Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kissan currently busy playing Gabbar Singh in the Bhojpuri interpretation of Sholay, is dubbing for 'Spiderman'.
You heard right. Toby Maguire will speak Bhojpuri in Ravi Kissan's voice!
You slap yourself hard to wake up. But Ravi corrects you. "No, this isn't a nightmare. I'm dubbing for Spiderman in Bhojpuri.. I'm taking out a full seven days from my busy schedule to get the dubbing right. I've never dubbed for any other actor except myself. And I've to get this right."
The last comic-book film from Hollywood to be dubbed in India by a star was The Incredibles where Shah Rukh Khan gave voice to the main character.
Chuckles Ravi, "Well they doon't call me the Shah Rukh of Bhojpuri cinema for nothing. I'm doing this because I wanted my Bhojpuri fans to enjoy Spiderman in the voice that they love...mine! Wait till they hear me saying Hum makad manav hayi, ud kar aayab aur tohar tetuwa dabaa deb (I'm spiderman I'll fly to you and throttle you)."
Incidentally Shah Rukh's son Aryan had dubbed along with papa in The Incredibles. " Spiderman in Bhojpuri is my gift to my son," says Ravi. "And all the kids who' d be on holiday in the summer. This is for them. Wait till they hear Ravi Uncle as Spiderman."