Mona Ghosh Shetty

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| alias = {{ubl | Mona Shetty | Mona Ghosh }}

| occupation = {{hlist|Voice actor|voice casting director|dubbing director|voice coach}}

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| mother = Leela Roy Ghosh

| years_active = 1983–present

| website = {{URL|https://soundandvisionindia.in/}}

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Mona Ghosh Shetty is an Indian dubbing actor and dubbing director. She has dubbed in Hindi, Bengali, English, Marathi, and Urdu language projects.{{cite news |author=Dipti Nagpaul-D'Souza |date=30 January 2012 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-new-wordsmiths/905490/0 |title=The New Wordsmiths |newspaper=The Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203085123/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-new-wordsmiths/905490/0 |archive-date=3 February 2016}}

Personal life

Mona Ghosh Shetty is the daughter of former dubbing artiste Leela Roy Ghosh. While she dubs for foreign roles into Hindi most of the time, she also performs her dubbing roles into English and Bengali. She runs a dubbing studio known as Sound & Vision India located in Andheri, Mumbai. She used to work with her mother who was the founder and president of the company before her death and they had set up the businesses together in the early 1990s. Her mother died on 11 May 2012.{{cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/128130293/Leela-Roy-Ghosh-A-Guardian-Angel |title=Leela Roy Ghosh: A Guardian Angel |via=Scribd |date=1 May 2013 |accessdate=3 September 2013}}

Dubbing career

Shetty started as a voice artist at the age of five. She dubs professionally in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Oriya. When an advertisement becomes popular, she is required to dub it in all 10 official regional languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Oriya, and Assamese. She has mentioned, "I don't know all the languages. There is always a supervisor who informs me about the nuances of the language and how it should be spoken." Her debut voice over film was Nirnayak (1997) and she dubbed for Indrani Banerjee.{{Cite web |last=N |first=Patcy |title='Rani hates her dubbed voice in Ghulam' |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/rani-hates-her-dubbed-voice-in-ghulam/20150330.htm |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Rediff |language=en}} She specializes in dubbing for actresses who speak limited Hindi, even though the movies were already shot in Hindi. For over 15 years, she has provided Hindi dubbing for many leading female actors, including Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie, Kate Beckinsale, Kirsten Dunst, Halle Berry, Zoe Saldana, Drew Barrymore, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aruna Shields, Jacqueline Fernandez, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and other celebrities. Some of the actresses listed . She is still the approved Hindi dub-over voice artist for those actresses. Shetty also dubs for television commercials. She has recently given the Hindi voiceover for Galadriel for the American fantasy television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Filmography

=Hindi films=

Film title	Character	Language	Year release	Notes
class="wikitable"
Samay	Namrata Sharma	Hindi	2003	Extended Cameo Appearance

=Animated series=

class="wikitable"
Program title	Role	Language	Episodes ! Airdate	Notes
Little Krishna	Maa Yashoda	English	13 \| 5 November 2009

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Program title

Role

Language

Episodes

! Airdate

Notes

Little Krishna

Maa Yashoda

English

| 5 November 2009

=Animated films=

Film title	Character	Language	Year release
class="wikitable"
Hanuman	Goddess Sita	Hindi	2005
Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan{{cite web \|url=http://www.whichflicks.com/movie/Veer_Yodha_Prithviraj_Chauhan \|title=Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan \|publisher=WhichFlicks \|accessdate=29 September 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131401/http://www.whichflicks.com/movie/Veer_Yodha_Prithviraj_Chauhan \|archive-date=14 July 2014 \|url-status=dead}}	Queen Samyukta	Hindi	2008

Dubbing roles

=Animated series=

Program title	Original voice	Character	Dub language	Original language	Number of episodes	Original airdate	Dubbed airdate	Notes
class="wikitable"
Sofia the First	Julie Nathanson	Belle	Hindi	English	68 (dubbed 1)	11/18/2012–Current	2015–Current	Appeared in the episode "The Amulet and the Anthem" She also sang for the song "Karo Galat Sahi" (English: "Make It Right").

