Leela Roy Ghosh
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Leela Roy Ghosh
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age at death|64|2012|5|11|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = 11 May 2012 (aged 64)
| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| other_names = {{ubl|Leela Roy|Leela Ghosh}}
| alma_mater = Utkal University
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|voice actress|director|theater artist}}
| children = Mona Ghosh Shetty
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Leela Roy Ghosh ({{Birth based on age at death|64|2012|5|11|df=y}} – 11 May 2012) was an Indian actress who specialized in voice-dubbing. She dubbed in Hindi, Bengali, English, Marathi and Urdu languages.{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodchaska.com/directory/7082-Leela-Ghosh.html |title=Leela Ghosh, Directory, Biography, Encyclopedia, Telephone Number, Address |publisher=Bollywoodchaska.com |accessdate=21 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504170030/http://bollywoodchaska.com/directory/7082-Leela-Ghosh.html |archivedate=4 May 2012 }}{{fv|date=November 2020}} She was also a dubbing director. Her daughter, Mona Ghosh Shetty, is a voice actress and singer.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-new-wordsmiths/905490/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126050324/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-new-wordsmiths/905490/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title=The New Wordsmiths |work=The Indian Express |date=30 January 2012 |accessdate=21 May 2012}}
Career
Ghosh was perhaps best known for being the founder and president of the dubbing studio Sound & Vision India, which is located in Andheri, Mumbai City. Her daughter Mona helped her out and they did businesses together for the company from the early 1990s until Leela's death. The company handles Indian voice-dubs (mostly Hindi) for movies that are made by Hollywood production houses such as Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment. As of 2013, the dubbing studio has dubbed over more than 300 foreign films and over a thousand foreign TV programs.{{cite web |author=Nikhil |first=Menon |date=7 March 2010 |title=Making their mark behind the celluloid screen - Economic Times |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-03-07/news/28492124_1_women-directors-younger-women-editing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330073815/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-03-07/news/28492124_1_women-directors-younger-women-editing |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2016 |accessdate=21 May 2012 |work=The Economic Times}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cartoonvoicetalent.com/dubbing-cartoon-voices/ |title=Cartoon Voice Dubbing |publisher=Cartoon Voice Talent |date=7 August 2008 |accessdate=21 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822221229/http://www.cartoonvoicetalent.com/dubbing-cartoon-voices/ |archive-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}
Death
On 11 May 2012, Ghosh died from complications of liver transplant surgery at the age of 64.{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/128130293/Leela-Roy-Ghosh-A-Guardian-Angel|title=Leela Roy Ghosh: A Guardian Angel | first1 = Rohini | last1 = Dandavate |via=Scribd |date=1 May 2013 |accessdate=9 July 2013}}
Production staff
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==Live action films==
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! Film title !! Staff role !! Studio !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year Release !! Dub Year Release !! Notes | |||||||
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Dubbing Director | Sound & Vision India | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Leela directed the Hindi dub alongside Kalpesh Parekh. K. Sabarinathan and M. Mythili Kiran have directed the Tamil and Telugu dubs respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRTuu3aI1Cc |title=The Chronicles of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn Trader (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu Credits) - YouTube |via=YouTube |date=8 March 2014 |accessdate=20 March 2015}} |
References
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External links
- {{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/india-emerging/hollywoods-voice-in-india/articleshow/4703365.cms |title=Hollywood's voice in India - The Economic Times |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=26 June 2009 |accessdate=21 May 2012|last1=Agashe |first1=Ashish }}
- {{IMDb name|2803439|Leela Roy Ghosh}}
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Category:Indian voice actresses
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Category:Indian women film directors
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Category:Indian women playback singers
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Category:20th-century Indian women singers
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