Shammi Narang

Shammi Narang (born 25 November 1956) is an Indian media personality, voice-over artist, ex news anchor and entrepreneur based in Delhi. Graduating with an engineering degree, Narang first got into the voice-over profession by working in the Hindi division of Voice of America. Later he was selected from among 10,000 candidates into Doordarshan, which was then the only channel in India, Dolly is a disciple of music composer Jaidev and gives Ghazal performances. The couple have a son and live in South Delhi. After his post graduation, he joined Larsen & Toubro as a marketing professional and was working there for a while.

Doordarshan lost its acclaimed spot after cable and satellite television entered India as it just couldn't stand the competition, with its refusal to adapt to the age of live telecasts. The crews in the competing channels were also comparatively younger, as against the predominantly middle aged Doordarshan crowd. In 1998, Narang founded Studio Pindrop, Delhi's first digital recording studio, which is popular among voice over artists and musicians. He has lent his voice to the audio guides on heritage monuments in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Mysore. Narang was in one of the four two-member teams that undertook a journey from Delhi to Haridwar as part of the TV show, Be Positive, that was on air on Pragya TV, a spiritual lifestyle channel. The Jai Ha! campaign of Bharatiya Janata Party during the 2009 elections used Kaka Hathrasi's satirical jingles sung by Narang. On the potential of the voice-over industry, Narang spoke in an interview that 'voice is the biggest asset of communication' He noted the importance of a good and clear voice. He believes that everyone is capable of voice modulation, though one realises it only in front of a camera or microphone. inside the Delhi Metro trains everyday and night. He has composed music for a number of ad films, like Tata Tea's Na jaane kya rishta.

In 2021, he appeared in an episode of TV Newsance by Newslaundry titled "History of TV News | 75th #IndependenceDay Special TV Newsance Episode 143".