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{{short description|Indian actor}} | {{short description|Indian actor (born March 1963)}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = | | name = | ||
| image = Saurabh Shukla graces the screening of Sonata.jpg | | image = Saurabh Shukla graces the screening of Sonata.jpg | ||
| caption = Shukla at the screening of Sonata | | caption = Shukla at the screening of Sonata | ||
| alt = Saurabh Shukla | | alt = Saurabh Shukla | ||
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|5 March 1963}} | | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|5 March 1963}}{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | ||
| occupation = Actor, film director, screenwriter | | occupation = Actor, film director, screenwriter | ||
| yearsactive | | yearsactive = 1984–present | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Saurabh Shukla''' (born 5 March 1963) is | '''Saurabh Shukla''' (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in [[Hindi]] and a few [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. He is best known for his roles in ''[[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]'' (1998), ''[[Nayak (2001 Hindi film)|Nayak: The Real Hero]]'' (2001), ''[[Yuva]]'' (2004), ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' (2006), ''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012), ''[[Jolly LLB]]'' (2013); for the latter, he won the [[61st National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name=diff>{{cite web |title=61st National Film Awards For 2013 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Other notable films are ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'' (2014), ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' (2014), ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'' (2017)'' and [[Raid (2018 film)|Raid]]'' (2018). He has also worked in a short documentary with Ruth Agnihotri and Rachael Agnihotri in [[Goa]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Born to Jogamaya Shukla, who was the first female tabla player of India and Shatrughan Shukla, a vocalist from Agra Gharana, Shukla's family left [[Gorakhpur]] for [[Delhi]] when he was two years old. He completed his schooling and did graduation from [[SGTB Khalsa College|S.G.T.B. Khalsa College]], Delhi. His professional career began in 1984 with entry into the theatre.<ref name="rediff-1998-interview">[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/sep/18sau.htm Fat lot of good] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127032335/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/sep/18sau.htm |date=27 January 2009 }} Rediff, 1998.</ref> | Born to Jogamaya Shukla, who was the first female tabla player of India and Shatrughan Shukla, a vocalist from [[Agra gharana|Agra Gharana]], Shukla's family left [[Gorakhpur]] for [[Delhi]] when he was two years old. He completed his schooling from Ludlow Castle No 3 (behind I P College) [[Delhi]] and did graduation from [[SGTB Khalsa College|S.G.T.B. Khalsa College]], Delhi. His professional career began in 1984 with entry into the theatre.<ref name="rediff-1998-interview">[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/sep/18sau.htm Fat lot of good] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127032335/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/sep/18sau.htm |date=27 January 2009 }} Rediff, 1998.</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Shukla began | Shukla began pursuing theatre in 1986 with roles in plays like ''[[A View From The Bridge]]'' ([[Arthur Miller]]), ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' ([[John Osborne]]), ''[[Ghashiram Kotwal]]'' ([[Vijay Tendulkar]]) and ''Hayvadan''. In 1991, he joined the NSD Repertoire Company – the professional wing of the [[National School of Drama]] – as an actor.<ref name="rediff-1998-interview" /> The following year, he got his first break when [[Shekhar Kapur]], impressed with his work, roped him in for a role in ''[[Bandit Queen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/nov/19shukla.htm |title=Shekhar Kapur told me to remain an actor |access-date=14 November 2006 |archive-date=22 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322045852/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/nov/19shukla.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Shukla also | Shukla also played the role of [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]'s [[sidekick]] Gopi in the 1994 [[Doordarshan]] [[crime drama]] ''[[Tehkikaat]]''. The series was directed by [[Karan Razdan]], but Shekhar Kapur directed the first episode. He also wrote and acted in [[Zee TV]]'s ''[[9 Malabar Hill]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/red-alert/1038066/|title=Red alert - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2016-07-06|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011202959/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/red-alert/1038066/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
He also appeared in a recurring albeit a short role of an | He also appeared in a recurring albeit a short role of an Aamir's Jasoos (chieftain's spy) in the 1990s Doordarshan TV serial [[Mulla Nasiruddin]], which had [[Raghubir Yadav]] in the lead role. The series was based on the folklore of Mulla Nasiruddin. | ||
