Pawan Kalra is an Indian voice artist that has performed voices for documentaries and has also 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 is also the Hindi voice behind Kollywood actor Ajith Kumar. Currently, he voices Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix series, "The Witcher".

Pawan Kalra
Born
OccupationVoice actor

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

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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. He is the official Hindi dub-over voice artist for Austro-American actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger.[2]

Dubbing roles

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Animated series

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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 4/12/1999-
Current
Make Way for Noddy Jimmy Hibbert Mr. Plod Hindi English
Pokémon Unknown voice actor Unknown character
(First Dub)
Hindi Japanese 1000+ 4/1/1997-Current First Dub
5/12/2003-2015
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.
The Adventures of Tintin Unknown voice actor Laszlo Carreidas (Second Dub) Hindi English
French
39 1991-1992 2013 Episode: "Flight 714"
Love, Death & Robots Fred Tatasciore Flynn Hindi English 18 (dubbed 1) March 15, 2019 – present Episode: "Sucker of Souls"
Young Justice Phil LaMarr Arthur Curry / Orin / Aquaman Hindi English 52 November 26, 2010 - March 16, 2013 2017-2018
Invincible J. K. Simmons Nowl-Ahn / Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man Hindi English 17 March 25, 2021 - Present March 25, 2021 - Present Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
Batman: Caped Crusader Toby Stephens James Craddock / The Gentleman Ghost Hindi English 10 (dubbed 1) August 1, 2024 August 1, 2024 Episode: "Night Ride"

Live action television series

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Program title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Episodes 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.
Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce Geoff Dolan Gosei, Gosei Morpher, Robo Morpher Hindi English Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Tensou Sentai Goseiger & Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
Adını Feriha Koydum Eray Özbay
Murat Onuk
Ünal Sarrafoğlu Hindi Turkish 1/14/2011-6/28/2012 9/15/2015-Ongoing Airs on Zee Zindagi dubbed in Hindi.
The Witcher Henry Cavill Geralt of Rivia Hindi English 20/12/2019–
present
Daredevil Peter McRobbie Father Paul Lantom Hindi English 39 April 10, 2015 – October 19, 2018

Live action films

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Foreign language films

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Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
Licence to Kill Timothy Dalton James Bond 007 Hindi English 1989 Unknown
True Lies[3] 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 ????
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring[4] Sean Bean Boromir
(First Dub)
Hindi English 2001 2002 Voiced Boromir for the first Hindi Dub. A second dub was made for UTV Action in 2011.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) Jason Isaacs Lucius Malfoy Hindi English 2002 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Sean Bean Boromir
(First Dub)
Hindi English 2002 2003 Voiced Boromir for the first Hindi Dub. A second dub was made for UTV Action in 2011.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Sean Bean Boromir
(First Dub)
Hindi English 2003 2004 Voiced Boromir for the first Hindi Dub. A second dub was made for UTV Action in 2011.
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
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) Jason Isaacs Lucius Malfoy Hindi English 2005 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Jason Isaacs Lucius Malfoy Hindi English 2007 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Jason Isaacs Lucius Malfoy Hindi English 2009 2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Jason Isaacs Lucius Malfoy Hindi English 2010 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Jason Isaacs Lucius Malfoy Hindi English 2011 2011
Guardian of the Galaxy 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.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Dave Bautista Drax the Destroyer Hindi English 2017 2017
Avengers: Infinity War Dave Bautista Drax the Destroyer Hindi English 2018 2018
Avengers: Endgame Dave Bautista Drax the Destroyer Hindi English 2019 2019
The Martian Chiwetel Ejiofor Vincent Kapoor Hindi English 2015 2015
Doctor Strange Chiwetel Ejiofor Karl Mordo Hindi English 2016 2016
Deadpool 2 Josh Brolin Cable Hindi English 2018 2018
Blade: Trinity Dominic Purcell Dracula / Drake (Second Dub) Hindi English 2004 Aired by UTV Action.
Priest Paul Bettany Priest
(Second Dub)
Hindi English 2011 Aired by UTV Action.
Enola Holmes Henry Cavill Sherlock Holmes Hindi English 2020 2020
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Eddie Murphy Axel Foley Hindi English 2024 2024

Bollywood films

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Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
Calcutta Mail Ali A taxi driver Hindi 2003
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Manav Vij Gautam Sinha English Hindi 2020 2020 An Indian Hindi-language original film for Netflix dubbed into English.

South Indian films

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All were released without their Hindi dubbed soundtrack albums except I.

Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
Pokiri Ashish Vidyarthi Sub-inspector Pasupathy Hindi Telugu 2006 2010 The Hindi dub was titled: Tapori Wanted.
King Srihari Gnaneshwar Bhai Hindi Telugu 2008 2010 The Hindi dub was titled: King No. 1.
Gabbar Singh Vellanki Nagineedu Nagineedu Naidu, Venkatratnam aka Gabbar Singh's stepfather Bhojpuri Telugu 2012 2020 The Bhojpuri dub was titled: Daroga Raja.
Kota Srinivasa Rao Bhagyalakshmi's father
I M. Kamaraj 'Pattinapakkam' Ravi Hindi Tamil 2015 2015
Bruce Lee: The Fighter Raavu Ramesh Rao Ramachandra Rao Hindi Telugu 2015 2016
Sivasankara Prasad 'Chiranjeevi' Konidela Himself
Vedalam Ajith Kumar Ganesh a.k.a. 'Vedalam' Ganesh Hindi Tamil 2015 2016 Performed alongside Urvi Ashar who voiced Shruti Haasan as Swetha and Aranya Kaur who voiced Lakshmi Menon as Tamizh (Trisha in Hindi version) in Hindi.
Katamarayudu Tarun Arora Bhanu Hindi Telugu 2017 2017
Anjaan Chetan Hansraj Manoj Hindi Tamil 2014 2016 The Hindi dub was titled: Khatarnak Khiladi 2.
Yennai Arindhaal Ajith Kumar DCP Satyadev IPS Hindi Tamil 2015 2016 The Hindi dub was titled: Satyadev: The Fearless Cop.
Sarrainodu Pudipeddi Sai Kumar Jaya Prakash a.k.a. J.P. Hindi Telugu 2016 2017
Thani Oruvan Arvind Swamy Siddharth Abhimanyu Hindi Tamil 2015 2017 The Hindi dub was titled: Double Attack 2.
Janatha Garage Rahman Shiva (Hari in Hindi version) Hindi Telugu 2016 2017 The Hindi dub was titled: Janta Garage.
Bairavaa Jagapathi Babu Periya Kannu (Praveen Kumar in Hindi version) Hindi Tamil 2017 2017 The Hindi dub was titled: Bhairava.
Dynamite Raja Ravindra Guna (Jagga in Hindi version) Hindi Telugu 2015 2017
Khaidi No. 150 Tarun Arora Aggarwal Hindi Telugu 2017 2017
Duvvada Jagannadham Prabhakar Suri Hindi Telugu 2017 2017 The Hindi dub was titled: DJ.
Unknown actor A corrupt officer working for Royalla Naidu (Royal Naidu in Hindi version)
Unknown actor Police Commissioner (cameo)
Jaya Janaki Nayaka Tarun Arora Arjun Pawar Hindi Telugu 2017 2018 The Hindi dub was titled: Jaya Janaki Nayaka - Khoonkhar.
Doosukeltha Prabhakar Badhram (Bajrang in Hindi version) Hindi Telugu 2013 2017 The Hindi dub was titled: Dangerous Khiladi 6.
Luckunnodu M. V. V. Satyanarayana JK Hindi Telugu 2017 2018 The Hindi dub was titled: Sabse Bada Zero.
Hebbuli Ravi Kishan Amruth Shah Hindi Kannada 2017 2018
Sketch Baburaj 'Royapuram' Kumar ('Rowdy Reddy' Kumar in Hindi version) Hindi Tamil 2018 2018
Ko Bose Venkat Kadhir Hindi Tamil 2011 2018 The Hindi dub was titled: The Real Leader.
Yuddham Sharanam Madhusudhan Rao Venkat Rao Hindi Telugu 2017 2018
Guru Zakir Hussain Dev Khatri Hindi Telugu 2017 2018
Agnyaathavaasi Sampath Raj Sampath Hindi Telugu 2018 2018 The Hindi dub was titled: Yevadu 3.
Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam Supreeth Reddy Gaja Hindi Telugu 2017 2018 The Hindi dub was titled: Hyper.
Thikka Anand Madan Mohan Hindi Telugu 2016 2018 The Hindi dub was titled: Rocket Raja.
Bharat Ane Nenu Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar Damu Hindi Telugu 2018 2018 The Hindi dub was titled: Dashing CM Bharath.
This refers to the Hindi dub released on YouTube but has now been deleted. Someone else dubbed P. Ravi Shankar in the theatrical version.
Pandaga Chesko Abhimanyu Singh Shankar Hindi Telugu 2015 2017 The Hindi dub was titled: Businessman 2.
Dear Comrade Raj Arjun Ramesh Rao Hindi Telugu 2019 2020
Naa Alludu Charan Raj
(voice in original version dubbed by Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar)
Jayaraj
(Second Dub)
Hindi Telugu 2005 2021 The Hindi dub was titled: Main Hoon Gambler.
ABCD: American Born Confused Desi Nagendra Babu Aravind's father Hindi Telugu 2019 2021

Animated films

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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
The Angry Birds Movie Danny McBride Bomb Hindi English 2016
The Angry Birds Movie 2 2019
The Boss Baby Alec Baldwin Theodore "Ted" Lindsey Templeton / Boss Baby Hindi English 2017 He also voiced this character in the sequel to the film, The Boss Baby: Family Business.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "5 Foreign Voice Actors Who Overdub America's Stars". Complex. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Sugar Mediaz PVT. LTD". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. ^ "'To dub you have to be as good an actor. Or better'". The Guardian. 3 November 2006.
  4. ^ "GREAT LORD OF THE RING (2001-2003) ALL MOVIE PARTS HINDI DUBBING ARTISTS| WATCH HERE.... YouTube". YouTube.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.