Sumeet Vyas

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Sumeet Vyas
Sumeet Vyas at an Epic channel event (cropped).jpg
Vyas in 2015
Born (1983-07-27) 27 July 1983 (age 40)
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer
Spouses
(m. 2010;div. 2017)
(m. 2018)
Children1

Sumeet Vyas (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian actor and writer of films, web series and theatre. His breakthrough role was Mikesh Chaudhary in TVF's 2014 web series Permanent Roommates . [1] [2] Vyas has since played supporting roles in Bollywood films including English Vinglish, [3] Parched and Guddu Ki Gun , and Veere Di Wedding . [4] He has 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.

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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]

Acting career

Vyas made his television debut with a small role in the Doordarshan serial Woh Huye Na Humare. [7] He then starred in TV show Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein as Kartik. 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 is an active supporter of theatre and claims to enjoy working as a theatre artist rather than in Bollywood. He was married to actress Shivani Tanksale for 7 years. The couple divorced in 2017. [11] He married TV actress Ekta Kaul on 15 September 2018. [12] They have a son, Ved, born in 2020. [13]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007 Maamu Tension Nai Leneka Prince SalimHindi Feature Film
2009 Jashnn
2011 Aarakshan Teacher
2012 English Vinglish Salman Khan
NeighboursSumeetShort Film
2013 Aurangzeb Vishnu
Oye TeriShort Film
Kajarya Nikhil [14]
2014 Blouse Master Ji
HaircutShort Film, Writer & Director
2015Rajasthani CowboysShort Film
Sabki Bajegi Band Amit
Parched Kishan
Guddu Ki Gun Laddu
2016MaroonAshish Bharadwaj
Tum Bhi NaMusic Video
2017Born FreeSamarthShort Film
Ribbon Karan Mehra [15]
2018CamouflageKrishna SinghShort Film
Love Per Square Foot Dialogue writer [16]
Veere Di Wedding Rishabh Malhotra [17]
High Jack Rakesh [18]
2019 Made in China Devraj
2020 Unpaused Sahil Amazon Prime Video
2023 Chhatriwali Rishi Kalra ZEE5
Mrs Undercover Common Man
Afwaah Vikram Singh
Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video Lalit

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2006Woh Hue Na HamareSameer DD National
2007–2008 Kasamh Se Daksh Randheria Zee TV
2009–2010 Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein Kartik Imagine TV
2011–2012 Chandragupta Maurya Ambhi Kumar Imagine TV
2015 Laut Aao Trisha Advocate VK Life OK
2015 Stories by Rabindranath Tagore Bihari Epic TV Story – Chokher Bali [19]
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Himself Colors TV [20]

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotesRef.
2014-23 Permanent Roommates Mikesh Chaudhary The Viral Fever [21] [22]
2015Bang Baaja BaaraatDance Choreographer Y-Films Co-writer [23]
2016 TVF Tripling Chandan The Viral Fever Co-writer [24]
Official ChukyagiriD-SirArre
2018Official CEOgiriDilawar / D-SirArre [25]
The StorySelf ZEE5 [26]
2019 TVF Tripling Season 2Chandan The Viral Fever Co-writer [27]
RejctX Farhan Hussain ZEE5 [28]
ParchhayeeJayant ZEE5 [29]
The Verdict - State vs Nanavati Ram Jethmalani ZEE5 and ALTBalaji
2020Official BhootiyagiriDilawar Rana MX Player [30] [31]
2020Wakaalat From HomeSujin Kohli Prime Video [32] [33]
2020 Dark 7 White Yudhveer Singh Rathore ZEE5 and ALT Balaji [34] [35]
2021Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rahta HaiNikhil MX Player
2021 1962: The War In the Hills Ram Kumar Disney+ Hotstar [36]
2022 Jugaadistan Gaurav Bhati Lionsgate Play
2022 Aar Ya Paar Aditya Dutta Disney+ Hotstar
2022TVF Tripling Season 3ChandanThe Viral Fever
2023 Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke Tariq ZEE5
2023 Bambai Meri Jaan Ganya Surve Prime Video
2023 Tankesh Diaries Mikesh Chaudhary YouTube [ citation needed ]

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