila Hai ... !" He rendered his voice for Kaa, the Python, Moti-Mogli's Wolf Father & in some episodes even Balu the Bear. When he dubbed for international productions such as Popeye and Genie from Disney's Aladdin, which started his fame. At the time, Because of the God gifted talent & his Hard Work brought him to Limelight. Also, there were fewer contenders and recognition came far easier. "We were all stars then, " he recalls. "But unlike me, others would feel awkward when asked to audition for voices or imitate cartoon characters & animals. So not many came forward." as he spoke.[4]
He is also known for specializing in rendering his versatile voice for advertisements (TV commercials, radio spots, audio visuals, corporate films, documentaries, virals, animatics, narramatics, scratches, pitches, etc.) He has dubbed in 45 languages till this date. He dubs for international productions of different languages into the Hindi language like Hollywood movies, Chinese/Japanese movies, South Indian movies, Marathi movies, TV serials, cartoons, telefilms, live shows, reality shows, sport shows, and many more. He is known as The King in Animation & Cartoon Dubbing. He has passed maximum auditions and rendering his voice for maximum characters of Walt Disney, Turner's Cartoon Network, Nicklodeon, History Channels. Some of the famous characters having his voice in Hindi are :- Genie, Iyago, Sultan in Aladdin; Baloo & Kaa the python in Jungle Book; Popeye in Popeye; Silvester in Sylvester & Tweety and in Loony Tunes; Goofy in Mickey Mouse Club House and Goofy Movies; Hades & Pain in Herculis; Tantor the elephant in Tarzan; Dobby in Harry Potter; Rex the T-Rex in Toy Story - All Parts; Mannifred the Mammoth in Ice Age - All Parts; Cobra in G I Joe; Leonaidas in 300; Snowbell the cat in Stuart Little Movies All Parts & in the Stuart Little Animation Serie & In the Movie Cats V/S Dogs; Krull (Main Villain) in Planet Of The Apes (2001); Atlee in Mission Impossible 5 - Rogue Nation; Plankton in SpongeBob SquarePants; Antonio in Tom & Jerry; Dr. Snake in Motu-Patlu Movie- Kung Fu King Returns; King Chandrabhan in Motu-Patlu Movie- Mission Moon; Booster in Buzz Lightyear; Gomez Addams in Addams Family; Grim/Haddi in Haddi My Buddy (Hindi & English both), Professor Utonium, Bossman & Mayor in Power Puff Girls; Modok, Galactus, Moleman, Mayor Stan in The Avengers; Yoda, OB Van, Jar Jar Binks & Watto in Star Wars; Gargamel in The Smurfs; Joker in Batman; Mater in Cars; Shifu in Kung Fu Panda; Skipper the Boss of Penguins in Madagascar - All Parts & The Penguins; Dr. Erskine in Captain America - The First Avenger; Teddy Roosevelt in Night At The Museum-All Parts; Kansa/Kanishka in Krishna; Luiz the Bulldog in Rio - All Parts; Launchpad in Duck Tales; Chef Luie in Little Mermaid; Madhatter in Alice in Wonderland; Capt. Hook in Peter Pan & Treasure Island; Mahakaal The Evil Magician in Jumbo 2; Governor Ratcliff in Pocahontus; Yogi in Yogi The Bear; Asterix in Asterix & Obliq; Mr. Peabody the dog in Mr. Peabody & Sherman; Thunderbolt in Thunderbolt & 1001 Dalmatians; Slappy the Evil Puppet in Goosebumps; Eddy in Ed, Edd & Eddy; Ketzel in Dragon Tales; Danu in Danu Danasur; Sikandar the Monkey in Samsher Sikandar Chaddi Buddy; Courage & Narrator in Courage The Cowardly Dog Show; Benny Hill in Benny Hill Show; Red Dragon in I'm Weasel; Bob in Kika & Bob; Luie in Jungle Cubs; Mr. Cat in Cat In The Hat; Cat in CatDog; Heimlich the caterpillar in A Bug's Life; Toto the Parrort in Kisna; King in Chhota Bheem Himalayan Adventures; Prof. Gyani in Shaktiman; Gabbar, Thakur & Soorma Bhopali in Sholey Adventures; Dhoomketu in The Mask; Spud & Lofty in Bob The Builder; Old Man in Pawn Stars of History TV; Barkawi in the movie London Has Fallen; Mushu the Little Red Dragon in Mulan; Dr. Sinister & Ronald Hump in Numb Chucks; Many animal's voices in Dr. Dolittle; He is the voice of Jack Nickolson, Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Harrison Ford and many more to his credits. He has voiced over 10000 commercials like Pepsi, Close up, Colgate, Coke, Pepsodent, Iodex, Moov, IPL, Titan, Videocon, Aashirwaad Aata, Tata Tea, Honda, Philips, Child line, Cadbury, Tata, Vodafone, LIC, Aircel, Reliance, Idea, Birla, MRSB, SBI, Union Bank, HDFC, ICICI, Westside, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Maggi, Kellogg's, Tide, Wheel, Hit, Subway, ICC, Dabur, Bingo, TVS, Bajaj, Ceat Tyres, Fiat, Renault. Mahindra & Mahindra....and many more brands and clients.
