Viraj Adhav
| Viraj Adhav विराज आधव | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 October India |
| Occupation |
Actor Voice actor |
| Years active | 1996-Current |
Viraj Adhav (Hindi: विराज आधव Virāja Ādhava, born 31 October) 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.[1]
Filmography
Live action films
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Lafangey Parindey [2] | 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.[3] Viraj has also been the Hindi voice of the Character Mickey in Mickey Mouse for the past 13 years. Viraj is also the voice of M.S.Dhoni in all of his commercials.[4]
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
Television animation
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original Airdate | Dubbed Airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man (1994 TV series) | Christopher Daniel Barnes | Peter Parker/Spider-Man (First Dub) | Hindi | English | 19 November 1994 – 31 January 1998 | Hired by Fox Kids. Samay Raj Thakkar is hired by Disney XD to dub this character. | ||
| X-Men: Evolution | Kirby Morrow | Scott Summers / Cyclops | Hindi | English | November 4, 2000 – October 25, 2003 | Hired by Toonami. | ||
| He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series) | Cam Clarke | Prince Adam/He-Man | Hindi | English | August 16, 2002 – January 10, 2004 | Hired by Cartoon Network. | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [5] | Upen Patel | Rocky | Hindi | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| Jodhaa Akbar | Nikitin Dheer | Sherrifuddin Hussain | Hindi | 2008 | |||
| Zanjeer (2013 film) | Ram Charan | Vijay Khanna | Hindi | 2013 | |||
| Action Jackson | Anand Raj | 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 (First Dub) | Hindi | English Japanese | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Top Gun | Tom Cruise | Pete Mitchell | Hindi | English | 1986 | 2008 | 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 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 | Michael J. Fox (voice) | Stuart Little | Hindi | English | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Stuart Little 2 | Michael 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 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 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 (First Dub) | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Performed alongside Rajesh Jolly who voiced Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Rajesh Khattar who voiced Doug Jones as Abe Sapien |
| Ghost Rider (2007 film) | Wes Bentley | Blackheart (First Dub) | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Performed alongside 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 [6] | 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 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 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 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 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. View the Hindi Wikipedia page for more info on the Hindi voice cast. |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Troy | Brad Pitt | Achilles | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | Dubbed for the Theatrical, Home media and Television releases. |
| Jurassic World | Chris Pratt | Owen Crady | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
| The Mummy | John Hannah | Jonathan Carnahan | Hindi | English Arabic Ancient Egyptian | 1999 | 1999 | Amar Babaria dubbed this role in third movie. |
| The Guru (2002 film) | Jimi Mistry | Ramu Gupta | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2002 | |
| 47 Ronin (2013 film) | Keanu Reeves | Kai | Hindi | English Japanese | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Lions for Lambs | Tom Cruise | Senator Jasper Irving (R-IL) | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
Animated films
| Film title | Original Voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas | Mel Gibson | John Smith | Hindi | English | 1995 | Unknown | |
| Tarzan | Tony Goldwyn | Tarzan | Hindi | English | 1999 | Unknown | Amrinder Singh Sondhi dubbed this character in TV series. |
| Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Michael J. Fox | Stuart Little | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Ghatothkach | Lord Krishna | Hindi | 2008 | 2008 | |||
| Hanuman (film) | Ram | Hindi | 2005 | 2005 | |||
| The Angry Birds Movie | Jason Sudeikis | Red | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
See also
References
- ↑ Viraj Adhav at Filmibeat
- ↑ "ApurvBollywood: August 2010". Blogspot.com. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ↑ "Hindi Dubbing Stars: A Grade Dubbing Star-Viraj Adhav". Blogspot.com. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
- ↑ Jha, Subhash K. "Zanjeer: Viraj Adhav dubs for Ramcharan Teja" (SKJ Bollywood News, 2 September 2013)
- ↑ "Ghost speakers lend voices to Bollywood — Mumbai". DNA India. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
- ↑ "James Cameron's Avatar — Trailer (Hindi)". YouTube. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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