Saurabh Shukla , the versatile actor had harboured dreams of making films since childhood. He has excelled as an actor, theatre person and a writer. The actor who debuted on television with Karan Razdan's Tehkikaat and was last seen in Sab's Lo Kal Lo Baat, has again decided to take a sabbatical from TV. He is busy writing and acting in Nikhil Advani's next film Salam-E-Ishq. The actor has also been offered a plum role in Kamal Haasan's yet untitled film, besides he is writing for Rajat Kapur's next film Nithya. "I play a sardar called Dot com paaji, who is an agent for NRI marriages in Salam-E-Ishq, which is a fun character to play. I did not take up any more television shows post Lo Kal Lo Baat as I did not get any offers as good or more exciting than the show," says Saurabh Shukla, who has been writing, acting and directing shows for more than a decade now. This National School of Drama product played Kallu Mama in Satya, was also the associate writer for the film. He has also made a film called Mudda and has been associated with award winning plays.