Saurav Gurjar (born 26 September 1985) is an Indian

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and actor. As a wrestler, he is best known for his tenure in

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, where he performed under the

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Sanga. As an actor, he is best known for his role as

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in the TV show '' Mahabharat'' (2013). He is a former National Kickboxing Gold Medalist.

Early life

Gurjar was born on 26 September 1985 and hails from Dabra in

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. He is a former National Kickboxing Gold medalist.

Professional wrestling career

Ring Ka King (2011–2012)

In December 2011, he took part in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's

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project, Ring Ka King, where he performed under the ring name Deadly Danda. He was a member of

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's heel stable RDX alongside

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and

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WWE (2018–2024)

On 14 January 2018, Gurjar signed a contract with

. Gurjar made his first televised appearance as a participant in the Worlds Collide men's battle. On 25 March 2020 episode of NXT, Gurjar and Rinku Singh attacked

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, with Malcolm Bivens seemingly acting as their manager. The following week, Bivens would introduce them as Rinku and Saurav and revealed their team name to be Indus Sher. Indus Sher stopped appearing on television in June after Gurjar posted a photo on Instagram of Keith Lee holding both the

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and the NXT North American Championship which he won and retained respectively, at NXT's The Great American Bash (2020) which had yet to air at the time the photo was uploaded. On 18 January 2022 episode of ''NXT'', Saurav, under the new ring name Sanga, was repackaged as a

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of Grayson Waller. However, on 12 April edition of NXT, Waller fired Sanga and the following week, Sanga would lose to Waller in a singles match. In October, Sanga reformed Indus Sher with Veer Mahaan, the former Rinku, who had recently returned to NXT. Sanga got promoted to the main roster as he and Indus Sher were drafted to the Raw

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in the

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. Sanga made his Raw debut on 15 May in a tag team match with Veer defeating local talents Drake Thompson and Lavar Barbie. On 18 March 2024, episode of Raw, he and Veer were defeated by the Awesome Truth in a qualifier for the

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ladder match at WrestleMania XL. On 5 April 2024 episode of ''Smackdown'', he appeared in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, where he was eliminated by the Creed Brothers; this would be his final match. In April 2024, Sanga was released from WWE.

Championships and accomplishments

* Ring Ka King ** World Cup of Ring Ka King (2012) – with

, Sir Brutus Magnus,

, and

Acting career

In 2013, Gurjar who started his acting venture and appeared on television. He made his television debut with a serial '' Mahabharat'' in which he portrayed the role of

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. The show was aired on Star Plus and had run from 2013 to 2014. He then appeared in '' Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman'' as Ravan and

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from 2016 to 2017. He made his debut in films with ''

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'' released in 2022. In February 2025, he made a comeback after a 3-year hiatus, with

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's '' Shiv Shakti - Tap Tyaag Tandav'' as Swarth.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gurjar, Saurav 1985 births Living people Indian male professional wrestlers 21st-century Indian male actors People from Gwalior district 21st-century male professional wrestlers