Sumeet Raghavan Age, Family, Wife, Biography & More
Bio/Wiki | |
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Profession(s) | Actor, TV Presenter, Singer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 38 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 14 inches |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Debut | Dubbing Artist: Blue Streak (1999) Bollywood: U Me Aur Hum (2008) Marathi Film: Sandook (2015) TV: Faster Fene (1983) |
Awards | • Most Promising Child Actor Award for his first play ‘Mala Bhet Havi Ho.’ • Best Actor in a Comic Role Jury Award at the Indian Telly Awards for his role of Apoorva Shah in the TV serial 'Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo.' • Best Anchor Award at the 12th Indian Television Academy Awards for 'The Late Night Show - Jitna Rangeen Utna Sangeen.' |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 22 April 1971 (Thursday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 53 Years |
Birthplace | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Taurus |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
School | Chembur Karnatak High School, Mumbai |
College | D. G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
Religion | Hinduism |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Hobbies | Singing |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Chinmayee Surve (Actress) |
Marriage Date | Year, 1996 |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Chinmayee Surve (Actress) |
Children | Son- Neerad Sumeet Daughter- Deeya Sumeet |
Parents | Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Singer | Mohammed Rafi |
Favourite Food | Mutton |
Favourite Cuisine(s) | Indian, Italian |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Sumeet Raghavan
- Does Sumeet Raghavan smoke?: Not Known
- Does Sumeet Raghavan drink alcohol?: Yes
- Sumeet Raghavan was born to a Tamil father and a Kannada mother.
- Since his childhood, he was interested in singing and went on to receive training in classical music from Pt. Vasantrao Kulkarni and Suresh Wadkar.
- He mostly likes to sing ghazals and soft Hindi songs.
- At the age of just 8, Sumeet Raghavan started acting and has performed at various stage shows.
- He has worked in two languages, Hindi and Marathi.
- In 1986, he joined a theatre in Mumbai and his first play was ‘Mala Bhet Havi Ho’ for which he won the Most Promising Child Actor Award.
- Sumeet has also done numerous famous Hindi and Marathi plays like ‘Rang Umalatya Manache,’ ‘Jwalamukhi,’ ‘Lekure Udanda Jahali,’ etc.
- He made his first on-screen appearance as a child artist in 1983 by playing the lead role of Faster Fene in the TV serial ‘Faster Fene.’
- In 2007, he participated in the famous Marathi singing reality TV show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ that was aired on Zee Marathi, in which he was one of the finalists.
- In 2008, Sumeet won the Hindi singing reality TV show ‘Say Shava Shava’ that was aired on NDTV Imagine.
- He also participated in another Hindi singing reality TV show ‘Star Ya Rockstar’ in 2011 that was aired on Zee TV.
- He received huge fame with his role of Sahil Sarabhai in the TV serial ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.’
- Sumeet Raghavan has worked in some short films like ‘Reincarnation,’ etc.
- He has also worked as a dubbing artist for Hollywood films like Blue Streak (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Shanghai Knights (2003).
- He has been featured in numerous TV commercials like Cadbury Celebrations, Dabur Balm, New Tata Sky Plus, Bru Coffee, ICICI Mobile Banking, Seagram’s Imperial Blue, etc.
- Apart from being an actor, Sumeet is also a famous host and has hosted several web shows and TV shows like ‘Jay Hind!’ (2009-2013), ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Ja Season 4’ (2010), ‘The Late Night Show – Jitna Rangeen Utna Sangeen’ (2012), and ‘India Ke Mast Kalandar’ (2018).