# Meghana Erande

Meghana Erande (or Meghna Sudhir Erande, Mēghanā Sudhīr Ēraṇḍē) is an Indian actress and voice actress. She is popularly known for voicing the main character Hattori of Ninja Hattori animated series in Hindi. She has been working in the industry for more than 30 years.

## Dubbing career

Meghana first auditioned for Disney's DuckTales series in 1989. She was favoured among 25 artistes to voice for the titular character of Ninja Hattori series in Hindi. She has dubbed Canadian actress Pamela Anderson's role as C. J. Parker in Baywatch, on all the episodes on the seasons she appeared in, and other films since as for some roles in some of the Barbie films and other roles as well, such as Denise Richards's role as Kelly Lanier Van Ryan in Wild Things and Angelina Jolie's role as Police Officer Amelia Donaghy in The Bone Collector, both of which were dubbed in Hindi much later in 2010. She worked on regional national channel on a programme called DAHAVI DIWALI.
She can do voices for children, teenage girls and young women, and she has also dubbed for many Bollywood actresses.

## Dubbing roles
### Animated series

| Series | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original Release | Dub Release | Notes |
| Make Way for Noddy | Noddy | Hindi | English | 39 | 9/2/2002-2008 | | Aired on Cartoon Network India and Pogo. |
| Dexter's Laboratory | Dee Dee | Hindi | English | 78 | 4/27/1996-11/20/2003 | 8/22/1999-2006 | Aired on Cartoon Network India. |
| The Powerpuff Girls | Princess Morbucks | Hindi | English | 78 (Dubbed 3) | 11/18/1998- 25 March 2005 | 2000-2005 | Dubbed for this character for three episodes throughout her appearances in Seasons 5-6, which includes the Christmas special. Meena Gokuldas previously voiced her in the episodes of the first 4. |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Nova | Hindi | English | 52 | 18 September 2004 – 16 December 2006 | | |
| Bob the Builder | Dizzy | Hindi | English | 199 | 1998-2003 | | |
| Ninja Hattori-kun | Kanzo Hattori | Hindi | Japanese | 694 | 9/28/1981- 25 December 1987 | | Aired on Nickelodeon India. |
| Pokémon | Officer Jenny (Junsar) (First Dub) | Hindi | Japanese | 1000+ | 4/1/11997-Ongoing | First dub 5/12/2003-10/2013 (India) 2004-2013 (Pakistan) Second dub 5/19/2014-Current | The First 8 seasons dubbed, were 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 featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation by UTV Software Communications and aired on Hungama TV. The first dub that Erande was involved in, was produced by Sound & Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo. Sabina Malik Mausam voiced this character in the second Hindi dub. |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Momoko "Maruko" Sakura | Hindi | Japanese | 142 | 1/7/1990- 27 September 1992 | Unknown. | Aired on Nickelodeon India. |
| Perman | Pako / Sumire Hosino / Sumire-chan | Hindi | Japanese | 526 (+3 specials) | 4/4/1983- 7/2/1987 | Unknown. | Aired on Nickelodeon India. |
| Love, Death & Robots | Greta | Hindi | English | 18 (dubbed 1) | 15 March 2019 – present | | Episode: "Beyond the Aquila Rift" |
| Doraemon | Dorami / Doraemon | Hindi | Japanese | | 15 April 2005 – present | 20 November 2020 – present / 1 March 2021 – present | Aired on Disney Channel |
| Little Krishna | Baby Krishna | Hindi | Hindi | 13 | 2009 | | |

### Animated films

| Films | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Release | Dub Release | Notes |
| Barbie as Rapunzel | Princess Melody | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2004 | Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits. |
| Barbie as the Island Princess | Tallulah Rita | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | Her name was mentioned in the Hindi dubbing credits that were shown after the original ending credits. For Tallulah, only her dialogue was dubbed into Hindi. The Hindi singing voice for Tallulah was performed by Sunayana S. Dasgupta, who also serves as the director of the Hindi dubbed songs. |
| The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Princess Melody (Speaking) | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2011 | The singing voice was provided by Amrita Beni |
| Big Hero 6 | Abigail Callaghan | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2017 | |
| Despicable Me 3 | Lucy Wilde | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | An Unknown Voice-Actress dubbed this character in previous movie. |
| Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Elsa (Speaking) | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | Meghana voiced speaking parts of Elsa in the Hindi dubbing of Olaf's Frozen Adventure, Singing voice is provided by Tarannum Malik, This movie's Hindi dub was shown in cinemas on 24 November 2017 free with Pixar's Coco, And It aired on 30 December 2017 on Disney Channel. And This movie is available in CDs from 8 January 2018. She was credited with her nickname Meghana Joshi in Cinemas End Credits. |
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Delia and Deidre Dennis / Dee Dee | Hindi | English | 2000 | | |

