Samir Soni

Samir Soni (born 29 September 1968) is an Indian film and television actor, director and former fashion model. Soni made his debut in the Hindi serial Samandar. In 1996, he appeared as Ashok Mathur in Doordarshan's A Mouthful Of Sky. He made his film debut in China Gate (1998), 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]

Samir Soni
Soni at Suzanne Roshan's The Charcoal Project Launch
Born (1968-09-29) 29 September 1968
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)
    Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar
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    ​
    (m. 1996; div. 1997)​
      ​
      (m. 2011)​
      Children1
      Websitesamirsoni.co.in

      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]

      In 2018, he debuted as a film director with My Birthday Song, starring Sanjay Suri in the lead role.[4][5]

      Sameer Soni with wife Neelam Kothari at Kallista Spa opening

      Through modeling, he met Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar.[6] The two were married for six months before they divorced.[6] He was in a relationship with Nafisa Joseph and got engaged to her. This engagement even made it to the Valentine's Day issue of Society, a high-profile celebrity magazine. The engagement lasted two years before they broke up. On 24 January 2011, he married former actress Neelam Kothari. Together they have a daughter.[7]

      Filmography
      Key
      Denotes feature films that are not yet released

      Films
      YearShow/FilmRoleNotes
      1995SamandarNavy officer
      1996A Mouthful of SkyAshok Mathur
      1998China GateUditanshu Tandon
      2001LajjaManish
      2002Kabhie Tum Kabhie HumSameer Shastri
      2003Dance Like A ManVishal
      Kahan Ho TumJai
      BastiRamesh "Rama" Kulkarni
      BaghbanSanjay Malhotra, Raj's second son
      2004Dil Kya Chahta HaiRam
      2005KumkumYash Thakur
      2006VivahSunil Bajpayee, Anupam Khair's older Son
      2008Cracking The CodeHost
      FashionRahul Arora, a designer, Janet's best friend and later on husband and biggest supporter and well wisher of Meghana
      2010I Hate Luv StorysVeer Kapoor
      2013I, Me Aur MainCameo
      2016Chalk n DusterSunil Thakur
      2018 Batti Gul Meter Chalu SPTL Head
      2019Student of the Year 2Principal
      2020 Mumbai Saga Rajant 'Raja' Shankar Filming[8]

      Direction
      YearShow/Film
      2018My Birthday Song

      Television
      YearShowRoleChannel
      1999-2000Hello FriendsSamirZee TV
      2003 - 2005Jassi Jaissi Koi NahinPurab MehraSony TV
      2004SaaksshiShekhar SenguptaSony TV
      2005Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa BandhanAdvocate Yash ThakurStar Plus
      2010Bigg Boss 4ContestantColors TV
      2011 - 2013ParichayAdvocate Kunal Chopra
      2015Darr Sabko Lagta Hai - Mera SaayaVijay (Episode 14)&TV
      2017Bewafaa sii WafaaSumer Singh BajajAlt Balaji
      2019Puncch BeatRajbir ChaudharyAlt Balaji

      Web Series
      Year Title Platform Role
      2018 Toothbrush ZEE5 Vinod

      Awards and nominations
      YearShowAwardCategoryResult
      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[9]
      Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Popular) Won[3]
      People's Choice Awards India Favourite Drama Actor Nominated[10]

      References
      1. "Exclusive biography of #SameerSoni and on his life". Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
      2. "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Popular) at 11th Indian Telly Awards for Parichay". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
      3. "Samir Soni wins Best Actor at ITA 2012 for Parichay". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
      4. "Samir Soni talks about his directorial debut Bollywood movie". The Moviean. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
      5. "Samir Soni as Director Debut for My Birthday Song Movie". 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
      6. "Samir Soni". Sawf News. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
      7. "Neelam-Sameer to tie the knot tonite!". rediff. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
      8. "Sanjay Gupta nervous to shoot for 'Mumbai Saga'". Times of India. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
      9. "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Critics) at Gold Awards,2012 for Parichay". Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
      10. "Nominees of People's Choice Awards,2012". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
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