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.
Early and personal life Soman was born on 4 November 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland in a Marathi Brahmin family. His family moved to Scotland 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. Later, he completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
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.
Soman married Ankita Konwar on 22 April 2018 in Alibaug.
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. 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.
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.
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. In 2015, Milind completed the Ironman challenge in 15 hours and 19 minutes, in his first try. He has also been on Limca Book of Records for running 1500 km in 30 days. Furthermore, he ran the Berlin Marathon 2016 of 42.2 km in 4 hours and 32 minutes.
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. The case dragged on for 14 years, after which the courts acquitted the accused.
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. 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.
He has also starred in a controversial ad for Vim, promoting dishwashing liquid for men.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Language Notes 2000 Tarkieb Captain Ajit Verma Hindi 2002 Pyar Ki Dhun Rohit 16 December Vikram Agni Varsha Arvasu 2003 Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula Vikram Varma Also producer Surya Surya 2005 Jurm Rohit Bhagmati Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah 2006 Valley of Flowers Jalan Hindi, JapaneseKatputtli Arjun Hindi 2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam Lawrence Tamil Say Salaam India Harry Oberoi Hindi Bheja Fry Anant Ghoshal Arn - Tempelriddaren Saladin Swedish 2008 Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End Saladin Bhram Devendra Hindi 2009 The Flag Arjun Satyameva Jeyathe Ranadev Telugu Gandha: Smell Sarang Marathi Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish Sameer Hindi Shadow Rahul Kapoor 2010 Paiyaa Baali Tamil Nakshatra Inspector Gupta Hindi 2011 Vithagan Badri Tamil 2012 Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter Abdul Rahman English Jodi Breakers Mark Hindi 2013 David The Gangster Alex Pandian Alvin Martin Tamil Samhita The King Marathi 2015 Nagrik Vikas Patil Bajirao Mastani Ambaji Pant PurandareHindi 2017 Chef Biju Mukti - Birth of a Nation General J. F. R. Jacob English Short film2018Hamara Tiranga Arjun Hindi 2021 Doctor Colonel James Anderson Tamil 2023 One Friday Night Ram Varma Hindi Lakadbaggha Tarun Bakshi Starfish Arlo 2025 Emergency Sam Manekshaw
Television YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes 1995 A Mouthful of Sky Akash Bhandarkar English 1996 Daayra Hindi 1997–1998 Vakaalat 1997–1998 Sea Hawks Vikram Rajpoot 1997 Margarita Pedro Also producer1997–1999 Tanha 1998–1999 Captain Vyom Captain Vyom 2000–2001 Noorjahan Salim 2000 Deewarein 2006–2007Ghost Bana Dost Producer 2010 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3 Contestant 2012 MTV Rush Himself Also producer2017–2018India's Next Top ModelJudgeEnglish, Hindi2019-2021MTV Supermodel of the Year2019–2020Four More Shots Please!Dr. Aamir Warsi2020PaurashpurBoris Hindi2022Masaba MasabaHimself2025The RoyalsMaharaj Yuvanath SinghEx maharaja of Morpur2026Muthu Engira KaattaanSivettanTamil
Music videos +YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.1995Made in India (album)Alisha Chinai1997Jaanam Samjha Karo (album)Asha Bhosle1999Deewana (album)Sonu Nigam2022ShringarAkasa Singh, Aastha Gill, Raftaar
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