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Riot Games recently released Valorant’s latest Indian agent Harbor with Episode 5 Act III of the game. Like every other agent in the game, Varun Batra, a.k.a. Harbor, also has an impressive set of voice lines, which sound natural and powerful. The voice lines also include a few words from Hindi, one of the most spoken Indian languages. Sunil Malhotra, an Indian voice actor, is the man behind the voice lines of Harbor.
Everything you need to know about Harbor’s voice actor
Sunil Malhotra, Harbor’s voice actor, is an actor born in New Delhi, India. At a young age, he moved to the USA with his family. Sunil started studying Criminal Law at Indiana University but later got involved in theater and arts. He finally changed his major to the prestigious program of Theater & Drama with a double major in Communications. During his time at the university, he used to perform with a punk band for a while before becoming a DJ for a Chicago Radio station.
Sunil is not new to the gaming industry. Before Harbor, he gave his voice to various game characters, including the popular Akshan from League of Legends. Furthermore, his voice is also featured in popular games, like Halo: Reach (2010), Fallout: New Vegas (2011), Marvel’s Avengers (2020), and Spec Ops: The Line (2012). Along with video games, he has also given his voice to many shows, like Green Lantern: Beware my Power, Regular Show, Johhny Bravo Goes to Bollywood and many more.
Riot Games recently organized a massive Harbor launch event in Mumbai a few days ago. The event featured many popular content creators, and it also featured a LAN match between two teams of content creators. During the event, a lot of famous Esports personalities praised Riot Games for its efforts. Adding an Indian agent to Valorant is a step in the right direction from Riot Games, as Valorant has a massive audience in India and South Asia. Furthermore, it will also improve the connection between Riot Games and the Indian and South Asian audience.
