Milind Soman
| Milind Soman | |
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Milind Soman | |
| Born |
4 November 1965 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality |
 Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, model and reality television personality |
| Spouse(s) | Mylene Jampanoi (2006–2009) |
| Website |
milindsoman |
Milind Soman is an Indian supermodel, actor, film producer and fitness promoter.
Personal life
Milind Soman was born in a Maharashtrian middle class family in Glasgow, Scotland. His family moved to a place near London, England where he lived until the age of seven, then his family moved back to India and settled in Dadar in Mumbai in 1972 . His father Prabhakar Soman was a nuclear scientist with the Bhabha Atomic Research Center while his mother Usha is a biochemist, who taught at Wilson College, Mumbai . Soman has two elder sisters Netra and Medha, and one younger sister, Anupama who is a year younger to him. Soman's all four grandparents were doctors. Soman did his schooling from Dr. Antonio Da Silva High School and Jr. College of Commerce, Dadar, Mumbai. Later, he completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from M. H. Saboo Siddik Polytechnic, Byculla.[1] He was a national-level swimmer for India and was then discovered as a model.[2]
In July 2006, Soman married Mylene Jampanoi, his French co-star in the film Valley of Flowers at a tourist resort in Goa. He had previously broken up with his girlfriend Madhu Sapre, taking the advice of a young fan on the phone. Mylene and Milind met on the set of the film. They divorced in 2009 later. [3]
Career
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Though, Soman faired reasonably well in his engineering couse, he did not see himself making money out of it. Hence, he turned to modelling in 1988. Soman featured in Alisha Chinai's music video, Made in India (1995). In the mid-1990s after some time working as a model, he took the lead role in the Indian science fiction TV Series Captain Vyom. He then focused on films starting in 2000. Soman's films include 16 December, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Paiyaa, Agni Varsha, Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula and Asoka. 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 a number of English language and other 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.
Soman was the producer of the Hindi film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003). He has also produced a children's television serial called Ghost Bana Dost.[4]
In 2010, he participated as a contestant in the hit reality TV show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 3). He came in fourth position.
Soman starred in Jodi Breakers in 2012 which did not do well at the box-office.
On 20 May 2012 he became a Limca Record holder for running 1,500 km in 30 days for Greenathon, NDTV to spread environmental awareness. The same year the country's largest 'women's only' running event Pinkathon was set up under his guidance, to promote good health and breast cancer awareness amongst women.
Sports
Milind is an avid and a very strong sportsman. He has been a national level swimmer. He started representing Maharashtra from the age of 10 at various age groups before going on to represent his state at senior level where he went on to hold the national swimming championship (senior men's) title for four consecutive years (1984-87) before giving up competitive swimming in 1988. In India, he has been a Limca record holder for running 1,500 km in 30 days time, for greenathon and also the ambassador of Pinkathon, India’s biggest ‘women only’ marathon. In 2015, Milind completed the Ironman challenge in 15 hours and 19 minutes, in his first try.[5] The triathlon includes a 3.8-km swim, a 180.2-km cycle ride and 42.2-km run raced in that order without a break which the participants are required to complete within 16 hours to win the title of 'Ironman'. The title ‘Ironman’ is given to every person who achieves the feat within the given time.
Controversy
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.[6] The case lasted for 14 years, after which the courts acquitted the accused.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2015 | Bajirao Mastani | Ambaji Pant | Hindi | [8] |
| 2015 | Nagrik | Vikas Patil | Marathi | |
| 2013 | Samhita | The king | Marathi | |
| 2013 | Alex Pandian | Alvin Martin | Tamil | |
| 2013 | David | The gangster | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Vodafone MTV Rush (TV Series) (Episode 2) | Self | Hindi | Also, producer |
| 2012 | Jodi Breakers | Marc | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter | Abdul Rahman | English | |
| 2011 | Vithagan | Badri | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Nakshatra | Inspector Gupte | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi x 3 (TV Series) | Self (as contestant) | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Paiyaa | Baali | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Arn - Riket vid vägens slut (TV Series) (Episodes 1, 3, 4 and 5) | Saladin | Swedish | |
| 2009 | Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish | Hindi | ||
| 2009 | Gandha: Smell | Sarang | Marathi | |
| 2009 | Satyameva Jeyathe | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | The Flag | Arjun | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Bhram | Devendra | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Arn - Tempelriddaren | Saladin | Swedish | |
| 2007 | Bheja Fry | Anant Ghoshal | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Say Salaam India | Harry Oberoi | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Pachaikili Muthucharam | Lawrence | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Valley of Flowers | Jalan | Hindi/Japanese | |
| 2005 | Bhagmati | Prince Quli Qutb Shah | Hindi | |
| 2005 | Jurm | Rohit | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Surya | Surya | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula | Vikram Varma | Hindi | Also, co-producer |
| 2002 | Agni Varsha | Arvasu | Hindi | |
| 2002 | 16 December | Vikram | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Pyaar Ki Dhun | Rohit | Hindi | |
| 2000-01 | Noorjahan (TV Series) | Salim | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Deewarein (TV Series) | Hindi | ||
| 2000 | Tarkieb | Captain Ajit Verma | Hindi | |
| 1998-99 | Captain Vyom (TV Series) | Captain Vyom | Hindi | India's first ever Sci-Fi TV Series |
| 1997-99 | Tanha (TV Series) | Hindi | ||
| 1997-98 | Vakaalat (TV Series) | Hindi | ||
| 1997-98 | Sea Hawks (TV Series) | Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Movers & Shakers (TV Series) | Self | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Margerita (TV Series) | Pedro | Hindi | Also, producer |
| 1995 | A Mouthful of Sky (TV Series) | Akash Bhandarkar | English | India's first ever TV Series in English |
References
- ↑ "Milind Soman Family family". In.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Life-the-Milind-Soman-way/articleshow/45302374.cms
- ↑ "Milind Soman marries French co-star Mylene Jampanoi". ApunKaChoice.Com. 18 Jul 2006. Retrieved 28 Dec 2011.
- ↑ "Milind Soman to produce TV series for children". ApunKaChoice.Com. 18 Jul 2006. Retrieved 28 Dec 2011.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TVs-Captain-Vyom-Milind-Soman-turns-Ironman/articleshow/48149575.cms
- ↑ "Tuff shoes case: Madhu, Milind plead not guilty". The Times Of India. 29 Oct 2004. Retrieved 28 Dec 2011.
- ↑ "It’s a big relief: Milind Soman". The Times of India. 1 Dec 2009. Retrieved 28 Dec 2011.
- ↑ "Milind Soman in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani". bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ http://blog.orobind.com/ironman-milind-somans-training-regime-nail-toughest-triathlon-world/
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