India, Sept. 7 -- Ketan Kavva, who began dubbing at 15, recently took on the demanding task of voicing Michael Jackson in the Hindi version of Michael, the biopic based on the life of the King of Pop. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Kavva spoke about matching the character's voice, emotions and nuances while performing scenes without always knowing the larger story.
Finding Michael's voice
Kavva said the role required him to carefully match the voice and pitch of Jaafar Jackson, who plays Michael Jackson in the film. He described the voice as needing to be "soft but firm" while carrying the sadness and emotional layers required by different scenes.
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