Rajesh Jolly
Indian actor
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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.
Rajesh Jolly | |
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| Born | 20 August 1960[1] India |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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 |
| 2025 | Kurukshetra: The Great War of Mahabharata | Vyasa | Hindi | Airing on Netflix India |
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
Anime/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" | |
| Naruto | Hidekatsu Shibata | Hiruzen Sarutobi | Hindi | Japanese | 220 | October 3, 2002 – February 8, 2007 | August 15, 2022 - August 4, 2023 | Aired on Sony YAY |
| Naruto Shippuden | Hidekatsu Shibata | Hiruzen Sarutobi | Hindi | Japanese | 500 | February 15, 2007 – March 23, 2017 | March 18, 2024 - Present | Airing on Sony YAY |
| 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
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 | |
| Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama | Uday Mathan | Ravana | Hindi | English | 10 January 1993 (International Film Festival of India) 3 November 1997 (Japan) | 24 January, 2025 |