Viraj Adhav
| Viraj Adhav विराज आधव | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 31,1977 India |
| Occupation |
Actor Voice actor |
| Years active | 1996-Current |
Viraj Adhav (Hindi: विराज आधव Virāja Ādhava, born October 31) is an Indian actor who acts on Bollywood and Indian television programs and also a voice actor who specializes with dubbing foreign films into Hindi, his native language.
Filmography
Live action films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lafangey Parindey [1] | Diesel (AKA Rameshwar Iyer) | Hindi | |
Dubbing career
He is considered to be the official Hindi dub-over voice artist for American actor, Tom Cruise such as his role as Ethan Hunt throughout the Mission Impossible film series and other well known movies that Tom Cruise starred in. He is well known for being the Hindi dubbing voice of Tobey Maguire's role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. Also dubbed over Indian actors for Bollywood films such as John Abraham, Dino Morea, Ashmit Patel and Zulfi Syed.[2] Viraj has also been the Hindi voice of the Character Mickey in Mickey Mouse for the past 13 years. Viraj is also the Commercial voice of M.S.Dhoni in TVC's.
Usually, just about all the roles that he dubs over for films are considered main protagonist roles, but it's rare for him to play supporting protagonist roles. He usually never dubs for any antagonist role, although there are extremely rare exceptions, but it's something that Viraj doesn't dub for, at just about any time.
Dubbing roles
Anime
| Program title | Original Japanese voice | Character | Dub Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Ball Z | Goku Masako Nozawa (JP) Ian James Corlett (EN) Vegeta Ryō Horikawa (JP) Brian Drummond (EN) | Goku Vegeta | Hindi | 291 (Dubbed ??) | 4/26/1989- 1/31/1996 | 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 previously voiced the character in earlier episodes. Viraj also voiced Vegeta in some episodes, before Prasad Barve took over permanently. |
Live action films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jism | John Abraham | Kabir Lal | Hindi | 2003 | 2003 | Due to the actors' poor Hindi knowledge, The directors for these films, could not allow the actors to use their real voices, so Viraj has dubbed for them to disguise their voices, despite that the movies were already shot in Hindi. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saaya | John Abraham | Dr. Akash | Hindi | 2003 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aetbaar | John Abraham | Aryan Trivedi | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paap | John Abraham | Shiven "Shi" | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murder | Ashmit Patel | Sudhir | Hindi | 2004 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story | Zulfi Syed | Prince Shahjahan | Hindi | 2005 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 China Town [3] | Upen Patel | Rocky | Hindi | 2006 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jodhaa Akbar(Film) | Nikitin Dheer | Sherrifuddin Hussain | Hindi | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zanjeer(2013) | Ramcharan Teja | Vijay Khanna | Hindi | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Action Jackson | Anandraj | Xavier | Hindi | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mission: Impossible | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 1996 | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mission: Impossible II | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mission: Impossible III | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerry Maguire | Tom Cruise | Jerry Maguire | Hindi | English | 1996 | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anaconda (film) | Owen Wilson | Gary Dixon | Hindi | English | ???? | ???? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Tom Cruise | Himself | Hindi | English Japanese | 2002 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Last Samurai | Tom Cruise | Captain Nathan Algren | Hindi | English Japanese | 2003 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top Gun | Tom Cruise | Pete Mitchell | Hindi | English | 1986 | ???? | Dubbed for a later release. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | Matthew Marsden | Dr. Jack Byron | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knight and Day | Tom Cruise | Roy Miller | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Performed alongside with Toshi Sinha who voiced Cameron Diaz as June Havens in Hindi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rock of Ages | Tom Cruise | Stacee Jaxx | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Face/Off | Nicolas Cage | Castor Troy | Hindi | English | 1997 | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blue Streak | Luke Wilson | Carlson | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Little | Micheal J. Fox (voice) | Stuart Little | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Little 2 | Micheal J. Fox (voice) | Stuart Little | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie's Angels | Luke Wilson | Peter Kominsky | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Luke Wilson | Peter Kominsky | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Matrix | Keanu Reeves | Thomas A. Anderson/Neo | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Lambert Wilson as The Merovingian and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Matrix Reloaded | Keanu Reeves | Thomas A. Anderson/Neo | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Matrix Revolutions | Keanu Reeves | Thomas A. Anderson/Neo | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X-Men | Hugh Jackman | Logan/Wolverine | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2000 | Viraj only voiced this character in the first film. Shakti Singh took over the character role for the sequels. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X2: X-Men United | Shawn Ashmore | Bobby Drake/Iceman | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Shawn Ashmore | Bobby Drake/Iceman | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Orlando Bloom | Will Turner | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Orlando Bloom | Will Turner | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Orlando Bloom | Will Turner | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hellboy | Rupert Evans | John Myers | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Jolly who voiced Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Rajesh Khattar who voiced Doug Jones as Abe Sapien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghost Rider (2007 film) | Wes Bentley | Blackheart | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze, Parminder Ghumman who voiced Peter Fonda as Mephistopheles, Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Donal Logue as Mack and Rajesh Jolly who voiced Sam Elliott as Caretaker in Hindi. This character is a villain character, despite that Viraj usually never dubs for antagonist roles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avatar | Sam Worthington [4] | Jake Sully | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spider-Man | Tobey Maguire | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spider-Man 2 | Tobey Maguire | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Connors and Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson in the Hindi dubbed version. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spider-Man 3 | Tobey Maguire | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Andrew Garfield | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside with Rajesh Khattar who voiced Irrfan Khan as Dr. Rajit Ratha, Toshi Sinha who voiced Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Andrew Garfield | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside with Vivek Oberoi who voiced Jamie Foxx as Electro, Toshi Sinha who voiced Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Samay Raj Thakkar who voiced Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grown Ups (film) | Adam Sandler | Lenny Feder (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2014 | Ashwin Mushran voiced these roles in the first Hindi dub. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click | Adam Sandler | Michael Newman (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Just Go with It | Adam Sandler | Dr. Daniel "Danny" Maccabee (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guardians of the Galaxy (film) | Chris Pratt | Peter Quill | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Performed alongside with Mona Ghosh Shetty who voiced Zoe Saldana as Gamora and Ashiesh Roy who voiced for Rocket Raccoon (originally voiced by Bradley Cooper) in the Hindi-dubbed version. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | }
Animated Films
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