Maharani 2 Fame Actor Kumar Saurabh To Essay Raj Kundra's Jail Mate In Film UT 69; Calls The Latter Warm

Actor Kumar Saurabh is all set to feature in Raj Kundra's film UT 69, based on a true story which is set to release on 3rd November. Previously, known for his work in Raj and DK's Guns and Gulaabs, 'Shamshera', 'Maharani 2', 'Shikhsa Mandal', 'Laal Rang', 'Baaghi 2', 'Veerappan', Sony LIV's 'Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi', and MX Player's 'High', will be seen essaying Raj Kundra's Jail mate in the film.

Directed by Shahnawaz Ali, 'UT 69' draws inspiration from the real-life experiences of Raj Kundra during his time in Arthur Road Jail, and is dark humour-satirical-political-thriller-commentary. Raj Kundra himself will be in the lead role in this movie.

On talking about his character, Kumar Saurabh said, "I'm playing the character of Ashraf, who is imprisoned for robbery. He becomes Raj Kundra's jail mate in the film. We did a workshop at Raj bhai's place and discussed the character and its nuances with the director. That's how we worked on this character."

He adds, "Casting director Gaurav Mishra called me to audition for the role of Ashraf. After a successful audition and a meeting with the director, I was loecked for the role."

Describing his working experience with Raj Kundra, he mentioned, "He's such a lovely and warm person. We really enjoyed working with him on set. He's such a gem at heart. He used to give me his special energy drink. He was so humble and supportive towards his co-actors. During one of the scenes of sleeping, which was post-lunch, I actually fell asleep. Then Raj bhai put his hand on me and sat beside me, when I saw it was him, he said, "Method acting kar raha hai na tu?" (Laughs)

Talking about the film's USP, he stated, "I believe that audiences will appreciate this film because they are curious about what actually happened during his time in prison and how he experienced it. The film is a comical take inspired by a few real-life instances from his life."

Apart from this, in the upcoming he will be seen in CA Topper Tribhuvan Mishra (Netflix), Sarpanch sahab and Vakalatnama (Netflix).