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{{short description|Indian actor and voice actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ashwin Mushran
| birth_name = Ashwin Mushran
| image =
| birth_date = [[Mumbai]] [[Maharashtra]] [[India]]
| education = [[Delhi world public school]]
| alma_mater = [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]] [[Drama Studio London]]
| citizenship = [[Indian passport|Indian]]<ref name="kashmiri">{{cite tweet |last=Mushran |first=Ashwin |user=ashwinmushran |date=Feb 26, 2015 |number=570801600559599617 |access-date=Jul 26, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726064628/https://twitter.com/ashwinmushran/status/570801600559599617?lang=en |archive-date=Jul 26, 2022 |title=My dad is Kashmiri Pandit, mom half English, half German, Sister is married to a Marwadi & my wife is a Goan Bombay girl...Yeah! I'm Indian! |lang=en }}</ref>
| occupation = [[Actor]] [[Voice actor]]
| years_active = 2006-present
}}

'''Ashwin Mushran''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor]] and [[voice over artist]]. He has appeared in numerous [[movies]] and plays. He is also featured in the movie ''[[Quick Gun Murugan]]'', as Dr. Django. He also lent his voice into [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbing]] several foreign media.

==Education==
He was born to a [[Kashmiri Pandit]] father and a [[White British]] mother of [[English people|English]] and [[Germans|German]] descent.<ref name="kashmiri" /> Mushran's paternal family were displaced from [[Kashmir Valley|Kashmir]] during the [[Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus|Exodus Of Kashmiri Pandits]] in the 1990s due to the [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|Islamic militancy]]. Ashwin studied at [[The Doon School]] in [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]] and then graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] ([[Honours degree|Honours]]) degree in [[English literature|English Literature]] from [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]], [[University of Delhi]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="indianentertainment1">[http://www.indianentertainment.info/2009/12/23/ashwin-mushran-%E2%80%93-that-class-act-in-fashion.html Ashwin Mushran – That class act in FASHION! | Indian Entertainment Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704003018/http://www.indianentertainment.info/2009/12/23/ashwin-mushran-%E2%80%93-that-class-act-in-fashion.html |date=4 July 2014 }}. Indianentertainment.info (2009-12-23). Retrieved on 2013-08-31.</ref><ref>[http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec16/youth4.asp Mumbai salsas to his tune] ''Deccan Herald'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230222922/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec16/youth4.asp |date=30 December 2015 }}. Archive.deccanherald.com (2003-12-16). Retrieved on 2013-08-31.</ref> He then moved to [[England]] from India to study acting at the [[Drama Studio London]] in [[Ealing]], [[West London]].<ref name="stage">{{cite news|title= Drama Studio London: Helping you find your unique talents to set you on the path to success |url= https://www.thestage.co.uk/promoted-content/drama-studio-london-helping-you-find-your-unique-talents-to-set-you-on-the-path-to-success|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200918193346/https://www.thestage.co.uk/promoted-content/drama-studio-london-helping-you-find-your-unique-talents-to-set-you-on-the-path-to-success|url-status= dead|archive-date= 18 September 2020|website= thestage.co.uk |date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Ashwin started out with [[TV]] [[commercials]] which led to him becoming a cast member of the cult [[India]]n TV show, ''[[The Great Indian Comedy Show]]''. From there he moved on to acting in [[feature films]] and has acted in many critically acclaimed films such as ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'', ''[[Life in a Metro]]'' and ''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]''. Ashwin is heavily involved with theatre and is a voice over artiste as well.<ref>[http://www.aceproductions.biz/aceprod/theatre/Actors%20Profile.html Ace Productions | Theatre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507182114/http://www.aceproductions.biz/aceprod/theatre/Actors%20Profile.html |date=7 May 2010 }}. Aceproductions.biz. Retrieved on 2013-08-31.</ref><ref name="indianentertainment1"/>

==Dubbing career==
He has [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] for more than 1000 TV commercials and a number of movies in Africa English, and Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese){{citation needed|date=July 2022}}; however, he said that he had no desire to dub for the leading men of Bollywood.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/I-prefer-not-to-make-bad-actors-sound-good/Article1-867775.aspx 'I prefer not to make bad actors sound good'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214073306/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/I-prefer-not-to-make-bad-actors-sound-good/Article1-867775.aspx |date=14 December 2012 }}. ''Hindustan Times'' (2012-06-08). Retrieved on 2013-08-31.</ref>

