Saumya Daan
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Saumya Daan | |
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| Born | 2 March 1982 Mumbai, India |
| Other names | Soumya Daan |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor customer service assistant |
| Years active | 1994–Current |
| Website | www.sdaan7.wix.com/voicelife |
Saumya Daan (born 2 March 1982 in Mumbai) is an Indian voice actor who speaks English, Hindi, Marathi and Bengali and worked as a customer service assistant with Jet Airways[1] until 2010, leaving to become a full-time voice actor.
Filmography
[edit]Commercials
[edit]| Year | Promo | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Star Plus – Get Plus | Hindi |
| 2009 | Loop Mobile In the Loop | Hindi |
| 2009 | Indian Idol Radio Spot Promotion | Hindi |
Dubbing roles
[edit]Animated series
[edit]| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man: The New Animated Series[1] | Neil Patrick Harris | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 13 | 11 July – 12 September 2003 | 2003 | Aired on Cartoon Network India. |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Josh Keaton | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 26 | 8 March 2008 – 18 November 2009 | ||
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Drake Bell | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 52 | 22 September 2010 – 5 May 2013 | Aired by Disney XD. | |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Drake Bell | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 104 | 1 April 2012 – 7 January 2017 | Aired by Disney XD and it also aired on Marvel HQ. | |
| Avengers Assemble | Drake Bell Robbie Daymond |
Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Hindi | English | 126 | 26 May 2013 – 24 February 2019 | Aired by Disney XD and it also aired on Marvel HQ. | |
| Monsuno | Keith Silverstein | Dax | Hindi | English | 65 | 23 February 2012 – 1 July 2014 | ||
| The Archie Show[1] | Unknown voice actor | Unknown character | Hindi | English | 17 | 9/14/1968- 30 August 1969 |
Unknown | Dubbed and aired on television, much later after the original airing. |
| Dave the Barbarian | Danny Cooksey | Dave | Hindi | English | 21 | 1/23/2004- 22 January 2005 |
Unknown | |
| We Bare Bears | Bobby Moynihan Demetri Martin |
Panda Ice bear |
Hindi | English | 27/7/2015- Ongoing | 29/11/2015- Ongoing | This TV series is being dubbed by Sound & Vision India and it's currently airing on Cartoon Network India. | |
| Pokémon | First Dub Mamoru Miyano(JP) Jason Griffith(EN) Second dub Inuyama (JP) Nathan Price (Episodes 2–33) Maddie Blaustein (Seasons 1–8) James Carter Cathcart (Seasons 9-present) (EN) |
First Dub Cilan (Dent) Second dub Meowth (Nyarth) |
Hindi | Japanese | 1000+ | 4/1/1997-Current | First dub 5/12/2003-2015 (India) 2004–Current (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 by UTV Software Communications featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation and aired on Hungama TV. Saumya Daan was involved in both Hindi dub productions. He voiced Clian in the first Hindi dub and Meowth in the second Hindi dub. Damandeep Singh Baggan originally voiced Meowth in the first Hindi dub from Season 1-2 and Sandeep Karnik from Season 3-14, which was produced by Sound & Vision India. |
| Digimon Adventure | Masami Kikuchi | Joe-Kido | Hindi | Japanese | 54 | 1 August 1999 – 2000 | 2003-2004 | He voiced Joe in Digimon Adventure 01 and 02 which was made by Sound and Vision India and aired on Cartoon Network India. |
| Young Justice | Nolan North Crispin Freeman |
Clark Kent / Superman Roy Harper/ Red Arrow / Arsenal |
Hindi | English | 52 | November 26, 2010 – March 16, 2013 | 2017-2018 (Cartoon Network India) May 2, 2024 (Netflix) |
Season 1 and 2 aired on Cartoon Network India. Season 1, 2 & 3 are available on Netflix. |
Live action television series
[edit]| Program title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Wonder | Jerry Supiran | Jamie Lawson | Hindi | English | 96 | 9/7/1985-5/20/1989 | 1994–1998 | Debut role for Saumya. Aired on Star Plus from 1994–1998. |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Todd Bridges | Willis Jackson | Hindi | English | 189 (Dubbed ???) | 11/3/1978- 3/6/1986 |
1995–1999 | The Hindi dubbed version of this sitcom, premiered in the late 90s, from 1995 till 1999 on Sony Entertainment Television and on Doordarshan. |
| Alif Laila | Unknown actor | Unknown character | Hindi | Urdu Hindi Bengali |
260 (Dubbed ???) |
1993–1996 | ||
| Even Stevens | Shia LaBeouf | Louis Anthony Stevens | Hindi | English | 65 | 6/17/2000- 13 June 2003 |
Unknown | Aired on UTV, dubbed in Hindi. |
| Power Rangers Zeo | Jason David Frank | Thomas "Tommy" Oliver/Zeo Ranger V - Red | Hindi | English | 50 | April 20, 1996 - November 27, 1996 | Unknown | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Chouriki Sentai Ohranger. |
| Power Rangers Turbo | Jason David Frank | Thomas "Tommy" Oliver/Red Turbo Ranger | Hindi | English | 45 (19 dubbed) | April 19, 1997 - November 24, 1997 | Unknown | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Gekisou Sentai Carranger. |
| Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Jason Chan | Cameron "Cam" Watanabe/Green Samurai Ranger | Hindi | English | 38 | February 15, 2003 - November 15, 2003 | Unknown | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger. |
| Power Rangers SPD | Chris Violette | Sky Tate/S.P.D. Blue Ranger | Hindi | English | 38 | February 5, 2005 - November 14, 2005 | Unknown | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. |
| Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai | Steven Skyler | Antonio Garcia/Gold Samurai Ranger | Hindi | English | 23 (Samurai) 22 (Super Samurai) |
February 7, 2011 - December 10, 2011 (Samurai) February 18, 2012- December 15, 2012 (Super Samurai) |
Unknown | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. |
| Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan | Rajat Tokas | Prithviraj Chauhan (Prithvi Raj III) | Hindi | 382 | 5/12/2006– 15 March 2009 |
Saumya was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production due to the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actors. The original performers were unable to convey their lines properly due to health problems, despite that these shows were already shot in Hindi. | ||
| Dharam Veer | Vikrant Massey | Dharam | Hindi | 195 | 1/21/2008– 30 October 2008 | |||
| Jonas L.A. | Joe Jonas | Joe Jonas | Hindi | English | 34 | 5/2/2009- 10/3/2010 |
11/30/2009- 2011(?) |
|
| The Kennedys | Unknown | Unknown | Hindi | English | 8 | 4/3/2011- 4/10/2011 |
6/??/2012 | Aired on History TV18 in June 2012. |
| Adını Feriha Koydum | Yusuf Akgün | Koray Onat | Hindi | Turkish | 80 | 1/14/2011- 6/28/2012 |
9/15/2015-3/2016 | Airs on Zee Zindagi dubbed in Hindi. Voiced him for all 80 episodes. |
Live action films
[edit]Hollywood films
[edit]| Film title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2002 | Released in the US, India, and Pakistan as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | James and Oliver Phelps | Fred and George Weasley | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Bad Boys | Will Smith | Det. Mike Lowrey | Hindi | English | 1995 | 2010 | Was dubbed into Hindi much later, when it was released on VCD/DVD. |
| Holes | Shia LaBeouf | Stanley "Caveman" Yelnats IV | Hindi | English | 2003 | Unknown | |
| Bobby | Shia LaBeouf | Cooper | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Disturbia | Shia LaBeouf | Kale Brecht | Hindi | English Spanish Japanese |
2007 | 2007 | |
| Transformers | Shia LaBeouf | Sam Witwicky | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Shia LaBeouf | Sam Witwicky | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Shia LaBeouf | Sam Witwicky | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Shia LaBeouf | Henry "Mutt Williams" Jones III | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| National Treasure | Justin Bartha | Riley Poole | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | |
| National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Justin Bartha | Riley Poole | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| The Departed | Leonardo DiCaprio | William "Billy" Costigan, Jr. | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2008 | VCD/DVD version releases. |
| Live Free or Die Hard | Justin Long | Matthew "Matt" Farrell | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Internationally released as: Die Hard 4.0. |
| Camp Rock | Joe Jonas | Shane Gray | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2009 | Aired Summer 2009. |
| Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | Joe Jonas | Shane Gray | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Aired September 2010. |
| Predators | Topher Grace | Edwin | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| The Smurfs | Anton Yelchin | Clumsy Smurf (voice) | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | American Live Action film mixed with CGI animation. |
| The Smurfs 2 | Anton Yelchin | Clumsy Smurf (voice) | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | American Live Action film mixed with CGI animation. |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Tom Felton | Dodge Landon | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Final Destination 5 | Arlen Escarpeta | Nathan Sears | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| The Darkest Hour | Max Minghella | Ben | Hindi | English Russian |
2011 | 2012 | |
| Battleship | Taylor Kitsch | Lt. Alex Hopper | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| V for Vendetta | Hugo Weaving | V (Second Dub) |
Hindi | English | 2005 | 2012 | Voiced for the UTV Software Communications in-house production Hindi dub that aired on UTV Action. |
Indian films
[edit]| Film title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! | Prashant Ranyal | Aman | Hindi | 2011 | 2011 | Saumya was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because of the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actual actor. Prashant were unable to convey his lines properly due to temporary health problems, despite that this movie was already shot in Hindi. | |
| Pokiri | Mahesh Babu | Krishna Manohar aka "Pandu" (Sanju in Hindi version) | Hindi | Telugu | 2006 | 2010 | The Hindi dub was titled: Tapori Wanted. |
Animated films
[edit]| Film title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Incredibles | Michael Bird | Tony Rydinger | Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | The Hindi dub released as Hum Hain Lajawab. |
| A Christmas Carol | Jim Carrey | Ghost of Christmas Past | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2011 | Dubbed for TV |
| Moana | Oscar Kightley Troy Polamalu |
Fisherman Villager #1 |
Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 |
Indian TV series
[edit]Little Singham, he voiced Ballu, Chikki, and Professor Avishkar in this show.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bijoy A K (27 March 2005). "Dubbing a Success Story". IndianTelevision.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.