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Harish Bhimani

VOICE-OVER ARTIST | MUMBAI

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>President’s (National Film) Award for documentary narration in 2016

>Asian Voice Award 2013, presented at the House of Commons, London.

>In the realm of voice recordings, whereas the voice role of SAMAY (the Time) of BR Chopra’s TV serial Mahabharat, made Harish Bhimani a household name amongst Indians all over the world, his recordings for inflight announcements in Jet Airways & music albums of Times Music endeared him to travelers & connoisseurs – this includes the runaway success Gayatri – followed by Ganesh, Navkar, Maha-Mrityunjay Mantra, Mahalakshmi, Bhagvad Gita, Preachings of Buddha, Sai Satcharitra, Swaminarayan & many more.

>He is particularly fond of his recordings for Light-&-Sound (and now, 3-D mapping) shows – Sardar Patel Memorial, Gandhij’s house in Porbandar, Konark, Kurukshetra, Akshardham-Gandhinagar & Amar Jawan among others.

>Voice of the mobile services MAX TOUCH, BSNL, IDEA CELLULAR, MOBILY (Saudi Arabia) among myriad others.

>He rather cherishes the audio book (Nobel Laureate Hermann Hesse’s) Siddhartha in English & language learning software in audio – www.Linguata.com, www.Goethe-Verlag.com, www.BoltiDictionary.com.

>Conceptualized, written, presented & produced 52-part 1-hr. radio series for Air India, broadcast over London's Sunrise Radio. The programme topped in popularity ratings for 32 straight weeks.

>Directed all audio production under Communications – some 500 radio spots & jingles & over 1,600 episodes of radio serials & series.

>Apart from innumerable voice-overs for commercials, documentaries & corporate videos, estimated at about 22,000, he is known for:
- The largest number of program promos (in both English & Hindi) Zee TV, Star+ TV, Colors, Sahara+.
- Weekly re-cap & comments for TV serials: MAHABHARAT (India’s highest-rated TV serial), GAYATRI, JHANSI KI RANI, CHANDRAKANTA & several more.
- Participation in the English radio series TIGER'S EYE and its sequel THE TWIST IN THE ‘TAIL’, broadcast over BBC's world service.
- Dubbing of the American TV serial DIFFRENT STROKES in Hindi. The epic feature film GANDHI begins with his VO
- On panel of AIR & Films Division (category: A+)
- Conceptualized, written & presented some 45 radio serials, comprising approximately 1,500 episodes, out of which, 4 serials & some 22 commercials won national level awards - including Ad Club & RAPA. Three serials exported to 4 countries for 4 years. Now recording for clients in 38 countries through 2 unique voice websites.
- Recording the Mumbai Planetarium commentaries since its inception in 1978 – apart from planetaria of many other Indian cities – both, in English & Hindi.
- Recorded the first set of audio books in India, (Gulshan Nanda’s novels) apart from numerous recordings for albums; followed by SIDDHARTHA & several others.
-13-part film-star radio show on Sharjah's Umm-Ul-Quwain Radio.

V/O to India’s first comprehensive medical multimedia (on Dentistry, Gynaecology, Heart Ailments etc) – in English, Hindi & Urdu, now exported to 17 countries, including USA.
- V/O for India’s first CD-ROM on Shrimad Bhagawat Geeta & Anwarul-Hadees to The Basics of Zoroastrianism & Christianity; from Adi Sahnkaracharya to Swaminarayan to Mahaveer Jain – to Scientology, LA.
- V/O for India’s first CD-ROM on Gir – the Home of Roaring Cats for international market.
- The only Indian radio broadcaster to have been awarded a Gold Disc by HMV.

Easily the most-travelled Indian broadcaster, Harish has journeyed through 31 countries and mingled with Indian Diaspora there, while mostly on professional assignments. He is, quite simply, one of the most sought-after and enduring voice-over artistes in India.

>Keeping pace with technology, Harish's clientele now is worldwide - including Intel & Coca-Cola.

>He has enjoyed reading several books in the Talking Book Studio of the National Association for the Blind, for the visually challenged the world over.

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