| Nachiket Dighe | |
| Birth Date: | 1987 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Spouse: | Rucha Dighe |
Nachiket Dighe (born 11 November 1987) is an Indian actor, who dubs in Hindi, Marathi, and English. He dubbed Rupert Grint's role as Ron Weasley in Hindi, in the Harry Potter film series.
He voiced the characters Buford Van Stomm and Jeremy Johnson in the Hindi dubbed version of the animated show Phineas and Ferb and is the Hindi voice of Kenji (Tracey Sketchit) (Pokémon Chronicles) in the first Hindi dub of the Pokémon anime, and Satoshi (Ash Ketchum) in Disney's second Hindi dub of the same.
After completing Bachelors in Engineering, Nachiket did his post-graduation with MBA in Marketing from Mumbai University.[1] He is Sangeet Visharad in Tabla from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and has taken training in Hindustani classical music, vocals.
Nachiket Dighe started his acting career in sixth grade.[2] As a child artist Nachiket acted in various advertisements and serials. His first serial Meethi Meethi Batein was a sitcom starring Sachin Pilgaonkar, Nirmiti Sawant, Niki Aneja Walia, Neha Pendse and Niyati Rajwade and aired 52 episodes for a year on DD National.
He played the character of Bipin Bukalwar in Lagi Sharth,[3] and Wrong Mauritius[4] both movies of Children's Film Society, India. He played the son of Vikram Gokhale and Neena Kulkarni in the 2002 multi-starrer Marathi feature film Aadharstambha which included prominent actors from the Marathi film industry like Dilip Prabhavalkar, Lakshmikant Berde, Sandeep Kulkarni and Atul Parchure.
Nachiket Dighe started his career of voice-dubbing foreign media at the age of 11 in January 1999, by voicing cartoons, animation and live series in Hindi for various channels.[5] He was the approved Hindi voice for T.J. Detweiler in Recess, Jimmy Neutron in , Tino in Disney Weekenders and Eddie in Lloyd in Space. In anime, he was the Hindi voice of Tracey Sketchit (Kenji) in the Pokémon anime of the first Hindi dub by Sound & Vision India from early 2003 until late 2013. In 2014, a second Hindi dub has been made in-house by UTV Software Communications for Hungama TV where he was hired to voice, Ash Ketchum (Satoshi) in that dub.
| Year | Film title | Role | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lagi Sharth | Bipin Bukalwar | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Aadharstambha | Rohan Divekar | Marathi | |
| 2004 | Wrong Mauritius | Bipin Bukalwar | Hindi |
| Serial | Character role(s) | Number of Episodes | Language | Channel | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | ||||||
| Aahat | 2 | Hindi | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| Avinash IPS | 2 | |||||
| Shakalaka Boom Boom | 3 | Hindi |
| Program title | Original voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Number of Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Malinger (Season 1) Andrew Lawrence (Season 2–6) | T.J. Detweiler | Hindi | English | 127+4 movies | 8/31/1997- 11/5/2001 | 2000-2004 | Aired on Disney Hour on the Sony Channel from 2000 to 2004. Repeats of the Hindi dub continued to air on Disney Channel until 2011. | |
| Tino | Hindi | English | 39 | 4/18/1999- 2/29/2004 | ||||
| Eddie | Hindi | English | 40 | 2/3/2001- 2/27/2004 | ||||
| Jimmy Neutron | Hindi | English | 119 (dubbed 68) | 7/20/2002- 7/6/2007 | Nachiket dubbed Jimmy Neutron for 68 episodes. | |||
| Lizzie Waterworth (1-2) Skandar Keynes (3-5) (English) Alexandre Nguyen (French) | Dylan Kirrin | Hindi | English French | 43 | 4/5/2008-Current | 11/17/2008-1/2010 (stopped) | ||
| Hindi | English | 36 | 10/3/2008- 1/30/2010 | |||||
| Hindi Marathi | English | 204 (dubbed 114) | 8/17/2007-Current | Voiced Bufford and Jeremy in Hindi throughout 90 episodes, and reprised his role to voice the same characters in the Marathi dub. | ||||
| Hindi Marathi | English | 46 | 2/13/2010-Current | 5/8/2010-Current | Voiced Bradley in Hindi, and reprised his role to voice him in the Marathi dub. | |||
