Akshay Kumar To Dub For Hindi Version Of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon!

While Americans might have little interest in this, it's been confirmed that Akshay Kumar - known for dubbing for nearly a hundred films in Hindi - will dub for the latest Transformers film, Dark Of The Moon. A source to the dubber discusses the concerns of his dubbing a character like Optimus Prime, and how director Michael Bay has been interested in Kumar for this purpose. Bollywood Hungama has the following to say...

"Akshay was pleasantly shocked when he received a call from the makers who requested him to dub for the film", informs a source close to him, "Michael Bay, the man behind the Transformers franchise, was personally interested in getting him on board. He wanted someone with a powerful and commanding voice to dub for the Hindi version and felt that Akshay was most suited for the job."

Though Akshay has worked in close to 100 Hindi films and doesn't have any qualms when it comes to dubbing, he knows that dubbing for a character as powerful as Optimus Prime would come with its own challenge. More so because he would not be dubbing for a human being but a machine which is a valiant and heroic leader of the Autobots.

"He is up for it", the source adds, "In fact more than him, it is his son Aarav who is mighty excited about his dad doing the film. He was waiting for the film to arrive this July and watch the film on the big screen. Now he has decided to skip the English version and instead opt for the dubbed Hindi version where he would be able to listen to his dad. Every child looks at his dad as a superhero. Akshay is doing the film for his son."

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon explodes into US theaters June 29th, later this summer!