=Live action films=

==Hindi films==

Year ! Film title	Original actress	Character	Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan="4" \| 1998 \| Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai	Unknown	A boarding school principal who takes a pre-admission test of Kabir, a young boy.
Ghulam	Rani Mukerji	Alisha Mafatlal
Soldier	Preity Zinta	Preeti Singh
Dushman	Kajol	Sonia and Naina Sehgal
2000 \| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai	Ameesha Patel	Sonia Saxena
rowspan="4" \| 2001 \| Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya	Isha Koppikar	Anjali
Hum Ho Gaye Aapke	Reema Sen	Chandni Gupta
Kasoor	Divya Dutta	Payal Malhotra
Nayak: The Real Hero	Khyati Keswani	A women's college student who informs the one-day Chief Minister Shivaji Rao Gaekwad about eve teasing in the college.
2002 \| Raaz	Bipasha Basu	Sanjana Dhanraj
rowspan="3" \| 2003 \| Andaaz{{cite web \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/lara-dutta-chat/story-Xt2ARP4QULSh5phth1BY7I.html \|title=Lara Dutta chat \|date=3 September 2003 \|access-date=29 January 2022 \|website=Hindustan Times}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/may/23/13381 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805103944/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/may/23/13381 \|url-status=live \|archive-date=5 August 2019 \|title=5 things you didn't know about Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra's Andaaz \|date=23 May 2018 \|access-date=29 January 2022 \|author=Sonal Pandya \|website=cinestaan.com}}	Lara Dutta	Kajal	The filmmakers wanted Lara Dutta's character to have a high-pitched voice.
Jism	Bipasha Basu	Sonia Khanna
Kal Ho Naa Ho	Preity Zinta	Naina Catherine Kapur
rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Dil Maange More	Ayesha Takia	Shagun Shah
Main Hoon Na	Amrita Rao	Sanjana "Sanju" Bakshi
rowspan="6" \| 2005 \| Sarkar{{cite web \|author=Shabana Ansari \|date=30 April 2006 \|title=Ghost speakers lend voices to Bollywood \|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_ghost-speakers-lend-voices-to-bollywood_1026959 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120001519/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_ghost-speakers-lend-voices-to-bollywood_1026959 \|archive-date=20 November 2011 \|website=Daily News and Analysis}}	Katrina Kaif	Pooja Chauhan
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story	Sonya Jehan	Mumtaz Mahal
Kisna: The Warrior Poet	Isha Sharvani	Lakshmi
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena	Koena Mitra	Natasha Kapoor
Water	Lisa Ray	Kalyani
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?	Katrina Kaif	Sonia Bharadwaj
rowspan="4" \| 2006 \| Apna Sapna Money Money	Koena Mitra	Julie Fernandez
Dhoom 2	Rimi Sen	Sweety Dixit
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye	Katrina Kaif	Jia A. Yashvardhan
Chup Chup Ke	Sushama Reddy	Pooja Rao
rowspan="4" \| 2007 \| Raqeeb	Tanushree Dutta	Sophie Matthews
Om Shanti Om	Deepika Padukone	Shantipriya and Sandhya
Partner	Katrina Kaif	Priya R. Jaisingh
Heyy Babyy	Vidya Balan	Isha B. Sahni
rowspan="4" \| 2008 \| Deshdrohi	Hrishitaa Bhatt	Neha R. Raghav
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	Manjari Fadnis	Meghna Pariyar
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Anushka Sharma	Taani Sahni
Kismat Konnection	Vidya Balan	Priya Saluja
rowspan="3" \|2009 \| Love Aaj Kal	Giselli Monteiro	Harleen Kaur
Aladin	Jacqueline Fernandez	Jasmine
De Dana Dan	Katrina Kaif	Anjali Kakkar
rowspan="3" \| 2010 \| Prince	Aruna Shields	Maya
Aisha	Amrita Puri	Shefali Thakur
Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta	Aruna Shields	Neera Singh
rowspan="2" \| 2011 \| Bodyguard	Kareena Kapoor	Divya S. Rana
Rockstar{{cite web \|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=30&contentid=2011091520110915024546556f12e2f6 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915043639/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=30&contentid=2011091520110915024546556f12e2f6 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=15 September 2012 \|title=Nargis Fakhri is not in sync \|accessdate=7 April 2012 \|author=Vickey Lalwani \|website=mumbaimirror.com}}	Nargis Fakhri	Heer Kaul \|
2021 \|Sooryavanshi \|Katrina Kaif \|Ria Sooryavanshi \|

