Famous Chinese writer Han Han has given his voice to the racing snail in the Chinese version of DreamWorks Animation's "Turbo."

Han, also a professional rally driver, said he felt that he and the lead character Turbo in film share some similarities.

"Turbo's inspiring story moved me," Han Han said, "especially the last race in the film, it was so exciting. Since I'm a racer myself, I felt the same when I saw the scenes where the snail tries its best."

Another reason Han joined the voice cast for the Chinese version of "Turbo" is to make his daughter proud. "I hope that when she hears her father's voice in the film, she will feel excited. I feel happy and proud when I think about this."

With help of a professional dubbing director from Shanghai Dubbing Studio, Han completed the dub and won recognition from his director. "Han Han is refined and quiet, but when he is dubbing, he can get into a role very fast, perhaps because he is a racer too and can resonate with the characters."

"Turbo" was directed by David Soren and stars the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti and Maya Rudolph. It tells the story about how a strange accident helped a garden snail achieve his biggest dream of winning the Indy 500.

Chinese actors Xia Yu, Chen Kun, and Hong Kong director Tsui Hark contributed their voices to the Chinese version of the animation feature.

Han Han also has his own film to come. His novel "A Fortress" has been adapted for the big screen and will hit Chinese cinemas on September 18, the same day that "Turbo" is released in China.

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