Milind Soman
Milind Soman is a talented supermodel, actor, film producer and fitness promoter. He is also called the Ironman and Marathon Man of Bollywood as he completed the ‘Ironman Triathlon’ in his first attempt. Check out Milind Soman Wiki, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Controversy, Biography, Facts & More.
Biography/Wiki
Milind Soman is born on 4 November 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland (UK). Apart from a successful movie actor and model, he is also a talented athlete.
Milind Soman
Physical Appearance
Milind has a fit body with 40” chest, 32” waist, 14” biceps and 75 kg weight. His 5′ 11” height with healthy physique gave him many modelling assignments and movie contracts. His flexibility earned him a fame in the field of sports.
Milind Soman
Family, Caste & Wife
He is brought up in an educated Brahmin Hindu family as his grandparents were doctors, father Late Prabhakar Soman was a nuclear scientist, and mother Usha is a biochemist. He has three sisters Netra (elder), Medha (elder), and Anupama (younger).
Milind Soman With His Mother
He had a close relationship with Madhu Sapre, a model and Femina Miss India pageant 1992, but he soon broke up with her. Then, he came across a French actress Mylene Jampanoi, on the film set of ‘Valley of Flowers’ in 2006. In the same year, they got married in Goa. However, due to their unstable relationship, they decided to divorce each other in 2009.
Milind Soman With Mylene Jampanoi
He was also in a relationship with the model/actress Dipannita Sharma, actress Gul Panag, and actress Shahana Goswami. After 2014, he again fell in love with a 27 years old air hostess Ankita Konwar from Assam.
Milind Soman With Dipannita Sharma
Milind Soman With Gul Panag
Milind Soman With Shahana Goswami
Milind Soman With Ankita Konwar
Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar underwater
Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar tied the knot in a traditional Maharashtrian wedding on 21 April 2018 in Alibaug, Mumbai.
Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar marriage pic
Career
Milind studied at the Dr Antonio Da Silva High School and Jr. College of Commerce, Dadar, Mumbai. Then, he did a diploma in Electrical Engineering from M. H. Saboo Siddik Polytechnic, Byculla.
In 1988, he started his career as a model with ‘Graviera Suitings.’ During the 1990s, after working in the modelling field, he acted in the TV series like Captain Vyom (1998, Hindi), A Mouthful of Sky (1995, English), and Margarita (1997, Hindi). In 1995, he also performed in the Alisha Chinai’s hit song ‘Made in India.’
Milind Soman
Milind Soman
Then, he entered into Indian film industry with the movies Tarkieb (2000, Bollywood), Gandha: Smell (2009, Marathi), Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012, English).
Milind Soman In Film Tarkieb
Milind Soman In Film Gandha
After this, he signed many other movies such as 16 December, Agni Varsha, Paiyaa, Bheja Fry, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Bhram, Say Salaam India. He has also performed in foreign language films like Valley of Flowers, The Flag and Arn – The Knight Templar.
Milind Soman In Film The Knight Templar
Milind Soman In Film The Knight Templar
He also tried his hand in the field of production with the movie ‘Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula‘ and a television serial ‘Ghost Bana Dost.’ In 2010, he participated in a reality TV show ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi.’
Milind Soman In Movie Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula
On 20 May 2012, he registered his name in the ‘Limca Book of Records‘ after running 1,500 km in 30 days for Greenathon, NDTV with the goal of spreading environmental awareness.
Milind Soman
Controversy
In August 1995, two cases were registered against Milind and Madhu Sapre, Femina Miss India pageant 1992, for posing nude with a python wrapped around them in a print ad for Tuffs Shoes. Another case was filed against them by an advertising agency for illegal use of the python. In 2009, the court acquitted the accused persons.
Milind Soman With Madhu Sapre
Facts
- At the age of 10, he, the first time represented his state Maharashtra in the swimming championship.
- He won national level swimming championship (senior men’s) titles for continuously 4 years (1984-87).
Milind Soman
- In 1989, he got an amount of ₹50,000, for modelling the ‘Thackersey Fabrics’.
Milind Soman
- He was the first person to be selected for Deepak Tijori’s role as ‘Shekhar Malhotra‘ in the movie ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander,’ but he left the film as he was receiving several modelling offers at that time.
- Milind won a silver medal in the South Asian Federation Games at Kathmandu in 1984.
- In order to promote good health and breast cancer awareness among women, he helped to organize a running event ‘Pinkathon‘ in 2012.
Milind Soman Promoting Pinkathon
- In 2015, he finished the ‘Ironman Triathlon‘ in 15 hours and 19 minutes, in his first attempt.
Milind Soman-Ironman Triathlon
- In 2017, he ended the ‘Ultrathon‘ of 520 km in only 3 days.
Milind Soman
- He likes swimming, travelling, running and kickboxing.
- Milind loves to eat Starbucks red velvet cake, sushi, sashimi, and Belgian chocolate.
- His favourite movies are Sholay, Kung Fu Panda, On Golden Pond, and The Godfather.
- He reveres the fashion designers- Rohit Bal, Suneet Verma, Manish Arora, and Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
- He enjoys travelling to the places like Goa, Europe, and Africa.
- He used to smoke 30 cigarettes in a day, but later, he quitted this habit.
- He has his own event company and a TV production house.
- Milind quits wearing shoes at the time of running.
Milind Soman
- He loves to have pets like snakes, lizards, cats, dogs, rats, rabbits, and pigeons.
Milind Soman
- In July 2022, in an interview, he shared his fitness routine with a media house. In the interview, he revealed that he never used any equipment to workout, and he had never hit any gym in his life. He said,
I only exercise for 10-15 minutes everyday. Most people do not know this about me, I have never gone to the gym to have a workout routine. I don’t use equipment. I don’t even do 10-15 minutes in one time.”
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
