Rajesh Jolly

Rajesh Jolly
Born (1960-08-20) 20 August 1960 (age 64)[1]
India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1989–present

Rajesh Jolly (Rājēśa Jaulī; born 20 August 1960) is an Indian actor who's been working with Bollywood films and is also a voice actor who has been participating in dubbing foreign films into the Hindi language, mostly for English language films. He is fluent into English, Hindi and Punjabi.

He first began his career in an Indian television sitcom, Flop Show, created and starring Jaspal Bhatti. Rajesh is now currently running an acting school as well.[citation needed]

Filmography

Live action television series

Program title Airdate Role Language Episodes Notes
Flop Show 1989 - Hindi 10

Live action films

Year Film title Role Language Notes
1995 Taaqat - Hindi
2004 Veer-Zaara - Hindi

Animated films & series

Year Film title Role Language Notes
2005 Hanuman Ravana Hindi
2014 Manav Yogiraj and Narrator Hindi
2021 The Legend of Hanuman Sampati Hindi Airing on Disney Plus Hotstar

Dubbing career

Throughout Rajesh's career, he's been voicing for B-list characters and for various superheroes in Hindi-dubbed versions of Hollywood films, for over more than 18 years.[2]

He has also Hindi-dubbed for animated films and television series, such as Commander Ulysses Feral from SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Spike from Tom & Jerry and Bluto from Popeye when they were shown on Cartoon Network India.

Dubbing roles

Animated series

Program title Original voice Character Dub Language Original Language Number of Episodes Original airdate Dubbed airdate Notes
Dexter's Laboratory Jeff Bennett Dad Hindi English 78 4/27/1996–11/20/2003 8/22/1999–2006
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron Gary Owens Commander Ulysses Feral Hindi English 24 9/11/1993–
8/9/1995		 1/4/1999–
2000		 Hindi dub produced by Sound & Vision India and it aired on Cartoon Network India and aired on 4 January 1999, which was the day when the channel started providing content in the Hindi-dubbed format.[3]
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Kevin Michael Richardson Antauri Hindi English 52 18 September 2004 – 16 December 2006
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Fred Tatasciore Master Shifu Hindi English 70 11/7/2011–Current Early 2012–Current
Love, Death & Robots Time Winters Dicko Hindi English 18 (dubbed 1) 15 March 2019 – present Episode: "Sonnie's Edge"
Batman: Caped Crusader Eric Morgan Stuart James Gordon Hindi English 10 01/8/2024 01/8/2024 All Episodes

Live action films

Foreign language films

Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Jesus Unknown Devil Hindi English 1979
Braveheart Mel Gibson William Wallace Hindi English 1995 1995
The Matrix[4] Laurence Fishburne Morpheus Hindi English 1999 1999
The Matrix Reloaded Laurence Fishburne Morpheus Hindi English 2003 2003
The Matrix Revolutions Laurence Fishburne Morpheus Hindi English 2003 2003
Predators Laurence Fishburne Noland Hindi English 2010 2010
Sleepy Hollow Michael Gough † Notary James Hardenbrook Hindi English 1999 1999
X2 Brian Cox Colonel William Stryker Hindi English 2003 2003
Hellboy Ron Perlman Hellboy Hindi English 2004 2004
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Liam Neeson Aslan
(voice)		 Hindi English 2005 2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Liam Neeson Aslan
(voice)		 Hindi English 2008 2008 Rajesh's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film.[5]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Liam Neeson Aslan
(voice)		 Hindi English 2010 2010 Rajesh's name was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film, also containing the Tamil and Telugu credits.[6]
Bandidas Ismael 'East' Carlo Don Diego Sandoval Hindi English
Spanish		 2006 2006
Casino Royale Rene Mathis Giancarlo Giannini Hindi English 2006 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Geoffrey Rush Captain Barbossa
(uncredited cameo)		 Hindi English 2006 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Geoffrey Rush Captain Barbossa Hindi English 2007 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Geoffrey Rush Captain Barbossa Hindi English 2011 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Geoffrey Rush Captain Barbossa Hindi English 2017 2017
Live Free or Die Hard Various President
FBI Agent		 Hindi English 2007 2007 Internationally released as: Die Hard 4.0.
A Good Day to Die Hard Bruce Willis John McClane Punjabi English 2013 2013
Iron Man Terrence Howard James Rhodes Hindi English 2008 2008
Iron Man 2 Don Cheadle James Rhodes /
War Machine		 Hindi English 2010 2010
Iron Man 3 Don Cheadle James Rhodes /
War Machine		 Hindi English 2013 2013
Fast Five Dwayne Johnson Luke Hobbs Hindi English 2011 2011
Conan the Barbarian Ron Perlman Corin Hindi English 2011 2011
Cowboys & Aliens Harrison Ford Woodrow Dolarhyde Hindi English 2011 2011
Men in Black 3 Jemaine Clement Boris Hindi English 2012 2012
Batman Begins Ken Watanabe
Colin McFarlane		 Ra's al Ghul (Decoy)
Commissioner Loeb		 Hindi English 2005 2005 Rajesh has voiced two characters in the Hindi dub.
The Legend of Zorro Nick Chinlund Jacob McGivens Hindi English 2005 2005
Ghost Rider Sam Elliott Caretaker Hindi English 2007 2007
Avengers: Age of Ultron Don Cheadle James Rhodes /
War Machine		 Hindi English 2015 2015
Mission: Impossible Ving Rhames Luther Stickell Hindi English 1996 1996
Mission: Impossible 2 Ving Rhames Luther Stickell Hindi English 2000 2000
Mission: Impossible III Laurence Fishburne Theodore Brassel Hindi English 2006 2006
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Tom Wilkinson IMF Secretary
(Uncredited)		 Hindi English 2011 2011
The Phantom Bill Smitrovich Dave Palmer Hindi English 1996 1996
Captain America: Civil War Don Cheadle James Rhodes /
War Machine		 Hindi English 2016 2016
The Mummy Russell Crowe Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde Hindi English 2017 2017
Avengers: Infinity War Don Cheadle James Rhodes /
War Machine		 Hindi English 2018 2018
Captain Marvel Don Cheadle James Rhodes /
War Machine
(uncredited cameo)		 Hindi English 2019 2019
Avengers: Endgame Don Cheadle James Rhodes /
War Machine		 Hindi English 2019 2019
Spider-Man J. K. Simmons J. Jonah Jameson Hindi English 2002 2002
Spider-Man 2 J. K. Simmons J. Jonah Jameson Hindi English 2004 2004
Spider-Man 3 J. K. Simmons J. Jonah Jameson Hindi English 2007 2007
Spider-Man: Far From Home J. K. Simmons J. Jonah Jameson
(Cameo)		 Hindi English 2019 2019
Spider-Man: No Way Home J. K. Simmons J. Jonah Jameson Hindi English 2021 2021