Shukla is also a part of a comic theater | Shukla is also a part of a comic theater play ''2 to Tango, 3 to Jive.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saurabh Shukla hits a century with his play '2 To Tango 3 To Jive'!|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-saurabh-shukla-hits-a-century-with-his-play-2-to-tango-3-to-jive-2443327|date=18 May 2017|website=DNA India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011203000/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-saurabh-shukla-hits-a-century-with-his-play-2-to-tango-3-to-jive-2443327|archive-date=11 October 2020|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
===Breakthrough (1998–present)=== | ===Breakthrough (1998–present)=== | ||
Shukla's biggest break came when he co-wrote the script for [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s 1998 cult classic ''[[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]'' and played the role of gangster Kallu Mama in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/24shukla.htm |title=Beyond Kallu Mama |access-date=19 June 2008 |archive-date=26 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726200710/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/24shukla.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the [[Star Screen Awards|Star Screen Award]] for Best Screenplay alongside [[Anurag Kashyap (director)|Anurag Kashyap]]. | Shukla's biggest break came when he co-wrote the script for [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s 1998 cult classic ''[[Satya (1998 film)|Satya]]'' and played the role of gangster Kallu Mama in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/24shukla.htm |title=Beyond Kallu Mama |access-date=19 June 2008 |archive-date=26 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726200710/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/24shukla.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He won the [[Star Screen Awards|Star Screen Award]] for Best Screenplay alongside [[Anurag Kashyap (director)|Anurag Kashyap]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards/ Winners|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/20th-annual-life-ok-screen-awards-winners-24/|website=The Indian Express|date=2014-01-31|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en}}</ref> | ||
"Why do I make realistic films, like Satya? Because that's the kind of films I like to do. Capturing reality is very difficult and challenging," he said in a 2000 interview to [[Rediff.com]], making it clear that he prefers realism in his scripts. In the same interview he also talked about his preferred genre of film making – [[comedy]]: | "Why do I make realistic films, like Satya? Because that's the kind of films I like to do. Capturing reality is very difficult and challenging," he said in a 2000 interview to [[Rediff.com]], making it clear that he prefers realism in his scripts. In the same interview he also talked about his preferred genre of film making – [[comedy]]: | ||
{{cquote|If you carefully see my work, it is all [comedy]. We usually categorize subjects as comedy and serious. But there is more than just this. Like when we laugh, we sometimes also cry. There can be certain viciousness to this action if there is too much of it. It is the same with romance, which gets too much after a point. There is always a comic element in every situation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2000/sep/29lead.htm |title=The Black Comedy of Saurabh Shukla |access-date=14 November 2006 |archive-date=22 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322050207/http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2000/sep/29lead.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | {{cquote|If you carefully see my work, it is all [comedy]. We usually categorize subjects as comedy and serious. But there is more than just this. Like when we laugh, we sometimes also cry. There can be certain viciousness to this action if there is too much of it. It is the same with romance, which gets too much after a point. There is always a comic element in every situation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2000/sep/29lead.htm |title=The Black Comedy of Saurabh Shukla |access-date=14 November 2006 |archive-date=22 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322050207/http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2000/sep/29lead.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | ||
