22 Facts About Shammi Narang

Shammi Narang is an Indian media personality, voice-over artist, ex news anchor and entrepreneur based in Delhi.

Shammi Narang's rendering of Sarab Sanjhi Gurbani has become the voice of Sikhs globally as well.

Shammi Narang's grandfather was a Sikh belonging to the Indian Armed Forces and originally of Lahnda origin.

Shammi Narang graduated with an engineering degree from YMCA, Faridabad and was motivated by his father to indulge in hobbies such as stunt riding.

Shammi Narang is married to Dolly Shammi Narang, who hails from Chandigarh.

Shammi Narang made his foray into the voice-over industry with Voice of America.

In 1982, Shammi Narang attended the auditions for selection into Doordarshan in a T-shirt and tattered jeans, where he had to compete with around 10,000 aspirants.

Shammi Narang developed a style for himself, with his baritone of a voice.

Shammi Narang recalled once, in an interview, an incident after he had read out a new pension scheme for ex-servicemen, wherein an elderly havaldar had turned up at his door two days later, pleading him to update his pension scheme.

Shammi Narang switched to doing voice-overs and compering shows post Doordarshan.

Shammi Narang has done theatre with artists like Sheila Bhatia.

Shammi Narang has been compering the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards ceremony since its inception in 1997.

In 1998, Shammi Narang founded Studio Pindrop, Delhi's first digital recording studio, which is popular among voice over artists and musicians.

Shammi Narang is a visiting faculty at MADarts, Jaspal Bhatti's film school, and has done voice-overs for its award-winning two-minute animation film, Nanhi Chidiya.

Shammi Narang has lent his voice to the audio guides on heritage monuments in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Mysore.

Shammi Narang compered the Guinness record breaking tea party in Indore.

Shammi Narang was in one of the four two-member teams that undertook a journey from Delhi to Haridwar as part of the TV show, Be Positive, that was on air on Pragya TV, a spiritual lifestyle channel.

Shammi Narang noted the importance of a good and clear voice.

Shammi Narang believes that everyone is capable of voice modulation, though one realises it only in front of a camera or microphone.

Shammi Narang recommends a 3-minute recitation session of 'Om' everyday, steaming the throat without gargling, yoga, meditation and avoiding abusive language for a deep and young voice.

Shammi Narang has composed music for a number of ad films, like Tata Tea's Na jaane kya rishta.

Shammi Narang suggested that the difficult and rare words that are not in use in our day-to-day life should be replaced by common, simple words.