Sumeet Sachdev

Sumeet Sachdev
Born (1976-03-18) March 18, 1976
India Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor and Architect
Religion Hinduism
Spouse(s) Amrita Gujral (9th December 2007-Present)

Sumeet Sachdev (born March 18, 1976) is an Indian actor and architect. He was most popularly known as Gautam "Gomzy" Virani, the oldest son of Tulsi Virani (Smriti Irani) in the popular Indian television serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.[1] Sachdev made his directorial debut in his short film Rehman Saheb Ko Phone Karna Hai. He also stars in the Star Plus Soap opera Yeh Hai Mohabbatein as Abhimanyu Raghav.

Early life and education

Sachdev was born and brought up in Delhi. He is the middle child of three children, he has an older sister Soniya,and a younger brother Sandeep who was the winner of the Indian Biggest Loser Jeetega.[2] Sachdev is an architect by profession.[3][4] Sachdev is five days older of 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.[3] He later auditioned for the role of Sahil Virani in the show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi but was not selected. He was later called back for the another role in the same serial, Gautam Virani.[3] Sachdev gained popularity and recognition for his role as Gomzy 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 Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat. 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 the first Muslim orientated television serial Khwaish, his character was killed off after only a few months but Sachdev was brought back in another role. In November 2009, Sachdev made a comeback in TV after a year's break in Pyaar Ka Bandhan as Ronak. Moreover, Sachdev has been cast as Rudr in the serial Bandini.

Personal life

Sachdev considers himself an introvert and shy. He prefers to stay home and attempts to do one crossword a day. Sachdev married Amrita Gujral, the head of International Media Marketing at The Times of India on December 9, 2007. The wedding took place in Gujral's home town of Chandigarh, India.[6]

Awards

Star Parivaar Awards

2003

2004

Filmography

Television

Year Show Character Channel
2002 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat Rohit Sony TV
2002–2008 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Gautam (Gaumzi) Virani Star Plus
2003 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat - Khaall Rajeev Khandelwal Sony TV
2006–2008 Karam Apnaa Apnaa Shashank Star Plus
2007–2008 Khwaish Kabir Khan / Kamran Sony TV
2009–2010 Pyaar Ka Bandhan Ronak Sony TV
2010 Bandini Rudra NDTV Imagine
2014 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Prof. Aseem Sen UTV Bindass
2014, 2016–present Ye Hai Mohabbatein Abhimanyu Raghav Star Plus

References

  1. Rege, Harshada (2007-07-20). "Sumeet Sachdev to make a comeback". Times of India. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. "Happy to be a loser!". Times of India. 2007-09-02. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Olivera, Roshni (2002-05-17). "Sach(dev) ka bolbala". Times of India. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  4. Chogule, A. L. (2006-12-22). "Moonlighting?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  5. Bhavsar, Deepali (2005-10-05). "Girls are crazy about Gautam". Screen India. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  6. Rege, Harshada (2007-12-01). "Gomzy to tie the knot". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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