| Noah Nixon | Hindi | English | 40 | 4/23/2008-1/3/2013 | 1/16/2011-Current | |||
| Hindi | English | 38 [Episode 26–63] | 4/4/2009- 5/17/2002 | |||||
| Finn | Hindi | English | 52 | 5/25/2007- 4/6/2009 | ||||
| Kai (Red Ninja) | Hindi | English | 28 | 1/14/2011- 4/12/2012 | This show aired on Nickelodeon Sonic and on Cartoon Network India and only 28 episodes of the show aired on those channels in 2011 and 2012 (including the two pilot episodes, "Way of the Ninja" and "King of Shadows" and all of the episodes of Season 1 of Ninjago, "Rise of the Snakes"), but starting from May 25, 2021-January 30, 2022, they started airing all episodes of Ninjago from seasons 2-15 on that same channel and on Cartoon Network India with a unknown Hindi dubbing cast for all the new villains in seasons 2-15 of the show. Dighe also reprised his role to voice Kai in the Urdu dub of this show. | |||
| Eve Morey (English) Alexandre Nguyen (French) | Doowee | Hindi | English French | 52 | 10/26/2009- Current | |||
| Hindi | English | 13 | 2 October 1999 – 31 March 2001 | Aired by Disney XD. | ||||
| Program title | Original Japanese voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Dub Tomokazu Seki Masakazu Morita Tetsuya Kakihara (JP) Ted Lewis (Seasons 2–8) Craig Blair (Season 9-) Lucien Dodge Tom Wayland (EN) second dub Rica Matsumoto (JP) Veronica Taylor(Seasons 1–8) Sarah Natochenny (Seasons 9-) Kayzie Rogers (Special) (EN) | First Dub Tracey Sketchit (Kenji) Chili (Pod) Reggie (Reiji) second dub Ash Ketchum (Satoshi) | Hindi | 1000+ | 4/1/1997-Current | First Dub 5/12/2003-2015 (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 by UTV Software Communications featuring a new Hindi voice cast and translation and aired on Hungama TV with Dighe being chosen to voice Ash in the second dub. The first dub that Dighe was also involved in, was produced by Sound and Vision India for Cartoon Network India, Cartoon Network Pakistan and Pogo. Prasad Barve was the voice of Ash in the first Hindi dub.[6] Anshul Chandra voiced Tracey in the second Hindi dub. | ||
| Cain McDonnell Ruth Sigma | Hindi | 1/5/2004- 12/27/2004 | ||||||
| Hindi | 4/1/2010- 9/23/2010 | |||||||
| Masato Amada | J.P., Beetlemon, MetalKabuterimon | Hindi | 4/7/2002- 3/3/0/2003 | |||||
| Antares | Hindi | 8/9/2010- 03/29/2011 | 2013 - Present | |||||
| Mokoto Tsumura (JP) Philece Sampler (EN) | Kakeru Sakamaki | Hindi | 10/1/2005- 09/09/2006 | 1/2014 - Present | A revised translation of the English dub. | |||
| Masaru Hongō | Hindi | 10/15/1986- 3/25/1987 | 2013- Present | Aired as Kickers in the Hindi dub. | ||||
| Nanaho Katsuragi | Hindi | 2/7/1999- 1/30/2000 |
| Program title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Rangers Zeo | Tom-Tim-Ted Fillipo (DiFillipo Triplets) | Trey of Trifortia / Zeo Gold Ranger | Hindi | English | April 20, 1996 - November 27, 1996 | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Chouriki Sentai Ohranger | |
| Hindi | English | 5/2/2009-10/3/2010 | 11/30/2009-2011(?) | ||||
| Ziggy Grover / Ranger Operator Series Green | Hindi | English | March 7, 2009 - December 26, 2009 | Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Engine Sentai Go-onger. | |||
| Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai | Najee De-Tiege | Kevin Douglas / Samurai Blue Ranger | Hindi | English | February 7, 2011 - December 10, 2011 (Samurai) February 18, 2012- December 15, 2012 (Super Samurai) | ||
| Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce | Cameron Jebo | Orion / Super Megaforce Silver Ranger | Hindi | English | February 2, 2013 - December 7, 2013 (Megaforce) February 15, 2014 - November 22, 2014 (Super Megaforce) | ||
| Various Characters | – | Hindi | English | 9/11/1993- 9/11/1995 | Children's game show that originally aired in North America from 1993 to 1995. Aired in the early 2000s decade. | ||
| Power Rangers Dino Charge/Super Charge | Tyler Navarro / Dino Charge Red Ranger | Hindi | English | 2/7/2015-12/10/2016 | Based on Tokusatsu, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. | ||
