Saurabh Sachdeva
Saurabh Sachdeva | |
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 Sachdeva in 2019 | |
| Born | September 24, 1978 Haldwani, Uttarakhand |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, acting coach |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Saurabh Sachdeva is an Indian actor and acting coach.[1][2] He started his film career in Maroon, which was released in 2016.[3][4] He received critical acclaim for his character Suleiman Isa in the Netflix series Sacred Games in 2018.[5][6] Sachdeva appeared in Manmarziyan, Laalkaptaan, and Housefull 4. Recently seen as an antagonist in Vadh, which stars Neena Gupta and Sanjay Mishra,[7] and received attention for his role in Animal.
A veteran acting coach, he trained an array of B-town stars including Rana Daggubati, Harshvardhan Rane, Freida Pinto, Varun Dhawan, Raghav Juyal, Akshay Oberoi, Arjun Mathur, Kubbra Sait, Richa Chadha, Dulquer Salmaan, Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez,[8] Vaani Kapoor, Asha Negi, Shakti Mohan, Rithvik Dhanjani, Shivam Patil, Adarsh Gourav, and Mandana Karimi.[citation needed]
In 2016, he directed a short film Gul which raises a question of priorities and showed at the Kerala International Film Festival.[9] In 2017, Saurabh founded his own education and training institute The Actors Truth[10] and theatre group Antarang[11] in Mumbai.
Early life
[edit]Saurabh Sachdeva was born on 24 September 1978 in Delhi. He studied at Model Sr Secondary School Saket, Delhi. In 2001 he joined Barry John's Imago Acting School (now known as Barry John Acting Studio) in 2001 where he started teaching in 2002. He worked with Imago Theatre Group until 2003 where he conceived and acted in street plays. In 2005, he joined Barry John Acting School in Mumbai where he spent 11 years as an acting coach.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Movie | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Maroon | Inspector. R. Negi | |
| 2018 | Manmarziyaan | Kaka Ji | |
| Sacred Games | Suleiman Isa | Netflix series | |
| 2019 | Laal Kaptaan | Army General | |
| Housefull 4 | Raazdaar | ||
| 2020 | Taish | Sukhi | ZEE5 film |
| Raat Baaki Hai | Rehan Mustafa | ||
| 2021 | Bhoot Police | Ullat Baba | Disney+ Hotstar film |
| 2022 | Good Luck Jerry | Malik | |
| Vadh | Prajapati Pandey | ||
| 2023 | Haddi | Inder | ZEE5 Film |
| Kaala | Colonel Himmat Singh Maan | Disney+Hotstar series | |
| Bambai Meri Jaan | Suleiman "Haji" Maqbool | Prime Video series | |
| Jaane Jaan | Ajit Mhatre | Netflix film | |
| Animal | Abid Haque | ||
| 2024 | Bad Cop | DCP Aarif Khan | Disney+Hotstar series |
References
[edit]- ^ "Saurabh Sachdeva: An Actor's truth". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Praveen, S. r (14 June 2016). "Gul raises a question of priorities". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Mankad, Himesh (4 June 2019). "Bollywood: Saurabh Sachdeva plays pivotal role in Saif Ali Khan's revenge-drama Laal Kaptaan". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Sacred Games actor Saurabh Sachdeva: Working with Anurag Kashyap is very experimental". The Indian Express. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Saurabh Sachdeva: Nawazuddin is clear and honest as a performer". mid-day. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Saurabh Sachdeva: We have a common language of acting". mid-day. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ IANS (5 May 2019). "Saurabh Sachdeva bags antagonist's role in 'Vadh'". Business Standard India. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Chandani, Priyanka (21 December 2018). "The accidental star maker". The Asian Age. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Praveen, S. r (14 June 2016). "Gul raises a question of priorities". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Saurabh Sachdeva: An Actor's truth". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "For the sake of love and art". Hindustan Times. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
