Sumeet Vyas

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 2012 English Vinglish,[3] 2015 productions Parched and Guddu Ki Gun, and 2018's 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.

Sumeet Vyas
Vyas in 2015
Born	27 July 1983 Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Occupation	Actor, Writer
Spouse(s)	Shivani Tanksale ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2017)​ Ekta Kaul ​ (m. 2018)​

Early life

Sumeet Vyas was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan[6] to writer B.M Vyas and Sudha Vyas and 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 tumhare.[7] He then starred in TV show Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein as Karthik. 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. And till date he has worked in more than 30 movies.[9] and has subsequently acted in movies like Guddu Ki Gun, Parched, Aurangzeb, and Kajarya.

He has had roles in 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 the year 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.[11] Later, he married TV actress Ekta Kaul on 15 September 2018.[12] The couple is blessed with a baby boy.[13][14]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Jashnn
2011	Aarakshan	Teacher
2012	English Vinglish	Salman Khan
	Neighbours	Sumeet	Short Film
2013	Aurangzeb	Vishnu
	Oye Teri		Short Film
	Kajarya	Nikhil		[15]
2014	Blouse	Master Ji
	Haircut		Short Film, Writer & Director
2015	Rajasthani Cowboys		Short Film
	Sabki Bajegi Band	Amit
	Parched	Kishan
	Guddu Ki Gun	Laddu
2016	Maroon	Ashish Bharadwaj
	Tum Bhi Na		Music Video
2017	Born Free	Samarth	Short Film
	Ribbon	Karan Mehra		[16]
2018	Camouflage	Krishna Singh	Short Film
	Love Per Square Foot		Dialogue writer	[17]
	Veere Di Wedding	Rishabh Malhotra		[18]
	High Jack	Rakesh		[19]
2019	Made in China	Devraj
2020	Unpaused	Sahil

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2006	Kasamh Se	Daksh Randeria	Zee TV
2007	Woh Hue Na Hamare	Sameer	DD National
2009-10	Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein	Kartik	Imagine TV
2011-12	Chandragaupta Maurya	Ambik Kumar	Imagine TV
2014	Laut Aao Trisha	VK	Life OK
2015	Stories by Rabindranath Tagore	Bihari	Epic TV	Story - Chokher Bali	[20]
2016	Comedy Nights Bachao	Himself	Colors TV		[21]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes	Ref.
2014-16	Permanent Roommates	Mikesh Chaudhary	The Viral Fever		[22][23]
2015	Bang Baaja Baaraat	Dance Choreographer	Y-Films	Co-writer	[24]
2016	TVF Tripling	Chandan	The Viral Fever	Co-writer	[25]
	Official Chukyagiri	D-Sir	Arre
2018	Official CEOgiri	Dilawar / D-Sir	Arre		[26]
2019	TVF Tripling Season 2	Chandan	The Viral Fever	Co-writer	[27]
	RejctX	Farhan Hussain	ZEE5		[28]
	Parchhayee	Jayant	ZEE5		[29]
	The Verdict - State vs Nanavati	Ram Jethmalani	ZEE5 & ALTBalaji
2020	Official Bhootiyagiri	Dilawar Rana	MX Player		[30][31]
2020	Wakaalat From Home	Sujin Kohli	Prime Video		[32][33]
2020	Dark 7 White	Yudhveer Singh Rathore	ZEE5 & ALT Balaji		[34][35]
2021	1962: The War In the Hills		Disney Plus Hotstar		[36]

References

1. Iyer, Sanyukta (28 January 2017). "Sumeet Vyas-Nidhi Singh trace their journey from small-town oblivion to global recognition". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
2. Sharma, Dipti (1 October 2016). "Sumeet Vyas-Nidhi Singh trace their journey from small-town oblivion to global recognition". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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.
6. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzlWDJR8o04>
7. "Woh Hue Na Hamare".
8. ETC Bollywood (9 December 2015). "Sumeet Vyas - Actor Of Web-Series, Permanent Roommates - Exclusive Interview" – via YouTube.
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.
11. "SPLITSVILLE! 'Permanent Roommates' actor Sumeet Vyas heads for DIVORCE". ABP Live. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
12. "Sumeet Vyas, Ekta Kaul Are Now Married: PICS Inside". Headlines Today. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
13. "Sumeet Vyas on naming his son Ved". Hindustan Times.
14. "New daddy Sumeet Vyas shares video of Ekta Kaul eating salad post delivery; calls her a tomato hater".
15. "Playing negative character is refreshing: Sumeet Vyas". The Indian Express. 15 November 2015.
16. "Wondering Why Sumeet Vyas' Film is Called Ribbon? Actor Explains". News18. November 2017.
17. Sinha, Sayoni (13 February 2018). "The story of behind Netflix's 'Love Per Square Foot'". The Hindu.
18. "Sumeet Vyas: I was intimidated by Kareena Kapoor's stardom when paired with her". Hindustan Times. 26 October 2017.
19. "Sumeet Vyas on High Jack: I wanted to explore a slightly weird topic". The Indian Express. 17 May 2018.
20. "Sumeet Vyas: I am itching to play a negative role on-screen". Hindustan Times. 11 May 2017.
21. "Permanent Roommates's Sumeet Vyas to be a part of Comedy Nights Bachao 2". The Times of India.
22. "'Permanent Roommates' is a drama so good, you won't find it on Indian TV". Scroll.
23. "Mikesh is not annoying, he is just over-expressive: Sumeet Vyas on his 'Permanent Roommates' character". News18. 15 February 2016.
24. "Bang Baaja Baaraat review: YRF's new web series can give rom-coms a run for their money". First Post. 5 November 2015.
25. "5 things that make TVF Tripling the blockbuster web series that it is". India Today.
26. "Official CEOgiri first impression: Sumeet Vyas' act is starting to get repetitive now". The Indian Express. 23 March 2018.
27. "TVF Tripling Season 2 teaser out! Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo and Amol Parashar reunite for another interesting road trip". India Today. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
28. DelhiJune 22, Indo-Asian News Service New; June 22, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 15:00. "Kubbra Sait and Sumeet Vyas team up for musical web series Rejctx". India Today. Retrieved 31 July 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
29. "Parchhayee Episode 7 Topaz Review: Sumeet Vyas And Isha Talwar Tell A Worth Watch". Zee Tv. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
30. Official Bhootiyagiri - An MX Exclusive Series : Episodes, Seasons, Videos, Photos, Synopsis, Cast & Crew of Official Bhootiyagiri - An MX Exclusive Series, retrieved 23 July 2020
31. "Official Bhootiyagiri review: Sumeet Vyas shines in this engaging horror-comedy". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
32. "'Wakaalat From Home' series review: Sumeet Vyas starrer makes a solid impact". Deccan Herald. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
33. "Sumeet Vyas: Shooting Wakaalat From Home was more complex than acting". The Indian Express. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
34. "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.
35. "Sumeet Vyas rocks his part as a shrewd politician in Dark 7 White". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
36. "1962: The War in The Hills to launch on February 26". Tribune India. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

External links

• Sumeet Vyas at IMDb