Sumeet Vyas

Sumeet Vyas
Vyas in 2015
Born	(1983-07-23) July 23, 1983 (age 42) Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Occupations	Actor screenwriter film director
Spouses	Shivani Tanksale ​ ​ (m. 2010;div. 2017)​ Ekta Kaul ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	1

Sumeet Vyas (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Indian films and television. His breakthrough role was as Mikesh Chaudhary in TVF's 2014 web series Permanent Roommates . ^{[1] [2]} Vyas has since played supporting roles in films including English Vinglish, ^[3] Parched and Guddu Ki Gun , and Veere Di Wedding . ^[4] He had his first starring role in 2016 drama film Ribbon ; his performance was well received by critics. ^[5] Apart from acting in films and television programmes, Vyas also appears in theatre productions in India.

Early life

Vyas was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan ^[6] to writer B.M Vyas and Sudha Vyas. He spent his initial years there before moving to Mumbai to pursue his passion for acting and writing. He has attended R.D. National College, Mumbai. During his school days, Sumeet aspired to become a pilot or a computer engineer. But, he had a passion for acting and writing also. Later, choosing the second option, he gave up his college studies and started working as an assistant editor in an editing studio in Mumbai. ^[6]

Career

Vyas made his television debut with a small role in the Doordarshan serial Woh Huye Na Humare. ^[7] He then starred in Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein as Kartik Pratapsingh. He has been actively involved in the theatre since his early days as an actor. ^[8] He also had a major role in the TV series Stories by Rabindranath Tagore . He made his Bollywood debut in the movie Jashn in 2009. Then he went on to act in movie English Vinglish . He has worked in more than 30 movies, ^[9] including Guddu Ki Gun , Parched , Aurangzeb , and Kajarya .

He worked in many web series, including Permanent Roommates and TVF Tripling , the latter of which he also co-wrote. He has written the Y-Films web series Bang Baaja Baaraat.

He starred in a Web Campaign by BigRock in 2017. ^[10]

Personal life

Vyas married actress Shivani Tanksale in 2010. After 7 years of marriage, the couple got divorced in 2017. ^[11] Vyas married actress Ekta Kaul on 15 September 2018. ^[12] They have a son, Ved, born in 2020. ^{[13] [14]}

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Maamu Tension Nai Leneka	Prince Salim
2009	Jashnn	Unknown
2011	Aarakshan	Sunny Kantaprasad		[15]
2012	English Vinglish	Faisal
2013	Aurangzeb	S. I. Vishnu Sharma
	Kajarya	Nikhil		[16]
2014	Blouse	Shyam	Short film	[17]
2015	Sabki Bajegi Band	Amit
	All Is Well	Ronny
	Parched	Kishan
	Guddu Ki Gun	Laddoo
2017	Maroon	Ashish Bharadwaj
	Ribbon	Karan Mehra		[18]
2018	Veere Di Wedding	Rishabh Malhotra		[19]
	High Jack	Rakesh		[20]
2019	Made in China	Devraj
2020	Unpaused	Sahil Khanna	Segment: "Apartment"
2023	Chhatriwali	Rishi Kalra
	Mrs Undercover	The Common Man		[21]
	Afwaah	Vikram Singh "Vicky Bana"		[22]
	Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video	Lalit Pandit		[23]
2025	Detective Sherdil	Angad Bhatti		[24]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Woh Hue Na Hamare	Sameer Damania
2007–2008	Kasamh Se	Daksh Randheria
2009–2010	Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein	Kartik Pratapsingh		[25]
2011–2012	Chandragupta Maurya	Ambhi Kumar
2015	Laut Aao Trisha	Advocate Vynavin "VK" Kumar		[26]
	Stories by Rabindranath Tagore	Bihari	Episode: "Chokher Bali"	[27]
2016	Comedy Nights Bachao	Himself	Guest appearance	[28]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014–2023	Permanent Roommates	Mikesh Chaudhary		[29] [30]
2015	Bang Baaja Baaraat	Choreographer Twisty	Also writer	[31]
2016–2022	TVF Tripling	Chandan Sharma		[32] [33]
2016	Official Chukyagiri	D-Sir
2018	Official CEOgiri	Dilawar "D-Sir"		[34]
	The Story	Himself		[35]
2019	RejctX	Farhan Hussain		[36]
	Parchhayee	Jayant		[37]
	The Verdict – State vs Nanavati	Ram Jethmalani		[38]
2020	Official Bhootiyagiri	Dilawar Rana		[39] [40]
	Wakaalat From Home	Sujin Kohli		[41] [42]
	Dark 7 White	Yudhveer Singh Rathore		[43] [44]
2021	Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rahta Hai	Nikhil
	1962: The War in the Hills	Jemadar Ram Kumar		[45]
2022	Jugaadistan	Gaurav Bhati		[46]
	Teerandaz	Aditya Dutta
2023	Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke	Tariq		[47]
	Bambai Meri Jaan	Ganya Surve
	Tankesh Diaries	Mikesh Chaudhary
2024	Zindaginama	Keith Braganza	Episode: "Caged"	[48]
TBA	Untitled Netflix series †	TBA	Completed	[49]

