Saurabh Sachdeva

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| birth_place = Haldwani, Uttarakhand

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| occupation = Actor, Acting coach

| years_active = 2002–present

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Saurabh Sachdeva is an Indian actor and acting coach.{{Cite web|title=Saurabh Sachdeva: An Actor’s truth|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/jun/19/saurabh-sachdeva-an-actors-truth-1991952.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite news|last=Praveen|first=S. r|date=2016-06-14|title=Gul raises a question of priorities|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/Gul-raises-a-question-of-priorities/article14422084.ece|access-date=2020-10-19|issn=0971-751X}} He started his film career in Maroon, which was released in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/matchmaker-to-royal-army-man/articleshow/69638356.cms|website=mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com|title=Bollywood: Saurabh Sachdeva plays pivotal role in Saif Ali Khan's revenge-drama Laal Kaptaan|date=2019-06-04|first1=Himesh |last1=Mankad |author-link=Himesh Mankad|accessdate=2021-01-15}}{{Cite web|date=2018-12-16|title=Sacred Games actor Saurabh Sachdeva: Working with Anurag Kashyap is very experimental|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/saurabh-sachdeva-sacred-games-2-anurag-kashyap-5478994/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The Indian Express|language=en}} He received critical acclaim for his character Suleiman Isa in the Netflix series Sacred Games in 2018.{{Cite web|date=2019-06-02|title=Saurabh Sachdeva: Nawazuddin is clear and honest as a performer|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/saurabh-sachdeva-nawazuddin-is-clear-and-honest-as-a-performer/21067157|access-date=2020-10-19|website=mid-day|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-08-30|title=Saurabh Sachdeva: We have a common language of acting|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/saurabh-sachdeva-we-have-a-common-language-of-acting/21636178|access-date=2020-10-19|website=mid-day|language=en}} His notable filmography includes roles in Manmarziyaan (2018), Laal Kaptaan (2019), Housefull 4 (2019), Vadh (2022), and Animal (2023), Haddi (2023), Kaala (2023), Bambai Meri Jaan (2023), Jaane Jaan (2023), Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024) .

In 2024, Sachdeva won the [https://www.filmfare.com/awards/short-films-2024/winners Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Short Film (Male)] for his performance in First Time, directed by Adiraj Singh.{{Cite web|title=Winners of Filmfare Short Film Awards 2024|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/short-films-2024/winners|access-date=2025-01-31|website=Filmfare}}

A veteran acting coach, he trained an array of B-town stars including Rana Daggubati, Harshvardhan Rane, Freida Pinto, Anushka Sharma, Bobby Deol, John Abraham,{{Cite web|last= |first= |date=2024-01-07|title= I was with Saurabh every day, who coached me on this characterfor three weeks,|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/my-career-has-been-built-on-criticism-i-enjoy-it-john-abraham-101740805714021.html|access-date=2025-03-25|website=Hindustan Times}}

, Varun Dhawan, Raghav Juyal, Kubbra Sait, Richa Chadha, Dulquer Salmaan, Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez,{{Cite web|last=Chandani|first=Priyanka|date=2018-12-21|title=The accidental star maker|url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/bollywood/201218/the-accidental-star-maker.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=The Asian Age}} , Asha Negi, Shakti Mohan, Rithvik Dhanjani, Abhishek Chauhan, and Mandana Karimi.

In 2016, he directed a short film Gul which raises a question of priorities and showed at the Kerala International Film Festival.{{Cite news|last=Praveen|first=S. r|date=2016-06-14|title=Gul raises a question of priorities|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/Gul-raises-a-question-of-priorities/article14422084.ece|access-date=2020-10-21|issn=0971-751X}} In 2017, Saurabh founded his own education and training institute, The Actors Truth,{{Cite web|title=Saurabh Sachdeva: An Actor’s truth|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/jun/19/saurabh-sachdeva-an-actors-truth-1991952.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=The New Indian Express}} and theatre group Antarang{{Cite web|date=2020-01-15|title=For the sake of love and art|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/for-the-sake-of-love-and-art/story-TRjwmgHVoZQUig1a2ERgYL.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}} in Mumbai.