Saurabh Pandey Explained

Saurabh Pandey
Birth Date:1988 5, df=yes
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Actor
Film producer
Years Active:2005–2016
Relatives:Gaurav Pandey (Brother)
Neha Pandey (Sister)

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.

Early life and education

Saurabh 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

Saurabh 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

Saurabh 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

As actor – TV shows

YearTV Show name Role Channel
2007–2008 Jiya Jale Chandan
2009 Shaurya Aur Suhani Shaurya
2010 Tere Mere Sapne Sarju
2010 Aahat Rajiv
2011 Ganga Kii Dheej Shivom
2015Code Red Talash [23] [24] (Episode 171)Munna Yadav Life OK
2015Razia Sultan[25] [26] Jamal-Ud-Din Yakut&TV
2015-16Suryaputra Karn [27] Lord Krishna/Paundraka VasudevaSony TV

Films

Year width=190Film !width=65Director !width=65Producer !width=65 ScreenWriter !width=65Film Editor !width=65DOP !Notes
2012The Essence of Mumbai[28] [29] Short film
2013International Kirtan Fest 2013[30] Event film
2013Salah – The Prayer[31] Short film
2014Tujh Se Hee Raabta[32] [33] Television Film

Music videos

Year width=190Music Video!width=65Director !width=65Producer !width=65Film Editor !width=65DOP !Music Label Notes
2014Tenu Vekh Ke[34] T-Series
2014Bismillah Karaan – Acoustic[35] Junglee Talkies[36] & Tumbi RecordsDigital partner Times music[37]
2015Rishtey (Theme song of Mafatlal Industries)[38] Mafatlal Industries Ltd[39] [40] A Musical Ad

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I didn't want to play Krishna at first. . PressReader .
  2. Web site: Siddharth Basu with Jiya Jale cast. Bharatstudent.com. 2 November 2007.
  3. Web site: Saurabh and Sriti in Jiya Jale Promo for 9X. Youtube.com. 26 October 2007.
  4. Web site: Jiya Jale imdb Info. imdb.com. 1 March 2008.
  5. Web site: Torture ends for Saurabh Pandey. Oneindia.in. 7 March 2008.
  6. Web site: Shaurya is a adventurous character. Dhanashri Kulkarni. The Gaea Times. 3 May 2009.
  7. Web site: Saurabh in Tere Mere Sapne. Tellychakkar. 21 October 2009.
  8. Web site: Big Synergy's Jiya Jale. bigsynergy.tv. 12 November 2007.
  9. Web site: 'Angad' goes to Star Plus. 30 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906000130/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3031403. 6 September 2014. dead.
  10. Web site: Jiya Jale lead pair now in Angad. tellychakkar.com. 10 September 2008.
  11. Web site: Tough times for Sriti & Saurabh. Telly Chakkar. 20 June 2009.
  12. Web site: Real life action hero. https://archive.today/20130629121613/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-22/tv/28037374_1_stunts-action-hero-elephant. dead. 29 June 2013. The Times of India. 22 April 2009.
  13. Web site: Saurabh Promotes Tere Mere Sapne. 10 November 2009.
  14. Web site: Saurabh in Sphere origin's next show. Tellychakkar.com. 3 October 2009.
  15. Web site: In & Out: TV celebs onboard, quit or kicked out - The Times of India. . 2015-09-16.
  16. Web site: Saurabh Pandey being appreciated as Yaqut in Razia Sultan. 2015-09-16.
  17. Web site: Saurabh to play Krishna in 'Suryaputra Karn' - Video. The Times of India. Times of India. 2015-12-05.
  18. Web site: Saurabh Pandey and Gautam Rode bond over butter! Just-ShowBiz. www.just-showbiz.com. 2015-12-05.
  19. Web site: Saurabh dating Soni barring. Telly Chakkar. 21 July 2009.
  20. Web site: Luv binds me and Saurabh together: Zara Barring - Times of India. The Times of India.
  21. Web site: Blessed to be marrying Saurabh: Zara Barring . The Statesman . 26 November 2017.
  22. Web site: Gaurav Pandey. IMDB. 2 March 2015.
  23. Web site: Episode information. Telly Updates.
  24. Web site: Code Red Episode 1 - 171. IMDB.
  25. Web site: Saurabh Pandey to play Yakut in Razia Sultan. 17 August 2015. The Times of India. Maheshwri. Neha.
  26. Web site: Razia Sultan (TV). IMDB.
  27. Web site: In & Out: TV celebs onboard, quit or kicked out - The Times of India. The Times of India. 2015-12-05.
  28. Web site: IMDB "The Essence of Mumbai". Internet Movie Data Base. 21 October 2012.
  29. Web site: Essence of Mumbai video link. White Light Army Pictures. 4 October 2012.
  30. Web site: International Kirtan fest 2013 video link. Kirtan Chants. 15 October 2013.
  31. Web site: Salah – The Prayer video link. White Light Army Pictures. 30 June 2013.
  32. Web site: Producer's interview "Tujh Se Hee Raabta". Indian Express news. 22 August 2014.
  33. Web site: Tujh Se Hee Raabta full cast and crew.. 3 February 2015. IMDB.
  34. Web site: Tenu Vekh Ke video link. T-Series. 13 March 2014.
  35. Web site: Bismillah Karaan video link. Junglee Talkies & Tumbi Records. 26 August 2014.
  36. Web site: Junglee Talkies youtube channel. Times Music. 5 September 2014.
  37. Web site: Music "Bismillah Karaan". Times Music. 19 August 2014.
  38. Web site: Rishtey - Video Link. 25 May 2015. Youtube. Mafatlal Industries Ltd..
  39. Web site: Mafatlal Industries Ltd Website.
  40. Web site: Mafatlal Industries Youtube channel. YouTube.