| Neshma Chemburkar | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 14 July 1976 |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
Neshma Chemburkar (Hindi: नेश्मा चेम्बुरकर, born July 14, 1976) is an Indian voice actress. She is sometimes also mentioned under her other name, Neshma Mantri (Hindi: नेश्मा मंत्री). She began her dubbing career at the age of 5. She has dubbed for various characters in many animated series, TV commercials and films in Hindi and other languages. She is mostly known for dubbing the Black Widow character played by Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is the founder and also a voice acting coach of Neshma Academy of Acting and Voice Acting (NAAVA).
Career[]
Neshma's father, Sri Nitin Mantri and mother, Sulbha Mantri owned a theatre called Neshma Theatre Group in Mumbai in 1970s, where they used to write, direct and perform plays in Marathi language. She was given her name from the theatre's title. At the age of 4 years, her career as a voice artist began from the 1981 Marathi film, Daivat.
She appeared as a child actor in 1987 hindi film, Honhaar Bachchey, along with Mayur Vyas which marked her first film as an actress.
Dubbing roles[]
Anime[]
| Program title | Original Japanese voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon | First Dub Mayumi Iizuka (JP) Rachael Lillis (Seasons 1-8) Michele Knotz (Seasons 9-) (EN) second dub KAORI (JP) Veronica Taylor (Seasons 6–8) Michele Knotz (Seasons 9) (EN) |
First Dub Misty (Kasumi) second dub May (Haruka) |
Hindi | Japanese | 1000+ (2 Seasons) | 4/1/1997-Current | First Dub 5/12/2003-2015 (India) 2004-2013 (Pakistan) Second Dub 5/19/2014-Current |
The first eight seasons were dubbed, 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. Neshma voiced Misty for the first two seasons in the original dub, which was produced by Sound & Vision India. Rucha Dighe voiced Misty in the second Hindi dub. Urvi Ashar was the voice of May in the first Hindi dub. |
| Dragon Ball Z | Naoko Watanabe | Chi Chi | Hindi | Japanese | 278 | 1989 | 2006 | Neshma started voicing Chi Chi from Episode 54 onwards. |
| Yūko Minaguchi | Pan | 2016 | The Hindi dubbed Dragon Ball Z episodes in which small Pan featured aired for the first time in 2016 on Cartoon Network India. |
Live action films[]
Foreign language films[]
| Film title | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batman Begins | Katie Holmes | Rachel Dawes | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Laura Brent | Lilliandil | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Neshma's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits, of the DVD release of the film, also containing the Tamil and Telugu credits. |
| Iron Man 2 | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Performed alongside Rajesh Khattar who voiced Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man in Hindi. |
| Green Lantern | Blake Lively | Carol Ferris | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| The Avengers | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | Performed alongside Joy Sengupta who voiced Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America in Hindi. |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | |
| Captain America: Civil War | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Thor: Ragnarok | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Captain Marvel | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 | |
| Avengers: Endgame | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 | |
| Black Widow | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | Hindi | English | 2021 | 2021 | |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Michelle Williams | Anne Weying | Hindi | English | 2021 | 2021 | |
| The Phoenician Scheme | Scarlett Johansson | Cousin Hilda | Hindi | English | 2025 | 2025 | The Hindi dub was direct to Prime Video Rental. |
Indian films[]
| Film title | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashoda | Varalaxmi Sarathkumar | Dr. Madhubala | Hindi | Telugu | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Veera Simha Reddy | Bhanumathi, Veera Simha's sister | Hindi | Telugu | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| Kaantha | Bhagyashri Borse | Kumari | Hindi | Tamil | 2025 | 2025 | The Hindi dub was direct to Netflix. |
| Andhra King Taluka | Rajashree | Mahalakshmi's mother | Hindi | Telugu | 2025 | 2025 | The Hindi dub was direct to Netflix. |
Animated films[]
| Film title | Original Voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Cathy Cavadini | Blossom | Hindi | English | 2002 | Unknown | |
| Barbie of Swan Lake | Maggie Wheeler | Odile | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2004 | Hindi dub released on VCD/DVD. Also aired on Television. She was mentioned as Neshma Mantri in the Hindi dub credits. |
| Cars | Bonnie Hunt | Sally Carrera | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Cars 2 | Bonnie Hunt | Sally Carrera | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays | Mindy Cohn | Velma Dinkley | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire | Mindy Cohn | Velma Dinkley | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Mindy Cohn | Velma Dinkley | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Moana | Nicole Scherzinger | Sina (dialogue) | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Zootopia | Ginnifer Goodwin | Judy Hopps | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2017 | Hindi dub made for Movies OK. Shraddha Kapoor dubbed this character in the sequel. |
| Cars 3 | Bonnie Hunt | Sally Carrera | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Kathryn Hahn | Doctor Olivia "Liv" Octavius | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Transformers One | Scarlett Johansson | Elita-1 | Hindi | English | 2024 | 2024 | |
| Moana 2 | Nicole Scherzinger | Sina (dialogue) | Hindi | English | 2024 | 2024 |
Live action TV/web series[]
| Program title | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranger Things | Cara Buono | Karen Wheeler | Hindi | English | 34 | July 15, 2016 –
present |
July 15, 2016 –
present |
The Hindi version of all the seasons in this show are also available for viewing on Netflix India. |
| Lucifier | Rachael Harris | Dr. Linda Martin | Hindi | English | 93 |
January 25, 2016 – September 10, 2021 |
January 25, 2016 –
September 10, 2021 |
The Hindi version of all the seasons in this show are also available for viewing on Netflix India. |
Television animation[]
| Program title | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Powerpuff Girls | Cathy Cavadini | Blossom | Hindi | English | 78 | 11/18/1998- 3/25/2005 |
1999-2005 | Aired on Zee TV and Cartoon Network. |
| Recess | Allyce Beasley | Miss Alordayne Grotke | Hindi | English | English 127+4 TV movies | 31 August, 1997 - 5 November, 2001 | ||
| Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Zosia Mamet | Hekapoo | Hindi | English | 77 | 2015- 2019 | ||
| Winx Club | Larisa Oleynik | Icy | Hindi | English | Seasons 5-8 | 27 June, 2011 - 5 February, 2022 | 29 April, 2021 - 5 October, 2022 | Aired on ETV Bal Bharat |
| The Legend of Tarzan (TV series) | Olivia d'Abo | Jane | Hindi | English | 39 | September 3, 2001 –
February 5, 2003 |
Unknown | Aired on Disney Channel. |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Nicole Sullivan | Mira Nova | Hindi | English | 62 | October 2, 2000 –
January 13, 2001 |
Unknown | Aired on Toon Disney |