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{{Short description|Indian actor and television presenter}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Milind Gunaji
| image = Milind Gunaji.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Gunaji at an event in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|07|23}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] (present-day [[Mumbai]])
| height = 1.88m<ref>V S Srinivasan (9 January 1998), [https://www.rediff.com/%0Amovies/1998/jan/09mil.htm "Watch this man!"], ''Rediff''. Retrieved 19 April 2019.</ref>
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[writer]]|[[Model (person)|model]]|[[television presenter]]|[[author]]}}
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse = Rani Gunaji
| website = {{URL|http://www.milindgunaji.in|Official Website}}
}}

'''Milind Gunaji''' (born 23 July 1961) is an Indian actor, model, television presenter, writer and author, most known for his roles in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Host with the most: The multi-faceted Milind Gunaji. |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=159254 |publisher= [[Indian Express]]|date=29 November 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=5 questions with Milind Gunaji:Actor and avid traveller Milind Gunaji's fifth travelogue, ''Chanderi Bhatkanti''..|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=115667 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=29 January 2005 }}</ref> He made his first film appearance in 1993's ''Papeeha'' and has since performed in over 250 films and acted as the host of the [[Zee Marathi]] channel [[travel documentary|travel show]] ''Bhatkanti''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Struck by wanderlust |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=66242 |publisher= [[Indian Express]]|date=21 October 2003}}</ref> Gunaji has served as the [[Government of Maharashtra]]'s [[brand ambassador]] for forest and wildlife. Currently he is the [[brand ambassador]] for Hill Station [[Mahabaleshwar]].

In 2009 he was named the brand ambassador for the Novel Institute Group's NIBR College of Hotel Management.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gunaji is NIBR brand ambassador|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gunaji-is-nibr-brand-ambassador/451593/|publisher=Indian Express |access-date=2 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=I found a friend in Uddhav Thackeray: Milind Gunaji |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-10/news-interviews/29871345_1_forts-aerial-photography-uddhav-thackeray|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109191255/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-10/news-interviews/29871345_1_forts-aerial-photography-uddhav-thackeray|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2013|work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 February 2013}}</ref> Milind did ''[[Everest (Indian TV series)|Everest]]'' , which aired on '' [[Star Plus]]'' November 2014. He has also made a brief appearance in [[South Indian film industry|South Indian cinema]] playing important roles in two movies ''[[Aalavandhan]]'' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]) and ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]).

==Career==
Milind Gunaji was born on 23 July 1961 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra. Gunaji initially began acting in the 1993 film ''Papeeha'' and first gained widespread notice in the 1996's ''[[Fareb (1996 film)|Fareb]]'' in the role of inspector Inder Kumar Saxena.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milind Gunaji bags 3 international projects |url=http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/milind-gunaji-bags-3-international-projects/15570|publisher=Business of Cinema |access-date=2 February 2013}}</ref> The role gained him a [[Filmfare Award]] nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]].

He has served as a [[travel writer]], brand ambassador of [http://www.intiamatkat.fi Intiamatkat Tours - Specialized in Europe and India tours!] and writing a weekly column for the Marathi paper ''Lokprabha''. In 1998 he published ''Majhi Mulukhgiri'', a compilation of his ''Lokprabha'' columns.<ref>{{cite news |title=Milind Gunaji releases travelogue |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980526/14650634.html |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=26 May 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Glitterati:Mr Backpacker |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/glitterati.aspx?295 |date=25 June 2001 |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] }}</ref> Gunaji has modeled, stating that it "satisfies my ego and gives good monetary returns."<ref name="TOI1" />

