Sumeet Sachdev (born 18 March 1976) is an Indian television actor and architect who is best known for his role as Gautam “Gomzy” Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Abhimanyu “Mani” Raghav in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein.[1]
Early life and education
Sachdev was brought up in Delhi.[2] His younger brother Sandeep was the winner of the Indian Biggest Loser Jeetega.[3] Sachdev is an architect by profession.[2][4] He is known for playing the role of Gautam Virani along with his former classmate Smriti Irani in the 2000 Indian soap opera, 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.[2] 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.[2] 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. 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
Personal life
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]
Television
| Year | Serial | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat – Hadsaa | Rohit | |
| 2002–2008 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Gautam “Gomzy” Virani | |
| 2003 | Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat – Khaall | Rajeev Khandelwal | |
| 2006; 2007–2008 | Karam Apnaa Apnaa | Shashank Basu | [7] |
| 2007 | Khwaish | Kabir Khan | |
| 2008 | Kamran | Cameo | |
| 2009–2010 | Pyaar Ka Bandhan | Raunak | Supporting role |
| 2010 | Bandini | Rudra | Cameo |
| 2014 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui – This Or That? | Aseem Sen | Episodic role |
| 2014; 2016–2019 | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein | Abhimanyu “Mani” Raghav | Supporting role |
| 2018 | C.I.D. | Ankush / Jigar | Episodic role |
| 2023 | Chashni | Sumer Babbar | Supporting Role |
| 2025 | Aye Dil Jee Le Zara | Karan Bindra | |
| 2025–present | Jhanak | Aniruddh Bose | |
| 2026–present | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 | Gautam ‘Gomzy’ Virani |
Reality shows
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Box Cricket League 1 | Contestant | |
| 2016 | Box Cricket League 2 | ||
| 2018 | Box Cricket League 3 |
Web series
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Slum Golf | Kumud Vajpayee |
| Adhure Hum | Abhimanyu |
References
- ^ Rege, Harshada (20 July 2007). “Sumeet Sachdev to make a comeback”. Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d Olivera, Roshni (17 May 2002). “Sach(dev) ka bolbala”. Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ “Happy to be a loser!”. The Times of India. 2 September 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ Chogule, A. L. (22 December 2006). “Moonlighting?”. The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 May 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Bhavsar, Deepali (5 October 2005). “Girls are crazy about Gautam”. Screen India. Retrieved 22 June 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Kavita Shyam (1 December 2007). “Gomzy to tie the knot”. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ “‘I don’t want to be a victim of greed’“. DNA India. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2020.