In 2003, he wrote the screenplay for ''[[Calcutta Mail]]''. He received his first award for this film, the [[Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay]]. In 2008, he acted in his first international film, the [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] and [[Academy Award]]-winning ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'', as the character Constable Srinivas. In 2013, he appeared as policeman Sudhanshu Dutta in ''[[Barfi!]]'', a film through which director [[Anurag Basu]] and co-actor [[Ranbir Kapoor]], he said, "revived [him] as an actor".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Sampada|title=From gaining popularity as a credible actor to winning a National Award, Saurabh Shukla's journey has been tremendous|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/saurabh-shukla-kallu-mama-jolly-llb-5085421/|access-date=5 March 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=5 March 2018|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305041307/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/saurabh-shukla-kallu-mama-jolly-llb-5085421/|url-status=live}}</ref> | In 2003, he wrote the screenplay for ''[[Calcutta Mail]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saurabh Shukla on screenwriting - “I don’t think that words alone carry meaning”|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/interview-saurabh-shukla-on-screenwriting-i-don-t-think-that-words-alone-carry-meaning-101649673568643.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=2022-04-11|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en}}</ref> He received his first award for this film, the [[Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay]]. In 2008, he acted in his first international film, the [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] and [[Academy Award]]-winning ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'', as the character Constable Srinivas. In 2013, he appeared as policeman Sudhanshu Dutta in ''[[Barfi!]]'', a film through which director [[Anurag Basu]] and co-actor [[Ranbir Kapoor]], he said, "revived [him] as an actor".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Sampada|title=From gaining popularity as a credible actor to winning a National Award, Saurabh Shukla's journey has been tremendous|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/saurabh-shukla-kallu-mama-jolly-llb-5085421/|access-date=5 March 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=5 March 2018|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305041307/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/saurabh-shukla-kallu-mama-jolly-llb-5085421/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
===Hindi films=== | |||
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes | ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes | ||
|- | |-1982|| ''[[Gandhi]]''|| Extra | ||
| 1994 || ''[[Bandit Queen]]''|| Kailash || | | 1994 || ''[[Bandit Queen]]''|| Kailash || | ||
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| ''[[Arjun Pandit (1999 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' || Johnny || | | ''[[Arjun Pandit (1999 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' || Johnny || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'' || Saxena || | | ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'' || Saxena || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' || Mr. Malhotra "Chhotey" || | | ''[[Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' || Mr. Malhotra "Chhotey" || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''[[Hey Ram]]'' || Manohar Lalwani || | | rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''[[Hey Ram]]'' || Manohar Lalwani || Bilingual film | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!]]'' || Gaitonde || | | ''[[Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!]]'' || Gaitonde || | ||
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| 2004 || ''[[Yuva]]'' || Gopal || | | 2004 || ''[[Yuva]]'' || Gopal || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" | 2005 || ''[[Mumbai Xpress (2005 film)|Mumbai Xpress]]'' || Kishore Mehta || | ||
| ''[[Mumbai Xpress (2005 film)|Mumbai Xpress]]'' || Kishore Mehta || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Yakeen (2005 film)|Yakeen]]'' || Chamanlal || | | ''[[Yakeen (2005 film)|Yakeen]]'' || Chamanlal || | ||
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| ''[[Chehraa]]'' || Director || | | ''[[Chehraa]]'' || Director || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[Mixed Doubles (2006 film)|Mixed Doubles]]'' || Sammy || | |||
| rowspan=" | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' || Batuk Maharaj || | | ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' || Batuk Maharaj || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love]]'' || Dotcom Paaji || | | rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love]]'' || Dotcom Paaji || | ||
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| ''[[Showbiz (2007 film)|Showbiz]]'' || Inder Raj Bahl || | | ''[[Showbiz (2007 film)|Showbiz]]'' || Inder Raj Bahl || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="6" | 2008 || ''[[My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (film)|My Name is Anthony Gonsalves]]'' || Murthy || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Mithya]]'' || Shetty || | | ''[[Mithya (film)|Mithya]]'' || Shetty || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[De Taali]]'' || Godbole || | | ''[[De Taali]]'' || Godbole || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors]]'' || Diesel || | | ''[[Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors]]'' || Diesel || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Dasvidaniya]]'' || Dasgupta || | | ''[[Dasvidaniya]]'' || Dasgupta || | ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2013 || ''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]'' ||David's father || | | rowspan="4" | 2013 || ''[[David (2013 Hindi film)|David]]'' ||David's father || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Jolly LLB]]'' || Justice Sunderlal Tripathi || [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]] <br> [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]] <br> Nominated—[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor]] | | ''[[Jolly LLB]]'' || [[Judge|Justice]] Sunderlal Tripathi || [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]] <br> [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]] <br> Nominated—[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Phata Poster Nikhla Hero]]'' || Gundappa Das || | | ''[[Phata Poster Nikhla Hero]]'' || Gundappa Das || | ||
