Samir Soni
Samir Soni is an Indian film and television actor, director and a former fashion model. 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.
Soni was playing the lead role in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap opera Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka, which earned him the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor, and ITA Award for Best Actor - Drama in 2012.
In 2018, he debuted as a film director with My Birthday Song, starring Sanjay Suri in the lead role.
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Through modeling, he met Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar. The two were married for six months before they divorced. He was in a relationship with Nafisa Joseph and got engaged to her. Ironically, this engagement even made it to the Valentine Day issue of Society, a high profile celebrity magazine. The engagement lasted two years before they broke up without marriage. On 24 January 2011, he married former actress Neelam Kothari. Together they have a daughter.
Filmography
Year | Show/Film | Role | Notes |
1995 | Samandar | 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, Raj's second son | |
2004 | Dil Kya Chahta Hai | Ram | - |
2005 | Kumkum | Yash Thakur | |
2006 | Vivah | Sunil Bajpayee, Anupam Khair's older Son | |
2008 | Cracking The Code | Host | |
2008 | Fashion | Rahul Arora, a designer, Janet's best friend and later on husband and biggest supporter and well wisher of Meghana | |
2010 | I Hate Luv Storys | Veer Kapoor | |
2013 | I, Me Aur Main | Cameo | |
2016 | Chalk n Duster | Sunil Thakur | |
2018 | Batti Gul Meter Chalu | SPTL Head | |
2019 | Student of the Year 2 | Principal | |
2020 | Mumbai Saga | Rajant 'Raja' Shankar | Filming |
Direction
Television
Year | Show | Role | Channel |
2003 - 2005 | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin | Purab Mehra | Sony TV |
2004 | Saaksshi | Shekhar Sengupta | Sony TV |
2005 | Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan | Advocate Yash Thakur | Star Plus |
2010 | Bigg Boss 4 | Contestant | Colors TV |
2011 - 2013 | Parichay | Advocate Kunal Chopra | Colors TV |
2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai - Mera Saaya | Vijay | &TV |
2017 | Bewafaa sii Wafaa | Sumer Singh Bajaj | Alt Balaji |
2019 | Puncch Beat | Rajbir Chaudhary | Alt Balaji |