The show features voice artistes behind famous characters like Noddy, Ninja Hattori among others

“I used to invite voice artistes for interviews to my YouTube channel a few years ago. But I stopped doing that because of the lockdown, which is also when I got married, and then my job kept me busy,” reveals Kaushal, who moved to Mumbai from Delhi in search of more opportunities in the field as a 22-year-old. “The idea was to bring the faces behind cartoons and international movies that we have grown up watching to the fore. As someone who belongs to this generation, I know the power of social media and how to use it to my advantage. Hence, I began this show,” she says.

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The episodes are a mix of humorous anecdotes from behind the scenes of our favourite cartoons and movies, and live performances and rapid-fire rounds for doing as many voices as the guests and the host can. In the first episode, Kaur and Kaushal recreated a scene from the film Stand by Me, where Doraemon has to leave Nobita and go back to his world, because his mission was now complete. “I remember performing this sequence in the studio nearly seven years ago. I couldn’t stop myself from crying. I was hiding my face in the studio in the fear that people might find it odd that I am crying for a cartoon. When we performed it live for the podcast, we were flooded with comments about how viewers also got teary-eyed. If you’re even slightly connected to the cartoon, the episode is bound to touch your heart,” she says.

Sonal Kaushal gave the first voice to Doraemon in Hindi; (right) Meghana Erande also dubbed for the famous character in Hindi and Marathi

In another episode, Shinde shows how with small moderations in tone, bass and treble, he can jump from Kartik Aryan’s voice, to John Abraham, Pankaj Tripathi and Ranveer Singh’s voice. In the latest one with Erande, the voice actor shows how one can add their own flavour while dubbing for various characters.

“Unlike acting, where you have your body, hair, make-up and set supporting your performance, in voice acting, the only tool you have is your voice. But we have a clean working environment, where everyone knows the other, and even after 35 years of being a part of it, I still give auditions for every role. So, if you’re planning to pursue it, keep practising. This industry is booming in India, with a lot to offer,” Erande signs off. 

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