Saurabh Raj Jain

Some Lesser Known Facts About Saurabh Raj Jain

• Does Saurabh Raj Jain smoke?: No

• Does Saurabh Raj Jain drink alcohol?: Not Known

• During his school days, he used to earn ₹500 per student of the lower grades whom he gave tuitions.

• Once his car got burnt down when he was in Delhi.

• Though he was born to a “Jain” family, he has been practising “Buddhism” since his teenage days.

• At the age of 19, when he was in 2nd year of his college, he got his first acting opportunity with TV show ‘Remix’, but took a break of 2 years after it as he wanted to concentrate on his studies.

• During his struggling days in Mumbai, he was often rejected by the makers of the TV shows due to his huge height as they found it difficult to find a pair opposite him. An interview of Amitabh Bachchan inspired him to cope up with his height issue.

• He met his wife, Riddhima Trisal, at ‘Ashley Lobo’s Academy’ in Noida.

• He came into the limelight with his role as “Anand” in Ekta Kapoor‘s TV serial ‘Parichay’ (2011).

• The makers of ‘Mahabharat’ were so keen to cast him for the role of “Lord Krishna” that they kept Saurabh on hold for a year by paying him a lump sum amount every month so that he could not do any other project.

• In 2016, he made his radio debut as an anchor with spiritual show ‘Arth’ on 92.7 Big FM.

  

• He suffers from Claustrophobia, a fear of being enclosed in a small space or room.

• He is a good friend of his ‘Mahabharat’ co-star Shaheer Sheikh.

  

• His dream role is to portray Rabindranath Tagore.