Dubbing roles
Live action television
| Title | Actor | Role | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Dynasty | Phil Robertson | Himself | Hindi | English | 68 | 3/21/2012-Current | 2013(?)-Current | Reality television series that airs on History TV18 in India. |
| Goosebumps | Annick Obonsawin (voice) Cathal J. Dodd (voice) | Slappy the Dummy | Hindi | English | 74 (Dubbed 5) | 10/27/1995- 11/16/1998 | 5/15/2006-2009 | Aired on Jetix India dubbed in Hindi. (Now known as Disney XD India.) This actor has dubbed for Slappy in all episodes he appeared in. |
Television animation
| Program title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuckTales | Terry McGovern | Launchpad McQuack | Hindi | English | 100 | 9/18/1987- 11/28/1990 | ||
| SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | - | Unknown character | Hindi | English | 24 | 9/11/1993- 8/9/1995 | 1/4/1999- 2000 | Dubbed by Sound & Vision India and it aired on Cartoon Network India and aired on 4 January 1999, which was the day when the channel started providing content in the Hindi-dubbed format.[5] |
| The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Joe Alaskey | Sylvester | Hindi | English | 52 | 9/9/1995-12/18/2002 | ||
| The Powerpuff Girls | Tom Kane Chuck McCann Tom Kenny | Professor Utonium Bossman Mayor | Hindi | English | 78 | 11/18/1998- 3/25/2005 | 2000-2005 | Vinod voiced three characters in the Hindi dub. Aired on Cartoon Network India. |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy | Samuel Vincent | Edd | Hindi | English | 69 (131 segments) | 1/4/1999-11/8/2009 | 8/22/1999-2009 | |
| Courage the Cowardly Dog | Howard Hoffman (pilot) Marty Grabstein (series) | Courage the Cowardly Dog Narrator | Hindi | English | 52 | 11/12/1999-11/22/2002 | 2000-2003 | |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Mark Hamill | The Joker | Hindi | English | 95 | 9/5/1992- 9/15/1995 | 9/9/2000- 7/8/2005 | Aired on Cartoon Network India much later after the original airing. |
| CatDog | Jim Cummings | Cat | Hindi | English | 68 | 4/4/1998- 6/15/2004 | Unknown | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Mr. Lawrence | Plankton | Hindi | English | 194 (Dubbed All) | 5/1/1999-Current | Unknown | Vinod dubbed for Plankton in all episodes he appeared in. |
| Dragon Tales | Eli Gabay | Quetzal | Hindi | English | 96 (Dubbed ??)) | 9/6/1999-11/25/2005 | 2005 | Premiered on Cartoon Network India around 2005. |
Anime
| Program title | Original Japanese voice | Character | Dub Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli | Masaru Ikeda | Alexander/Sikandar | Hindi | 52 | 10/2/1989–10 October 1990 | 1993–1994[6] | The Hindi dub title of the series was just called: "The Jungle Book" and the name "Alexander" was known as "Sikandar" (or "Sikander" as the alternative spelling). It has aired on Doordarshan[7] and on DD National. |
Live action films
| Film title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Jam | Bill Farmer | Sylvester the Cat (voice) | Hindi | English | 1996 | Unknown | Live Action/Animated hybrid film. |
| Stuart Little | Nathan Lane | Snowbell (voice) | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Stuart Little 2 | Nathan Lane | Snowbell (voice) | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Daredevil | Ben Affleck | Matt Murdock / Daredevil | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Performed alongside Parminder Ghumman who voiced Michael Clarke Duncan as Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin, Kishore Bhatt who voiced David Keith and Joe Pantoliano as Jack Murdock and Ben Urich, Prasad Barve who voiced Scott Terra as Young Matt in Hindi. |
| Planet of the Apes | Tim Roth | General Thade | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Toby Jones | Dobby (voice) | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Toby Jones | Dobby (voice) | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Ken Stott (voice) | Trufflehunter | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | Vinod's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film.[8] |