Other appearances

Year	Title	Director	Screenwriter	Notes	Ref.
2014	Haircut	Yes	Yes	Short film
2016-2022	TVF Tripling	Yes	No
2018	Love per Square Foot	No	Dialogues		[50]
2024	Raat Jawaan Hai	Yes	No

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2017	Asian Television Awards	Best Scriptwriting – Web Series	TVF Tripling	Won	[51]
2019	IReel Awards	Best Writing – Comedy		Nominated	[52]

References

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3. "Sumeet Vyas leaving the comfort zone". The Sunday Guardian Live. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
4. "Kareena Kapoor Khan to not be a part of 'Veere Di Wedding 2'? - 'Veere Di Wedding': Interesting facts about the film". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
5. "Sumeet Vyas aka Mikesh to make Bollwood debut with Kalki-starrer Ribbon". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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9. "Sumeet Vyas on his English Vinglish co-star Sridevi: It is a well-deserved National Award". 15 April 2018.
10. "Watch how meeting the in-laws can go wrong in BigRock's new video". Inshorts - Stay Informed. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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21. "Sumeet Vyas: Most of the population will have to get Covid for us to see this through". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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37. "Parchhayee Episode 7 Topaz Review: Sumeet Vyas And Isha Talwar Tell A Worth Watch". Zee Tv. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
38. "Ekta Kapoor's upcoming web series titled 'The Verdict' is based on 1959 case". 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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40. "Official Bhootiyagiri review: Sumeet Vyas shines in this engaging horror-comedy". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
41. "'Wakaalat From Home' series review: Sumeet Vyas starrer makes a solid impact". Deccan Herald. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
42. "Sumeet Vyas: Shooting Wakaalat From Home was more complex than acting". The Indian Express. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
43. "Playing dark characters leaves you messed up in your head: Dark 7 White actor Sumeet Vyas". The Indian Express. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
44. "Sumeet Vyas rocks his part as a shrewd politician in Dark 7 White". www.indulgexpress.com. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
45. "1962: The War in The Hills to launch on February 26". Tribune India. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
46. "Cast of 'Jugaadistan' opens up about unveiling the darker side of student life". Lokmat Times.
47. "Sumeet Vyas, Mita Vashisht talk about their new web series 'Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke' premiering on ZEE5". Telangana Today. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
48. Gahlot, Deepa (11 October 2024). "Zindaginama Review: Empathetic". Rediff.
49. "Sumeet Vyas on working with Parineeti Chopra on her debut web series: She surprised me pleasantly". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
50. Sinha, Sayoni (13 February 2018). "The story of behind Netflix's 'Love Per Square Foot'". The Hindu .
51. "2017 Asian Television Awards". Asian Television Awards. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
52. "iReel Awards 2019: Check Out The Complete List Of Winners". News18. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

External links

• Sumeet Vyas at IMDb
• Sumeet Vyas on Instagram