Anil Mani is a voice over artist and a life coach based out of Mumbai, Maharashtra. However, he as a child, was the most unlikely candidate ever to become a professional voice over artist. As a child, he suffered from speech defect, and could not form words. Speaking clearly was a battle for him, all the way to his early teens. He used to go to the surrounding forests of his school campus and try to recite aloud passages from Shakespeare or the Psalms. By the time he reached high school, his efforts had begun to pay off and was able to take part in dramatics. This gave him his self-esteem and self-confidence an enormous boost. After almost 28 years in the Merchant Navy, he felt the need to quit and do something ashore. After two years of struggle, his career began to settle down and had some good clients and a steady income. For a newcomer, he was very fortunate to get some rather prestigious assignments too. From here on, there was no looking back after that. Documentaries and campaigns he lent his voice for represented India at various international film festivals including Cannes. Many of his documentaries were being heard worldwide on National Geographic, Discovery and Fox History. Some are available on DVDs too. Some of the corporate audiovisuals he lent his voice for were being awarded the ABCI Awards for Excellence in corporate communications. At the 2013 Goa Fest, out of three projects he gave his voice for, two of them won gold and one of them won bronze. One of these projects that won gold went on to represent India at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.