Rajesh Jolly (Rājēśa Jaulī; born 20 August 1960) is an Indian actor who's been working with Bollywood films and is also a voice actor who has been participating in dubbing foreign films into the Hindi language, mostly for English language films. He is fluent into English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Rajesh Jolly | |
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| Born | 20 August 1960[1] India |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
He first began his career in an Indian television sitcom, Flop Show, created and starring Jaspal Bhatti. Rajesh is now currently running an acting school as well.
Filmography
editLive action television series
edit| Program title | Airdate | Role | Language | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flop Show | 1989 | - | Hindi | 10 |
Live action films
edit| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Taaqat | - | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Veer-Zaara | - | Hindi |
Animated films & series
edit| Year | Film title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hanuman | Ravana | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Manav | Yogiraj and Narrator | Hindi | |
| 2021 | The Legend of Hanuman | Sampati | Hindi | Airing on Disney Plus Hotstar |
Dubbing career
editThroughout Rajesh's career, he's been voicing for B-list characters and for various superheroes in Hindi-dubbed versions of Hollywood films, for over more than 18 years.[2]
He has also Hindi-dubbed for animated films and television series, such as Commander Ulysses Feral from SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Spike from Tom & Jerry and Bluto from Popeye when they were shown on Cartoon Network India.
Dubbing roles
editAnimated series
edit| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter's Laboratory | Jeff Bennett | Dad | Hindi | English | 78 | 4/27/1996–11/20/2003 | 8/22/1999–2006 | ||
| SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Gary Owens | Commander Ulysses Feral | Hindi | English | 24 | 9/11/1993– 8/9/1995 |
1/4/1999– 2000 |
Hindi dub produced by Sound & Vision India and it aired on Cartoon Network India and aired on 4 January 1999, which was the day when the channel started providing content in the Hindi-dubbed format.[3] | |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Kevin Michael Richardson | Antauri | Hindi | English | 52 | September 18, 2004 – December 16, 2006 | |||
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Fred Tatasciore | Master Shifu | Hindi | English | 70 | 11/7/2011–Current | Early 2012–Current | ||
| Love, Death & Robots | Time Winters | Dicko | Hindi | English | 18 (dubbed 1) | March 15, 2019 – present | Episode: "Sonnie's Edge" | ||
| Batman: Caped Crusader | Eric Morgan Stuart | James Gordon | Hindi | English | 10 | 01/8/2024 | 01/8/2024 | All Episodes |
Live action films
editForeign language films
editIndian films
edit| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khal-Naaikaa | Unknown actor | A wellwisher came to Dr. Rajan's funeral | Hindi | 1993 | He was uncredited despite all his efforts in the film. The actors were also uncredited in the film. | ||
| Unknown actor | Police Officer | ||||||
| Saaho | Lal | Ibrahim | Hindi | 2019 | |||
| Sivaji: The Boss | Suman Talwar | Adiseshan | Hindi | Tamil | 2007 | 2010 | |
| 1: Nenokkadine | Kelly Dorjee (voice in original version dubbed by P. Ravi Shankar) |
Antonio Rosarius | Hindi | Telugu | 2014 | 2014 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: 1: Ek Ka Dum. |
| Rudhramadevi | Suman Talwar | Hari Hara Devudu | Hindi | Telugu | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Raatchasi | Hareesh Peradi | Ramalingam | Hindi | Tamil | 2019 | 2020 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: Madam Geeta Rani. |
| Naa Alludu | Suman Talwar | Venkayya Naidu | Hindi | Telugu | 2005 | 2021 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: Main Hoon Gambler. |
| Soorarai Pottru | Mohan Babu | M. Bhaktavatsalam Naidu | Hindi | Tamil | 2020 | 2021 | The Hindi dub was re-titled: Udaan. |
| Asuran | Balaji Sakthivel | Inspector | Hindi | Tamil | 2019 | 2021 | |
| Pushpa: The Rise | Ajay Ghosh | Konda Reddy | Hindi | Telugu | 2021 | 2021 | |
Animated films
edit| Film Title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Michael Ansara | Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze |
Hindi | English | 1998 | ||
| The Wild | Kevin Michael Richardson | Samson's Father | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | Rajesh's name is mentioned in the Hindi dub credits taken from the DVD release of the film. Samson's name was changed to Samsher in the Hindi dub. |
| Kung Fu Panda | Michael Clarke Duncan † | Commander Vachir | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Gerard Butler | Stoick the Vast | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Rajesh's name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits of the DVD release.[7] |
| Rio 2 | Andy García | Eduardo | Hindi | English Portuguese |
2014 | 2014 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CINTAA Rajesh Jolly". CINTAA.net. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "A Jolly good fella for sadda Bruce Willis – The Pioneer". dailypioneer.com. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Cartoon Network – The Indian Experience – Case Studies". icmrindia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Hindi Dubbing Stars A Grade Dubbing Artist-Rajesh Jolly". blogspot.com. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian (Hindi Credits) – YouTube". YouTube.com. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "The Chronicles of Narnia – Voyage of the Dawn Trader (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu Credits) – YouTube". YouTube.com. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "How To Train Your Dragon - Hindi Cast". YouTube.com. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
External links
edit- Rajesh Jolly at IMDb