Saurabh Pandey (born 11 May 1988) is an Indian Television and Bollywood actor. Famously known for his portrayal as Lord Krishna in Suryaputra Karn[1] on Sony Entertainment Television. His debut TV show as lead was Siddharth Basu's[2] first Fiction TV show Jiya Jale[3][4][5] for 9X TV in (2007). He later played the role of Shaurya in his second TV show titled Shaurya Aur Suhani[6] for Star Plus channel. He also played the role of protagonist in shows like Tere Mere Sapne,[7] Ganga Kii Dheej and Razia Sultan.
Saurabh Pandey | |
|---|---|
 Pandey in 2018 | |
| Born | 11 May 1988 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Film producer |
| Years active | 2005–2016 |
| Spouse |
Zara Barring (m. 2017) |
| Relatives | Gaurav Pandey (Brother) Neha Pandey (Sister) |
Early life and education
editSaurabh Pandey was born in New Delhi, India to Hindu Brahmin parents. He started his education at St. Mark's Senior Secondary School, Janakpuri. Saurabh furthered his education in Mussoorie where he studied at Mussoorie Modern School for six months and then later went on to complete his education at SelaQui International School, Dehradun.
Career
editSaurabh got his first TV show with Siddharth Basu's Big Synergy,[8] titled Jiya Jale. The show aired on 9X channel. Jiya Jale was Big Synergy's first fiction TV show. Saurabh played the main lead role of Chandan Bhamani. He then acted in another show Angad, which was originally supposed to be aired on 9X TV but due to the winding up of ANGAD TV, the show was re-launched by Star Plus.[9][10] as Shaurya Aur Suhani.[11] The romantic action based fantasy drama was produced by Sunjoy Wadhwa's Sphere Origins. Saurabh played the title role of super hero Shaurya.[12]
A show by Star Plus channel in September 2009, titled Tere Mere Sapne[13] and produced by Sunjoy Wadhwa's Sphere Origins was Saurabh's next show.[14] Saurabh played the role of the protagonist, Sarju, a simple boy from a small village living his life in a big metropolitan city like Mumbai. In the year 2011, Saurabh appeared in a TV show titled Ganga Kii Dheej. This was a joint venture of Harry Baweja's Baweja Movies and Flying turtle Films. The show aired on Sahara One, and Saurabh played the role of Shivom.
After four years of gap in his acting career. In August 2015 Saurabh got back to his acting career and was seen on &TV's historical TV show Razia Sultan playing the role of Jamal-Ud-Din-Yakut.[15][16] Immediately after the ending of his show Razia Sultan in November 2015, he was offered the role of Lord Krishna in Suryaputra Karn on Sony TV[17][18] by the same production house "Swastik Pictures", who produced the TV show Razia Sultan.
Personal life
editSaurabh is the eldest among 3 siblings and was in a relationship with Indo-Canadian model and actress Zara Barring.[19] After a 10 years of long term relationship with Zara Barring, both got married on 28 November 2017 in Juhu ISKCON temple Mumbai[20][21] His brother Gaurav Pandey is also an actor and made his debut in Hindi film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania as Shaunty.[22]
Filmography
editAs actor – TV shows
edit| Year | TV Show name | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | Jiya Jale | Chandan | 9X |
| 2009 | Shaurya Aur Suhani | Shaurya | Star Plus |
| 2010 | Tere Mere Sapne | Sarju | Star Plus |
| 2010 | Aahat | Rajiv | Sony TV |
| 2011 | Ganga Kii Dheej | Shivom | Sahara One |
| 2015 | Code Red Talash [23][24] (Episode 171) | Munna Yadav | Life OK |
| 2015 | Razia Sultan[25][26] | Jamal-Ud-Din Yakut | &TV |
| 2015-16 | Suryaputra Karn [27] | Lord Krishna/Paundraka Vasudeva | Sony TV |
Films
edit| Year | Film | Director | Producer | ScreenWriter | Film Editor | DOP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Essence of Mumbai[28][29] | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2013 | International Kirtan Fest 2013[30] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Event film |
| 2013 | Salah – The Prayer[31] | No | Yes | No | No | No | Short film |
| 2014 | Tujh Se Hee Raabta[32][33] | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Television Film |
Music videos
edit| Year | Music Video | Director | Producer | Film Editor | DOP | Music Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tenu Vekh Ke[34] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | T-Series | |
| 2014 | Bismillah Karaan – Acoustic[35] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Junglee Talkies[36] & Tumbi Records | Digital partner Times music[37] |
| 2015 | Rishtey (Theme song of Mafatlal Industries)[38] | No | Yes | Yes | No | Mafatlal Industries Ltd[39][40] | A Musical Ad |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "I didn't want to play Krishna at first" – via PressReader.
- ^ "Siddharth Basu with Jiya Jale cast". Bharatstudent.com. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
- ^ "Saurabh and Sriti in Jiya Jale Promo for 9X". Youtube.com. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Jiya Jale imdb Info". imdb.com. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Torture ends for Saurabh Pandey". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Shaurya is a adventurous character". Dhanashri Kulkarni. The Gaea Times. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "Saurabh in Tere Mere Sapne". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Big Synergy's Jiya Jale". bigsynergy.tv. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
- ^ "'Angad' goes to Star Plus". Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ "Jiya Jale lead pair now in Angad". tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Tough times for Sriti & Saurabh". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Real life action hero". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Saurabh Promotes Tere Mere Sapne". Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Saurabh in Sphere origin's next show". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "In & Out: TV celebs onboard, quit or kicked out - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Saurabh Pandey being appreciated as Yaqut in Razia Sultan". Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Saurabh to play Krishna in 'Suryaputra Karn' - Video". The Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Saurabh Pandey and Gautam Rode bond over butter! | Just-ShowBiz". www.just-showbiz.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Saurabh dating Soni barring". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ "Luv binds me and Saurabh together: Zara Barring - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Blessed to be marrying Saurabh: Zara Barring". The Statesman. 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Gaurav Pandey". IMDB. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Episode information". Telly Updates.
- ^ "Code Red Episode 1 - 171". IMDB.
- ^ Maheshwri, Neha. "Saurabh Pandey to play Yakut in Razia Sultan". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Razia Sultan (TV)". IMDB.
- ^ "In & Out: TV celebs onboard, quit or kicked out - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "IMDB "The Essence of Mumbai"". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Essence of Mumbai video link". White Light Army Pictures. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "International Kirtan fest 2013 video link". Kirtan Chants. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Salah – The Prayer video link". White Light Army Pictures. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ "Producer's interview "Tujh Se Hee Raabta"". Indian Express news. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Tujh Se Hee Raabta full cast and crew". IMDB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Tenu Vekh Ke video link". T-Series. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Bismillah Karaan video link". Junglee Talkies & Tumbi Records. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Junglee Talkies youtube channel". Times Music. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Music "Bismillah Karaan"". Times Music. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Rishtey - Video Link". Youtube. Mafatlal Industries Ltd. 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Mafatlal Industries Ltd Website".
- ^ "Mafatlal Industries Youtube channel". YouTube.
External links
edit- Saurabh Pandey at IMDb
- White Light Army Pictures, Saurabh's production company website
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