Sumeet Vyas

Sumeet Vyas (born 27 July 1983) 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. 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.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2007 Maamu Tension Nai Leneka Prince Salim 2009 Jashnn 2011 Aarakshan Sunny Kantaprasad 2012English VinglishFaisal 2013 Aurangzeb S. I. Vishnu Sharma Kajarya Nikhil 2014 Blouse Shyam Short film 2015 Sabki Bajegi Band Amit All Is Well Ronny Parched Kishan Guddu Ki Gun Laddoo 2017 Maroon Ashish Bharadwaj Ribbon Karan Mehra 2018 Veere Di Wedding Rishabh Malhotra High Jack Rakesh 2019 Made in China Devraj 2020 Unpaused Sahil Khanna Segment: "Apartment" 2023 Chhatriwali Rishi Kalra Mrs Undercover The Common Man Afwaah Vikram Singh "Vicky Bana" Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video Lalit Pandit 2025 Detective Sherdil Angad Bhatti

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Woh Hue Na Hamare Sameer Damania 2007–2008 Kasamh Se Daksh Randheria 2009–2010 Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein Kartik Pratapsingh 2011–2012 Chandragupta Maurya Ambhi Kumar 2015 Laut Aao Trisha Advocate Vynavin "VK" Kumar Stories by Rabindranath Tagore Bihari Episode: "Chokher Bali" 2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Himself Guest appearance

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2014–2023 Permanent Roommates Mikesh Chaudhary 2015 Bang Baaja Baaraat Choreographer Twisty Also writer 2016–2022 TVF Tripling Chandan Sharma 2016 Official Chukyagiri D-Sir 2018 Official CEOgiri Dilawar "D-Sir" The Story Himself 2019 RejctX Farhan Hussain Parchhayee Jayant The Verdict – State vs Nanavati Ram Jethmalani 2020 Official Bhootiyagiri Dilawar Rana Wakaalat From Home Sujin Kohli Dark 7 White Yudhveer Singh Rathore 2021 Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rahta Hai Nikhil 1962: The War in the Hills Jemadar Ram Kumar 2022 Jugaadistan Gaurav Bhati Teerandaz Aditya Dutta 2023 Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke Tariq Bambai Meri Jaan Ganya Surve Tankesh Diaries Mikesh Chaudhary 2024 Zindaginama Keith Braganza Episode: "Caged" TBA Untitled Netflix series Completed

Other appearances Year Title Director Screenwriter Notes 2014 Haircut Short film 2016-2022 TVF Tripling 2018 Love per Square Foot 2024 Raat Jawaan Hai

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2017 Asian Television Awards Best Scriptwriting – Web Series TVF Tripling 2019 IReel Awards Best Writing – Comedy