Saurabh Sachdeva
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] A veteran acting coach, he trained an array of B-town stars including Rana Daggubati, Harshvardhan Rane, Freida Pinto, Varun Dhawan, Raghav Juyal, Kubbra Sait, Richa Chadha, Dulquer Salmaan, Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary , Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez,[7] Vani Kapoor, Asha Negi, Shakti Mohan, Rithvik Dhanjani, Mandana Karimi.
Saurabh Sachdeva | |
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Born | Haldwani, Uttarakhand |
Occupation(s) | Actor, acting coach |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | https://theactorstruth.com/saurabh-sachdeva/ |
He appeared in Manmarziyan , Laalkaptaan, and Housefull 4. Recently seen as an antagonist in Vadh, which stars Neena Gupta and Sanjay Mishra.[8]
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
Saurabh Sachdeva was born on 24 September 1978 in Haldwani. 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
Year | Movie | Role | Note |
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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 | TBA | ||
References
- "Saurabh Sachdeva: An Actor's truth". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- Praveen, S. r (2016-06-14). "Gul raises a question of priorities". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- Mankad, Himesh (2019-06-04). "Bollywood: Saurabh Sachdeva plays pivotal role in Saif Ali Khan's revenge-drama Laal Kaptaan". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- "Sacred Games actor Saurabh Sachdeva: Working with Anurag Kashyap is very experimental". The Indian Express. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- "Saurabh Sachdeva: Nawazuddin is clear and honest as a performer". mid-day. 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- "Saurabh Sachdeva: We have a common language of acting". mid-day. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- Chandani, Priyanka (2018-12-21). "The accidental star maker". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- IANS (2019-05-05). "Saurabh Sachdeva bags antagonist's role in 'Vadh'". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- Praveen, S. r (2016-06-14). "Gul raises a question of priorities". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- "Saurabh Sachdeva: An Actor's truth". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- "For the sake of love and art". Hindustan Times. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-10-21.