| 2012 | Woody Harrelson | Charlie Frost | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Robocop | Patrick Garrow | Antonie Wallon | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Michael Keaton as Raymond Sellers, Mayur Vyas who voiced Michael K. Williams as Jack Lewis in Hindi. |
| Inception | Michael Caine | Professor Stephen Miles (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2013 | Voiced for this character produced in-house by UTV Software Communications for UTV Action due to a policy implemented, even though Main Frame Software Communications is owned by the same company that made the original Hindi dub. It is unknown who voiced this character in the first dub. |
| The Mask of Zorro | Anthony Hopkins | Diego De La Vega (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 1998 | Aired by UTV Action. | |
| The Last Samurai | Timothy Spall | Simon Graham | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Captain Nathan Algren in Hindi. |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Simon McBurney | Attlee | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Hindi. |
| Batman (1989 film) | Jack Nicholson | The Joker (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 1989 | Aired by UTV Action. | |
| Batman Forever | Jim Carrey | Edward Nygma/The Riddler (First Dub) | Hindi | English | 1995 | 1995 | |
Animated films
| Film title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Mark Hamill | The Joker | Hindi | English | 1993 | 2000 | Aired on Cartoon Network India on 25 November 2000. |
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Mark Hamill | The Joker | Hindi | English | 2000 | Aired on Cartoon Network India | |
| Mulan | Eddie Murphy | Mushu | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2004 | VCD version. Released in 2004. |
| Barbie of Swan Lake | Michael Dobson | Erasmus | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2004 | Hindi dub released on VCD/DVD and aired on Television. It was dubbed in Hindi later after the original release. On 5 July 2004, It was then released as a Hindi-dubbed format.[9] |
| Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper | Ian James Corlett | Wolfie Guard No. 3 | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2005 | This was Rajshree Nath's last role as Barbie. Also, the songs were not dubbed, only dialogue.[10] |
| Madagascar | Tom McGrath | Skipper | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Tom McGrath | Skipper | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Tom McGrath | Skipper | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Over the Hedge | William Shatner | Ozzie | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Kung Fu Panda | Dustin Hoffman | Master Shifu | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | Dustin Hoffman | Master Shifu | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Kung Fu Panda 3 | Dustin Hoffman | Master Shifu | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Meri awaaz suno – Entertainment – DNA". DNAIndia.com. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Little Krishna to debut on Nick India – May 11". Folknet.in. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "Krishna Aur Kans (2012) Full Cast and credits". IMDB.com. 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Daffy speaks Hindi". Times Crest. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Cartoon Network – The Indian Experience – Case Studies". icmrindia.org. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Indian TV Serials – The Jungle Book – Hindi Movie". Indianmoviesfree.com. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "A romp through The Jungle Book". TheHindu.com. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian (Hindi Credits) – YouTube". YouTube.com. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ "Barbie of Swan Lake (Dubbed in Hindi) VCD " Rhythm House". Rhythmhouse.in. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper – Hindi dub + Credits". YouTube.com. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.