== English Language Films==

Year ! Film title	Original actress	Character	Dub language	Original language	Notes
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1998 \| The Mask of Zorro	Catherine Zeta-Jones	Elena Montero	Hindi	English
rowspan="2" \| 2000 \| rowspan="2" \| Charlie's Angels	Cameron Diaz	Natalie Cook	rowspan="2" \| Hindi	rowspan="2" \| English	rowspan="2" \|
Drew Barrymore \|Dylan Sanders
2001 \| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider{{cite web \|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/arts/hollywood-hits-get-bollywood-treatment/376316 \|title=Hollywood Hits Get Bollywood Treatment \|accessdate=9 April 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019025426/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/arts/hollywood-hits-get-bollywood-treatment/376316 \|archivedate=19 October 2012 \|website=Jakarta Globe}}	Angelina Jolie	Lara Croft	Hindi	English
2001 \| Swordfish	Halle Berry	Ginger Knowles	Hindi	English
2002 \| Mr. and Mrs. Iyer	Herself	English Newsreader	Hindi	English	A Minor Voice Over in the Opening of the Film.
2002 \| Stuart Little 2	Melanie Griffith	Margalo (voice)	Hindi	English
2002 \| Spider-Man{{Citation needed\|date=August 2024}}	Kirsten Dunst	Mary Jane Watson	Hindi	English
2002 \| Resident Evil	Milla Jovovich	Alice	Hindi	English
2003 \| The Matrix Reloaded	Carrie-Anne Moss	Trinity	Hindi	English	rowspan="2" \|
2003 \| The Matrix Revolutions	Carrie-Anne Moss	Trinity	Hindi	English
2003 \| X-Men 2	Halle Berry	Ororo Munroe/Storm	Hindi	English
2003 \| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore	Natalie Cook Dylan Sanders	Hindi	English
2003 \| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life	Angelina Jolie	Lara Croft	Hindi	English
2003 \| The Last Samurai	Koyuki	Taka	Hindi	English
2004 \| Spider-Man 2{{Citation needed\|date=August 2024}}	Kirsten Dunst	Mary Jane Watson	Hindi	English
2004 \| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Kirsten Dunst	Mary Svevo	Hindi	English
2004 \| Elizabethtown	Kirsten Dunst	Claire Colburn	Hindi	English
2004 \| The Day After Tomorrow	Emmy Rossum	Laura Chapman	Hindi	English
2004 \| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	KaDee Strickland	Samantha Rogers	Hindi	English
2004 \| Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Milla Jovovich	Alice	Hindi	English
2004 \| Hellboy	Selma Blair	Liz Sherman	Hindi	English
2005 \| Sky High	Mary Elizabeth Winstead	Gwendolyn "Gwen" Grayson / Royal Pain / Sue Tenny	Hindi	English	Aired by Disney.
2005 \| King Kong	Naomi Watts	Ann Darrow	Hindi	English
2006 \| Mission: Impossible III	Michelle Monaghan	Julia	Hindi	English
2006 \| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Keira Knightley	Elizabeth Swann	Hindi	English
2007 \| Ghost Rider	Eva Mendes	Roxanne Simpson	Hindi	English
2007 \| Transformers	Megan Fox	Mikaela Banes	Hindi	English	rowspan="2" \|
2007 \| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Keira Knightley	Elizabeth Swann	Hindi	English
2008 \| Wanted	Angelina Jolie	Fox	Hindi	English
2008 \| You Don't Mess with the Zohan	Emmanuelle Chriqui	Dalia Hakbarah	Hindi	English
2009 \| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Megan Fox	Mikaela Banes	Hindi	English
2009 \| Avatar	Zoe Saldana	Neytiri	Hindi	English
2010 \| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	Gemma Arterton	Princess Tamina	Hindi	English
2011 \| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	Paula Patton	Jane Carter	Hindi	English
2011 \| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Penélope Cruz	Angelica	Hindi	English
2012 \| John Carter	Lynn Collins	Dejah Thoris	Hindi	English
2012 \| Skyfall	Bérénice Marlohe	Sévérine	Hindi	English	Mona's name (credited as Mona Shetty) was mentioned on the Hindi dub credits of the DVD release of the film, also containing the Tamil, Telugu, Russian and Ukrainian credits. She also served as a dubbing director of the Hindi dub, alongside Kalpesh Parekh.
2012 \| Total Recall	Kate Beckinsale	Lori Quaid	Hindi	English
2014 \| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Keri Russell	Ellie	Hindi	English
2014 \| Captain America: The Winter Soldier	Cobie Smulders	Maria Hill	Hindi	English
2014 \| Guardians of the Galaxy	Zoe Saldana	Gamora	Hindi	English
2014 \| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Megan Fox	rowspan="2" \| April O'Neil	Hindi	English
2016 \| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	Megan Fox	Hindi	English
2015 \| Avengers: Age of Ultron	Cobie Smulders	Maria Hill	Hindi	English
2019 \| Dumbo	Eva Green	Colette Marchant	Hindi	English

