Mona Ghosh Shetty

Mona Ghosh Shetty is an Indian dubbing actor and dubbing director. She has dubbed in Hindi, Bengali, English, Marathi, and Urdu language projects.^[1]

Mona Ghosh Shetty
Other names	Mona Shetty Mona Ghosh
Occupations	Voice actor voice casting director dubbing director voice coach
Years active	1983–present
Mother	Leela Roy Ghosh
Website	soundandvisionindia.in

Personal life

Mona Ghosh Shetty is the daughter of former dubbing artiste Leela Roy Ghosh. While she dubs for foreign roles into Hindi most of the time, she also performs her dubbing roles into English and Bengali. She runs a dubbing studio known as Sound & Vision India located in Andheri, Mumbai. She used to work with her mother who was the founder and president of the company before her death and they had set up the businesses together in the early 1990s. Her mother died on 11 May 2012.^[2]

Dubbing career

Shetty started as a voice artist at the age of five.^[1] She dubs professionally in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Oriya. When an advertisement becomes popular, she is required to dub it in all 10 official regional languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Oriya, and Assamese. She has mentioned, "I don't know all the languages. There is always a supervisor who informs me about the nuances of the language and how it should be spoken." Her debut voice over film was Nirnayak (1997) and she dubbed for Indrani Banerjee.^[3] She specializes in dubbing for actresses who speak limited Hindi, even though the movies were already shot in Hindi. For over 15 years, she has provided Hindi dubbing for many leading female actors, including Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie, Kate Beckinsale, Kirsten Dunst, Halle Berry, Zoe Saldana, Drew Barrymore, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aruna Shields, Jacqueline Fernandez, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and other celebrities. Some of the actresses listed . She is still the approved Hindi dub-over voice artist for those actresses. Shetty also dubs for television commercials. She has recently given the Hindi voiceover for Galadriel for the American fantasy television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Hindi films

Film title	Character	Language	Year release	Notes
Samay	Namrata Sharma	Hindi	2003	Extended Cameo Appearance

Animated series

Program title	Role	Language	Episodes	Airdate	Notes
Little Krishna	Maa Yashoda	English	13	5 November 2009

Animated films

Film title	Character	Language	Year release	Notes
Hanuman	Goddess Sita	Hindi	2005
Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan[4]	Queen Samyukta	Hindi	2008

Dubbing roles

Animated series

Program title	Original voice	Character	Dub language	Original language	Number of episodes	Original airdate	Dubbed airdate	Notes
Sofia the First	Julie Nathanson	Belle	Hindi	English	68 (dubbed 1)	11/18/2012–Current	2015–Current	Appeared in the episode "The Amulet and the Anthem" She also sang for the song "Karo Galat Sahi" (English: "Make It Right").

