Baahubali voice Sharad Kelkar opens up about his love for acting and being seen more on-screen, says, “I am an actor first, I want to try new roles, do new work” : Bollywood News

Actor Sharad Kelkar, who has lent his voice for iconic projects including the film Baahubali, is all set to return as the voice of the famous character. Disney+ Hotstar in association with S.S. Rajamouli and the team of the Pan-Indian magnum opus recently launched an animated series Baahubali: Crown of Blood. The popular actor has been known to play the voice of Prabhas in the Baahubali series and now he has also lent his voice for the animated series. As he opened up about the experience of the same, he also opened up about shuttling between being a voice over artist and an on-screen star.

Baahubali voice Sharad Kelkar opens up about his love for acting and being seen more on-screen, says, “I am an actor first, I want to try new roles, do new work”

Talking about the same, Sharad Kelkar said, “I dub well but that doesn’t mean that I’ll do a certain type of role that requires a good voice. I am an actor first, I can perform and when it comes to my voice I can take it to any dimension. But, fortunately, in the last two years a lot of people have shown trust in me. I try to do different kinds of roles so that I am not stuck being typecast. I am waiting for the good times, the best to come”

Talking about Baahubali, he further added, “All the credit goes to SS Rajamouli sir who made me the voice of Baahubali. He chose me for that and gave me the liberty to dub as I perceived the character. During the first part, he used to come in the evening and check all the dubs. While dubbing for the second part he didn’t come, he trusted us with it completely, he’d say, ‘guys, do your job”!

Disney + Hotstar and Graphic India recently launched animated series of one of India’s fan favorite film franchise, Hotstar Specials’ Baahubali: Crown of Blood, a story where Baahubali and Bhallaladeva will join hands to protect the great kingdom of Mahishmati and the throne against its greatest threat, the mysterious warlord, Raktadeva. The series was created with an aim to explore the many events and stories in the world of Baahubali and Mahishmati which are unheard, unseen and unwitnessed. It is currently streaming now only on Disney+ Hotstar.

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