| Sumeet Sachdev | |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
| Parents: | Neena Sachdev (mother) |
Sumeet Sachdev is an Indian actor and architect known for his role as Gautam "Gomzy" Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Abhimanyu "Mani" Raghav in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein.[1]
Sachdev brought up in Delhi. His younger brother Sandeep was the winner of the Indian Biggest Loser Jeetega.[2] Sachdev is an architect by profession.[3] [4] Sachdev is five days older than his former classmate, Smriti Irani, who played his on-screen mother in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.[5]
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 finalized for another role in the same serial, Gautam "Gomzy" Virani. Sachdev gained popularity and recognition for his role as Gautam 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 Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat – Hadsaa. 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 Khwaish, his character was killed off but during the end of the serial Sachdev was brought back in another role as Kamran. In November 2009, Sachdev made a comeback in TV after a year's break in Pyaar Ka Bandhan as Raunak. Moreover, Sachdev has been cast as Rudra in the serial Bandini. He played Abhimanyu "Mani" Raghav in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. He was last seen as Sumer Babbar in Chashni
Sachdev married Amrita Gujral, the head of International Media Marketing at The Times of India on 9 December 2007.The wedding took place in Gujral's home town of Chandigarh, India.[6]
| Year | Serial | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat – Hadsaa | Rohit (Episode 1 to Episode 25) | Sony Entertainment Television | Episodic Role |
| 2002–2008 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Gautam "Gomzy" Virani | Star Plus | Lead Role |
| 2003 | Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat – Khaall | Rajeev Khandelwal (Episode 160 to Episode 176) | Sony Entertainment Television | Episodic Role |
| 2006; 2007–2008 | Karam Apnaa Apnaa | Shashank Basu | Star Plus | Negative Role[7] |
| 2007 | Khwaish | Kabir Khan (Episode 1 to Episode 37) | Sony Entertainment Television | Lead Role |
| 2008 | Kamran (Episode 149 to Episode 163) | Cameo Role | ||
| 2009–2010 | Pyaar Ka Bandhan | Raunak | Supporting Role | |
| 2010 | Bandini | Rudra | Imagine TV | Cameo Role |
| 2014 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui – This Or That? | Aseem Sen (Episode 37) | Bindass | Episodic Role |
| 2014; 2016–2019 | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein | Abhimanyu "Mani" Raghav | Star Plus | Supporting Role |
| 2018 | C.I.D. – Daya Ek Hathyara | Ankush / Jigar (Episode 1485) | Sony Entertainment Television | Episodic Role |
| 2023 | Chashni | Sumer Babbar | Star Plus | Supporting Role |
| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Box Cricket League 1 | Contestant | Sony Entertainment Television | Sports Reality Television Show |
| 2016 | Box Cricket League 2 | Colors TV | ||
| 2018 | Box Cricket League 3 | MTV | ||