### Live-action TV series

| Series | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Episodes | Original Release | Dub Release | Notes |
| Baywatch | Pamela Anderson | C. J. Parker | Hindi | English | 242 (Dubbed 109) | 22 September 1989 - 14 May 2001 | Unknown. | Meghana has dubbed this character throughout all episodes she appeared in, when it was later dubbed into Hindi. |
| Teletubbies | Pui Fan Lee | Po | Hindi | English | 365 | 1997-2001 | | |
| Drake & Josh | Miranda Cosgrove Various Actresses | Megan Parker Various Characters | Hindii1 | English | 56 | 11 January 2004 – 16 September 2007 | | Performed along with Brian D'Costa as Drake Parker (Drake Bell), Prasad Barve as Josh Nicols (Josh Peck), Meena Nahta as Audrey (Nancy Sullivan) and Vinod Sharma as Walter Nicols (Jonathan Goldstein) |
| Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Sally Martin | Tori Hanson | Hindi | English | 38 | 2003 | Unknown | Voiced Ninja Storm Blue Ranger for 42 episodes |
| Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Sally Martin | Tori Hanson | Hindi | English | 38(dubbed 2) | 2004 | Unknown | |
| Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | Sally Martin | Tori Hanson | Hindi | English | 32(dubbed 2) | 2007 | Unknown | |
| Stranger Things | Winona Ryder | Joyce Byers | Hindi | English | 34 | 2016-Present | Unknown. | Meghana has dubbed this character throughout all episodes she appeared in, when it was later dubbed into Hindi. |
| The Trial | Kajol | Noyonika Sengupta | Marathi | Hindi | 8 | 2023 | | |

### Live action films

| Film | Actress | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Release | Dub Release | Notes |
| Tom, Dick, and Harry | Kim Sharma | Bijli | Hindi | Hindi | 2006 | 2006 | Meghana was called in to dub the dialogues during post-production because Kim was not good in giving a particular Marathi accent, thus ending up speaking in a typical Machchiwali style. Dissatisfied by the director, Meghana was then contacted to dub for Kim to make her accent sound better, even though this film was already shot in Hindi. |
| Wild Things | Denise Richards | Kelly Lanier Van Ryan | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2010 | This Hindi Dub that Meghana participated in, has been produced in 2010 and aired on TV. |
| The Bone Collector | Angelina Jolie | Police Officer Amelia Donaghy | Hindi | English | 1999 | 2010 | This Hindi Dub that Meghana participated in, has been produced in 2010 and aired on TV. |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Shirley Henderson | Moaning Myrtle | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | She only voiced this character in this film only. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets where she originally made her first appearance, she was dubbed by another Hindi voice actress. |
| Zathura: A Space Adventure | Kristen Stewart | Lisa Budwing | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2006 | |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Isabella Leong | Lin | Hindi | English Mandarin Chinese Sanskrit | 2008 | 2008 | |
| The Prestige | Scarlett Johansson | Olivia Wenscombe | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Daredevil | Jennifer Garner | Elektra Natchios | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |
| Kick-Ass 2 | Chloë Grace Moretz | Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Lingaa | Anushka Shetty | Lakshmi | Hindi | Tamil | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Lucy | Scarlett Johansson | Lucy | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | Hindi dub only created for the Home media release. |
| Knocked Up | Katherine Heigl | Alison Scott | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Shooter | Kate Mara | Sara Fenn | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | AnnaSophia Robb | Violet Beauregarde | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Plumette | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Speed Racer | Christina Ricci | Trixie | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Speed Racer | Ariel Winter | Young Trixie | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |
| The Firm (1993 film) | Jeanne Tripplehorn | Abigail "Abby" McDeere | Hindi | English | 1993 | | |
| Leap Year (2010 film) | Amy Adams | Anna Brady | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Tanhaji | Kajol | Savitri Bai | Marathi | Hindi | 2020 | | |
| Tribhanga | Kajol | Anuradha "Anu" Apte | Marathi | Hindi | 2020 | | |

### TV Commercials

| Year | Title | Brand | Actress | Dub Language | Original Language | Notes | Ref. |
| 2023 | INA Diamond Collection | PNG Jewellers | Madhuri Dixit | Marathi | Hindi | | |

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Program | Role | Note |
| 1993-1997 | Tara | young Tara | |
| 2022 | Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra | Guest performer | Episode 275 |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2020 | India Voice Fest Awards | Dubbing Live Action - Marathi | Won |
| 2020 | India Voice Fest Awards | Audio Book Female - Hindi | Won |
| 2022 | India Voice Fest Awards | Dubbing Voice Animation Series - Hindi | Won |