{"id":225827,"date":"2019-06-11T13:37:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T08:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=225827"},"modified":"2019-06-11T13:37:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T08:37:37","slug":"meet-the-voice-over-artist-behind-that-famous-phone-operator-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/meet-the-voice-over-artist-behind-that-famous-phone-operator-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Voice-over Artist Behind That Famous &#8216;Phone Operator&#8217; Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the person that annoys you with that\u00a0\u201c<em>Aap ka matlooba number band hai<\/em> [the number you\u2019re calling is off]&#8221; does this for a living?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, this is a real job and its done by a voice-over artist. In fact, voice-over artists also provide their talents for video games, animated movies and so on.<\/p>\n<p>For the people that found phone operator voices annoying and robotic, Pakistan doesn&#8217;t do that. Most telecom companies\u2019 in Pakistan including Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) do not use a computer-generated voice (like Stephen Hawking used to).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/terminator-dark-fate-teaser-is-absolutely-killer-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Terminator: Dark Fate&#8221; Teaser Is Absolutely Killer [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Now you must be wondering who is the nice lady who talks to you when:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the person you called isn&#8217;t picking up the phone.<\/li>\n<li>you need to recharge your phone credit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Meet Farheen Malik, Voice-Over Artist<\/h3>\n<p>That famous voice belongs to voice-over artist Farheen Malik. She was recently seen on television and we got to know all about her.<\/p>\n<p>On Samaa News&#8217; morning show <strong>Naya Din,<\/strong> the artist opened up on the struggles of getting people to believe that she&#8217;s the one behind that famous voice.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s really hard to convince people that it\u2019s my voice behind those famous phrases,&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Most people think that it\u2019s a computer-generated voice.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ml8on_b8_mw\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ml8on_b8_mw\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ML8on_B8_mw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ML8on_B8_mw?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>What&#8217;s a Voice-Over Artist?<\/h3>\n<p>Farheen didn&#8217;t know what a voice-over artist was till she became one. She too trained in the art to become a voice-over artist. Now she&#8217;s been doing this for over eight years.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBefore starting my career back in 2006, I never knew how to do voice overs or what the word even meant.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Voice-over artists are the off-screen or unseen narrators in any commercial project. These projects range from radio ads and telecom responses, to narrations in a motion picture or television commercial.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/zahid-ahmed-to-play-a-person-with-split-personalities-in-ishq-zah-e-naseeb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zahid Ahmed To Play A Person With Split Personalities in &#8220;Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In Pakistan, most voice-over artists are radio jockeys. These people pick up voice-over gigs here and there. Some famous voice-over artists include Rj Wes Malik, <strong><em>Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb<\/em><\/strong> actor Khalid Malik, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, we already know of Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman who is a famed voice-over artist as well. Then there&#8217;s Seth MacFarlane, Hank Azaria and the rest.<\/p>\n<h3>The Story Behind &#8216;<em>Apka Matlooba Number<\/em>&#8216;<\/h3>\n<p>Farheen was rough around the edges when she first started off. In fact, it took her four months just to get it right.<\/p>\n<p>With time, she has improved so much that she can now deliver 12-24 lines in one go.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen I was hired for a telecom company, it took me four months to deliver the \u2018<em>apka matlooba number band hai bara\u2019ay mehrbani kuch dair bad call keyjiyay<\/em>\u2019 [the number you have called is powered off, please try again later],\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Farheen studied to be an interior designer. But as fate has it, she found her calling as a voice-over artist.<\/p>\n<p>Now she wants to work for animal welfare. She&#8217;s working to create a Medicare service for animals and plans to feed them as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy aim is to start an ambulance service for stray animals that could treat animals on the spot,&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Secondly, I am in talks with restaurants around Karachi to provide us with surplus food to feed to stray animals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/elon-musk-turns-rapper-with-a-song-about-harambe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elon Musk Turns Rapper With a Song About Harambe<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Given her struggles as in the field, Farheen stressed on the need to appreciate the works of such artists.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0\u201cAll over the world, voice-over artists are praised but in Pakistan, they are not even recognized for the work they do,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaa.tv\/entertainment\/2019\/06\/the-face-behind-pakistans-most-famous-voice-overs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Samaa Digital<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the person that annoys you with that\u00a0\u201cAap ka matlooba number band hai [the number you\u2019re calling is off]&#8221; does this for a living? 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