Chetan Shashital

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.^[3]

Chetan Shashital
चेतन शाशितल
Born	1968 (age 55–56)[1] Mumbai, India
Other names	Chetan Sashital The Big C[2]
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor, singer

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.^[4]

Shashital has also dubbed for Bollywood actors. He is considered^{[by whom?]} to be official dubbing artist for Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan, as well as for such other Bollywood actors as Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Dharmendra.^[5][6]

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[7]	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.[8]
Biwi No.1	Salman Khan	Prem	Hindi		1999	1999
Andolan	Sanjay Dutt	Adarsh Pradhan	Hindi		1995	1995
Dabangg 2	Prakash Raj	Thakur Bachcha Lal Singh	Hindi		2012	[9]
Parampara	Anupam Kher	Gora Shankar	Hindi		1993	[9]
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 Rock	Sean Connery		English	Hindi	1997	[9]
Face/Off	John Travolta	Sean Archer	English	Hindi	1997	1997	Performed along with Viraj Adhav who voiced Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy.

Animated films

Film title	Original voice	Character	Dub language	Original language	Original Release	Dub Release	Notes
Aladdin[10]	Robin Williams † (Speaking and Singing)	Genie (Speaking and Singing)	Hindi	English	1992	1994	Dubbed by Vijay Cine Studio.[11]
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

See also

• Dubbing (filmmaking)
• List of Indian Dubbing Artists

References

1. "His master's voiceover – the brand reporter > news". Afaqsreporter.com. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
2. "The voice behind – bollywood news". Glamsham.com. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
3. "26.08.2021: Governor presented the 13th Afternoon Newsmakers' Achievers Awards at Raj Bhavan | Raj Bhavan Maharashtra | India". Rajbhavan.
4. "CGTantra.com Anifest India 09 Review – Day Three". CGTantra.com. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
5. "The next voice you hear..." Hindustan Times. 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
6. "His master's voice". The Economic Times. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
7. "Why Saif Ali Khan's bark has no bite". Daily News and Analysis. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
8. Hindustan Times
9. "'Actors these days don't have unique voices like Amitabh'".
10. "The Walt Disney Company". Disney.in. 23 February 2005. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
11. "The art of directing dubs: A chat with Ellie Lewis – Animation Xpress". animationxpress.com. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2015.