Saurabh Sachdeva is an Indian actor, acting coach and filmmaker. He has trained many famous Indian actors including Rana Daggubati, Dulquer Salmaan, Tripti Dimri, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Vaani Kapoor. In 2023, he played the role of Suleiman “Haji” Maqbool in the Prime Video period crime thriller series ‘Bambai Meri Jaan.’
Wiki/Biography
Saurabh Sachdeva was born on Sunday, 24 September 1978 (age 45 years; in 2023) in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India. His zodiac sign is Libra. He attended Sr. Saket Model High School, Delhi.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Salt & Pepper
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Wife
He is not married.
Career
Acting Coach
He began his acting training in 2001 at Barry John’s Imago Acting School (now Barry John Acting Studio). From 2002 to 2003, he worked at the Imago Acting School, where he also acted in street plays. He joined the Barry John Acting School in Mumbai as an acting coach in 2005 and worked there for eleven years.
Filmmaker & Writer
In 2016, he made his directorial debut with the Hindi short film ‘Gul,’ which was screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala. He also started his career as a writer with this film.
Poster of the 2016 short film ‘Gul’
Actor
Movie
In 2017, he made his debut as R. Negi, an inspector, in the Hindi thriller ‘Maroon.’
Saurabh Sachdeva in a still from the 2017 Hindi film ‘Maroon’
He gained attention after playing an antagonist named Prajapati Pandey, a moneylender, in the 2022 Hindi thriller ‘Vadh.’ In 2023, he appeared as Inder, a transgender, in the Hindi crime drama film ‘Haddi’ starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Web Series
In 2018, he played the role of Suleiman Isa in his debut web series titled ‘Sacred Games’ released on Netflix.
Saurabh Sachdeva in a still from the 2018 Hindi Netflix web series ‘Sacred Games’
In 2023, he appeared in a supporting role as Colonel Himmat Singh Maan in the Disney+ Hotstar crime thriller web series titled ‘Kaala.’
Facts/Trivia
- Due to dyslexia, Saurabh had difficulty reading because he was bullied at school. He once revealed that when he was in 6th grade at school, he peed his pants because he couldn’t form a simple sentence to ask his teacher to go to the bathroom.
- In his spare time, he likes to read books.
- Before venturing into acting, he ran a handicraft exporting business.
- In 2017, Saurabh Sachdeva established an education and training institute called ‘The Actors Truth’ and a theater group ‘Antarang’ in Mumbai.
- In an interview, while talking about why he decided to become an actor, and how his acting journey began, he said,
My love for acting started in 2001, when nothing was working in my life. The woman I love has left me so I want to be famous right away. So I thought let’s be an actor. I started with modeling but didn’t like it because I was shy and didn’t enjoy walking on ramps. I joined Barry John and I understand I want to express my feelings. I am dyslexic and cannot express myself through words. From there my journey began, I played and never looked back. In 2017, I started teaching acting and got Sacred Games.”
- In April 2019, he gave a TEDx talk on “Why do we stop taking risks?”
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