Indian films

Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Khal-Naaikaa Unknown actor A wellwisher came to Dr. Rajan's funeral Hindi 1993 He was uncredited despite all his efforts in the film. The actors were also uncredited in the film.
Unknown actor Police Officer
Saaho Lal Ibrahim Hindi 2019
Sivaji: The Boss Suman Talwar Adiseshan Hindi Tamil 2007 2010
1: Nenokkadine Kelly Dorjee
(voice in original version dubbed by P. Ravi Shankar)		 Antonio Rosarius Hindi Telugu 2014 2014 The Hindi dub was re-titled: 1: Ek Ka Dum.
Rudhramadevi Suman Talwar Hari Hara Devudu Hindi Telugu 2015 2015
Raatchasi Hareesh Peradi Ramalingam Hindi Tamil 2019 2020 The Hindi dub was re-titled: Madam Geeta Rani.
Naa Alludu Suman Talwar Venkayya Naidu Hindi Telugu 2005 2021 The Hindi dub was re-titled: Main Hoon Gambler.
Soorarai Pottru Mohan Babu M. Bhaktavatsalam Naidu Hindi Tamil 2020 2021 The Hindi dub was re-titled: Udaan.
Asuran Balaji Sakthivel Inspector Hindi Tamil 2019 2021
Pushpa: The Rise Ajay Ghosh Konda Reddy Hindi Telugu 2021 2021

Animated films

Film Title Original voice Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub year Release Notes
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero Michael Ansara Dr. Victor Fries /
Mr. Freeze		 Hindi English 1998
The Wild Kevin Michael Richardson Samson's Father Hindi English 2006 2006 Rajesh's name is mentioned in the Hindi dub credits taken from the DVD release of the film. Samson's name was changed to Samsher in the Hindi dub.
Kung Fu Panda Michael Clarke Duncan † Commander Vachir Hindi English 2008 2008
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Gerard Butler Stoick the Vast Hindi English 2014 2014 Rajesh's name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits of the DVD release.[7]
Rio 2 Andy García Eduardo Hindi English
Portuguese		 2014 2014

See also

References

  1. ^ "CINTAA Rajesh Jolly". CINTAA.net. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. ^ "A Jolly good fella for sadda Bruce Willis – The Pioneer". dailypioneer.com. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Cartoon Network – The Indian Experience – Case Studies". icmrindia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Hindi Dubbing Stars A Grade Dubbing Artist-Rajesh Jolly". blogspot.com. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  5. ^ "The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian (Hindi Credits) – YouTube". YouTube.com. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  6. ^ "The Chronicles of Narnia – Voyage of the Dawn Trader (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu Credits) – YouTube". YouTube.com. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  7. ^ "How To Train Your Dragon - Hindi Cast". YouTube.com. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.