Screening of Mulan Movie Held Privately in Almaty, Kazakhstan
In the heart of Central Asia, Kazakhstan, a group of talented actors have brought Disney's "Mulan" to life in the local language. Over 60 professional actors from Nur-Sultan, Almaty, and Karaganda handled the dubbing of the film.
Among these actors, a few have made their Disney debuts. Radio host Aigerim Esenaliev, for instance, lent her voice to Mulan's younger sister, Hu Siu, in the film. This was her first project with Disney, and she found it challenging to voice Hu Siu, as she usually reads news. Hu Siu, as portrayed by Esenaliev, is a young, emotional girl who speaks very little in the film, but expresses a wide range of emotions with only a few words.
Veteran actor Zhaydarbek Kungeinov also made his debut in "Mulan," playing the leader of the "wolf" squad. His character portrays the elite fighting unit of Bor Han, played by Jason Scott Lee.
The film's main heroine, Mulan, was voiced by Kazakh actress Zaneil Makazhan. The film had a closed premiere in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and has since been launched on online platforms in the country, although the specific cities where it is available were not mentioned. It is unknown if these online platforms are limited to Kazakhstan or if they are global platforms.
The press conference for "Mulan" featured participants from the stunt team, as noted by Dinaara Chayzhunussova, chairperson of the corporate fund "Bolashak." The film is now available in select cinemas in Kazakhstan.
One TikTok source mentions a person from Kazakhstan who auditioned and redid the voice of Li Shang, suggesting that Kazakh voice actors are involved in dubbing at least the character Li Shang. However, no other named Kazakh actors or their roles in the dubbing were found in the results. Thus, the only confirmed Kazakh actor from the search results is the one who dubbed Li Shang's voice. Additional information about other Kazakh voice actors or roles in the Mulan dub is not available in the data retrieved.
Aigul Imambayeva lent her voice to the main antagonist, the witch Xianniang, in the Kazakh dubbed version of the film "Mulan." Since 2011, Kazakh actors have dubbed 34 foreign films, including those from Disney, Sony Pictures, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Bazelevs studios. This marks the continuation of the trend of foreign films being translated into the Kazakh state language.
The dubbing of "Mulan" is a testament to the growing presence of Kazakh actors in the international film industry, and a step forward in the localisation of foreign films in Kazakhstan.
In the realm of entertainment, Aigul Imambayeva recently made her Disney debut by voicing the main antagonist, Xianniang, in the Kazakh dubbed version of "Mulan." The movie's dubbing process also involved actors from various cities like Nur-Sultan, Almaty, and Karaganda, as they worked on the movies-and-tv category, specifically Disney's "Mulan," thus impacting the lifestyle of these actors and contributing to the localization of foreign films in Kazakhstan.
