Harish Bhimani (born 15 February 1956) is a writer, anchor, voice-over artiste, on-screen person and documentary & corporate film maker.
Recipient of the coveted President’s Medal in the National Film Awards 2016, in the category of voice overs / narration, he is the only anchor to have received a Gold Disc from HMV (The Gramophone Company of India).
He is better known as the voice of Samay, the narrator in the TV series Mahabharat (BR Chopra), he is a veteran of some 24,000 recordings, he is credited with several iconic recordings.
Considered the most recognizable spoken voice in the country, he is the leading voice in many light & sound shows, laser shows & now 3-D Projection Mapping shows at historical monuments across India, (from the Statue of Unity to Konark & Shaheed Bhagat Singh to Kirti Mandir (Mahatma Gandhi's residence & numerous in between) in Hindi & English, audio dictionaries, documentaries, corporate films, TV serials, feature films, TV & Radio commercials, games, music albums apart from hosting public events and ceremonies, since the 1980s.
Media have variously described Harish Bhimani as ‘One of the Most Recognisable Voices of India’, ‘The Most-travelled Indian Compere’ and ‘A Writer with a Zing’.