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| | name = Harish Bhimani | | | name = Harish Bhimani |
| | image = HB LIT Ratna Award.jpg | | | image = HB LIT Ratna Award.jpg |
| | caption = Bhimani addressing his alma mater in December 2018
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| |birth_place= [[Bombay]] | | |birth_place= [[Bombay]] |
| |birth_date = 15 February | | |birth_date = 15 February |
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| |occupation= Voiceover artiste, Anchor, Writer. | | |occupation= Voiceover artiste, Anchor, Writer. |
| |known for= 'Samay' of Mahabharat, anchoring worldwide & writing landmark TV serials, TV News Anchor. | | |known for= 'Samay' of Mahabharat |
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| '''Harish Bhimani''' (born 15 February) is a voiceover artiste, anchor, writer, on-screen person and documentary & corporate filmmaker. Recipient of the coveted President’s Medal in the National Film Awards 2016, in the category of voice overs/narration, he is the only anchor to have received a Gold Disc from HMV (The Gramophone Company of India). He is enduringly known as the voice of ''[[Samay]]'', the narrator of the TV series ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' (BR Chopra), he is a veteran of some 25,500 recordings - and counting! He is credited with several iconic recordings. Considered the most recognizable spoken voice in the country, he is the leading voice in many light & sound shows, laser shows & now 3-D Projection Mapping shows at historical monuments across India, (from the Statue of Unity to Konark & Shaheed Bhagat Singh to Kirti Mandir (Mahatma Gandhi's residence & numerous in between), the Ayodhya Deepotsav in Hindi & English, audio dictionaries, documentaries, corporate films, TV serials, feature films, TV & Radio commercials, games, music albums apart from hosting public events and ceremonies, since the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |title= Do we prefer a powerful male voice to a sexy female one?|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-05-18/news/27737808_1_voice-gender-bias-aur |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=18 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=‘Kalady' documents the life of a great Indian philosopher|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article447993.ece?service=mobile |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=6 June 2010 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=On a starry starry night |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/on-a-starry-starry-night/418056/0 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=2 February 2009 }}</ref> Media have variously described Harish Bhimani as ‘One of the Most Recognisable Voices of India’, ‘The Most-travelled Indian Compere’ and ‘A Writer with a Zing’. | | '''Harish Bhimani''' (born 15 February) is a voiceover artiste and anchor.He is the voice of ''[[Samay]]'', the narrator of the TV series ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' |
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| ==Personal life== | | ==Personal life== |
| Tracing his roots to [[Jaisalmer]]-[[Rajasthan]], thence to [[Mandvi]], [[Kutch District]] - where a clock tower in his grandfather's name stands tall - and [[Kolkata]], Harish was born in [[Mumbai]]. Fourth of five siblings, he studied at Bharda New High School, H.M.Public School, [[Elphinstone College]], [[Mumbai]], [[Laxminarayan Institute of Technology]], [[Nagpur]] and did an MBA from the prestigious [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]], [[Bombay University]].<ref>{{YouTube|NAuXHauBYkk}}</ref>
| | Harish was born in [[Mumbai]]. His brother [[Kishore Bhimani]] was a famous sports journalist and cricket commentator. |
| Active in all his chosen spaces of work, Harish lives in Mumbai with his wife Rekha - a voice artiste. They have two daughters, Aditi Bhosle, and Ruchi Bhimani - an executive producer in feature films and a documentary maker.
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| His brother [[Kishore Bhimani]] was a famous sports journalist and cricket commentator.<ref>https://www.adgully.com/kishore-bhimani-veteran-journalist-cricket-commentator-passes-away-97380.html</ref>
| | ==Awards & Encomiums== |
| | Harish was conferred with the coveted (63rd) [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over|National Award for Voiceovers/Narration 2015]] |
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| ==Career== | | ==Career== |
| Harish Bhimani started with TV news anchoring on Bombay TV; from narrating the [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]] to India’s ambitious text-to-speech Venture; commercials, corporates, documentaries, audio books, IVRs; compering at Madison Square Garden to the Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House & Shrine Auditorium & writing [[Khandaan (TV series)]], Subah, Inkaar, Sukanya, Grahan... feature film 'ISIS-Enemies of Humanity' & 'Kashmir-the Ultimate Solution' to the legendary playback singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]]’s biography titled, ' ''In Search of Lata Mangeshkar'', ''Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh'' (1995);<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Lata-ben Mangeshkar! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/ahmedabad/28109218_1_lata-mangeshkar-gujarati-master-dinanath |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905130143/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/ahmedabad/28109218_1_lata-mangeshkar-gujarati-master-dinanath |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 September 2009 }}</ref> and recording globally through his unique voice website.
| | He started with TV news anchoring on Bombay TV; from narrating the [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]] to the legendary playback singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]]’s biography titled, ''In Search of Lata Mangeshkar'', ''Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh'' (1995);<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Lata-ben Mangeshkar! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/ahmedabad/28109218_1_lata-mangeshkar-gujarati-master-dinanath |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905130143/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/ahmedabad/28109218_1_lata-mangeshkar-gujarati-master-dinanath |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 September 2009 }}</ref> |
| | | He is set to be the voice of the god [[Shiva]] in the MOBA [[Smite (video game)|Smite]].<ref>https://www.smitegame.com/news/the-destroyer-9-2-update-notes</ref> |
| He has narrated most of Sachin Shankar's ballets & anchored Ajit Sheth's literary events. Harish wrote & narrated a film on Guru Dutt - The Guru of Celluloid - in 2008 for Guru Dutt Films Pvt Ltd.<ref>{{cite news |title=In times of war, this 56-year-old lent voice to Gandhi|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=48930 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=11 April 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The past master |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041010/asp/look/story_3860229.asp |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |date=10 October 2004 }}</ref> | |
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| Occupation | Voiceover artiste, Anchor, Writer. |
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| Known for | 'Samay' of Mahabharat |
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Harish Bhimani (born 15 February) is a voiceover artiste and anchor.He is the voice of Samay, the narrator of the TV series Mahabharat
Harish was born in Mumbai. His brother Kishore Bhimani was a famous sports journalist and cricket commentator.
Harish was conferred with the coveted (63rd) National Award for Voiceovers/Narration 2015
He started with TV news anchoring on Bombay TV; from narrating the Mahabharat to the legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar’s biography titled, In Search of Lata Mangeshkar, Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh (1995);[1]
He is set to be the voice of the god Shiva in the MOBA Smite.[2]
