Exclusive: Meet Sonal Kaushal, the voice behind Doraemon and Chota Bheem

From the voice of Doraemon to the voice of Pikachu and Chota Bheem, meet Sonal Kaushal, the talented dubbing artist.

Sonal Kaushal, the voiceover artist, plays a prominent role in most people’s childhood. Some people may know her as Doraemon, some as Pikachu and to some she is Chota Bheem. Sonal Kaushal, also commonly known as The Motormouth, started her dubbing career at the age of 8 and has been the voice behind Doraemon since the age of 13.

In an exclusive interview with India.com, Sonal Kaushal reveals that becoming a voiceover artist was not a plan, but an accident.

Sonal Kaushal on her journey as a dubbing artist and how she got Doraemon

Sonal Kaushal reveals that she started her journey with Doraemon in 2005 when she was 13, without any idea what dubbing was. “Mujhe toh ons waqt pata bhi nahi that ki dubbing hoti kya hai (She had no knowledge of dubbing at that time)”. She says that dubbing is a challenging job and that you have to do many things at the same time. Sonal also reveals that the casting director was looking for a different voice and luckily she was able to do that as a child and that helped her get the project.

Sonal’s original voice became Doremon’s voice

Sonal says that the casting directors were looking for a robot voice similar to Doraemon’s Japanese voice, but she was unable to modulate her voice at the time. “Maine auditioned for mein kardia, but when I sat down to record an entire episode, I couldn’t keep up that voice.The team asked her to dub the entire episode in her original voice and later they thought her original voice at that time was even better, which became Doraemon’s voice.

Sonal Kaushal on the diversity of the dubbing industry

Sonal Kaushal highlights the type and diversity of fields in the dubbing industry and how they differ from each other. From voiceover, dubbing to dubbing, there is a range of categories in this particular field, with the dubbing artist being the most challenging role, especially dubbing animated characters. “You have to breathe like that character, especially because in animation everything is exaggerated.”

Turning point in Sonal’s career

Sonal talks about the evolution of the voice artist industry and how the introduction of the OOTD platform will create a host of opportunities in this field. She also mentions that fortunately a lot of information can now be found on the internet. The Kapil Sharma Show has made an important contribution to gaining a lot of attention and recognition in this field. She was one of the guests in one of Kapil Sharma’s shows where she showed her talent by modulating the voices of various cartoon characters and her bit went viral and the rest is history.

Scope and monetization in the dubbing industry

Sonal also mentions that Mumbai is the hub for jobs in this field and anyone who has restrictions not to move can take up internships or get a job at their state’s All India Radio Station. Once they have some experience, they can move. to Mumbai for better opportunities. Talking about the scope of monetization, Sonal says that like any creative industry, the reward also depends on the number of projects, but ultimately you can get a handsome amount.Dheere dheere aap thousand se lekar lakhs take belly sakte ho. (Slowly and eventually you can earn thousands to lakhs in this field)“

Watch the full video for more insights.

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