The availability of Baywatch English in dual audio Hindi has several benefits for Hindi-speaking audiences:

The show, which in America represented a specific brand of Californian liberalism, in India—via the Dual Audio format—became a domesticated family drama. The dubbing softened the cultural shock of the swimwear-heavy visuals, making the show permissible for family viewing, a stark contrast to its risqué reputation in the West.

The following papers provide critical insights into the linguistic and cultural shifts that occur when films like Baywatch are dubbed into Hindi: