Anuj Sachdeva (born 5 October 1986) is an Indian

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

and model. Sachdeva has worked in fims, television commercials and TV shows. He participated in the reality show ''

MTV Roadies ''MTV Roadies'' is a youth-based reality show. It was launched in 2003 and airs on MTV India. The show is also digitally available on Voot. In this show, a group of contestants travel to different destinations and participate in various tasks ...

'' in 2005. Sachdeva is known for his role of Amrit in '' Sabki Laadli Bebo.'' He was seen portraying the role of Sahil Sengupta in Colors popular show ''

Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur ''Swaragini — Jodein Rishton Ke Sur'' (''Swaragini — Join the Melody of Relationships'') is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 2 March 2015 on Colors TV. Produced by Rashmi Sharma under the Rashmi Sharma Tele ...

.'' He has acted in films such as '' Hawaa Hawaai''; a romantic comedy, ''

Love Shagun ''Love Shagun'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy movie starring Anuj Sachdeva, Nidhi Subbaiah, Vikram Kochhar, Manit Joura, Taran Bajaj, Shamin Mannan and Simpy Singh. Production Love Shagun has been shot in various locati ...

'' and two Punjabi films; '' Haani'' and '' Police in Pollywood.''

Personal life

Anuj Sachdeva was born in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders wi ...

. Before his acting career took off, Sachdeva was working with his father in his business of manufacturing shoes. He is a qualified shoe designer as well. He began his modeling and acting career on his father's insistence. Sachdeva has also done a course in method acting from

Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute) is an acting school founded in 1969 by actor, director, and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. The Institute is located in Union Square on East 15th Street, ...

Career

Sachdeva appeared on Season 3 of the reality show ''

''. After ''Roadies'', he formally began his acting career with a cameo in a 2007 Hindi film '' Delhii Heights''. He enrolled himself for the Grasim Mr. India pageant. Sachdeva was bestowed with trophies of Mr. Photogenic and Best Talent. His modelling career took off from here on and he appeared in many commercials. Sachdeva debuted on television with ''

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' Sabki Laadli Bebo''. He later appeared in

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's ''

Phir Subah Hogi ''Phir Subah Hogi'' (Also spelled ''Phir Subha Hogi''; Morning will dawn again) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Ramesh Saigal. It stars Raj Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Rehman in lead roles. The film is an adaption ...

'' where he played the role of Thakur Aditya Singh, the male protagonist with a feisty attitude. Sachdeva quit the show later that year expressing dislike for the script. He then moved to New York for a few months to pursue a course in Method Acting at Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Sachdeva joined

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's '' Chhanchhan'' in 2013 as a replacement for Farhan Khan. Sachdeva was signed on by Rajan Shahi as the male protagonist of his show ''Itti Si Khushi'' on

. He was then seen as Sahil Sengupta in Rashmi Sharma Telefilms Limited ''

'' on

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on ...

. Sachdeva appeared at

Kaun Banega Crorepati ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' (also simply known as ''KBC'') is an Indian Hindi-language television game show. It is the official Hindi adaptation of the ''International versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' f ...

alongside his ''Itti Si Khushi'' co-star

Smriti Kalra Smriti Kalra is an Indian actress and model. She first appeared as a lead in '' 12/24 Karol Bagh'' as Simmi on Zee TV. She got fame with the title role in Channel V's show ''Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year''. She was also seen in show '' ...

. In 2019, Sachdeva took part in dance reality show ''

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'' on

along with

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. It was reported that, he was about to play a cameo role in ''

Jai Hanuman - Sankat Mochan Naam Tiharo ''Jai Hanuman - Sankat Mochan Naam Tiharo'' is an Indian television mythology drama series that premiered from 23 August 2022 on Dangal TV. Produced by Alind Srivastava and Nissar Parvez under Peninsula Pictures, it stars Akshay Dogra, Madiraksh ...

'', but later on declined it.

Filmography

Television

Films

*2007 '' Delhii Heights'' *2013 '' Haani'' as Harman *2014 '' Hawaa Hawaai'' as Bugs *2014 '' Police in Pollywood'' *2016 ''

'' as Jyotiraditya Suryakant Dubey/JD

Web series

* Breathe as Sameer *''Bin Bulaye Mehmaan'' *''The Reunion'' as Dev

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sachdeva, Anuj 1982 births Living people Male actors from Delhi Indian male soap opera actors Male actors in Hindi cinema