Saurabh Pandey
Saurabh Pandey | |
|---|---|
 Saurabh in September 2008 at a photo shoot | |
| Born | 11 May 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Television actor film actor Film & TV Producer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Relatives | Gaurav Pandey (Brother) Neha Pandey (Sister) |
Saurabh Pandey[1] (born 11 May 1985) is an Indian Television and Bollywood actor. He is known for his great acting skills and muscular physique. 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 essayed the role of Shaurya in his second TV show titled "Shaurya aur Suhani"[6] for Star Plus channel. He also played the role of main protagonist in shows like Tere Mere Sapne[7] and Ganga Kii Dheej. Saurabh is also the managing director of his film production company known as (White Light Army Pictures) known for his other talents such a cinematography, film direction and film editing. Saurabh believes in making meaningful cinema which can bring about a change in the lives of people in a positive way.
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. At the age of 9 he was inspired by Steven Spielberg's film Jurassic Park. That was the turning point of his life that triggered his interest for cinema. At nine years of age, he designed and built a robotic dinosaur (Brachiosaurus) powered by pneumatic cylinders. The model stood 30 feet tall and 25 feet long. Saurabh built this dinosaur with the help of the labourer's team from his father's chair manufacturing factory (Geeken Seating Collection Pvt. Ltd). Saurabh's ambitious Dinosaur Project took him three years to complete in which he sacrificed all his school holidays, working away on his dinosaur. Once his dinosaur was completed, Saurabh became a local celebrity and an inspiration for other children his age. Saurabh's fascination for creation continued well into his adolescence. He'd make stop motion films with his dad's video camera and his LEGO toys. 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. Saurabh adapted many leadership skills while at SelaQui International School where he excelled in sports and was also the sports captain. It was during these years at SelaQui that Saurabh truly recognised his passion and talent for performing arts. He participated in school dance competitions and dramas there which eventually helped him build the confidence and charisma required to become a performer.
Career
In 2005 Saurabh made the decision to shift to Mumbai, India, the city of his dreams. He took his acting training at Kishor Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute and Kreating Charakters Acting Studio. His talent was quickly recognised and in no time he was seen in TV commercials and in many Hindi and Punjabi music videos. Saurabh's hard work also bagged him 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 and was hugely promoted by 9X TV around the country. Saurabh essayed the main lead role of Chandan Bhamani and became a household name. Upon the completion of Jiya Jale, he was offered another show in 2008 of July titled, ANGAD, also to be featured on 9X TV. However, due to world stock market crash in 2008, 9X TV was shut down and ANGAD TV 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] With this show, Saurabh gained immense popularity and became a youth icon known for his fit physique. After Shaurya Aur Suhani, Saurabh was offered a show by Star Plus channel in September 2009. The show titled "Tere Mere Sapne"[13] and was again produced by Sunjoy Wadhwa's Sphere Origins.[14] Saurabh played the role of the main protagonist, Sarju, a simple boy from a small village living his life in a big metropolitan city like Mumbai. Saurabh's was greatly appreciated for his versatility and heart-touching performance. In the year 2011, Saurabh was seen in a TV show titled "Ganja 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 TV shows, back to back, Saurabh decided to take a break and opened up his own production company, known as "White Light Army Pictures – Enlightening Entertainment".
Current projects
After his last TV show "Ganga Kii Dheej" 2011 Saurabh is working on his film projects for world cinema. His company "White Light Army Pictures" (WLAP) has made a few short films. WLAP's "The Essence of Mumbai" was selected to be featured in the MAMI Film festival 2012. WLAP and Saurabh also directed and produced the "ISKCON Non-stop 3-day Kirtan documentary in 2013". Saurabh is currently busy working on the upcoming ventures of his company, one of which is a TV show and the other is a feature film.
Personal life
Saurabh is the eldest among 3 siblings. His brother, Gaurav Pandey, has become a household face through the many ad films he has been featured in. Saurabh's sister, Neha Pandey is away from the media glare but is pursuing her career in fashion designing. Romantically, Saurabh says he is with "the love of his life" Soni Barring,[15] a model, actress and TV anchor from Canada.[16] During the shoot of Shaurya Aur Suhani in 2009, Saurabh fell into the bad company of drugs. After 16 months of continuous substance abuse, Saurabh had made his life miserable. During the shoot of Shaurya Aur Suhani and Tere Mere Sapne, people related to the TV industry had started thinking that he is losing himself due to frequent mood swings related to substance abuse. After many ups and down, hardships, and the support of his lady love Soni Barring,[17] Saurabh succeeded in pulling himself out of drugs in the year 2011.[18] Since then, Saurabh has been clean and completely speaks in disfavor of substance abuse. He says. " if you feel that drugs can take you closer to God, make you concentrate better, act better, makes you think sorted then you are highly mistaken and you are calling for more trouble because all of this is nonsense and drugs can never do good to anyone." He gives complete credit to his pillar of strength, Soni Barring and is grateful to all his loved ones who prayed for him and stood by him as he fought his battle against drugs and brought his life back to normalcy. Saurabh is always thankful to God and his miracles. He says in his interview given to the times of India , "coming out of drugs is not easy but when you set your mind to something then nothing is impossible.”
Filmography
As actor – TV shows
| Year | TV Show name | Role | Channel | Co starer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | Jiya Jale | Chandan | 9X | Sriti Jha |
| 2009 | Shaurya Aur Suhani | Shaurya | Star Plus | Sriti Jha |
| 2010 | Tere Mere Sapne | Sarju | Star Plus | Ekta Tiwari |
| 2010 | Aahat (Season 5, Story-2) | Rajiv | Sony TV | Anisha Kapur |
| 2011 | Ganga Kii Dheej | Shivom | Sahara One | Leena Jumani |
Films
| Year | Film | director | Producer | screenWriter | Film Editor | DOP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Essence of Mumbai[19][20] | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2013 | International Kirtan Fest 2013[21] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Event film |
| 2013 | Salah – The Prayer[22] | No | Yes | No | No | No | Short film |
| 2014 | Tujhse Hi Raabta[23][24] | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Television Film |
Music videos
| Year | Music Video | director | Producer | Film Editor | DOP | Music Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tenu Vekh Ke[25] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | T-Series | |
| 2014 | Bismillah Karaan – Acoustic[26] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Junglee Talkies[27] & Tumbi Records | Digital partner Times music[28] |
Stage performances
| Year | Show | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Global Indian Film and TV Honours | 9X |
| 2008 | Yeah Hai Jalwa (Special Dance Appearance) | 9X |
| 2009 | STAR Parivaar Awards | Star Plus |
| 2010 | Zee Gold Awards[29] | Zee TV |
References
- ^ "Saurabh Pandey's Biography". ebharat.in. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ "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". 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". Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ Tv show "Saurabh Promotes Tere Mere Sapne". Retrieved 10 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Saurabh in Sphere origin's next show". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Soni & Saurabh at 8th Indian Telly awards". Bharatstudent.com. Retrieved 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Hot male: Saurabh Pandey". Srabanti Chakrabarti. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ "Saurabh's Love life". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "Shock and recovery". DNA India. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ "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 "Tujhse Hi Raabta"". Indian Express news. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Producer's interview 2 "Tujhse Hi Raabta"". Bollywood Helpline. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zee T.V. Gold awards performance". Glam Sham. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
External links
- Saurabh Pandey at the Internet Movie Database
- White Light Army Pictures, Saurabh's production company website.