Saurabh Sachdevais an Indian actor and acting coach.[1][2]He started his film career inMaroon,which was released in 2016.[3][4]He received critical acclaim for his character Suleiman Isa in the Netflix seriesSacred Gamesin 2018.[5][6]Sachdeva appeared inManmarziyan,Laalkaptaan,andHousefull 4.Recently seen as an antagonist inVadh,which starsNeena GuptaandSanjay Mishra,[7]and received attention for his role inAnimal.
Saurabh Sachdeva | |
|---|---|
 Sachdeva in 2019 | |
| Born | September 24, 1978 Haldwani,Uttarakhand |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, acting coach |
| Years active | 2002–present |
A veteran acting coach, he trained an array of B-town stars includingRana 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,andMandana Karimi.[citation needed]
In 2016, he directed a short filmGulwhich 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
editSaurabh Sachdeva was born on 24 September 1978 in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. He studied at Model Sr Secondary School Saket, Delhi. In 2001 he joinedBarry 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 inMumbaiwhere he spent 11 years as anacting coach.
Filmography
edit| Year | Movie | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Maroon | Inspector. R. Negi | |
| 2018 | Manmarziyaan | Kaka Ji | |
| Sacred Games | Suleiman Isa | Netflixseries | |
| 2019 | Laal Kaptaan | Army General | |
| Housefull 4 | Raazdaar | ||
| 2020 | Taish | Sukhi | ZEE5film |
| Raat Baaki Hai | Rehan Mustafa | ||
| 2021 | Bhoot Police | Ullat Baba | Disney+ Hotstarfilm |
| 2022 | Good Luck Jerry | Malik | |
| Vadh | Prajapati Pandey | ||
| 2023 | Haddi | Inder | ZEE5Film |
| Kaala | Colonel Himmat Singh Maan | Disney+Hotstarseries | |
| Bambai Meri Jaan | Suleiman "Haji" Maqbool | Prime Videoseries | |
| Jaane Jaan | Ajit Mhatre | Netflixfilm | |
| Animal | Abid Haque | ||
| 2024 | Bad Cop | DCP Aarif Khan | Disney+Hotstarseries |
| Pushpa 2: The Rule | Hameed |
References
edit- ^"Saurabh Sachdeva: An Actor's truth".The New Indian Express.Retrieved19 October2020.
- ^Praveen, S. r (14 June 2016)."Gul raises a question of priorities".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved19 October2020.
- ^Mankad, Himesh(4 June 2019)."Bollywood: Saurabh Sachdeva plays pivotal role in Saif Ali Khan's revenge-drama Laal Kaptaan".mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com.Retrieved15 January2021.
- ^"Sacred Games actor Saurabh Sachdeva: Working with Anurag Kashyap is very experimental".The Indian Express.16 December 2018.Retrieved19 October2020.
- ^"Saurabh Sachdeva: Nawazuddin is clear and honest as a performer".mid-day.2 June 2019.Retrieved19 October2020.
- ^"Saurabh Sachdeva: We have a common language of acting".mid-day.30 August 2019.Retrieved19 October2020.
- ^IANS (5 May 2019)."Saurabh Sachdeva bags antagonist's role in 'Vadh'".Business Standard India.Retrieved18 November2020.
- ^Chandani, Priyanka (21 December 2018)."The accidental star maker".The Asian Age.Retrieved21 October2020.
- ^Praveen, S. r (14 June 2016)."Gul raises a question of priorities".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved21 October2020.
- ^"Saurabh Sachdeva: An Actor's truth".The New Indian Express.Retrieved21 October2020.
- ^"For the sake of love and art".Hindustan Times.15 January 2020.Retrieved21 October2020.