Live action films

Hindi films

Year	Film title	Original actress	Character	Notes
1998	Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai	Unknown	A boarding school principal who takes a pre-admission test of Kabir, a young boy.
	Ghulam[5]	Rani Mukerji	Alisha Mafatlal
	Soldier	Preity Zinta	Preeti Singh
	Dushman[5]	Kajol	Sonia and Naina Sehgal
2000	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai[5]	Ameesha Patel	Sonia Saxena
2001	Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya	Isha Koppikar	Anjali
	Hum Ho Gaye Aapke[5]	Reema Sen	Chandni Gupta
	Kasoor	Divya Dutta	Payal Malhotra
	Nayak: The Real Hero	Khyati Keswani	A women's college student who informs the one-day Chief Minister Shivaji Rao Gaekwad about eve teasing in the college.
2002	Raaz[5]	Bipasha Basu	Sanjana Dhanraj
2003	Andaaz[6][7]	Lara Dutta	Kajal	The filmmakers wanted Lara Dutta's character to have a high-pitched voice.
	Jism[5]	Bipasha Basu	Sonia Khanna
	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Preity Zinta	Naina Catherine Kapur
2004	Dil Maange More	Ayesha Takia	Shagun Shah
	Main Hoon Na	Amrita Rao	Sanjana "Sanju" Bakshi
2005	Sarkar[5]	Katrina Kaif	Pooja Chauhan
	Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story[5]	Sonya Jehan	Mumtaz Mahal
	Kisna: The Warrior Poet	Isha Sharvani	Lakshmi
	Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena[5]	Koena Mitra	Natasha Kapoor
	Water[5]	Lisa Ray	Kalyani
	Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?	Katrina Kaif	Sonia Bharadwaj
2006	Apna Sapna Money Money	Koena Mitra	Julie Fernandez
	Dhoom 2	Rimi Sen	Sweety Dixit
	Humko Deewana Kar Gaye[5]	Katrina Kaif	Jia A. Yashvardhan
	Chup Chup Ke	Sushama Reddy	Pooja Rao
2007	Raqeeb	Tanushree Dutta	Sophie Matthews
	Om Shanti Om	Deepika Padukone	Shantipriya and Sandhya
	Partner	Katrina Kaif	Priya R. Jaisingh
	Heyy Babyy	Vidya Balan	Isha B. Sahni
2008	Deshdrohi	Hrishitaa Bhatt	Neha R. Raghav
	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	Manjari Fadnis	Meghna Pariyar
	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Anushka Sharma	Taani Sahni
	Kismat Konnection	Vidya Balan	Priya Saluja
2009	Love Aaj Kal	Giselli Monteiro	Harleen Kaur
	Aladin	Jacqueline Fernandez	Jasmine
	De Dana Dan	Katrina Kaif	Anjali Kakkar
2010	Prince	Aruna Shields	Maya
	Aisha	Amrita Puri	Shefali Thakur
	Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta	Aruna Shields	Neera Singh
2011	Bodyguard	Kareena Kapoor	Divya S. Rana
	Rockstar[8]	Nargis Fakhri	Heer Kaul
2021	Sooryavanshi	Katrina Kaif	Ria Sooryavanshi

English Language Films

Year	Film title	Original actress	Character	Dub language	Original language	Notes
1998	The Mask of Zorro[1]	Catherine Zeta-Jones	Elena Montero	Hindi	English
2000	Charlie's Angels	Cameron Diaz[1]	Natalie Cook	Hindi	English
		Drew Barrymore[9]	Dylan Sanders
2001	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider[9]	Angelina Jolie	Lara Croft	Hindi	English
2001	Swordfish	Halle Berry	Ginger Knowles	Hindi	English
2002	Mr. and Mrs. Iyer	Herself	English Newsreader	Hindi	English	A Minor Voice Over in the Opening of the Film.
2002	Stuart Little 2	Melanie Griffith	Margalo (voice)	Hindi	English
2002	Spider-Man[citation needed]	Kirsten Dunst	Mary Jane Watson	Hindi	English
2002	Resident Evil	Milla Jovovich	Alice	Hindi	English
2003	The Matrix Reloaded	Carrie-Anne Moss	Trinity	Hindi	English
2003	The Matrix Revolutions	Carrie-Anne Moss	Trinity	Hindi	English
2003	X-Men 2	Halle Berry	Ororo Munroe/Storm	Hindi	English
2003	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Cameron Diaz[1] Drew Barrymore[9]	Natalie Cook Dylan Sanders	Hindi	English
2003	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life	Angelina Jolie	Lara Croft	Hindi	English
2003	The Last Samurai	Koyuki	Taka	Hindi	English
2004	Spider-Man 2[citation needed]	Kirsten Dunst	Mary Jane Watson	Hindi	English
2004	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Kirsten Dunst	Mary Svevo	Hindi	English
2004	Elizabethtown	Kirsten Dunst	Claire Colburn	Hindi	English
2004	The Day After Tomorrow	Emmy Rossum	Laura Chapman	Hindi	English
2004	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	KaDee Strickland	Samantha Rogers	Hindi	English
2004	Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Milla Jovovich	Alice	Hindi	English
2004	Hellboy	Selma Blair	Liz Sherman	Hindi	English
2005	Sky High	Mary Elizabeth Winstead	Gwendolyn "Gwen" Grayson / Royal Pain / Sue Tenny	Hindi	English	Aired by Disney.
2005	King Kong	Naomi Watts	Ann Darrow	Hindi	English
2006	Mission: Impossible III	Michelle Monaghan	Julia	Hindi	English
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Keira Knightley	Elizabeth Swann	Hindi	English
2007	Ghost Rider	Eva Mendes	Roxanne Simpson	Hindi	English
2007	Transformers	Megan Fox	Mikaela Banes	Hindi	English
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Keira Knightley	Elizabeth Swann	Hindi	English
2008	Wanted[1]	Angelina Jolie	Fox	Hindi	English
2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan	Emmanuelle Chriqui	Dalia Hakbarah	Hindi	English
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Megan Fox	Mikaela Banes	Hindi	English
2009	Avatar	Zoe Saldana	Neytiri	Hindi	English
2010	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	Gemma Arterton	Princess Tamina	Hindi	English
2011	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	Paula Patton	Jane Carter	Hindi	English
2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Penélope Cruz	Angelica	Hindi	English
2012	John Carter[1]	Lynn Collins	Dejah Thoris	Hindi	English
2012	Skyfall	Bérénice Marlohe	Sévérine	Hindi	English	Mona's name (credited as Mona Shetty) was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film, also containing the Tamil, Telugu, Russian and Ukrainian credits. She also served as a dubbing director of the Hindi dub, alongside Kalpesh Parekh.
2012	Total Recall	Kate Beckinsale	Lori Quaid	Hindi	English
2014	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Keri Russell	Ellie	Hindi	English
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	Cobie Smulders	Maria Hill	Hindi	English
2014	Guardians of the Galaxy	Zoe Saldana	Gamora	Hindi	English
2014	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Megan Fox	April O'Neil	Hindi	English
2016	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	Megan Fox		Hindi	English
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Cobie Smulders	Maria Hill	Hindi	English
2019	Dumbo	Eva Green	Colette Marchant	Hindi	English

