Bambi (Hindustani)

The dubbing was authorized in 1946 and produced during the Partition of India until 1947. Besides offering dialogue dubbed in Hindustani, this version replaced the original musical score with native Indian music.

The soundtrack, recored in Bombay (nowadays Mumbai) in Famous Pictures Ltd. under Jack Cutting’s supervision, was released on December 31, 1947. by Saregama India Ltd.

In 1948, Disney received a Special Achievement Award at the 5th Golden Globe Awards for succeeding in producing this Hindustani dubbing of Bambi, right after the end of the Indian independence movement, for "furthering the (American) influence of the screen".

A scene of the dub was released in the 1951 TV Christmas Special One Hour in Wonderland along with a scene of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in English, French, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Czech.

In 2021, this rarely-found dub was selected by director Wes Anderson for the Animation First Festival. It then shown with special screenings on Friday, February 12, 2021 at 6pm and February 14, 2021 at 6pm for this event by the FIAF (French Institute Alliance Française) along with the French dub, accompanied by English subtitles.

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