Samay Raj Thakkar
| Samay Raj Thakkar समय राज ठक्कर | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 October 1966[1] Maharashtra, Mumbai, India |
| Residence | Maharashtra, Mumbai, India |
| Other names |
Samay T. Samay V. Thakkar Samay Thakkar Samay Thakker |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Samay Raj Thakkar (Hindi: समय राज ठक्कर, born: 21 October 1966) is an Indian actor and voice actor who specialises in dubbing foreign media in the Hindi language. He is sometimes mentioned as: Samay T., Samay V. Thakkar or Samay Thakkar. Sometimes his name is translated as Samay Thakker.
Filmography
Animated films
| Film title | Character | Language | Year Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan[2] | Additional Role | Hindi | 2008 |
Dubbing career
According to Hindi dubbing director of Main Frame Software Communications Ellie Lewis, Samay Thakkar has been voicing various characters in many Hollywood films in Hindi. He is well known for being the Hindi dubbing voice of Christian Bale's role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Christopher Nolan's Batman reboot trilogy. He also voiced Arnold Schwarzenegger's roles in all of his films as well.[3] He's Hindi-dubbed for Ajith Kumar in his Tamil language films and for Nagarjuna in his Telugu language films.
Dubbing roles
Live action Television
| Program Title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original Airdate | Dubbed Airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goosebumps | Unknown actor | Unknown character | Hindi | English | 74 | 10/27/1995-11/16/1998 | 5/15/2006-2009 | Aired on Jetix India dubbed in Hindi. (Now known as Disney XD India.) |
| CID | Dayanand Shetty | Senior Inspector Daya | Hindi | 16 Seasons (Dubbed ???) | 1/21/1998-Current | Unknown | There were some episodes where Samay had to dub for this actor, due to Dayanand having temporal health issues. | |
Television animation
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original Airdate | Dubbed Airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy[4] | Greg Eagles | Grim | Hindi | English | 71 | 6/13/2003-10/12/2008 |
Live action films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ji | Ajith Kumar | Vasu | Hindi | Tamil | 2005 | 2005 | The Hindi dub was titled: "Ek Sarfarosh". |
| Aegan | Ajith Kumar | Shiva | Hindi | Tamil | 2008 | 2008 | The Hindi dub was titled: "Janbaaz Camando". |
| Athadu | Rahul Dev | Sadhu | Hindi | Tamil | 2005 | 2005 | The Hindi dub was titled: "Cheetah: The Power of One". |
| Pokiri | Prakash Raj | Ali Bhai | Hindi | Telugu | 2006 | 2006 | The Hindi dub was titled: "Tapori Wanted". |
| Ranam | Biju Menon | Bhagwati | Hindi | Telugu | 2006 | 2006 | The Hindi dub was titled: "Surya Jalta Nahi Jalata Hai". |
| King | Nagarjuna | Bottu Seenu | Hindi | Telugu | 2008 | 2008 | The Hindi dub was titled: "King No. 1" and the character: "Bottu Seenu" was renamed to "Raghu Rokda" in the Hindi dubbed version. |
| Ragada | Nagarjuna | Satya Reddy | Hindi | Telugu | 2010 | 2010 | Samay has voiced for the Hindi-dubbed version of this film. A Tamil dubbed version also exists which was titled: "Vambhu". |
| Spawn | Michael Jai White | Al Simmons/Spawn | Hindi | English | 1997 | 1997 | |
| Good Will Hunting | Ben Affleck | Chuckie Sullivan | Hindi | English | 1997 | Unknown | |
| The Tuxedo | Ritchie Coster | Dietrich Banning | Hindi | English Cantonese Chinese | 2002 | Unknown | |
| Ghost Rider | Donal Logue | Mack | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze, Viraj Adhav who voiced Wes Bentley as Blackheart, Parminder Ghumman who voiced Peter Fonda as Mephistopheles and Rajesh Jolly who voiced Sam Elliott as Caretaker in Hindi. |
| National Security[5] | Eric Roberts | Nash | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| The Italian Job | Mark Wahlberg | Charlie Croker | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| The Core | Richard Jenkins | Lieutenant General Thomas Purcell | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| National Treasure | Sean Bean | Ian | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| King Arthur | Clive Owen | King Arthur | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Mindhunters | LL Cool J | Gabe Jenson | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Christopher Meloni | Freakshow | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| XXX: State of the Union | Ice Cube | XXX | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Ioan Gruffudd | Dr. Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed alongside with Ankur Javeri who voiced Chris Evans as Johnny Storm / Human Torch in Hindi. |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Gary Oldman | Sirius Black | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Batman Begins | Christian Bale | Bruce Wayne/Batman | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| The Dark Knight | Christian Bale | Bruce Wayne/Batman | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| The Dark Knight Rises[6] | Christian Bale | Bruce Wayne/Batman | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Ben Mendelsohn as Mr. Daggett in Hindi. |
