Sumeet Vyas (Actor)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sumeet Vyas

• Does Sumeet Vyas smoke?: Yes 

• Does Sumeet Vyas drink alcohol?: Yes 

• Sumeet was born into a middle-class Rajasthan family who shifted to Mumbai when he was 5 years old.

• As a kid, he wanted to become a pilot or a computer engineer.

• At the age of 16, he started doing theatre and gradually developed an interest in acting.

• His lack of interest in studies can be judged by the fact that he failed in 8th, 9th, and 12th standard exams.

• Though he was all set to become an engineer, his passion for acting made him gave up on his studies and he started working as an assistant editor in an editing studio at the age of 17.

• His father has worked as a theatre actor and a writer in the National School of Drama (NSD), which inspired him inspired him to become an actor.

• For 6 long years, he worked with Nadira Babbar’s theatre group ‘Ekjute’ and considers her as his acting guru or mentor. 

• Theatre filled up his soul but not his stomach, so he started doing commercials and TV shows to earn some money and simultaneously wrote and directed plays.

• He was first seen in Doordarshan TV’s show ‘Woh Hue Na Hamare’ where he played the role of “Sameer” for which he was paid ₹4000 per day. 

• He came into limelight in Sridevi starring ‘English Vinglish’ (2012), where he played the role of a Pakistani cab driver “Salman Khan” who is trying to learn English in New York.

• Until 2013, he wasn’t much aware of web series and its scope, but when his friend cum actor Kunal Khemu showed him few episodes of TVF web series, which appealed him so much that he messaged the casting director of TVF to get an opportunity to work with them.

• He rose to fame with his role of “Mikesh Chaudhary” in the TVF web series ‘Permanent Roommates’ (2014-16) on YouTube, opposite Nidhi Singh.

• He co-hosted the Box Cricket League (BCL) in 2016.

• He is a bit obsessed with cleanliness.

• He is an avid biker and often takes road trips.

• His sister Shruti is married to TV actor Namit Das.