== Tamil and Telugu language films ==

Film title	Original voice	Character	Dub language	Original language	Original year release	Dubbed year release
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Azad	Shilpa Shetty	Mahalaxmi \|Hindi \|Telugu \|2000 \|2000 \|
3	Shruti Haasan	Janani	Hindi	Tamil	2012	2012
Kochadaiiyaan	Deepika Padukone	Princess Vandana	Hindi	Tamil	2014	2014
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy \|Nayanthara \|Sidhamma \|Hindi \|Telugu \|2019 \|2019 \|

=Animated films=

Film title	Character	Original voice	Dub language	Original language	Original year release	Dub year Release	Notes
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Beauty and the Beast	Belle	Paige O'Hara	Hindi	English	1991	rowspan="3" \| 2009	Aired on TV, dubbed in Hindi. Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	Belle	Paige O'Hara	Hindi	English	1997	Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Belle's Magical World	Belle	Paige O'Hara	Hindi	English	1998	Mona only provided the speaking voice for this character, in the Hindi dub. The singing Hindi voice was provided by Mimosa Pinto.
Toy Story 3	Barbie	Jodi Benson	Hindi	English	2010	2010
Puss in Boots	Kitty Softpaws	Salma Hayek	Hindi	English	2011	2011	Hindi dub released in theatrically and on Home media releases. Her credit name for the role of Kitty was credited as: "Mona Shetty".
Planes	Ishani	Priyanka Chopra	Hindi	English	2013	2015
The Angry Birds Movie	Maya Rudolph	Matilda	Hindi	English	2016	2016
Finding Dory	Dory	Ellen DeGeneres	Bengali	English	2016	2017

Production staff

=Live action films=

Film title	Staff role	Studio	Dub language	Original language	Original year release	Dub year release	Notes
class="wikitable"
Skyfall	Dubbing director	Sound & Vision India	rowspan="4" \| Hindi	English	2012	2012	This film was also dubbed into Tamil and Telugu by the same studio. Mona directed the Hindi dub.
Iron Man 3	Dubbing director	Sound & Vision India	English	2013	2013	rowspan="3" \| This film was also dubbed into Tamil and Telugu by the same studio. Mona directed the Hindi dub alongside Kalpesh Parekh.
Avengers: Age of Ultron	Dubbing director	Sound & Vision India	English	2015	2015
Jurassic World	Dubbing director	Sound & Vision India	English	2015	2015