Superstar Mahesh Babu is making waves in the world of animated films, having voiced the iconic character of Mufasa in the Telugu dub of 'Mufasa: The Lion King'.
The film, directed by Barry Jenkins and released in theatres last week, explores the origin story of the beloved lion king Mufasa. Mahesh Babu took to social media to say that voicing Mufasa has been an incredibly personal and cherished experience.
"Voicing Mufasa has been an incredible experience that I'll always hold close to my heart. I hope you experience the same joy watching Disney's ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ as I did," he said.
The actor’s involvement in 'Mufasa: The Lion King' marks an exciting new chapter in his career, as he steps into the world of voice acting for the first time in such a prominent role. The Telugu version also features renowned comedian Brahmanandam, who voices the character of Pumbaa, and actor Ali, who lends his voice to the mischievous Timon.
In the Hindi version of 'Mufasa: The Lion King', Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan voices Mufasa, while his sons Aryan Khan and AbRam Khan take on the roles of Simba and young Mufasa.
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Earlier, in the lead up to the film’s release, SRK took a stroll down memory lane and recalled lending voices to the characters of the films with his sons. He revealed that AbRam worked hard on memorising the lines.
He said: "I am happy that he worked hard on the project. He (AbRam) learnt his 20-25 Hindi lines with his sister (Suhana). So, the whole family was involved.
"When we (Shah Rukh and Aryan) did the dubbing, it was difficult as compared to today's time. The commonality which I found in both of them was that they worked with a lot of patience. And I was not sure if they would have that kind of patience at such a young age.
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"But both of them prepared a lot for the project. They used to sit and learn Hindi lines. If I am asked about the difference, I feel when Aryan first did the dubbing for ‘The Incredibles’, more people used to speak in Hindi, so learning and doing the job in Hindi was a little bit easy."
Other voices in the Hindu dub include Sanjay Mishra as Pumbaa, Shreyas Talpade as Timon, and Meiyang Chang as Taka.
'Mufasa: The Lion King' has been playing in cinemas in English, Hindi, and Tamil.
(ANI)