==Personal life==
Mushran is married, and has a daughter <ref>{{Cite news |title=Kulfi Kumar Bajewala actor Ashwin Mushran blessed with a baby girl - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/kulfi-kumar-bajewala-actor-ashwin-mushran-blessed-with-a-baby-girl/articleshow/69054827.cms |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=The Times of India |date=26 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2006
|''Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana''
|Cyrus
|
|-
|''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]''
|Hari Desai
|
|-
|''[[I See You (2006 film)|I See You]]''
|Dr. Shah
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
|''[[Life in a Metro]]''
|Abdullah Ansari
|
|-
|''[[Ek Chalis Ki Last Local]]''
|Mr. Bajaj
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2008
|''[[One, Two, Three]]''
|D.M. Pipat
|
|-
|''[[Krazzy 4]]''
|Pranav
|
|-
|''The Mole''
|The Mob Boss
|
|-
|''[[Yeh Mera India]]''
|Amarjit Singh
|
|-
|''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]''
|Rohit Khanna
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
|''[[Quick Gun Murugun]]''
|Dr Django
|
|-
|''[[Kambakkht Ishq]]''
|Parmeet
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''[[Hum Tum Aur Ghost]]''
|Mr Kapoor's Son
|
|-
|''[[Bhoot and Friends]]''
|Gora Sa'ab
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''[[Always Kabhi Kabhi]]''
|Rahul Ghosh
|
|-
|''[[Desi Boyz]]''
|Jerry's Lawyer
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Love, Wrinkle-free]]''
| Jacob
| English film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Settai (2013 film)|Settai]]''
|Richard
| Tamil film
|-
|''[[Rise of the Zombie]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014
|''[[Hola Venky!]]''
|Psychiatrist
|English film
|-
|''[[Main Tera Hero]]''
|Angad's Doctor
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Island City (2015 film)|Island City]]''
|
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Sanju]]''
|Event manager
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Total Dhamaal]]''
|
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Bachchhan Paandey]]''
|Producer Rakesh Verma
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Shehzada (2023 film)|Shehzada]]''
|Kailash Jindal
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2024
|''[[V/H/S/Beyond]]''
|Manager
|Segment: "Dream Girl"
|-
|''[[Vijay 69]]'' || Jaag || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vijay-69/critic-review/vijay-69-movie-review/vijay-69-is-a-light-hearted-tale-that-works-due-to-the-relatability-performance-and-climax/|title=Vijay 69 Movie Review: VIJAY 69 is a light-hearted tale that works due to the relatability, performance and climax.|date=November 8, 2024|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
|-
|2026
|''[[Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos]]''
|
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[The Great Indian Comedy Show]]''
|
|
|-
|2014–2015
|''[[Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar]]''
|Karan Kapoor
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Peterson Hill]]''
|Peterson
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Kulfi Kumar Bajewala]]''
|Roshan Kumar(RK)
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Maharaj Ki Jai Ho!]]''
|Scientist
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii]]''
| Jamshed Sherier
|
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Channel
|-
|2021
|''[[Qubool Hai 2.0]]''
|Asad's coach
|[[ZEE5]]
|-
|2022 ||''[[Escaype Live]]'' ||Yogi Balla || Disney+ Hotstar
|-
|2023
|[[Rana Naidu]]
|Farzad Soonawala
|Netflix
|}

