Sumeet Sachdev
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Sumeet Sachdev | |
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| Born | March 18, 1976 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and Architect |
| Spouse | 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
- Favourite Beta - Gautam from Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
2004
- Favourite Beta - Gautam from Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Filmography
Television
| Year | Show | Character | Channel |
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| 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
- ^ Rege, Harshada (2007-07-20). "Sumeet Sachdev to make a comeback". Times of India. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Happy to be a loser!". Times of India. 2007-09-02. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ a b c Olivera, Roshni (2002-05-17). "Sach(dev) ka bolbala". Times of India. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Chogule, A. L. (2006-12-22). "Moonlighting?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Bhavsar, Deepali (2005-10-05). "Girls are crazy about Gautam". Screen India. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ Rege, Harshada (2007-12-01). "Gomzy to tie the knot". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2009-06-22.