Tamil and Telugu language films

Film title	Original voice	Character	Dub language	Original language	Original year release	Dubbed year release	Notes
Azad	Shilpa Shetty	Mahalaxmi	Hindi	Telugu	2000	2000
3	Shruti Haasan	Janani	Hindi	Tamil	2012	2012
Kochadaiiyaan	Deepika Padukone	Princess Vandana	Hindi	Tamil	2014	2014
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	Nayanthara	Sidhamma	Hindi	Telugu	2019	2019

Animated films

Film title	Character	Original voice	Dub language	Original language	Original year release	Dub year Release	Notes
Beauty and the Beast	Belle	Paige O'Hara	Hindi	English	1991	2009	Aired on TV, dubbed in Hindi. Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	Belle	Paige O'Hara	Hindi	English	1997		Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Belle's Magical World	Belle	Paige O'Hara	Hindi	English	1998		Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Toy Story 3[9]	Barbie	Jodi Benson	Hindi	English	2010	2010
Puss in Boots	Kitty Softpaws	Salma Hayek	Hindi	English	2011	2011	Hindi dub released in theatrically and on Home media releases. Her credit name for the role of Kitty was credited as: "Mona Shetty".
Planes	Ishani	Priyanka Chopra	Hindi	English	2013	2015
The Angry Birds Movie	Maya Rudolph	Matilda	Hindi	English	2016	2016
Finding Dory	Dory	Ellen DeGeneres	Bengali	English	2016	2017

Production staff

Live action films

Film title	Staff role	Studio	Dub language	Original language	Original year release	Dub year release	Notes
Skyfall	Dubbing director	Sound & Vision India	Hindi	English	2012	2012	This film was also dubbed into Tamil and Telugu by the same studio. Mona directed the Hindi dub.
Iron Man 3	Dubbing director	Sound & Vision India		English	2013	2013	This film was also dubbed into Tamil and Telugu by the same studio. Mona directed the Hindi dub alongside Kalpesh Parekh.
Avengers: Age of Ultron	Dubbing director	Sound & Vision India		English	2015	2015
Jurassic World	Dubbing director	Sound & Vision India		English	2015	2015

See also

• List of Indian Dubbing Artists