Samir Soni
| Samir Soni | |
|---|---|
 Samir Soni at Suzanne Roshan's The Charcoal Project Launch | |
| Born |
Samir Soni London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar (divorced) Neelam Kothari (2011–present) |
Samir Soni is a Indian film and television actor and a former model living in Mumbai since 2007. Soni made his debut in the Hindi serial Samandar based on Navy officers. In 1996, he appeared as Ashok Mathur in Doordarshan's A Mouthful Of Sky. He made his film debut in China Gate, which was followed by cameo appearances. In 2003, Soni appeared in the film Baghban and played lead roles in Basti and Kahan Ho Tum. In that same year, Soni also worked in the television series Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin. In 2004, he worked in Saaksshi. Soni featured as one of the contestants in the reality television show Bigg Boss 4 in 2010.[1]
Soni was playing the lead role in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap opera Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka (2013) which earned him the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor,[2] and ITA Award for Best Actor - Drama (Popular) in 2012.[3]
Soni attended school at London. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in Economics.[1] He was also apparently an investment banker in New York. He attended acting courses while in both New York and Los Angeles.[1]
Through modeling, he met Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar.[4] The two were married for six months before they divorced.[4] On 24 January 2011, he married former actress Neelam Kothari.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Show/Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Samandar (TV show) | Navy officer |
| 1996 | A Mouthful of Sky | Ashok Mathur |
| 1998 | China Gate | Uditanshu Tandon |
| 2001 | Lajja | Manish |
| 2002 | Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum | Sameer Shastri |
| 2003 | Dance Like A Man | Vishal |
| 2003 | Kahan Ho Tum | Jai |
| 2003 | Basti | Ramesh "Rama" Kulkarni |
| 2003 | Baghban | Sanjay Malhotra |
| 2004 | Dil Kya Chahta Hai | Ram |
| 2005 | Kumkum | Yash Thakur |
| 2006 | Vivah | Sunil |
| 2008 | Cracking The Code | host |
| 2008 | Fashion | Rahul Arora |
| 2010 | I Hate Luv Storys | Veer Kapoor |
| 2010 | Bigg Boss (season 4) | Himself |
| 2013 | I, Me Aur Main | Cameo |
Television
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin | Purab Mehra |
| 2004 | Saaksshi | Shekhar Sengupta |
| 2011–2013 | Parichay | Kunal Chopra |
| 2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | Vijay |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Show | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Parichay | |||
| Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor (Popular) | Won[2] | ||
| Best Onscreen Couple (along with Keerti Nagpure) |
Nominated[2] | |||
| Boroplus Gold Awards | Best Actor (Jury) | Won[6] | ||
| Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor (Popular) | Won[3] | ||
| People's Choice Awards India | Favourite Drama Actor | Nominated[7] | ||
References
- 1 2 3 http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/sameer-soni/biography.html
- 1 2 3 "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Popular) at 11th Indian Telly Awards for Parichay".
- 1 2 "Samir Soni wins Best Actor at ITA 2012 for Parichay".
- 1 2 "Samir Soni". Sawf News. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ↑ "Neelam-Sameer to tie the knot tonite!". rediff. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ↑ "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Critics) at Gold Awards,2012 for Parichay".
- ↑ "Nominees of People's Choice Awards,2012".
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