Meghana Erande

Meghana Erande (or Meghna Sudhir Erande, Mēghanā Sudhīr Ēraṇḍē, Marathi - मेघना सुधीर एरंडे) is an Indian actress and voice actress. She is popularly known for voicing the main character Hattori of Ninja Hattori animated series in Hindi. She has been working in the industry for more than 30 years.

Dubbing career Meghana first auditioned for Disney's DuckTales series in 1989. She was favoured among 25 artistes to voice for the titular character of Ninja Hattori series in Hindi. 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. She worked on regional national channel on a programme called DAHAVI DIWALI.

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

Dubbing roles

Animated series Series Character Dub Language Original Language Episodes Original Release Dub Release Notes Make Way for Noddy Noddy Hindi English 39 9/2/2002-2008 Aired on Cartoon Network India and Pogo. Dexter's Laboratory Dee Dee 78 4/27/1996-11/20/2003 8/22/1999-2006 Aired on Cartoon Network India. The Powerpuff Girls Princess Morbucks 78 (Dubbed 3) 11/18/1998-25 March 2005 2000-2005 Dubbed 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! Nova 52 18 September 2004 – 16 December 2006 Bob the Builder Dizzy 199 1998-2003 Ninja Hattori-kun Kanzo Hattori Japanese 694 9/28/1981-25 December 1987 Aired on Nickelodeon India. Pokémon Officer Jenny (Junsar) (First Dub) 1000+ 4/1/11997-Ongoing First 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 & Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo. Sabina Malik Mausam voiced this character in the second Hindi dub. Chibi Maruko-chan Momoko "Maruko" Sakura 142 1/7/1990-27 September 1992 Unknown. Aired on Nickelodeon India. Perman Pako / Sumire Hosino / Sumire-chan 526 (+3 specials) 4/4/1983-7/2/1987 Unknown. Aired on Nickelodeon India. Love, Death & Robots Greta English 18 (dubbed 1) 15 March 2019 – present Episode: "Beyond the Aquila Rift" Doraemon Dorami / Doraemon Japanese 15 April 2005 – present 20 November 2020 – present / 1 March 2021 – present Aired on Disney ChannelLittle KrishnaBaby KrishnaHindi132009

Animated films Films Character(s) Dub Language Original Language Original Release Dub Release Notes Barbie as Rapunzel Princess Melody Hindi English 2002 2004 Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits. Barbie as the Island Princess Tallulah Rita Hindi English 2007 2007 Her 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. Ghatothkach Baby Ghatothkach "Ghattu", Kid Gajju, Animal voices Hindi, Marathi Hindi 2008 The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea Princess Melody (Speaking) Hindi English 2000 2011 The singing voice was provided by Amrita BeniBig Hero 6 Abigail Callaghan Hindi English 2014 2017 Despicable Me 3 Lucy Wilde Hindi English 2017 2017 An Unknown Voice-Actress dubbed this character in previous movie. Olaf's Frozen Adventure Elsa (Speaking) Hindi English 2017 2017Meghana 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 nickname Meghana Joshi in Cinemas End Credits. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Delia and Deidre Dennis / Dee Dee Hindi English 2000

Live-action TV series

Live action films Film Actress Character Dub Language Original Language Original Release Dub Release Notes Tom, Dick, and Harry Kim Sharma Bijli Hindi 2006 2006 Meghana 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 Things Denise Richards Kelly Lanier Van Ryan Hindi English 1998 2010 This Hindi Dub that Meghana participated in, has been produced in 2010 and aired on TV. The Bone Collector Angelina Jolie Police Officer Amelia Donaghy Hindi English 1999 2010 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Shirley Henderson Moaning Myrtle Hindi English 2005 2005 She 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 Adventure Kristen Stewart Lisa Budwing Hindi English 2005 2006 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Isabella Leong Lin Hindi English Mandarin Chinese Sanskrit 2008 2008 The Prestige Scarlett Johansson Olivia Wenscombe Hindi English 2006 2006 Daredevil Jennifer Garner Elektra Natchios Hindi English 2003 2003 Kick-Ass 2 Chloë Grace Moretz Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl Hindi English 2013 2013 Lingaa Anushka Shetty Lakshmi Hindi Tamil 2014 2014 Lucy Scarlett Johansson Lucy Hindi English 2014 2014 Hindi dub only created for the Home media release. Knocked Up Katherine Heigl Alison Scott Hindi English 2007 2007 Shooter Kate Mara Sara Fenn Hindi English 2007 2007 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory AnnaSophia Robb Violet Beauregarde Hindi English 2005 2005 Beauty and the Beast Gugu Mbatha-Raw Plumette Hindi English 2017 2017 Speed Racer Christina Ricci Trixie Hindi English 2008 2008 Ariel Winter Young Trixie Hindi English 2008 2008 The Firm Jeanne Tripplehorn Abigail "Abby" McDeere Hindi English 1993 Leap Year Amy Adams Anna Brady Hindi English 2010 2010 TanhajiKajolSavitri BaiMarathiHindi2020TribhangaAnuradha "Anu" Apte

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Filmography

Television

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