Ami Trivedi opens up about dubbing for Sai Pallavi as Sita in Ramayana: Part 1; says, “I had an added pressure of doing justice to her approach”
Voice artiste and actress Ami Trivedi has spoken about her experience of dubbing for Sai Pallavi, who portrays Sita in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part 1. While the film has drawn attention for its visuals, music and performances, Ami’s voice work has also contributed to bringing the character to life in the Hindi version.
Speaking about how she came on board for the role, Ami revealed that the audition process felt like a natural fit. However, watching Sai Pallavi’s performance made her more conscious of the responsibility that came with dubbing for the character. Sharing her experience, she said, “Auditioning for Sai Pallavi’s character seemed like a divine placement. Somehow, the voice matched on the mic. Nitesh Tiwari and Namit Malhotra said the same to me. When I saw her performance, I thought I had an added pressure of doing justice to her approach. She did it so beautifully. Her performance was effortless. Everything felt extremely beautiful. So, it was easy for me to get into her scenes. I wanted to make sure I delivered on her expectations.”
Ami also explained that she worked closely with director Nitesh Tiwari and producer Namit Malhotra to understand the character and the emotional requirements of different scenes. She further interacted with Sai Pallavi, who shared her thought process while performing certain sequences. Talking about the preparation, Ami said, “The discussions pertained to sticking to the character. Again, fortunately, my voice matched Sai’s. Also, most of it was instructions from the director on how to perform the scenes. I even interacted with her and she told me what used to go on in her mind while performing scenes. That information was very helpful to me.”
Given the emotional and cultural significance associated with Sita, Ami was conscious of maintaining the right balance while dubbing for the character. She wanted her voice performance to remain aligned with Sai’s portrayal rather than introducing her own interpretation. Explaining this, she said, “Sita is divine and there are many sentiments involved with her. I wanted to stay true to the character. I had to stay in the outline of the portrait Sai had created. I didn’t want to go up or down on the level of my performance. I didn’t want to sound wrong while portraying the character.”
One of the sequences that required particular attention was the scene in which Sita addresses the people of Ayodhya while leaving the city. Ami recalled how Nitesh guided her through the different emotions involved in the moment. She said, “There is a scene when they are leaving Ayodhya and Sita is addressing its citizens. Nitesh Tiwari was very specific about it. There are many emotions in that scene. She gets teary-eyed, but at the same time, she is a queen, a princess and a warrior. She is also very kind. Sai Pallavi portrays all those nuances in her performance. At one point, she also has a crack in her voice. I had to put that crack in the voice in my performance, too.”
For Ami, dubbing is primarily about understanding and complementing an actor’s performance instead of imposing one’s own interpretation. Emphasising this approach, she added, “You only need to understand your character. When I am performing as Sita, my own performance isn’t important. As a dubbing artiste, it’s important that I do justice to the performance of the actor. I made sure I got into her (Sai Pallavi’s) skin. I didn’t want to have my own interpretation of the character.”
Meanwhile, with Ramayana: Part 1 receiving appreciation, audiences are also looking forward to the second instalment. However, Ami revealed that the dubbing work for the sequel has not begun yet. She also expressed her interest in watching the next chapter as an audience member, saying, “It hasn’t started yet. I think it’s a long way. Not just to dub, but I am eagerly waiting for it as an audience like everybody else.”
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