Milind Soman

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Milind Soman
Milind Soman at the NDTV Marks for Sports event 12.jpg
Soman at the 2012 NDTV Marks for Sports event
Born (1965-11-04) 4 November 1965 (age 59)
Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Swimmer
  • Model
  • Actor
  • Producer
  • TV presenter
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Spouses
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 2006;div. 2009)​
  • Ankita Konwar
    ​
    (m. 2018)​

Milind Usha Soman (born 4 November 1965) is an Indian actor, model, film producer, and fitness enthusiast. He rose to fame in the year 1995, when he got featured in Alisha Chinai's music video, Made in India . The same year, he made his debut as a television actor in A Mouthful of Sky .Later, he was seen in the Indian science fiction TV Series Captain Vyom . He also participated as contestant on the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3 which aired on Colors TV.

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Early and personal life

Soman was born on 4 November 1965 [1] [2] in Glasgow, Scotland in a Marathi Brahmin family. His family moved to Scotland/UK where he lived until the age of seven, then his family moved back to Mumbai, India in 1973. He attended Dr. Antonio Da Silva High School and Jr. College of Commerce, Bombay.

As a child Soman was enrolled in a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) shakha by his father, when he was 10 years old. [3] Later, he completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering. [4] [5]

Milind Soman met Mylene Jampanoi, a French actress, on the sets of their 2006 film, Valley of Flowers . The couple married in July 2006 at a resort in Goa. Soman and Jampanoi separated in 2008 and divorced in 2009. [6]

Soman married Ankita Konwar on 22 April 2018 in Alibaug. [7]

Career

In 1995, Soman got featured in Alisha Chinai's music video, Made in India . The same year, he made his debut as a television actor in A Mouthful of Sky . [8] Later, he was seen in the Indian science fiction TV Series Captain Vyom and also played part in the TV series Sea Hawks . Soman has worked in films such as Pachaikili Muthucharam , Paiyaa , Agni Varsha and Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula . In 2007 he appeared in Bhram , Say Salaam India and Bheja Fry . In 2009 he acted in Sachin Kundalkar's Marathi film Gandha . He has also acted in English language, foreign language films and television series, including Valley of Flowers and The Flag. In the Swedish film Arn – The Knight Templar he portrayed Saladin, the revered 12th-century Kurdish leader of the Arabs and Muslims. He was also seen playing an important role in the film Bajirao Mastani .

Soman has also produced Hindi film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula and television serial Ghost Bana Dost. [9]

In 2010, he participated in the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3. He was also seen in Amazon Prime series Four More Shots Please as Dr. Aamir Warsi and Alt Balaji series Paurashpur as Boris. [10]

Sports

He started swimming aged 6. He has represented Maharashtra at the age of 10 in various age groups before going on to represent his state at the senior level. Soman represented India in swimming in the inaugural South Asian Games (then known as South Asian Federation Games) in 1984 held at Kathmandu where he won a Silver medal. [11] In 2015, Milind completed the Ironman challenge in 15 hours and 19 minutes, in his first try. [12] [13]

In the Media

In 1995, Milind Soman and his then-girlfriend, Madhu Sapre, an ex-Miss India and model attracted controversy in India, when the pair posed nude in a print ad for Tuffs Shoes. The social service branch of the Mumbai police had registered a case in August 1995 after Sapre and Soman posed in the nude, wearing only shoes and a python wrapped around them. Another case was filed under the Wildlife Protection Act against the advertising agency for illegal use of the python. The accused include the publishers and distributors of two magazines that featured the controversial ad, the advertising agency, the two models, and the photographers. [14] The case dragged on for 14 years, after which the courts acquitted the accused. [15]

On his 55th birthday in 2020, Soman shared a photograph on social media of himself running in the nude on a beach in Goa. The incident led to the creation of many Internet memes featuring the picture. [1] In addition, the actor was booked by the local police under section 294 (obscenity) of the Indian Penal Code, along with other relevant sections of the Information Technology Act. [16]

He has also starred in a controversial ad for Vim, promoting dishwashing liquid for men. [17] [18]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2000 Tarkieb [19] Captain Ajit VermaHindi
2002 Pyar Ki Dhun [19] Rohit
16 December Vikram
Agni Varsha Arvasu
2003 Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula Vikram VarmaAlso producer [20]
SuryaSurya
2005 Jurm Rohit
Bhagmati [19] Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
2006 Valley of Flowers JalanHindi, Japanese
Katputtli ArjunHindi
2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam Lawrence Tamil
Say Salaam India Harry OberoiHindi
Bheja Fry Anant Ghoshal
Arn - Tempelriddaren SaladinSwedish
2008 Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End Saladin Swedish
Bhram DevendraHindi
2009The FlagArjun
Satyameva Jeyathe Ranadev Telugu
Gandha: Smell Sarang Marathi
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish SameerHindi
Shadow Rahul Kapoor
2010 Paiyaa BaaliTamil
Nakshatra Inspector GuptaHindi
2011 Vithagan BadriTamil
2012 Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter Abdul RahmanEnglish
Jodi Breakers MarkHindi
2013 David The Gangster
Alex Pandian Alvin MartinTamil
Samhita The KingMarathi
2015 Nagrik Vikas Patil
Bajirao Mastani Ambaji Pant Purandare Hindi [21]
2017 Chef Biju
Mukti - Birth of a Nation General J. F. R. Jacob EnglishShort film
2018Hamara TirangaArjunHindi
2021 Doctor Colonel James AndersonTamil
2023 One Friday Night Ram VarmaHindi
Lakadbaggha Tarun BakshiHindi
Starfish ArloHindi
2024 Emergency Sam Manekshaw HindiUpcoming [22]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1995 A Mouthful of Sky Akash Bhandarkar [23] English
1996Daayra [24] Hindi
1997–1998Vakaalat [19]
1997–1998 Sea Hawks Vikram Rajpoot
1997 Margarita [19] PedroAlso producer
1997–1999Tanha [19]
1998–1999 Captain Vyom [19] Captain Vyom
2000–2001 Noorjahan [25] Salim
2000Deewarein [24]
2006–2007Ghost Bana DostProducer [26]
2010 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3 Contestant
2012MTV RushHimselfAlso producer
2017–2018 India's Next Top Model JudgeEnglish, Hindi
2019-2021 MTV Supermodel of the Year JudgeEnglish, Hindi
2019–2020 Four More Shots Please! Dr. Aamir Warsi [27] English, Hindi
2020 Paurashpur [28] BorisHindi
2022 Masaba Masaba [29] Himself

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
1995 Made in India (album) Alisha Chinai
1997Jaanam Samjha Karo (album) Asha Bhosle
1999 Deewana (album) Sonu Nigam
2022Shringar Akasa Singh, Aastha Gill, Raftaar [30]

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