Sumeet Sachdev

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Sumeet Sachdev
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Born1975or1976(age 48–49) [1]
Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • architect
Years active2002–present
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Spouse
Amrita Gujral
(m. 2007)
ParentNeena Sachdev (mother)
Relatives
  • Sandeep Sachdev (brother)
  • Sonia Sachdev (sister)

Sumeet Sachdev is an Indian actor and architect known for his role as Gautam "Gomzy" Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Abhimanyu "Mani" Raghav in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein . [2]

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Early life and education

Sachdev brought up in Delhi. [1] His younger brother Sandeep was the winner of the Indian Biggest Loser Jeetega. [3] Sachdev is an architect by profession. [1] [4] Sachdev is five days older than his former classmate, Smriti Irani, who played his on-screen mother in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi . [5]

Career

Sachdev made his acting debut in Aamir Reza Hussain's tribute to Kargil war heroes, The Fifty Days War. [1] He later auditioned for the role of Sahil Virani in the show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, but was finalized for another role in the same serial, Gautam "Gomzy" Virani. [1] Sachdev gained popularity and recognition for his role as Gautam and made a prominent position for himself in the Indian television fraternity. Sachdev played a negative character for the first time as Rohit in the serial Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat – Hadsaa. He was finalized to play a negative character for the second time as Swayam in the serial Kahiin To Hoga but resigned due to back problems. Sachdev played the lead male role of Kabir Khan in Khwaish , his character was killed off but during the end of the serial Sachdev was brought back in another role as Kamran. In November 2009, Sachdev made a comeback in TV after a year's break in Pyaar Ka Bandhan as Raunak. Moreover, Sachdev has been cast as Rudra in the serial Bandini . He played Abhimanyu "Mani" Raghav in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein . He was last seen as Sumer Babbar in Chashni

Personal life

Sachdev married Amrita Gujral, the head of International Media Marketing at The Times of India on 9 December 2007. The wedding took place in Gujral's home town of Chandigarh, India. [6]

Television

YearSerialRoleChannelNotes
2002 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat HadsaaRohit (Episode 1 to Episode 25) Sony Entertainment Television Episodic Role
2002–2008 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Gautam "Gomzy" Virani Star Plus Lead Role
2003 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat KhaallRajeev Khandelwal (Episode 160 to Episode 176) Sony Entertainment Television Episodic Role
2006; 2007–2008 Karam Apnaa Apnaa Shashank Basu Star Plus Negative Role [7]
2007 Khwaish Kabir Khan (Episode 1 to Episode 37) Sony Entertainment Television Lead Role
2008Kamran (Episode 149 to Episode 163)Cameo Role
2009–2010 Pyaar Ka Bandhan RaunakSupporting Role
2010 Bandini Rudra Imagine TV Cameo Role
2014 Yeh Hai Aashiqui This Or That?Aseem Sen (Episode 37) Bindass Episodic Role
2014; 2016–2019 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Abhimanyu "Mani" Raghav Star Plus Supporting Role
2018 C.I.D. Daya Ek HathyaraAnkush / Jigar (Episode 1485) Sony Entertainment Television Episodic Role
2023 Chashni Sumer Babbar Star Plus Supporting Role

Reality Shows

YearShowRoleChannelNotes
2014–2015Box Cricket League 1Contestant Sony Entertainment Television Sports Reality Television Show
2016Box Cricket League 2 Colors TV
2018Box Cricket League 3 MTV

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