Ankur Javeri (born in Mumbai) is a very well known Indian actor born on 23rd March 1977 and dubbing artist, who speaks English and Hindi fluently. He has been specialized in dubbing for foreign content and voiced for many commercials. As a hindi dubbing artist he is known as the voice actor of Goku in Dragon Ball Z. He is married to Pamela Mukherjee who is also a voice over artist.
Ankur Javeri's Photo
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Filmography
editLive Action Television
edit| Program title | Role | Language | Airdate | Episodes | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahabharat (1988 TV Series) | Young Arjun | Hindi | 2 October, 1988 – 24 June, 1990 | 94 | ||
| Woh | Young Raja | Hindi | 1998 | 52 | The series was a loose adaptation of Stephen King's 1986 novel It. |
Dubbing Career
editAnkur is the Hindi voice actor of iconic character Goku in Dragon Ball Z. He has been known for being the Hindi dubbing voice to William Moseley's role as Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. His colleagues involved in the Hindi dub of the films were Toshi Sinha who voiced Anna Popplewell as Susan Pevensie, Shubhraj Bhat who voiced Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie, Prachi Save Sathi who voiced Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie, Rajesh Jolly who voiced Aslan (replacing Liam Neeson's voice) and Yudhvir Dahiya who voiced Ben Barnes as Prince Caspian. He also had voiced for many ads and commercials in Hindi and English languages and is the voice of Virat Kohli in most of his commercials.
Dubbing Roles
editTelevision Animation
edit| Program Title | Original Voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | No. of Episodes | Original Airdate | Dubbed Airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Titans | Scott Menville | Robin | Hindi | English | 65 | 2003-2006 | ||
| Looney Tunes | Mel Blanc (1953–1986) Joe Alaskey (1991–2008) Eric Goldberg (2003) Billy West (2003) Bob Bergen (2006) Fred Armisen (2011–2015) Tim Dadabo (2014) |
Speedy Gonzales | Hindi | English | Unknown | 1930–1969 (original) 1987–present (revival) |
Anime
edit| Program title | Original Japanese voice | Character | Dub Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Ball Z | Masako Nozawa (JP) Sean Schemmel (EN) |
Goku Gogeta (Goku's voice) Vegito (Goku's voice) |
Hindi | 291 (Dubbed from Episode 54-291) | 1989-1996 | 2001-2008 | The Hindi dub of the series was based on the edited Funimation Entertainment-Saban Entertainment-Ocean Productions English dub, being a revised translation. Amar Babaria dubbed for Goku from episode 1-53 before Ankur took it over permanently. Prasad Barve was the voice of Vegeta in Gogeta and Vegito. |
Live Action Television
edit| Program Title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | No. of Episodes | Original Airdate | Dubbed Airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Rangers Dino Thunder | James Napier Robertson | Conner McKnight / Red Dino Ranger | Hindi | English | 38 | 14 February, - 20 November, 2004 | ||
| Power Rangers SPD | James Napier Robertson | Conner McKnight / Red Dino Ranger | Hindi | English | 38 | 2005 | Ankur had voiced 2 characters in the Hindi dub. | |
| Brett Stewart | Omega Ranger (voice) |
Live Action Films
edit| Film Title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakalaka Boom | Upen Patel | Reggie Kapoor | Hindi | Hindi | 2007 | 2007 | Due to Upen's poor Hindi knowledge, the director of this film, could not allow Upen to use his real voice, so Ankur has dubbed for him to disguise his voice, despite that the movie was already shot in Hindi. |
| The Godfather | Al Pacino | Michael Corleone | Hindi | English | 1972 | ||
| The Godfather Part II | Al Pacino | Michael Corleone | Hindi | English | 1974 | Shakti Singh dubbed this role in The Godfather Part III | |
| Titanic | Leonardo DiCaprio | Jack Dawson | Hindi | English | 1997 | 1998 | |
| X-Men | Shawn Ashmore | Bobby Drake / Iceman | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2000 | Viraj Adhav dubbed this character in next films. |
| Star Wars: Attack of the Clones | Hayden Christensen | Anakin Skywalker | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith | Hayden Christensen | Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Final Destination 2 | Michael Landes | Thomas Burke | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2007 | |
| Final Destination 3 | Ryan Merriman | Kevin Fischer | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2007 | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | William Moseley | Peter Pevensie | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | William Moseley | Peter Pevensie | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | Ankur's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film. |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | William Moseley | Peter Pevensie (cameo) |
Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Ankur's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film, also containing the Tamil and Telugu credits. |
| Ghost Rider | Matt Long | Young Johnny Blaze (First Dub) |
Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | The elderly version of this character was portrayed by Nicolas Cage and was Hindi dubbed by Rajesh Khattar. |
| Spider-Man 3 | Topher Grace | Eddie Brock / Venom | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider Man in Hindi. |
| The Incredible Hulk | Edward Norton | Bruce Banner / Hulk | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| The Fast and the Furious | Paul Walker † | Brian O'Conner | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2001 | |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | Paul Walker † | Brian O'Conner | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Chetanya Adib dubbed this role in next films. |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Chris Evans | Johnny Storm / Human Torch | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Shanoor Mirza dubbed this role in previous movie. |
| Mission Impossible 3 | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Declan Gormley | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | Performed alongside Viraj Adhav who voiced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Hindi. |
Animated Films
edit| Film title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Will Friedle | Terry McGinnis / Batman | Hindi | English | 2000 | Aired by Cartoon Network India. | |
| Shark Tale | Will Smith | Oscar | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 |
Anime Films
editReferences
editCategory:Male Indian voice actors Category:People from Mumbai