| The Prestige (film) | Christian Bale | Alfred Borden | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Scary Movie 4 | Craig Bierko | Tom Ryan | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| The Golden Compass | Daniel Craig | Lord Asriel | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Wild Hogs | Ray Liotta | Jack Blade | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Ip Man | Chen Zhihui | Master Liu | Hindi | Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese Japanese | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Outlander | Jim Caviezel | Kainan | Hindi | English Icelandic French | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Inkheart | Brendan Fraser | Mortimer "Mo" Folchart | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| The International | Clive Owen | Louis Salinger | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Inglourious Basterds | Christoph Waltz | SD colonel Hans Landa | Hindi | English German French Italian | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Universal Soldier: Regeneration | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Luc Devereaux | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Book of Eli | Denzel Washington | Eli | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Scream 4 | David Arquette | Sheriff Riley | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| The Three Musketeers | Matthew Macfadyen | Athos | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Super 8 | Kyle Chandler | Deputy Jackson Lamb | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Intruders | Clive Owen | John Farrow | Hindi | English Spanish | 2011 | 2011 | |
| The Adjustment Bureau | John Slattery | Richardson | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Priest | Paul Bettany | Priest | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Underworld: Awakening | Michael Ealy | Detective Sebastian | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Men in Black III | Josh Brolin | Young Agent K | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Shakti Singh voiced the present version of this character. |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Dwayne Johnson | Hank Parsons | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Denis Leary | Captain George Stacy | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Irrfan Khan as Dr. Rajit Ratha in Hindi. Strangely, He has previously Hindi dubbed for Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the original trilogy, but has passed on to voice another character. |
| The Avengers | Mark Ruffalo | Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man in Hindi. |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Jason Clarke | Dan | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Red Dawn | Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Sergeant Major Andrew Tanner | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Tyrese Gibson | Robert Epps | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced John Turturro as Agent Simmons in Hindi. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Greg Ellis (actor) | Lieutenant Theodore Groves | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Hindi. |
| The Bourne Ultimatum | Matt Damon | Jason Bourne | Hindi | English | 2007 | ||
| Sherlock Holmes | Mark Strong | Lord Henry Blackwood | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Sherlock Holmes | James Fox | Sir Thomas Rotheram | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| American Gangster | Roger Guenveur Smith/Common (rapper) | Nate/Turner Lucas | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Contagion | Matt Damon/Chin Han | Mitch Emhoff/Sun Feng | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Unstoppable | Wesley Snipes | Dean Cage | Hindi | English | 2004 | ||
| A Few Good Men | Kevin Bacon | Captain Jack Ross, USMC | Hindi | English | 1992 | ||
| Robocop | Michael Keaton | Raymond Sellars | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Denis Leary | Captain George Stacy | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside with Viraj Adhav who voiced Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Also with Vivek Oberoi who voiced Jamie Foxx as Electro in Hindi. |
| The Karate Kid (2010 film) | Jackie Chan | Mr.Han | Hindi | English | 2010 | Aired by UTV Action | |
Animated films
| Film Title | Character | Original voice | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty and the Beast[7][8] | Beast | Robby Benson | Hindi | English | 1991 | 2009 | Aired on Television dubbed in Hindi. |
| Kung Fu Panda | Tai Lung | Ian McShane | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Megamind | Metro Man | Brad Pitt | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
See also
- Dubbing (filmmaking)
- List of Indian Dubbing Artists
- Pawan Kalra – Another Hindi dub-over artist for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
References
- ↑ "CINTAA Samay V. Thakkar". CINTAA.net. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan". WhichFlicks. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – The Tribune Lifestyle". Tribuneindia.com. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "A Grade Dubbing Actor-Samay Raj Thakkar". Blogspot.com. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ "Beauty and the Beast – Something There (Hindi)". YouTube. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Beauty & the Beast : Something There / Beast part – One-Line Multilanguage". Beauty Robina. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.