Meghana Erande
Other names
  • Meghana Sudhir Erande
  • Meghna Vikram Joshi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress
Years active1989–present
Notable credits
Spouse
Vikram Joshi
(m. 2010)

Meghana Erande (or Meghna Sudhir Erande, Mēghanā Sudhīr Ēraṇḍē) is an Indian actress and voice actress who can speak English, Hindi and Marathi. She has voiced characters in Indian animation and has also dubbed for foreign content into Hindi and Marathi. She has been acting in the industry ever since 1989 and is in a marriage with Vikram Joshi since 18 November 2010.

Filmography

She worked on regional national channel on a programme called DAHAVI DIWALI.

Animated films

YearFilm titleRoleLanguageNotes
2000Ek AjoobaChitraHindi
2007Return of HanumanAdditional VoicesHindi
2008GhatotkachaBaby GhatotkachaHindi
2012Krishna Aur KansBaby KrishnaHindiThe older Krishna has been voiced by Prachi Save Sathi.

Dubbing career

Meghana Erande had a well known history for dubbing in her career. She has dubbed Canadian actress Pamela Anderson's role as C. J. Parker in Baywatch, on all the episodes on the seasons she appeared in, and other films since as for some roles in some of the Barbie films and other roles as well, such as Denise Richards's role as Kelly Lanier Van Ryan in Wild Things and Angelina Jolie's role as Police Officer Amelia Donaghy in The Bone Collector, both of which were dubbed in Hindi much later in 2010.[1]

She can do voices for children, teenage girls and young women, and she has also dubbed for many Bollywood actresses.

Dubbing roles

Animated series

Program titleOriginal voiceCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageNumber of EpisodesOriginal airdateDubbed airdateNotes
Make Way for NoddyDavid A. KayeNoddyHindiEnglish399/2/2002-2008Aired on Cartoon Network India and Pogo.
Dexter's LaboratoryAllison Moore (Seasons 1 & 3)
Kat Cressida (Seasons 2 & 4)
Dee DeeHindiEnglish784/27/1996-11/20/20038/22/1999-2006Aired on Cartoon Network India.
The Powerpuff GirlsJennifer HalePrincess MorbucksHindiEnglish78 (Dubbed 3)11/18/1998-
25 March 2005
2000-2005Dubbed for this character for three episodes throughout her appearances in Seasons 5-6, which includes the Christmas special. Meena Gokuldas previously voiced her in the episodes of the first 4.
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!Kari WahlgrenNovaHindiEnglish5218 September 2004 – 16 December 2006
Bob the BuilderKate Harbour (U.K.)
Maria Darling (U.S)
DizzyHindiEnglish1991998-2003
Ninja Hattori-kun[2]Junko HoriKanzo HattoriHindiJapanese6949/28/1981-
25 December 1987
Aired on Nickelodeon India.


PokémonChinami Nishimura (EP002-EP632)
Chiaki Takahashi (EP663-present) (JP)
Lee Quick (Season 1-7)
Jamie Davyous Owens (Season 8)
Elisabeth Morinelli (Season 9-13)
Emily Bauer (Season 14-16) Saskia Maarleveld (Season 17-present) (EN)
Officer Jenny (Junsar)
(First Dub)
HindiJapanese1000+4/1/11997-OngoingFirst dub 5/12/2003-10/2013
(India)
2004-2013
(Pakistan)
Second dub 5/19/2014-Current
The First 8 seasons dubbed, were based on the 4Kids Entertainment English dub. The later seasons were also dubbed in Hindi and are also revised translations based on the English dub. A Second Hindi dub has been produced featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation by UTV Software Communications and aired on Hungama TV. The first dub that Erande was involved in, was produced by Sound and Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo. Sabina Malik Mausam voiced this character in the second Hindi dub.
Chibi Maruko-chanTarakoMomoko "Maruko" SakuraHindiJapanese1421/7/1990-
27 September 1992
Unknown.Aired on Nickelodeon India.
PermanEiko MasuyamaPako / Sumire Hosino / Sumire-chanHindiJapanese526 (+3 specials)4/4/1983-
7/2/1987
Unknown.Aired on Nickelodeon India.
Love, Death & RobotsMadeleine KnightGretaHindiEnglish18 (dubbed 1)15 March 2019 – presentEpisode: "Beyond the Aquila Rift"
DoraemonChiaki FujimotoDoramiHindiJapanese15 April 2005 – present20 November 2020 – presentAired on Disney Channel

Live action television series

Program titleActor/ActressCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageEpisodesOriginal airdateDub airdateNotes
BaywatchPamela AndersonC. J. ParkerHindiEnglish242 (Dubbed 109)22 September 1989 -
14 May 2001
Unknown.Meghana has dubbed this character throughout all episodes she appeared in, when it was later dubbed into Hindi.
TeletubbiesPui Fan LeePoHindiEnglish3651997-2001
Drake & Josh
[3]
Miranda Cosgrove
Various Actresses
Megan Parker
Various Characters
Hindii1English5611 January 2004 – 16 September 2007Performed along with Brian D'Costa as Drake Parker (Drake Bell), Prasad Barve as Josh Nicols (Josh Peck), Meena Nahta as Audrey (Nancy Sullivan) and Vinod Sharma as Walter Nicols (Jonathan Goldstein)
Power Rangers Ninja Storm


Power Rangers Dino Thunder


Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

Sally Martin Tori Hanson Hindi English 42 2003

2004

2007

Unknown Voiced Ninja Storm Blue Ranger for 44 episodes
Stranger ThingsWinona RyderJoyce ByersHindiEnglish342016-PresentUnknown.Meghana has dubbed this character throughout all episodes she appeared in, when it was later dubbed into Hindi.

