Meena Gokulas is an Indian voice actress who is known for voice acting in Indian animation and for contributing dubbing for foreign content in Hindi language. She is also a dubbing director, considering that she has directed some Hindi-dubbed productions for foreign content. She can speak English and Hindi.
Meena Gokuldas | |
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| Born | Mumbai, India |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
She currently lives in Malabar Hill, Mumbai.
Dubbing career
editAs of 2014, she has been involved in the dubbing industry for about 28 years—she has been dubbing for foreign productions as early as 1986.[1]
Meena Gokuldas has also given her voice for Bollywood movie Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon for the parrot character Raja.
Filmography
editAnimated films
edit| Year | Film title | Role | Language(s) | Notes |
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| 2012 | Krishna Aur Kans[2] | Gwalan | Hindi | Credited as: Meena Goculdas. |
Dubbing roles
editAnimated series
edit| Program title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub language | Original language | Number of episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
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| The Flintstones | Bea Benaderet † | Betty Rubble | Hindi | English | 166 | 9/30/1960- 4/1/1966 |
1/4/1999-2006 | Aired on Cartoon Network India and has been shown dubbed in Hindi, on 4 January 1999 when the channel started providing their content in the Hindi-dubbed format. Much later then after their original release.[3] |
| The Jetsons | Penny Singleton † | Jane Jetson | Hindi | English | 75 | 9/23/1962- 3/17/1963 (first run) 9/16/1985- 11/12/1987 (second run) |
1/4/1999-2004 | |
| Oswald | Crystal Scales | Daisy | Hindi | English | 29 | 8/21/2001-2004 | Aired on Zee TV and on Pogo dubbed in Hindi.[4] | |
| Make Way for Noddy | Kathleen Barr Chantal Strand |
Martha Monkey Mrs. Skittle |
Hindi | English | 39 | 9/2/2002-2008 | Meena has voiced for two characters in the Hindi Dub. Aired on Cartoon Network India and Pogo. | |
| The Powerpuff Girls | Jennifer Hale | Princess Morbucks | Hindi | English | 78 (Dubbed 6) | 11/18/1998- 3/25/2005 |
2000-2005 | Dubbed for this character for six episodes throughout the first four seasons. Meghana Erande took over for her Hindi voice towards Seasons 5 and 6. |
Live action television series
edit| Program title | Original actor(s)/actress(es) | Character(s) | Dubbed language | Original language | Original year release | Dubbed year release | Note(s) |
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| Adını Feriha Koydum | Vahide Perçin | Zehra | Hindi | Turkish | 2010 | September 2015-March 2016 | Dubbed for Zindagi Channel show Feriha. The character of Zehra was appreciated by the viewers. |
Live action films
edit| Film title | Original actor(s)/actress(es) | Character(s) | Dubbed language | Original language | Original year release | Dubbed year release | Note(s) |
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| Pretty Woman | Julia Roberts | Vivian Ward | Hindi | English | 1990 | 2005 | Dubbed for the Home video release such as for DVD. |
| Dark Shadows | Helena Bonham Carter Chloë Grace Moretz Gulliver McGrath |
Dr. Julia Hoffman Carolyn Stoddard David Collins |
Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Dubbed for three characters in the VCD version. The Hindi dub was titled Khuunee Saaya (खूनी सायें), meaning Bloody Shadows. |
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Anna Walton Montse Ribé |
Princess Nuala Young Hellboy |
Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | Performed alongside Shanoor Mirza who voiced Luke Goss as Prince Nuada, Mayur Vyas who voiced Ron Perlman as Hellboy, Atul Kapoor who voiced Jeffrey Tambor as Tom Manning. |
Animated films
edit| Film title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub language | Original language | Original year release | Dub year release | Notes |
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| Barbie: Mariposa and the Fairy Princess | Kathleen Barr | Gwyllion | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 (TV version) |
Voiced for the TV version that aired on 5 September 2013 on Pogo. A VCD/DVD release had a different Hindi dubbing cast which was released before it on 4 September 2013.[5] |
References
edit- ^ "Creativity undervalued". Indian Express. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Krishna Aur Kans (2012) Full Cast and credits". IMDB.com. 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Cartoon Network - The Indian Experience - Case Studies". icmrindia.org. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Oswald – POGO.tv Shows". Pogo.tv. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Barbie Mariposa & The Fairy Princess (Dubbed in Hindi) DVD » Rhythm House". Rhythmhouse.in. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.