== Dubbing roles ==

===Live action films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film title !! Actor !! Character !! Dub language !! Original language !! Original year release !! Dub year release !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Billy Madison]]'' || [[Adam Sandler]] || Billy Madison || Hindi || English || 1995 || 2005 ||
|-
| [[Big Daddy (1999 film)|''Big Daddy'']] || [[Adam Sandler]] || Sonny Koufax || Hindi || English || 1999 || 2006 ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Deeds]]'' || [[Adam Sandler]] || Longfellow Deeds || Hindi || English || 2002 || 2006 ||
|-
| ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]'' || [[Takeshi Kaneshiro]] || Jin || Hindi || Mandarin Chinese || 2004 || 2005 ||
|-
| ''[[50 First Dates]]'' || [[Adam Sandler]] || Henry Roth || Hindi || English || 2004 || 2005 ||
|-
| [[Click (2006 film)|''Click'']] || [[Adam Sandler]] || Michael Newman || Hindi || English || 2006 || 2006 ||
|-
| ''[[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]]'' || [[Vikram Chatwal]] || Bunty || Hindi ||English Hindi || 2007 || 2007 || Ashwin was called in to dub the dialogues during [[post-production]] because of the dissatisfaction of the director with the lines spoken by the actor. Vikram was unable to convey his lines properly due to temporary health problems, despite that the movie was already shot in Hindi as one of the languages.
|-
| ''[[Reign Over Me]]'' || [[Adam Sandler]] || Charlie Fineman || Hindi || English || 2007 || 2007 ||
|-
| ''[[The Warlords]]'' || [[Takeshi Kaneshiro]] || Jiang Wuyang || Hindi || Mandarin Chinese || 2007 || 2007 ||
|-
| ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]<ref>[http://ragetheatre.co.in/content/ashwin-mushran Ashwin Mushran] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004015622/http://ragetheatre.co.in/content/ashwin-mushran |date=4 October 2010 }}. Rage Theatre. Retrieved on 2013-08-31.</ref>''|| [[Adam Sandler]] || Zohan Dvir || Hindi || English || 2008 || 2008 ||
|-
| [[Red Cliff (film)|''Red Cliff'']] || [[Takeshi Kaneshiro]] || [[Zhuge Liang]] || Hindi || Mandarin Chinese || 2008 (Part 1) 2009 (Part 2) || 2008 (Part 1) 2009 (Part 2) ||
|-
| ''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]'' || [[Alain Chabat]] || [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] || Hindi || English || 2009 || 2009 ||
|-
| [[Grown Ups (film)|''Grown Ups'']] || [[Adam Sandler]] || Lenny Feder || Hindi || English || 2010 || 2010 ||
|-
| [[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|''Jack and Jill'']] || [[Adam Sandler]] || Jack/Jill Sadelstein || Hindi || English || 2011 || 2011 ||
|-
| ''[[Just Go with It]]'' || [[Adam Sandler]] || Dr. Daniel "Danny" Maccabee || Hindi || English || 2011 || 2011 ||
|-
| [[Dragon (2011 film)|''Dragon'']] || [[Takeshi Kaneshiro]] || Xu Baijiu || Hindi || [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] and [[Sichuanese Mandarin|Sichuanese]] (CN/TW) [[Cantonese Chinese]] (HK) || 2011 || 2011 ||
|-
| ''[[X-Men: Apocalypse]]'' || [[Michael Fassbender]] || [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Erik Lensherr / Magneto]] || Hindi || English || 2016 || 2016 ||
|-
| [[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'']] || [[Michael Fassbender]] || Callum "Cal" Lynch and Aguilar de Nerha || Hindi || English || 2016 || 2016 ||
|-
| ''[[American Hustle]]'' || [[Christian Bale]] || Irving Rosenfeld || Hindi || English || 2013 || 2018 ||
|-
| ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' || [[Stanley Tucci]] || Joshua Joyce || Hindi || English || 2014 || 2014 ||
|-
|}

=== Animated films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film title !! Original voice !! Character !! Dub language !! Original language !! Original year release !! Dub year release !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' || [[Conrad Vernon]] || [[Rumpelstiltskin (Shrek)|Rumpelstiltskin]] || Hindi || English || 2007 || 2007 ||
|}

===Live action television series===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Program Title!!Actor!!Character!!Dub Language!!Original language!! Number of episodes !! Original airdate!! Dubbed airdate !! Notes
|-
| [[Sacred Games (TV series)|''Sacred Games'']] || [[Saif Ali Khan]] || Sartaj Singh || English || Hindi || 16 || || || India's first web-series Streamed on [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[Money Heist]]'' || [[Álvaro Morte]] || [[Professor (Money Heist)|Sergio Marquina / Professor]] || Hindi || Spanish || || 2017 || 2021 || 
|-
|[[Citadel (TV series)|Citadel]]
|[[Stanley Tucci]]
|Bernard Orlick
|Hindi
|English
|
|2023
|2023
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ashwin Mushran}}
* {{IMDb name|2511745}}
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/three-cheers/476227/]

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