| Dean Moriarty | Hindi | English | 10/12/2007-1/6/2012 | 5/5/2008-2012(?) | |||
| Lyndon Davies | Rifleman Ben Perkins | Hindi | English | 5/5/1993- 11/9/2008 | |||
| Michael D'Ascenzo | Rainbow "Rain" Papadakis | Hindi | English | 6/24/2005-8/26/2007 | Aired on Disney Channel India. | ||
| Various Characters | – | Hindi | English | 2005-???? | |||
| Dylan Pierce | Hindi | English | 8/31/2001- 3/16/2002 | Episode: Scareful What You Wish For | |||
| Dennis Bendersky | Tapeworm | Hindi | English | 3/18/2005- 9/1/2008 | |||
| Himself | Hindi | English | 2003-2012 | Travel series. | |||
| The Rough Guides | Himself | Hindi | English | 2008- | Travel series. | ||
| Jordan Prosser | Johan Abu | Hindi | English | 11/13/2008- 10/6/2011 | Appeared in two episodes. Aired on Disney Channel India. | ||
| Kit Weyman | Hindi | English | 9/18/2005- 3/25/2009 | Aired on Disney Channel India. | |||
| Danny Cho, Hunt, Kamen Rider Axe | Hindi | English | 1/13/2009- 12/26/2009 | 1/8/2010- 10/8/2010 | Aired on Cartoon Network. Based on Japanese Tokusatsu, Kamen Rider Ryuki. | ||
| Freddie | Hindi | English | 2/13/2009- 7/30/2010 | 11/14/2009- 2010(?) | |||
| Film title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | English | 2002 | 2003 | Voiced this character from the second onwards after it was passed from a female voice actress, Rupali Surve Shivtarkar. | |||
| Hindi | English | 2004 | 2004 | ||||
| Hindi | English | 2005 | 2005 | ||||
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[7] | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |||
| Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[8] | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | |||
| Leo Biederman (Second Dub) | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2009 | Nachiket has dubbed for the second dub released on a newer Home media Release.[9] A first Hindi dub was previously released back in 1998 by Sound & Vision India. | ||
| Arnold | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |||
| Bernard the Head Elf | Hindi | English | 1994 | 2005 | VCD/DVD Release. | ||
| Bernard the Arch-elf | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2006 | VCD/DVD Release. | ||
| Dave Morgan | Hindi | English | 1992 | 2009 | |||
| DB Alan Bosley | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2009 | |||
| Scott Hazell | Theo | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2009 | ||
| Anthony Cozens | Gethin | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2009 | ||
| Mike Brander | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2008 | |||
| Rory Buck | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2008 | |||
| Thomas Berger | Hindi | English | 1993 | 2008 | VCD/DVD Release. | ||
| Jimmy | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2008 | |||
| Derek | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |||
| Nick Szalinski | Hindi | English | 1992 | 2001 | |||
| Chris Gallinger | Demitri | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | ||
| Charlie | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2008 | Dubbed for television broadcasting on UTV. | ||
| Keno | Hindi | English | 1991 | 2006 | VCD/DVD release. | ||
| Charles | Hindi | English | 1988 | 2007 | |||
| Hindi | English | 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| Hindi | English | 2007 | 2008 | Both the second and third films premiered dubbed into Hindi in the same year of 2008. | |||
| Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | ||||
| James Kirk | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2007 | |||
| Luke | Hindi | English | 1998 | 2000 | |||
| Andrew Carson | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2004 | |||
| Danny Madigan | Hindi | English | 1993 | 2000 | |||
| Larry Willingham | Hindi | English | 1997 | 2007 | |||
| Lewis | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2004 | |||
| Byron Cotton | Theodore "Armpit" | Hindi | English | 2003 | |||
| Hu Jianqiang | Chao Wei | Hindi | 1986 | 2007 | |||
