Milind Soman

Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Date of Birth (Birthday):  November 4, 1965
Zodiac Sign:  Scorpio
Height:  5'11"
Weight:  190 lbs
Hair Color:  Black
Birth Place:  Scotland, UK
Marital Status:  Married
Spouse:  Mylene Jampanoi
Hobbies:  Swimming, Running, Kick Boxing

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. He then focused on films starting in 2000. Soman's films include 16 December, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Paiyaa, 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 did not do well at the box-office.

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

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2013	Alex Pandian	Alvin Martin	Tamil
2013	David		Hindi
2012	Jodi Breakers	Marc	Hindi
2011	Vithagan		Tamil
2010	Nakshatra		Hindi
2010	Paiyaa	Baali	Tamil
2009	Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish		Hindi
2009	Gandha	Sarang	Marathi
2009	Satyameva Jeyathe		Telugu
2009	Arn - Riket vid vägens slut	Saladin	Swedish
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
2005	Bhagmati (film)	Prince Quli Qutb Shah
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	Tarkieb	Captain Ajit Verma	Hindi
1998	Captain Vyom	Captain Vyom	Hindi	TV Serial
1995	A Mouthful of Sky	Akash Bhandarkar	Hindi	TV Serial
	Sea Hawks		Hindi	TV Serial