Samir Soni is an Indian film and television actor, director and former fashion model.
Samir Soni | |
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 Soni in 2016 | |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
Career
editSoni 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. Also that year, Soni also worked in the television series Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin. In 2004, he worked in Saaksshi. Soni featured as a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss 4 in 2010.[1]
Soni played 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.[4][5]
Personal life
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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. The engagement lasted two years before they broke up. On 24 January 2011, he married former actress Neelam Kothari. Together they adopted a daughter.[7]
Filmography
editAs Actor
edit| Year | Film | Role | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | China Gate | Uditanshu Tandon | |
| 2001 | Lajja | Manish | |
| 2002 | Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum | Sameer Shastri | |
| 2003 | Kahan Ho Tum | Jai | |
| Basti | Ramesh "Rama" Kulkarni | ||
| Baghban | Sanjay Malhotra | ||
| 2004 | Dance Like a Man | Vishal | |
| 2006 | Vivah | Sunil Harishchandra Bajpyee | |
| 2008 | Cracking The Code | Host | |
| Fashion | Rahul Arora | ||
| 2010 | I Hate Luv Storys | Veer Kapoor | |
| 2013 | I, Me Aur Main | Agastya | |
| 2016 | Chalk n Duster | Sunil Thakur | |
| 2018 | Batti Gul Meter Chalu | SPTL Head | |
| 2019 | Student of the Year 2 | Principal | |
| 2021 | Mumbai Saga | Sunil Khaitan | [8] |
| The Big Bull | Sanjiv Kohli | ||
| State of Siege: Temple Attack | CM Choksi | ||
| Chehre | G. S. Oswal | ||
| 2022 | Nikamma | Raman Singh |
As Director
edit| Year | Show/Film |
|---|---|
| 2018 | My Birthday Song |
Television
edit| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Samandar | Navy officer |
| 1996 | A Mouthful of Sky | Ashok Mathur |
| 1999-2000 | Hello Friends | Samir |
| 2003–2005 | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin | Purab Mehra |
| 2004 | Saaksshi | Shekhar Sengupta |
| 2005 | Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan | Advocate Yash Thakur |
| 2010 | Bigg Boss 4 | Contestant |
| 2011–2013 | Parichay | Advocate Kunal Chopra |
| 2013–2014 | Khauff Begins | JD |
| 2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | Vijay |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bewafaa sii Wafaa | Sumer Singh Bajaj |
| 2018 | Toothbrush | Vinod |
| 2019 | Puncch Beat | Rajbir Chaudhary |
| 2020–present | Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives | Himself |
| 2021 | Cartel | Dorabjee |
| 2023 | Made in Heaven | Gullu |
| P I Meena | Dr. Nair |
Accolades
edit| 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[9] | ||
| Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor (Popular) | Won[3] | ||
| People's Choice Awards India | Favourite Drama Actor | Nominated[10] |
References
edit- ^ "Exclusive biography of #SameerSoni and on his life". Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Samir Soni wins Best Actor at ITA 2012 for Parichay". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Samir Soni". Sawf News. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Neelam-Sameer to tie the knot tonite!". rediff. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Critics) at Gold Awards,2012 for Parichay". Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Nominees of People's Choice Awards,2012". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.