Milind Soman

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Milind Soman
Milind Soman at a charity event
Born	(1965-11-04) November 4, 1965 (age 46) Scotland, UK
Occupation	Actor, Model
Years active	late 1980s – present
Spouse	Mylene Jampanoi (2006–2009)

Milind Soman (Marathi: मिलिंद सोमण) (born 4 November 1965) is an India model, actor, and film producer.

Personal life

Milind Soman was born in Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin Family in Scotland and lived in England until the age of seven, when his family moved back to India. He is a Gowd Saraswat Brahmin form his maternal side. He was also a national-level swimmer for India and was then discovered as a model.

For many years, Milind had a relationship with co-model Madhu Sapre.

In July 2006, Soman married Mylene Jampanoi, his French co-actor of the film "Valley of Flowers" in a tourist resort of Goa. They had met on the sets of the same film.^[1] The two divorced in 2009. Soman is seeing another actress Shahana Goswami, but they broke up.^[2]

Career

Soman was one of the earliest professional male models in India. His first significant work was to model in an advertising campaign for a clothing manufacturer. He quickly became one of the most successful models in the country.^{[citation needed]} He rose to further fame while featuring in Alisha Chinai's superhit music video, Made in India (1995) which then made him a household name.

In the mid-1990s after his rapid modeling fame, he started out with the titular role in the Indian science fiction TV Series Captain Vyom. After that, English sitcoms were never made in India.

He then focused on films starting in 2000. Soman's films include 16 December, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Paiyya, Agni Varsha 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 films, 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.^[3]

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 recently starred in Jodi Breakers in 2012 which didn't do well at the box-office. His next feature film will be Maatraan releasing in June 2012.

On May 20, 2012 he became a Limca Record holder for running 1,500 km in 30 days for Greenathon, NDTV to spread environmental awareness.

Controversy

Milind Soman and his ex-girlfriend Madhu Sapre, an ex-Miss India and model, attracted controversy in India, when the pair posed nude in a print ad for Tuff 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.^[4] The case lasted for 14 years, after which the courts acquitted the accused.^[2]

Filmography

References

External links

• Milind Soman at the Internet Movie Database