Saurabh Shukla

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.

• Born — 5 March 1963 • Birthplace — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India • Occupation — Actor, film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1984–present • Spouse — Barnali Ray

Born to Jogamaya Shukla, who was the first female tabla player of India, and Shatrughan Shukla, a vocalist from Agra Gharana who was the head of department of music and fine arts at Delhi University, 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. Saurabh's wife is Barnali Ray, who is a filmmaker, writer, and poet.

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. The following year, he got his first break when Shekhar Kapur, impressed with his work, roped him in for a role in Bandit Queen. 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. 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.

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. He won the Star Screen Award for Best Screenplay alongside Anurag Kashyap. "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. 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 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".

• 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 • 2026 — Bindiya Ke Bahubali Season 2 — Badaa Davan — Amazon MX Player

• Year — Film — Notes • 2006 — Mixed Doubles

Saurabh Shukla is recorded as screenwriter, actor and director.

Key • 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 • The Zoya Factor — Yashwant Khoda • Ujda Chaman — Guruji • Bala — Hari Shukla • Pagalpanti — Raja Sahab • Aadhaar — Parmanand Singh • 2020 — Chhalaang — Mr. Shukla • 2021 — Madam Chief Minister — Master Suraj Bhan • The Big Bull — Manu Malpani • Tadap — 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 • Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa — Inspector Afzal Qureshi • Drishyam: The Conclusion — Murad Ali

• 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.