Gurmeet Choudhary

Gurmeet Choudhary shot to stardom with his role of ‘ Ram His real name is Ramasubramaniam. Born in Tamil Na >> Read More... ’ in the television serial ‘ Ramayana Ramayana is a mythology based drama TV show which >> Read More... ’ in 2008 with Debina Bonnerjee A girl from Kolkata had no dreams of becoming a mo >> Read More... playing the character of ‘ Sita Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, whom he married in 2011.  

Early Life: This dashing Punjabi actor was born in Chandigarh on 22nd February 1984. He was brought up in Jabalpur and also completed his education there. His father, Sita Ram Choudhary, was a Subedar Major in the Indian Army. Gurmeet was a struggling model for five years before landing his feet in the entertainment industry. His made his television debut in as a lead villain in Tamil serial ‘Mayavii’, which was the first 3D TV series on Indian Television. One day he went to Sagar Arts for giving an audition. The audition for Ramayana was being conducted simultaneously. Shakti Sagar of Sagar Arts spotted Gurmeet and was immensely pleased with his personality. Shakti Sagar went and told his father Anand Sagar Bio coming soon... >> Read More... that they had found their Ram. Gurmeet received a call from Sagar Arts a few days later and was told that he had been selected to play the role of Ram. Gurmeet was ecstatic and he says that his father got very emotional when he broke him this news. 

Many people including his family members told Gurmeet that he would not be able to break away from Ram’s character and play a different character as many famous actors in the past who played roles of Krishna or Ram were never able to come out of that shell. Gurmeet proved everybody wrong by playing the role of angry business tycoon, Maan Singh Khurana, in the serial “Geet- Hui Sabse Parayi”. Gurmeet was overjoyed with the global adulation he received for playing the character of Maan. The secret to Gurmeet’s success is the fact that he lives the life of the character he plays on set. The otherwise humble and fun loving Gurmeet behaves like Maan Singh Khurana even in between shots. According to him, this helps him play his characters to perfection. He is ready to work much harder if it continues to entertain people. He says that his fans are his gods and he will keep entertaining them till his last breadth. 

Gurmeet is a fitness freak. He practices martial arts and works out in the gym in order to stay fit. If he gets four hours of free time in a day, he would sleep for three fours and hit the gym for the remaining one hour. He avoids eating outside food and carries home-cooked food to sets. He says that there have also been days when he changed into his track pants after shoot and sprinted behind his car till home to complete his daily dose of exercise. His wife Debina held his hand at a time when he was nobody and he is always grateful to her for that. He loves his wife a lot and says he could do anything for her. The couple have a pet dog, Dexter, who is an integral part of their life. His friends are also very supportive and understand that he has a very busy schedule due to which he cannot spend much time with them. In spite of being such a big star, Gurmeet is extremely humble and down to earth. Once, a journalist forgot to press the record button while doing a telephonic interview with him. The actor gladly agreed to redo the entire interview. Gurmeet sets targets for himself for on next year on the last month of each year. This helps him stay focused on his career.

His TV soap fans were crestfallen after the actor declared that “Punar Vivah” was going to be his last television soap as he wanted to focus on films and reality shows. He successfully participated in various reality shows such as “ Pati Patni Aur Woh Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, “ Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Story soon >> Read More... Season 5”, “Nach Baliye Season 6” and “Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 5”. He won “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa” and was the runner up of “Nach Baliye” and “Khatron Ke Khiladi”. Not many are aware that he played a small role in the Hindi movie “Koi Aapsa” which featured Aftab Shivdasani Aftab Shivdasani is an actor and producer of Indi >> Read More... in the lead role. He made his Punjabi film debut with the movie “Yaar Mera Rab Warga” in 2011. Gurmeet is now all set to make his presence felt on the silver screen after signing a three film deal with Vishesh Films. It seems that sky is the limit for this rising star.

Below is some interesting and funny information about the actor:-

If not an actor- He would have joined the army since his father was in the Indian Army.

Experience with crazy fans- A lady from Afghanistan wants to come to Mumbai to take his interview. When India won the world cup in 2011, Gurmeet went out on the streets chanting “India India”. A group of girls who were chanting “India India” started chanting “Maan Maan” on seeing him. Gurmeet says such adulation from fans make him humble and encourages him to work harder every day.

If he woke up one day and found that he has been turned into a female- He would scream his lungs out and run out of this planet or into a jungle.

If he has 24 hours to live- He would spend time with his parents and wife and would keep thanking them for being a constant support in his life.

If he was a fruit- He would like to be an apple because he loves apple or a mango because his wife loves mango.

If he was an animal- He would have been a lion who never washes his mouth and he hopes to live a lion one day.

Favorite Actor- Amitabh Bachchan

Gurmeet says he wants to emulate the veteran actor’s work ethics.

His favorite chocolate- Ferrero Rocher.

His secret- He says he doesn’t get angry too easily but when he does get angry, he spells doom on the person who makes him angry.

Name of serials he acted in: Mayavii, Ramayan ‘Ramayan’ was an Indian epic theme based on Valmik >> Read More... , Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi, Punar Vivah.

Awards: Won Mr. Jabalpur award before starting his acting career. Won Best New Talent Award for the serial ‘Ramayana’

DOB: 22nd February 1984

Movies Acted: Koi Aapsa, Cycle Kick, Yaar Mera Rab Warga, Khamoshiyan

Another version of this story...

Gurmeet Choudhary is a wonderful Indian television actor, model, and a dancer. He was born on February 22, 1984 in Chandigarh, but he was brought up in Jabalpur and in Chennai. He has made his debut in Tamil television industry in 2006 under the show "Mayavii". After that, it has been two years since he had to wait for an opportunity where many would note his acting talent. He went on to act in "Ramayan" in 2008, as the male lead protagonist where he played the role as Lord Ram. This show went on for a year on NDTV Imagine, and it has gained popularity among the Tamil, Hindi, and other language people.

Gurmeet Choudhary  played the role of a business magnate “Maan Singh Khurana” in the hit serial "Geet- Hui Sabse Parayi". After doing this role, his career has got a new glimpse by playing a role in "Punar Vivah", one of the popular TV shows in Zee TV  which runned successfully from 20 February 2012 – 17 May 2013. This series has been turning point for many and of course for Gurmeet Choudhary as well. He didn't play as a series artist since then, but was involved in reality shows like Nach Baliye Shriman v/s Shrimati, Nach Baliye 6, and Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 5). He has been the runner-up in the dance reality show "Nach Baliye 6 and runner-up in Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 5) as well.