| Jason Gray | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2009 | Aired on the summer of 2009. | ||
| Jason Gray | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | Aired in September 2010. | ||
| Cameron James | Hindi | English | 1999 | 2009 | |||
| Trey | Hindi | English | 2006 | 2009 | |||
| Jack Downey | Hindi | English | 2002 | 2009 | |||
| Henry Feagins | Fanul | Hindi | English | 2000 | 2009 | ||
| Michael Wai | Siu-Ma | Hindi | Cantonese Chinese English | 2002 | 2010 | ||
| Wes Robinson | Chad Mansen | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2010 | ||
| Arthur Eng | Viet | Hindi | English Japanese | 1995 | 2010 | ||
| Mandla Gaduka | Fundiswa Mhlanga | Hindi | English Nyanja Afrikaans Zulu Xhosa Sotho | 1995 | 2010 | ||
| Lukas Haas | Richie Norris | Hindi | English | 1996 | 2010 | ||
| Michael | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2010 | |||
| Major Salt | Hindi | English | 1995 | 2010 | |||
| Chung-Hsien Yang | Detective Chow Kam | Hindi | English | 1995 | 2011 | ||
| Slam | Wang Wei | Li Wei | Hindi | 2008 | 2011 | ||
| Junior | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2011 | |||
| Andrew James Allen | Jasper | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | ||
| Garikayi Mutambirwa | Deaundre "Double D" Davis | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2011 | ||
| Adam | Hindi | English | 1995 | 2011 | |||
| Sean Redford | Hindi | English | 2007 | 2007 | |||
| Boy Canter | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |||
| Moon (The Kid) | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2011 | |||
| Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | ||||
| Spencer Gilpin | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | |||
| Pete Coleman | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2018 | Performed alongside Uplaksh Kochhar who voiced Aaron Paul as Tobey Marshall. | ||
| Steel (voice) | Hindi | English | 2016 | 2018 | |||
| Film title | Original Voice(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Jasper "T.J." Detweiller | Hindi | English | 2001 | 2001 | |||
| Theodore Jasper "T.J." Detweiller | Hindi | English | 2003 | 2003 | |||
| Rodney Copperbottom | Hindi | English | 2005 | 2007 | |||
| Bobble | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2008 | |||
| Bobble | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |||
| Bobble | Hindi | English | 2011 | 2012 | |||
| Hindi Marathi | English | 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| Nod | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | |||
| Po | Marathi | English | 2008 | 2016 | Marathi dub created for Zee Talkies by VR Films. | ||
| Po | Marathi | English | 2011 | 2016 | Marathi dub created for Zee Talkies by VR Films. | ||
| Film title | Original Japanese voice | Character | Dub Language | Original Year Release | Dubbed Year Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Ketchum (Satoshi) | Hindi | 1998 | 2015 | Aired on Hungama TV with the in-house UTV Software Communications Hindi dub voice cast which was shown over 17 years later, after the original Japanese theatrical release. Unlike the Hindi dub of the animated series that was based on the English dub, this film is actually being done directly based on the original Japanese version, despite still using the English names. The premiere date was 18 April 2015 for the channel and it was aired as: "Pokémon The Movie - Mewtwo Ka Badla" (पोकीमॉन द मूवी - म्यूटो का बदला). | ||
| Ash Ketchum (Satoshi) | Hindi | 1999 | 2015 | It got set to air on Hungama TV with the in-house UTV Software Communications Hindi dub voice cast which will be shown over 16 years later, after the original Japanese theatrical release. Unlike the Hindi dub of the animated series that was based on the English dub, this film is actually being done directly based on the original Japanese version, despite still using the English names. The premiere date was for the Summer of 2015 for the channel and it aired as: "Pokémon: Movie EK Ki TAAQAT" (पोकीमॉन मूवी - एक की ताक़त). | ||