Gurmeet was born to a family in Chandigarh to Sitaram Chaudhary, originally from Jairampur, Bihpur, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. He was brought up in Jabalpur and Chennai. His father is a retired subedar major from the Indian Army.
He got his big break with STAR One channel's series Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi, where he essayed the role of a business magnate Maan Singh Khurana opposite Drashti Dhami who played Geet Handa. He also participated in dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 5 as a contestant on Colors TV with choreographer Shampa Sonthalia and was the winner of the show.