| Chetan Shashital | |
| Native Name: | चेतन शाशितल |
| Alias: | Chetan Sashital The Big C[1] |
| Birth Date: | [2] |
| Birth Place: | Mumbai, India |
| Occupation: | Actor, voice actor, singer |
Chetan Shashital (Konkani: चेतन शाशितल Cētana Śāśitala), born 1968 in Mumbai, India, also known as Chetan Sashital or The Big C for his expertise in the voice-acting industry) is an Indian actor, voice actor and singer, who is mostly recognized for working in the dubbing industry. Chetan received Newsmakers Achievers Awards in 2021.[3]
He has been giving voices to animation, for local Indian productions. He has also performed Hindi-dubbing for foreign productions, such as Baloo the Bear from Talespin and The Jungle Book 2 and also for Genie from Disney's Aladdin, that was dubbed and aired on Disney Channel India in 2005.[4]
Shashital has also dubbed for Bollywood actors. He is considered to be official dubbing artist for Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan, as well as for such other Bollywood actors as Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt and Dharmendra.[5] [6]
| Program title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub language | Original language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Gilbert † | Baloo von Bruinwald XIII | Hindi | English | 56 | 5/5/1990- 8 August 1991 | Aired on DD National, Disney Channel India and Toon Disney India dubbed in Hindi, much later after the original airing. | ||
| The Simpsons[7] | Hindi | English | 523 | 12/17/1989-Current | Unknown | |||
| Hindi | English | 86 | 5 September 1994 – 25 November 1995 | ???? | Aired on DD National and many other Hindi Cartoon Channels in India. | |||
| Film title | Actor | Character(s) | Dub language | Original language | Original year release | Dub year release | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikram Singh Shankar "Shaka" | Hindi | 1989 | 1989 | Chetan was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because of the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actors. In some cases, the actors were unable to convey their lines properly due to temporary health problems, despite the movies being shot in Hindi.[8] | ||||
| Prem | Hindi | 1999 | 1999 | |||||
| Adarsh Pradhan | Hindi | 1995 | 1995 | |||||
| Hindi | 2012 | [9] | ||||||
| Parampara | Hindi | 1993 | ||||||
| Bal Keshav Thackeray | Hindi | Marathi | 2018 | 2018 | ||||
| Film title | Actor | Character(s) | Dub language | Original language | Original year release | Dub year release | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Prowse (Portrayer) James Earl Jones (Voice) | Hindi | English | 1977 | |||||
| David Prowse (Portrayer) James Earl Jones (Voice) | Hindi | English | 1980 | |||||
| David Prowse (Portrayer) James Earl Jones (Voice) | Hindi | English | 1983 | |||||
| The Rock | Sean Connery | English | Hindi | 1997 | ||||
| Sean Archer | English | Hindi | 1997 | 1997 | Performed along with Viraj Adhav who voiced Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy. |
| Film title | Original voice | Character | Dub language | Original language | Original Release | Dub Release | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin[10] | Robin Williams † (Speaking and Singing) | Genie (Speaking and Singing) | Hindi | English | 1992 | 1994 | Dubbed by Vijay Cine Studio.[11] | |
| Hindi | English | 1994 | ||||||
| Robin Williams † | Hindi | English | 1996 | |||||
| Baloo the Bear | Hindi | English | 1967 | 2002 | Aired on Disney Channel India. | |||
| Baloo the Bear | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 |