Leela Roy Ghosh ( – 11 May 2012) was an Indian actress and
voice-dubbing artist. She dubbed in
Hindi
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,
Bengali
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,
English
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,
Marathi and
languages. She was also a dubbing director. Her daughter,
Mona Ghosh Shetty
Mona Ghosh Shetty is an Indian voice-dubbing actor and dubbing director. She has dubbed in Hindi, Bengali, English, Marathi, and Urdu languages.
Personal life
Mona Ghosh Shetty is the daughter of former voice-dubbing artist Leela Roy Ghosh. ...
, is a voice actress and singer.
Career
Ghosh was perhaps best known for being the founder and president of the dubbing studio
Sound & Vision India
Sound & Vision India is an Indian dubbing studio group in India, with their main studio located in Andheri, Mumbai. They have dubbed for many live action and animated theatrical or television films, series and documentaries.
History
Sound & V ...
, which is located in
Andheri
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,
Mumbai
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City. Her daughter Mona helped her out and they did businesses together for the company from the early 1990s until Leela's death. The company handles Indian voice-dubs (mostly Hindi) for movies that are made by
Hollywood production houses such as
Paramount Pictures,
Universal Studios
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and
Sony Pictures Entertainment. As of 2013, the dubbing studio has dubbed over more than 300 foreign films and over a thousand foreign TV programs.
Death
On 11 May 2012 Ghosh died from complications of liver transplant surgery at the age of 64.
Production staff
Dubbed content
Live action films
References
External links
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1940s births
2012 deaths
Indian voice actresses
21st-century Indian film directors
Indian voice directors
Film directors from Mumbai
Indian women film directors
20th-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses from Mumbai
21st-century Indian actresses
20th-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian singers
Indian women playback singers
Bollywood playback singers
Singers from Mumbai
20th-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian women singers
Women musicians from Maharashtra
Year of birth missing
Place of birth missing