Meghana Erande

Meghana Sudhir Erande
मेघना सुधीर एरंडे
Born 24 April 1981
Mumbai, India
Residence Mumbai, India
Other names Meghana Sudhir Erande
Meghna Sudhir Erande
Meghna Erande
Meghna Erande Joshi
Meghna Vikram Joshi
Occupation Actress
voice actress
Years active 1989-Current

Meghana Sudhir Erande (or Meghna Erande, Hindi: मेघना सुधीर एरंडे Mēghanā Sudhīra Ēraṇḍē, born 24 April 1981 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress and voice actress who can speak English, Hindi and Marathi. She has voiced characters in Indian animation and has also dubbed for foreign content into Hindi and Marathi. She's been acting in the industry ever since she was a child back in 1989.

Filmography


She was working on regional national channell, programme for 10th class student education guidance programme called DAHAVI DIWALI in 90s. She used to one of the student among students as coordinator of the show.

Animated films

Year Film title Role Language Notes
2007 Return of Hanuman Additional Voices Hindi
2008 Ghatotkacha Baby Ghatotkacha Hindi
2012 Krishna Aur Kans Baby Krishna Hindi The older Krishna has been voiced by Prachi Save Sathi.

Dubbing career

Meghana Erande had a well known history for dubbing in her career. She has Hindi-dubbed Canadian actress Pamela Anderson's role as C. J. Parker in Baywatch on all the episodes on the seasons she appeared in, and other films since as for some roles in some of the Barbie films and other roles as well, such as Denise Richards's role as Kelly Lanier Van Ryan in Wild Things and Angelina Jolie's role as Police Officer Amelia Donaghy in The Bone Collector, both of which were dubbed in Hindi much later in 2010.[1]

She can do voices for Young boys and girls, Teenage Girls and for Young adult women, and she has also dubbed for many Bollywood actresses.

Dubbing Roles

Television animation

Program title Original voice Character Dub Language Original Language Number of Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes
Make Way for Noddy David Kaye Noddy Hindi English 39 9/2/2002-2008 Aired on Cartoon Network India and Pogo.

Anime

Program title Original Japanese voice Character Dub Language Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes
Ninja Hattori-kun[2] Unknown Hattori Hindi 694 9/28/1981-
25 December 1987
Aired on Nickelodeon India.
Crayon Shin Chan Akiko Yajima Shin-Chan himself Hindi 807+ 4/13/1992-Ongoing 6/19/2006-Ongoing Airs on Hungama TV.
Chibi Maruko-chan Tarako Momoko "Maruko" Sakura Hindi 142 1/7/1990-
27 September 1992
Unknown. Aired on Nickelodeon India.
Perman Eiko Masuyama Pako/Sumire Hosino/Sumire-chan Hindi 526 (+3 specials) 4/4/1983-
7/2/1987
Unknown. Aired on Nickelodeon India.

Live Action Television

Program title Actor/Actress Character Dub Language Original Language Episodes Original airdate Dub airdate Notes
Baywatch Pamela Anderson C. J. Parker Hindi English 242 (Dubbed 109) 9/22/1989-
14 May 2001
Unknown. Meghana has dubbed this character throughout all episodes she appeared in, when it was later dubbed into Hindi.

Live Action films

Film title Actor(s)/Actress(es) Character(s) Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
Tom, Dick, and Harry Kim Sharma Bijli Hindi 2006 2006 Meghana was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because Kim was not good in giving a particular Marathi accent, thus ending up speaking in a typical Machchiwali style. Dissatisfied by the director, Meghana was then contacted to dub for Kim to make her accent sound better, even though this film was already shot in Hindi.
Wild Things Denise Richards Kelly Lanier Van Ryan Hindi English 1998 2010 This Hindi Dub that Meghana participated in, has been produced in 2010 and aired on TV.
The Bone Collector Angelina Jolie Police Officer Amelia Donaghy Hindi English 1999 2010
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Shirley Henderson Moaning Myrtle Hindi English 2005 2005 She only voiced this character in this film only. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets where she originally made her first appearance, she was dubbed by another Hindi voice actress.
Zathura Kirsten Stewart Lisa Budwing Hindi English 2005 2006
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Isabella Leong Lin Hindi English
Mandarin Chinese
Sanskrit
2008 2008
The Prestige (film) Scarlett Johansson Olivia Wenscombe Hindi English 2006 2006
Daredevil (film) Jennifer Garner Elektra Natchios Hindi English 2003 2003
Kick-Ass 2 (film) Chloë Grace Moretz Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl Hindi English 2013 2013

Animated films

Film title Original Voice(s) Character(s) Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
Barbie as Rapunzel Britt McKillip Princess Melody Hindi English 2002 2004[3] Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits.
Barbie as the Island Princess Betsy Malone
Britt McKillip
Tallulah
Rita
Hindi English 2007 2007 Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits. For Tallulah, only her dialogue was dubbed into Hindi. The Hindi singing voice for Tallulah was performed by Sunayana S. Dasgupta, who also serves as the director of the Hindi dubbed songs.[4]
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea Tara Strong Princess Melody Hindi English 2000 Unknown

References

  1. "Dub-star Confidential". Indianexpress.com. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. "Ninja Hattori's Voice by Meghana Erande & Punjabi Food Festival by Chef Sweety Singh-TV9 /part4". YouTube.com. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. "Barbie As Rapunzel (Dubbed in Hindi) (2002) VCD". Rhytmnhouse.in. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. "Barbie Diamond Castle + Island Princess HINDI DUBBING CREDITS.". YouTube.com. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.

External links

Meghana Erande at the Internet Movie Database