Meghana Sudhir Erande (or Meghna Erande, Meghna Erande Joshi, Meghana Joshi, Hindi: मेघना सुधीर एरंडे, born 24 April 1981 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress and voice actress who can speak English, Hindi and Marathi. She has voiced characters in Indian animation and has also dubbed for foreign content into Hindi and Marathi. She's been acting in the industry ever since she was a child back in 1989.
Filmography[]
Animated films[]
| Film title | Role | Language | Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return of Hanuman | Baby Maruti | Hindi | 2007 | |
| Krishna aur Kans | Baby Krishna | Hindi | 2012 |
Dubbing Roles[]
Television animation[]
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter's Laboratory | Allison Moore (Season 1,3) Kathryn Cressida (Season 2,4) |
Dee-Dee | Hindi | English | 78 | 4/28/1996-11/20/2003 | ||
| Make Way for Noddy | David A. Kaye Alberto Ghisi |
Noddy | Hindi | English | 39 | 9/2/2002-2008 | ||
| Bob The Builder | Kate Harbour (U.K.) Maria Darling (U.S) |
Dizzy | Hindi | English | 199 | 1998-2003 | ||
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Michaela Jill Murphy | Toph Beifong | Hindi | English | 61 | 2005-2008 | ||
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Jennie Kwan | Suki
(Season 1) |
Hindi | English | 61 | 2005-2008 | She dubbed this character in season1 only. In season 2, Suki is dubbed by some other voice actor | |
| Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Jennie Slate | Pony Head (2nd Voice) | Hindi | English | 77 | 2015- 2019 | She is The 2nd Voice of Pony Head |
Anime[]
| Program title | Original voice | Character | Dub Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crayon Shin-chan | Akiko Yajima | Shinnosuke Nohara | Hindi | 800+ | 4/13/1992-present | 6/19/2006-present | |
| Ninja Hattori-kun | Junko Hori | Hattori | Hindi | 694 | 9/28/1981- 12/25/1987 |
Aired on Nickelodeon India. | |
| Pokémon | Chinami Nishimura Chiaki Takahashi |
Officer Jenny (Junsar) First Dub |
Hindi | 800+ | 4/1/1997-present | First dub 5/12/2003-2013 (India) 2004-2014 (Pakistan) Second dub 5/19/2014-present |
The first eight seasons dubbed, were based on the 4Kids Entertainment English dub. The later seasons were also dubbed and are revised translations of the English dub. The initial Hindi dub was produced by Crest and then by Sound & Vision India. A second dub was produced by UTV Software Communications featuring a new voice cast and translation. |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Tarako | Momoko "Maruko" Sakura | Hindi | 142 | 1/7/1990- 9/27/1992 |
Unknown. | Aired on Nickelodeon India. |
| Perman | Eiko Masuyama | Pako/Sumire Hosino/Sumire-chan | Hindi | 526 (+3 specials) | 4/4/1983- 7/2/1987 |
Unknown. | Aired on Nickelodeon India. |
Live action television[]
| Program title | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baywatch | Pamela Anderson | C.J. Parker | Hindi | English | 242 | 9/22/1989-5/14/2001 | ||
| Teletubbies | Pui Fan Lee | Po | Hindi | English | Englush | 1997-2001 | ||
| Small Wonder | Emily Schulman | Harriet Brindle | Hindi | English | 96 | 1985-1989 | 1994-1998 |
Live action films[]
| Film title | Actor(s)/Actress(es) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year 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 | Kirsten Stewart | Lisa Budwing | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2006 | |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Isabella Leong | Lin | Hindi |
English | |||
| The Prestige (film) | Scarlett Johansson | Olivia Wenscombe | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Daredevil (2003 film) | Jennifer Garner | Elektra Natchios | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | Toshi Sinha dubbed this role in the next movie. |
| Kick-Ass 2 (film) | Chloë Grace Moretz | Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Lingaa | Anushka Shetty | Lakshmi | Hindi | Tamil | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Lucy (2014 film) | Scarlett Johansson | Lucy | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Hindi dub only created for the Home media release. |
Animated films[]
| Film title | Original Voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbie as Rapunzel | Britt McKillip | 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 | Betsy Malone Britt McKillip |
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. |
| The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Tara Strong | Princess Melody | Hindi | English | 2000 | Unknown |