Saurav Pandey is a popular name in the Indian Television industry. He made his debut through Siddarth Basu’s fiction tv show
Jiya Jale
. The show, though failed to make an impression on the viewers, Saurabh’s acting definitely did.
He was born in New Delhi in 1985 and did his schooling from Dehradun. As a child, after watching Jurassic Park, he became quite fascinated with cinema. He participated in many school plays and dance competitions. In 2005, he moved to Mumbai to pursue his dream of acting. He was trained at the Namit Kapoor’s acting institute and Kreating Charakters Acting Studio. Being a talented artist he was soon seen in commercials and music videos. His first break on the small screen was in Siddarth Basu’s show Jiya Jale. He was then essayed as the superhero Shaurya, in Star Plus’ ‘Shaurya aur Suhani’. He later also acted in
Tere Mere Sapne
and
Ganga Kii Dheej
. In 2011 he opened his own production company by the name of White Light Army Pictures.
In 2009, during filming
Shaurya Aur Suhani
, Saurabh fell prey to substance abuse. But due to the constant support of his family and lady love, Sony Barring, he pulled himself out of drugs in 2011 and has been clean ever since. Currently, he is working on short film initiatives taken up by his own production house and is a strong activist against drug use.