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| ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'' || Brijesh Mehra || | | ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'' || Brijesh Mehra || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' || Tapasvi Maharaj || | | ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' || Tapasvi Maharaj || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Kaun Kitne Paani Mein]]'' || Braj Singh Deo || | | rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Kaun Kitne Paani Mein]]'' || Braj Singh Deo || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Mohalla Assi]]'' || Upadhyay Pandit || | | ''[[Mohalla Assi]]'' || Upadhyay Pandit || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'' || Justice Sunderlal Tripathi || | | rowspan="3" | 2017 || ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'' || Justice Sunderlal Tripathi || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''The Wishing Tree | | ''The Wishing Tree'' || Dhaba Owner || | ||
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| ''[[Jagga Jasoos]]'' || Ex IB Officer Sinha || | | ''[[Jagga Jasoos]]'' || Ex IB Officer Sinha || | ||
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| ''[[Daas Dev]]'' || Awadesh Pratap Chauhan || | | ''[[Daas Dev]]'' || Awadesh Pratap Chauhan || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="8" | 2019 || ''[[Fraud Saiyaan]]'' || Murari Chaurasia || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Family Of Thakurganj]]'' || Baba Bhandari || | | ''[[Family Of Thakurganj]]'' || Baba Bhandari || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?]]'' || Nayyar ||Remake of classic [[Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai]]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=6 | | ''[[Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai? (2019 film)|Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?]]'' || Nayyar ||Remake of classic ''[[Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai? (1980 film)|Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai]]''<ref>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=6 March 2019|number=1103226358522556416|title=Manav Kaul, Nandita Das and Saurabh Shukla... #AlbertPintoKoGussaKyunAataHai - an official remake of the cult classic by Saeed Akhtar Mirza - to release on 12 April 2019... Directed by Soumitra Ranade... The 1980 classic starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil. https://t.co/e3JaquzPMI}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Zoya Factor (film)|The Zoya Factor]]'' | |''[[The Zoya Factor (film)|The Zoya Factor]]'' | ||
| | | Yashwant Khoda | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Ujda Chaman]]'' | |||
|''[[Ujda Chaman]]'' | |||
|Guruji | |Guruji | ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ujda-chaman-trailer-ayushmann-khurranas-bala-to-face-competition-from-sunny-singhs-ujda-chaman/articleshow/71388372.cms |title='Ujda Chaman' trailer: Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Bala' to face competition from Sunny Singh's 'Ujda Chaman' |publisher=Times of India |date=1 October 2019 |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104012107/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ujda-chaman-trailer-ayushmann-khurranas-bala-to-face-competition-from-sunny-singhs-ujda-chaman/articleshow/71388372.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> | |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ujda-chaman-trailer-ayushmann-khurranas-bala-to-face-competition-from-sunny-singhs-ujda-chaman/articleshow/71388372.cms |title='Ujda Chaman' trailer: Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Bala' to face competition from Sunny Singh's 'Ujda Chaman' |publisher=Times of India |date=1 October 2019 |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104012107/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ujda-chaman-trailer-ayushmann-khurranas-bala-to-face-competition-from-sunny-singhs-ujda-chaman/articleshow/71388372.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Pagalpanti (2019 film)|Pagalpanti]]''||Raja Sahab | |''[[Pagalpanti (2019 film)|Pagalpanti]]''||Raja Sahab | ||
|<ref>{{cite tweet|user=BazmeeAnees| author=Anees Bazmee|date=10 | |<ref>{{cite tweet|user=BazmeeAnees| author=Anees Bazmee|date=10 March 2019|number = 1104628671019573251 |title=Meet Raja Sahab aka @saurabhshukla_s ! #pagalpantionset @TSeries @PanoramaMovies @AnilKapoor @TheJohnAbraham @ArshadWarsi @PulkitSamrat @Ileana_Official @UrvashiRautela @kriti_official https://t.co/Qw17g2fUNh}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Aadhaar (film)|Aadhaar]]'' | |''[[Aadhaar (film)|Aadhaar]]'' | ||