Live action films

Film titleActor(s)/Actress(es)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year releaseDub Year releaseNotes
Tom, Dick, and HarryKim SharmaBijliHindi20062006Meghana was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because Kim was not good in giving a particular Marathi accent, thus ending up speaking in a typical Machchiwali style. Dissatisfied by the director, Meghana was then contacted to dub for Kim to make her accent sound better, even though this film was already shot in Hindi.
Wild ThingsDenise RichardsKelly Lanier Van RyanHindiEnglish19982010This Hindi Dub that Meghana participated in, has been produced in 2010 and aired on TV.
The Bone CollectorAngelina JoliePolice Officer Amelia DonaghyHindiEnglish19992010
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireShirley HendersonMoaning MyrtleHindiEnglish20052005She only voiced this character in this film only. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets where she originally made her first appearance, she was dubbed by another Hindi voice actress.
Zathura: A Space AdventureKirsten StewartLisa BudwingHindiEnglish20052006
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorIsabella LeongLinHindiEnglish
Mandarin Chinese
Sanskrit
20082008
The PrestigeScarlett JohanssonOlivia WenscombeHindiEnglish20062006
DaredevilJennifer GarnerElektra NatchiosHindiEnglish20032003
Kick-Ass 2Chloë Grace MoretzMindy Macready / Hit-GirlHindiEnglish20132013
LingaaAnushka ShettyLakshmiHindiTamil20142014
LucyScarlett JohanssonLucyHindiEnglish20142014Hindi dub only created for the Home media release.
Knocked UpKatherine HeiglAlison ScottHindiEnglish20072007
ShooterKate MaraSara FennHindiEnglish20072007
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryAnnaSophia RobbViolet BeauregardeHindiEnglish20052005
Beauty and the BeastGugu Mbatha-RawPlumetteHindiEnglish20172017
Speed RacerChristina RicciTrixieHindiEnglish20082008
Ariel WinterYoung TrixieHindiEnglish20082008
The Firm (1993 film)Jeanne TripplehornAbigail "Abby" McDeereHindiEnglish1993
Leap Year (2010 film)Amy AdamsAnna BradyHindiEnglish20102010

Animated films

Film titleOriginal Voice(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year releaseDub Year releaseNotes
Barbie as RapunzelBritt McKillipPrincess MelodyHindiEnglish20022004[4]Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits.
Barbie as the Island PrincessBetsy Malone
Britt McKillip
Tallulah
Rita
HindiEnglish20072007Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits. For Tallulah, only her dialogue was dubbed into Hindi. The Hindi singing voice for Tallulah was performed by Sunayana S. Dasgupta, who also serves as the director of the Hindi dubbed songs.[5]
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaTara StrongPrincess Melody (Speaking)HindiEnglish20002011The singing voice was provided by Amrita Beni
Big Hero 6Katie LowesAbigail CallaghanHindiEnglish20142017
Despicable Me 3Kristen WiigLucy WildeHindiEnglish20172017An Unknown Voice-Actress dubbed this character in previous movie.
Olaf's Frozen AdventureIdina MenzelElsa (Speaking)HindiEnglish20172017 Meghana voiced speaking parts of Elsa in the hindi dubbing of Olaf's Frozen Adventure ,Singing voice is provided by Tarannum Malik ,This movie's hindi dub was shown in cinemas on 24 November 2017 free with Pixar's Coco ,And It aired on 30 December 2017 on Disney Channel. And This movie is available in CDs from 8 January 2018. She was credited with her nick name Meghana Joshi in Cinemas End Credits.
Batman Beyond: Return of the JokerMelissa Joan HartDelia and Deidre Dennis / Dee DeeHindiEnglish2000

See also

References

  1. "Dub-star Confidential". The Indian Express. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. "Ninja Hattori's Voice by Meghana Erande & Punjabi Food Festival by Chef Sweety Singh-TV9 /part4". 29 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013 via YouTube.
  3. "(DRAKE & JOSH) SHOW ALL HINDI DUBBING ARTISTS HINDI VOICE ACTORS OF DRAKE AND JOSH SITCOM". 23 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020 via YouTube.
  4. "Barbie As Rapunzel (Dubbed in Hindi) (2002) VCD". Rhythmhouse.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  5. "Barbie Diamond Castle + Island Princess HINDI DUBBING CREDITS". 2 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013 via YouTube.
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