Sumeet Vyas


Sumeet Vyas is an Indian actor, film director and screenwriter who works in Indian films and television. His breakthrough role was as Mikesh Chaudhary in TVF's 2014 web series Permanent Roommates. Vyas has since played supporting roles in films including English Vinglish, ''Parched and Guddu Ki Gun, and Veere Di Wedding. He had his first starring role in 2016 drama film Ribbon''; his performance was well received by critics. Apart from acting in films and television programmes, Vyas also appears in theatre productions in India.

Early life

Vyas was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan 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.

Career

Vyas made his television debut with a small role in the Doordarshan serial Woh Huye Na Humare. He then starred in Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein as Kartik Pratapsingh. He has been actively involved in the theatre since his early days as an actor. 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, 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.

Personal life

Vyas married actress Shivani Tanksale in 2010. After 7 years of marriage, the couple got divorced in 2017. Vyas married actress Ekta Kaul on 15 September 2018. They have a son, Ved, born in 2020.