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|''[[Madam Chief Minister]]'' | |''[[Madam Chief Minister]]'' | ||
| Master Suraj Bhan | | Master Suraj Bhan | ||
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|''[[The Big Bull]]'' | |''[[The Big Bull]]'' | ||
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|''[[Tadap (2021 film)|Tadap]]''<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 December 2021|title=Tadap 2021 Film - Best Supporting Performance From Saurabh Shukla|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/tadap/ET00307544 | |''[[Tadap (2021 film)|Tadap]]''<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 December 2021|title=Tadap 2021 Film - Best Supporting Performance From Saurabh Shukla|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/tadap/ET00307544}}</ref> | ||
|Ishana's father | |Ishana's father | ||
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| rowspan="3" |2022 | | rowspan="3" |2022 | ||
| ''[[Shamshera]]'' | | ''[[Shamshera]]'' | ||
| | | Doodh Singh | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Drishyam 2 (2022 film)|Drishyam 2 ]]'' | |''[[Drishyam 2 (2022 film)|Drishyam 2]]'' | ||
|Murad Ali | |Murad Ali | ||
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|''[[Bhediya (film)|Bhediya]]'' | |''[[Bhediya (film)|Bhediya]]'' | ||
|Bagga | |Bagga | ||
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|TBA|| ! style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Identity Card'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}} || Ghulam Nabi || Post-production | | rowspan="3" |2025 | ||
|[[Raid 2 (film)|''Raid 2'']] | |||
|Rameshwar Singh "Tauji" | |||
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|''[[Maalik (2025 film)|Maalik]]'' | |||
| Minister Shankar Singh | |||
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| ''[[Jolly LLB 3]]'' | |||
| Justice Sunderlal Tripathi | |||
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|2026 | |||
| ''[[Subedaar]]'' || Prabhakar|| | |||
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|{{TBA}}|| ! style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Identity Card'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}} || Ghulam Nabi || Post-production | |||
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|TBA|| ! style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''No Rules for Fools'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}} || TBA || Post-production | |{{TBA}}|| ! style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''No Rules for Fools'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}} || TBA || Post-production | ||
|- | |- | ||
|TBA | |{{TBA}} | ||
|{{Pending film|[[Manohar Pandey]]}} | |{{Pending film|[[Manohar Pandey]]}} | ||
|TBA | |TBA | ||
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===Other language films=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |||
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| 2000 || ''[[Hey Ram]]'' || Manohar Lalwani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:12, 27 March 2026
Saurabh Shukla | |
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![]() Shukla at the screening of Sonata | |
| Born | 5 March 1963 (age 63)[citation needed] |
| Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in Satya (1998), Nayak: The Real Hero (2001), Yuva (2004), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Barfi! (2012), Jolly LLB (2013); for the latter, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[1] Other notable films are Kick (2014), PK (2014), Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Raid (2018). He has also worked in a short documentary with Ruth Agnihotri and Rachael Agnihotri in Goa.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born to Jogamaya Shukla, who was the first female tabla player of India and Shatrughan Shukla, a vocalist from Agra Gharana, Shukla's family left Gorakhpur for Delhi when he was two years old. He completed his schooling from Ludlow Castle No 3 (behind I P College) Delhi and did graduation from S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, Delhi. His professional career began in 1984 with entry into the theatre.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
Shukla began pursuing theatre in 1986 with roles in plays like A View From The Bridge (Arthur Miller), Look Back in Anger (John Osborne), Ghashiram Kotwal (Vijay Tendulkar) and Hayvadan. In 1991, he joined the NSD Repertoire Company – the professional wing of the National School of Drama – as an actor.[2] The following year, he got his first break when Shekhar Kapur, impressed with his work, roped him in for a role in Bandit Queen.[3]
Shukla also played the role of Vijay Anand's sidekick Gopi in the 1994 Doordarshan crime drama Tehkikaat. The series was directed by Karan Razdan, but Shekhar Kapur directed the first episode. He also wrote and acted in Zee TV's 9 Malabar Hill.[4]
He also appeared in a recurring albeit a short role of an Aamir's Jasoos (chieftain's spy) in the 1990s Doordarshan TV serial Mulla Nasiruddin, which had Raghubir Yadav in the lead role. The series was based on the folklore of Mulla Nasiruddin.
Shukla is also a part of a comic theater play 2 to Tango, 3 to Jive.[5]
Breakthrough (1998–present)[edit | edit source]
