Sai Gundewar

Sai Gundewar (born Saiprasad Gundewar; February 22, 1978) is an Indian actor, model, voiceover artist and an entrepreneur. His popularity rose in 2010 after his participation in the hit Reality TV show MTV Splitsvilla, Season 4.[1] That appearance led to his casting in the Indian franchise of the American hit Reality show, Survivor on Star Plus India[2] in 2011. He is perhaps best known for starring in movies such as David (2013); I, Me Aur Main (2013) and many more. He has also starred in many TVCs on Indian television.

Gundewar is also a co-founders of Foodizm - a healthy meal delivery service in Mumbai, India. Due to his interest in acting and business, he likes to be referred to as an ACTORpreneur.[3][4][5]

Early life

Gundewar was born in Nagpur, India. He moved to Mumbai at the age of 3. His parents got divorced when he was very young and then few years later his father remarried. He grew up with his parents and meets his biological mother from time to time. His step-mother, Rajshree Gundewar use to be a school teacher and now a house wife and his father, Rajeev Gundewar worked as a Marketing Manager for one of India's oldest ceiling fan manufacturing company. He is retired now and likes to spend his time consulting people on Investments and Insurance. Sai by his own admission says, "Women have played a very important role in my life and all I know about them and respecting them, I owe it to my step-mother".

Throughout his schooling years, Gundewar remained involved with theatrical and cultural activities, regularly participating in dramas, dance competitions, elocution and sports. He did his schooling from St. Aloysius High School in Bandra, Mumbai. He did his Bachelors in Commerce from R.D. National College, Bandra, Mumbai.

Career

In the year 1999, Gundewar moved to Australia to study Masters in Information Technology at the Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW. After graduation, he moved to Sydney and worked a variety of jobs in various information and advertising industries. Dissatisfied with his career, he sought to rekindle the love of acting he had found in college. He enrolled with Clarence White from The Actors Studio, Australia and also with American actor/coach Mirren Lee. Having studied at Actors studio for almost 3 years, he wanted to broaden his horizon and the next obvious stop was LA. In 2006, he went there to study at the TVI Actors Studio, Sherman Oaks and had the opportunity to learn from Vincent Guastaferro, Nick Anderson, Zora DeHorter, Ryan Glasgow, and Randy Becker, among others.

Unable to obtain a green card or work permit in the United States, Gundewar returned to India in 2007. Since then he has gone on to play cameos in films such as Yuvvraaj, and P.K. and acted in many TVCs. His determination and his unique look landed him on popular reality shows such as MTV India's Splitsvilla Season 4,[6] in which he was one of the finalists; and Star Plus India's Survivor India, Season 1. He considers himself fortunate enough to have worked with people and industry stalwarts such as Subhash Ghai, Abhishek Kapoor, Abhinay Deo, Pradeep Sarkar, Rajkumar Hirani and many more.

References

  1. ↑ "Splitsvilla 4 - Sai under pressure (Ep.16, 3/8)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Sai Gundewar - Survivor India Contestant". YouTube. 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  3. ↑ Gundewar, Sai (2011-02-16). "Valentine's Day hangover". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  4. ↑ "Sai Gundewar eliminated from Survivor India 19 Feb 2012 elimination | 2249 | Forum". Metromasti.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Sai Gundewar Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". Ovguide.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Splitsvilla 4 - Sai's through to the finale (Ep.16, 4/8)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-07.

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