Voice Dubbing 

Dubbing and Voice Over - Jobs & Careers in India

Considering the multilingual nature of our country, there is a great demand for dubbing and voice-over artistes. Some of the larger film and television production houses have their own in-house dubbing departments. As a dubbing or voice-over artiste, you should not only be fluent in the language but also versatile enough to match your inflections, tone and pauses to synchronize with the original soundtrack and visuals. For example, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, which were originally made in Hindi, have now been dubbed in most of the Indian and several foreign languages. Also, almost every Hollywood film, big or small, which is now screened in India, has a Hindi release. 

Similarly, a large number of popular serials and 'infotainment' programmes are now being dubbed in Indian languages to increase their viewership. In TV serials, dubbing artistes are paid between Rs 1000 to 1,500 per episode, but depending on the artiste's capability and the length and complexity of the role, they command as much as Rs 10,000 per episode. In films, you can make as much as Rs 75,000 by lending your voice to a single character on the screen, if you are really good. You could also lend your voice for documentaries, presentations and radio/TV spots. Contact some of the better-known recording studios in your town for a break.

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