Shukla's biggest break came when he co-wrote the script for Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 cult classic Satya and played the role of gangster Kallu Mama in the film.[6] He won the Star Screen Award for Best Screenplay alongside Anurag Kashyap.[7]
"Why do I make realistic films, like Satya? Because that's the kind of films I like to do. Capturing reality is very difficult and challenging," he said in a 2000 interview to Rediff.com, making it clear that he prefers realism in his scripts. In the same interview he also talked about his preferred genre of film making – comedy:
If you carefully see my work, it is all [comedy]. We usually categorize subjects as comedy and serious. But there is more than just this. Like when we laugh, we sometimes also cry. There can be certain viciousness to this action if there is too much of it. It is the same with romance, which gets too much after a point. There is always a comic element in every situation.[8]
In 2003, he wrote the screenplay for Calcutta Mail.[9] He received his first award for this film, the Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay. In 2008, he acted in his first international film, the Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire, as the character Constable Srinivas. In 2013, he appeared as policeman Sudhanshu Dutta in Barfi!, a film through which director Anurag Basu and co-actor Ranbir Kapoor, he said, "revived [him] as an actor".[10]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Hindi films[edit | edit source]
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Bandit Queen | Kailash | ||
| 1996 | Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin | Vilas Pandey | ||
| 1998 | Kareeb | Birju's father | ||
| Zakhm | Gurdayal Singh | |||
| Satya | Kallu Mama | |||
| 1999 | Taal | Banerjee | ||
| Arjun Pandit | Johnny | |||
| Baadshah | Saxena | |||
| Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan | Mr. Malhotra "Chhotey" | |||
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Manohar Lalwani | Bilingual film | |
| Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! | Gaitonde | |||
| Mohabbatein | Sanjana's father | |||
| Snip! | Munna | |||
| 2001 | Nayak: The Real Hero | Pandurang | ||
| Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar | Mama Kaanden | |||
| Moksha | Kale | |||
| 2002 | Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai | Lachhu Mama | ||
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | Suraj's drunk friend | Uncredited | ||
| 2003 | Yeh Dil | Economics Teacher | ||
| Calcutta Mail | Ghatak | |||
| Raghu Romeo | Mario | |||
| Xcuse Me | Hotel Manager | |||
| Mumbai Matinee | Nitin Kapoor | |||
| Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Senior Bihari Constable | |||
| Mudda - The Issue | Dinanath | |||
| 2004 | Yuva | Gopal | ||
| 2005 | Mumbai Xpress | Kishore Mehta | ||
| Yakeen | Chamanlal | |||
| Home Delivery | Pandey | |||
| Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow | Rajesh Jalan | |||
| Chehraa | Director | |||
| 2006 | Mixed Doubles | Sammy | ||
| Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Batuk Maharaj | |||
| 2007 | Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love | Dotcom Paaji | ||
| Khoya Khoya Chand | Producer Khosa | |||
| Showbiz | Inder Raj Bahl | |||
| 2008 | My Name is Anthony Gonsalves | Murthy | ||
| Mithya | Shetty | |||
| De Taali | Godbole | |||
| Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors | Diesel | |||
| Dasvidaniya | Dasgupta | |||
| Oh, My God | God | |||
| 2009 | Luck By Chance | Nand Kishore | ||
| Love Khichdi | Krishnan | |||
| Chintu Ji | Malkani | |||
| 2010 | Tera Kya Hoga Johnny | Begum | ||
| Lahore | Madhav Suri | |||
| Paathshaala | Lallan Sharma | |||
| Mirch | Satish | |||
| 2011 | Utt Pataang | Nandu Pandey | ||
| Yeh Saali Zindagi | Mehta | |||
| Aarakshan | Mantri Baburao | |||
| Shakal Pe Mat Ja | Vijay Dinanath Chauhan | |||
| Pappu Can't Dance Saala | Producer of dance album | |||
| 2012 | Staying Alive | Shaukat Ali | ||
| I M 24 | ||||
| Barfi! | Sudhanshu Dutta | Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated— Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | ||
| Delhi Safari | Bharela | Voice only | ||
| The Last Act | Theatre troupe director | |||
| 2013 | David | David's father | ||
| Jolly LLB | Justice Sunderlal Tripathi | National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Phata Poster Nikhla Hero | Gundappa Das | |||
| Kalpvriksh | Shankar Dada | |||
| 2014 | Gunday | Kaali Kaka | ||
| Main Tera Hero | Balli | |||
| Gang of Ghosts | Bhoothnath Bhaduri | |||
| Ek Tho Chance | TBA | |||
| Kick | Brijesh Mehra | |||
| PK | Tapasvi Maharaj | |||
| 2015 | Kaun Kitne Paani Mein | Braj Singh Deo | ||
| Mohalla Assi | Upadhyay Pandit | |||
| 2017 | Jolly LLB 2 | Justice Sunderlal Tripathi | ||
| The Wishing Tree | Dhaba Owner | |||
| Jagga Jasoos | Ex IB Officer Sinha | |||
| 2018 | Raid | Rameshwar "Rajaji" Singh a.k.a. "Tauji" | ||
| Shabhash Kundu | Robin Roy | |||
| Daas Dev | Awadesh Pratap Chauhan | |||
| 2019 | Fraud Saiyaan | Murari Chaurasia | ||
| Family Of Thakurganj | Baba Bhandari | |||
| Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? | Nayyar | Remake of classic Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai[11] | ||
| The Zoya Factor | Yashwant Khoda | |||
| Ujda Chaman | Guruji | [12] | ||
