Sumit Kaul

Sumit Kaul
Born (1978-03-10) 10 March 1978 (age 46)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2000–present
Notable workTanaav Haider Laila Majnu Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat

Sumit Kaul (born 10 March 1978) is an Indian actor and model known for playing Umar Riaz in the web series Tanaav.

Kaul was born on March 10, 1978, in Bombay, Maharashtra into a Kashmiri Pandit family that left Kashmir Valley in the 1990s.[1][2] He started his acting career in the year 2000 with Ek Jute, a theatre group headed by Nadira Babbar where he spent the next four years doing several Hindi and Urdu plays.[3] He has also worked in the films like Haider, Laila Majnu, Mulk and Hamid and has been part of TV shows like Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Nazar and web shows like Tanaav. His most recent role is of Inspector Sandeep Tomar in the movie Afwaah.[4][5]

  1. ^ Prasad, Amrita (1 November 2019). "Kashmir is one of the most beautiful scenic locations to shoot: Sumit Kaul". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023. I am originally a Kashmiri Pandit (my family was unceremoniously kicked out of Kashmir)
  2. ^ Mulchandani, Amrita (13 June 2011). "Positive approach: Sumit Kaul". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023. Sumit shares how his family was thrown out of Kashmir during the wars, because they were Kashmiri pandits.
  3. ^ Bhatia, Saloni (12 October 2014). "Sumit Kaul: I love the chaat you get in Delhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Voice veteran of 100 Hollywood films, Sumit Kaul, to dub for Predator". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Nazar's Sumit Kaul considers it challenging to play a father to a 20-year-old girl - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 August 2018.