Voice over artists in India do play a vital role in the marketing and advertising campaigns of brands. There are many ads that only got popular due to the voice-over artist. The famous television show Bigg Boss is one great example to show the importance of the impact of choosing the right voice over artists. Below is the list of top voice-over artists in India right now.
1. Piyush Pandey
Piyush Pandey is one of the most popular voice-over artists in India. He has won the award of most influential man in Indian advertising for 8 years by The Economic Times. He has given his voice to some of the best ad campaigns in India such as Cadbury’s “Kuch Khaas Hai”, Fevicol “Lagao Lagao, Aur Zor Lagao”, Asian Paints “Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai”, and SBI Life Insurance ad “Taaki Rishton Ke Beech Dooriyan Na Aayein”.
2. Richa Nigam
Richa Nigam gained popularity for her unique husky voice in the ads. She has been giving her voice in Surf Excel ads for almost a decade now. The very popular ad “Daag Achche Hain” also had Richa’s voice. Along with Surf Excel, she has also shown her talent for Tata Indicom, Nutrilite Amway, Brookebond, Domino’s Junior Joybox, Pillsbury, ING Vysya, Tata Sky and Coca-Cola advertisement campaigns.
3. Atul Kapoor
Ever wondered who is the man behind the famous Bigg Boss voice? Well, we have the answer for you in that case. Atul Kapoor a voice-over artist since 2002 and gave his voice in Bigg Boss season 4 first time for this show. Bigg Boss voice which has made him a celebrity in the country.
4. Shammi Narang
Shammi Narang’s voice is very recognizable for the people who have watched Doordarshan and also for those who travel in Delhi Metro. He has given his voice to the Hindi version of metro announcements and his mate in Doordarshan Rini Simon Khanna has provided the English version.
5. Piyush Mishra
Piyush Mishra is a well-known actor now, he has also worked as a voice-over artist. He has given his voice in Parle G’s famous campaign “Roko Mat, Toko Mat”. He has also sung theme songs for various brands.
6. Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav is among the finest voice-over artists we have in Indian industry. The song “Umar ghumar ke” he sang for Pepsico ad which featured Sachin Tendulkar in it is still among the favorite ad songs in Indian audience. He has given voice in Pepsi, Parle, Vim, Kotak Mahindra, Coke, Midday, Crack cream, Bagh Bakari Chai, Icy Cool Mint, and Britannia ad campaigns. He has also won two International Awards as Best Actor for Massey Sahib.
7. Meghana Erande
Meghana made her name with her impressive work in Marathi movies. She’s quite popular for being the voice of animation cartoons including Ninja Hattori, Dizzy from Bob the Builder, DeeDee from Dexter’s Laboratory, Doraemon, Princess in Powerpuff Girls, Harriet Brindle in Small Wonder, and Ninja Hattori, dubbed in Marathi and Hindi. Some well-known movies that she has dubbed are – The Little Mermaid, Batman, Beauty and the Beast, Daredevil among many more. The below video is a perfect example of skill and brilliance.
Hope this article cleared some doubts about the best popular and most famous voice-over artists in India. Do let us know about your favorite in this list.
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