| Bala | Hari Shukla | |||
| Pagalpanti | Raja Sahab | [13] | ||
| Aadhaar | Parmanand Singh | |||
| 2020 | Chhalaang | Mr. Shukla | ||
| 2021 | Madam Chief Minister | Master Suraj Bhan | ||
| The Big Bull | Manu Malpani | |||
| Tadap[14] | Ishana's father | |||
| 2022 | Shamshera | Doodh Singh | ||
| Drishyam 2 | Murad Ali | |||
| Bhediya | Bagga | |||
| 2025 | Raid 2 | Rameshwar Singh "Tauji" | ||
| Maalik | Minister Shankar Singh | |||
| Jolly LLB 3 | Justice Sunderlal Tripathi | |||
| 2026 | Subedaar | Prabhakar | ||
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Ghulam Nabi | Post-production | |
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TBA | Post-production | |
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Manohar Pandey |
TBA |
Other language films[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Manohar Lalwani | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Balu ABCDEFG | Khan's brief | Telugu | |
| Anniyan | Ethirajan Naidu | Tamil | Dubbed as Aparichitudu in Telugu and Aparichit (2006) in Hindi | |
| Allari Bullodu | Karim Lala | Telugu | ||
| 2006 | Care of Footpath | Ranga | Kannada | |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | Head Constable Srinivas | English | |
| 2016 | Dhilluku Dhuddu | Kajal's father | Tamil | Dubbed as Raj Mahal 3 in Hindi. |
Web series[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Verdict - State vs Nanavati | Russi Karanjia | ALTBalaji and ZEE5 | |
| 2022 | Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein | Akheraj Awasthi "Vidrohi", Purva's Father | Netflix | |
| 2023 | Pop Kaun? | KBC | Disney+ Hotstar | |
| 2025 | Bindiya Ke Bahubali | Badaa Davan | Amazon MX Player |
As writer and director[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Satya | Yes | Star Screen Awards for Best Screenplay with Anurag Kashyap | ||
| 2000 | Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! | Yes | |||
| 2003 | Raghu Romeo | Yes | |||
| Calcutta Mail | Yes | Nominated—Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay | |||
| Mudda - The Issue | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2005 | Chehraa | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mumbai Xpress | Yes | ||||
| 2007 | Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love | Yes | |||
| 2008 | Mithya | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Acid Factory | Yes | |||
| Raat Gayi Baat Gayi? | Yes | Yes | New York South Asian International Film Festival for Best Film with Rajat Kapoor | ||
| 2011 | Utt Pataang | Yes | |||
| Pappu Can't Dance Saala | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Fatso! | Yes | |||
| I M 24 | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2023 | Dry Day | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2026 | Jab Khuli Kitaab | Yes | Yes |
As lyricist[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mixed Doubles |
Awards[edit | edit source]
Shukla won the National Film Award and the Screen Award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Jolly LLB.[15]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "61st National Film Awards For 2013" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fat lot of good Archived 27 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Rediff, 1998.
- ↑ "Shekhar Kapur told me to remain an actor". Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
- ↑ "Red alert - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Saurabh Shukla hits a century with his play '2 To Tango 3 To Jive'!". DNA India. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ "Beyond Kallu Mama". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ↑ "20th Annual Life OK Screen Awards/ Winners". The Indian Express. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "The Black Comedy of Saurabh Shukla". Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
- ↑ "Saurabh Shukla on screenwriting - "I don't think that words alone carry meaning"". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ Sharma, Sampada (5 March 2018). "From gaining popularity as a credible actor to winning a National Award, Saurabh Shukla's journey has been tremendous". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (6 March 2019). "Manav Kaul, Nandita Das and Saurabh Shukla... #AlbertPintoKoGussaKyunAataHai - an official remake of the cult classic by Saeed Akhtar Mirza - to release on 12 April 2019... Directed by Soumitra Ranade... The 1980 classic starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil. t.co/e3JaquzPMI" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "'Ujda Chaman' trailer: Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Bala' to face competition from Sunny Singh's 'Ujda Chaman'". Times of India. 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ↑ Anees Bazmee [@BazmeeAnees] (10 March 2019). "Meet Raja Sahab aka @saurabhshukla_s ! #pagalpantionset @TSeries @PanoramaMovies @AnilKapoor @TheJohnAbraham @ArshadWarsi @PulkitSamrat @Ileana_Official @UrvashiRautela @kriti_official t.co/Qw17g2fUNh" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Tadap 2021 Film - Best Supporting Performance From Saurabh Shukla". 20 December 2021.
- ↑ "Ship of Theseus, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag win National Awards | NDTV Movies.com". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
