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Samir Soni

Samir Soni

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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 (born in London, England) is an British film and television actor and a former model of Indian descent. 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 Baghbanand 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 a 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]

Sameer Soni with wife Neelam Kothari at Kallista Spa opening
Soni attended school at London School of Commerce. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in Economics.[1]He was 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]
Contents
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1 Filmography
2 Awards and nominations
3 References
4 External links
Filmography[edit]

Year Show/Film Role Notes  
1995 Samandar Navy officer  
1996 A Mouthful of Sky Ashok Mathur [6]  
1998 China Gate Uditanshu Tandon [7]  
2001 Lajja Manish [8]  
2002 Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum Sameer Shastri [9]  
2003 Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Purab Mehra [10]  
2003 Dance Like A Man Vishal [11]  
2003 Kahan Ho Tum Jai [12]  
2003 Basti Ramesh "Rama" Kulkarni [13]  
2003 Baghban Sanjay Malhotra [14]  
2004 Saaksshi Shekhar Sengupta  
2004 Dil Kya Chahta Hai Ram  
2005 Kumkum Yash Thakur  
2006 Vivah Sunil [15]  
2008 Cracking The Code host  
2008 Fashion Rahul Arora [16]  
2010 I Hate Luv Storys Veer Kapoor  
2010 Bigg Boss (season 4) Sameer Soni  
2011–2013 Parichay Kunal Chopra  
2013 I, Me Aur Main Cameo
Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Show Result  
2011 Colors Golden Petal Awards Most Lokpriya Personality (Male) Parichay Won[17]  
  Most Lokpriya Jodi
Along with Keerti Nagpure  
2012 The Global Indian Film and TV Honours Best Jodi
Along with Keerti Nagpure Nominated[18]  
  Indian Telly Awards Best Actor (Popular) Won[2]  
  Best Onscreen Couple
Along with Keerti Nagpure Nominated[2]  
  Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actor (Jury) Won[19]  
  Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Popular) Won[3]  
  People's Choice Awards India Favourite Drama Actor Nominated[20]  
  Colors Golden Petal Awards Most Jaanbaaz Personality Won[21]

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