==Filmography==
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2016}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of films and roles
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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| 1993
| ''[[Papeeha]]'' || Kabir Sagar || [[Hindi]]
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| 1994
| ''[[Droh Kaal]]'' || Shiv || [[Hindi]]
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| 1996
| ''[[Fareb (1996 film)|Fareb]]'' || Inspector Inder Kumar Saxena || [[Hindi]]
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| 1997
| ''[[Koi Kisise Kum Nahin]]'' || Ajay || [[Hindi]]
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| 1997
| ''[[Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya]]'' || Dilawar Khan ||| [[Hindi]]
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| 1997
| ''[[Do Rahain]]''|| Rajjappa || [[Hindi]]
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| 1997
| ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]'' || Bali Thakur || [[Hindi]]
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| 1998
| ''[[Sarkarnama]]'' || Kumar Deshmukh || [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]]
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| 1998
| ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]'' || Saroj Pal || [[Hindi]]
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| 1998
| ''[[Zor (film)|Zor]]'' || Iqbal Khan || [[Hindi]]
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|1999
| ''[[Zulmi]]''||Nihal||[[Hindi]]
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| 1999
|''[[Trishakti]]'' || Commando Bajrang || [[Hindi]]
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| 1999
| ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' || Veeram || [[Hindi]]
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| 2000
|''[[Jodidar (2000 film)|Jodidar]]'' || Manohar Deshmukh || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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| 2000
| ''[[Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain]]'' || Milind || [[Hindi]]
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| 2001
| ''[[Aalavandhan]]'' || Col. Santosh Kumar || [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
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| 2001
| ''[[Abhay (2001 film)|Abhay]]'' || Col. Santosh Kumar || [[Hindi]]
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|Rowspan="3"|2002
|''[[Ansh: The Deadly Part]]''||Babu Bakshi||[[Hindi]]
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| ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' || Kalibabu || [[Hindi]]
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| ''[[Mulaqaat]]'' || Akhtar Khan|| [[Hindi]]
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| 2003
| ''[[LOC Kargil]]'' || Major Rajan Adhumac || [[Hindi]]
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| 2004
| ''[[Aan: Men at Work]]'' || Ajit Pradhan || [[Hindi]]
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| 2004
| ''[[Dev (2004 film)|Dev]]'' || Mangal Rao || [[Hindi]]
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| 2004
| ''[[Asambhav]]'' || Ansari || [[Hindi]]
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| 2005
| ''[[Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story]]'' || || [[Hindi]]
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| 2005
| ''[[Balu (film)|Balu]]'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| 2005
| ''[[Fareb (2005 film)|Fareb]]'' || Advocate Milind Mehta|| [[Hindi]]
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| 2006
|''[[Manthan: Ek Amrut Pyala]]''|| Avinash Deshpande || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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| 2006
| ''[[Jigyaasa]]'' || Subhash Desai || [[Hindi]]
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| 2006
| ''[[Phir Hera Pheri]]'' || Nanjibhai || [[Hindi]]
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| 2006
| ''[[Come December]]'' || Dr. Suresh Shah || [[Hindi]]
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| 2008
| ''[[Black & White (2008 Hindi film)|Black & White]]'' || Hamid || [[Hindi]]
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| 2009
| ''[[Yeh Mera India]]'' || Ashfaq || [[Hindi]]
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| 2009
|''[[Lagli Paij]]'' || Magician Abraham || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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| 2010
| ''Ek Shodh''<ref>{{cite web |title=Ek Shodh (The Search) ready |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/aika-daajiba-shooting-complete/577690/ |date=12 February 2010 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220152225/http://www.screenindia.com/news/aika-daajiba-shooting-complete/577690 |archive-date=20 February 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || || [[Hindi]]
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| 2010
| ''[[To the London Calling]]'' || Rajvansh || [[Hindi]]
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| 2010
| ''[[Khatta Meeta]]'' || Suhas Vichare || [[Hindi]]
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| 2011
| ''[[Karthik (film)|Karthik]]'' || || [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
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| 2011
| ''[[The Lovers (2013 film)|Singularity]]'' || Shiv || [[English language|English]]
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| 2011
| ''[[Om Allah]]'' || [[Sai Baba of Shirdi|Saibaba]] || [[Hindi]]
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| 2012
| ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' || Chakravarthy || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| 2012
| ''[[Sambha]]''<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web|title=My face best suits a villain: Milind Gunaji |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-03/news-interviews/31017583_1_sambha-milind-gunaji-action-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109230523/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-03/news-interviews/31017583_1_sambha-milind-gunaji-action-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 February 2013}}</ref> || || [[Hindi]]
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| 2013
|''[[Lek Ladki]]'' || || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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| 2013
| ''[[Rab Ton Sohna Ishq]]'' || || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
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| 2013
| ''[[Psycho (2013 film)|Psycho]]'' || || [[Hindi]]
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| 2013
| ''[[Kamasutra 3D]]'' || || [[Hindi]]
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| 2014
| ''[[Than Than Gopal]]'' || || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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| 2014
| ''[[M3 - Midsummer Midnight Mumbai]]'' || Police Commissioner || [[Hindi]]
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| 2015
| ''[[Karbonn]]'' || || [[Hindi]]
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| 2015
| ''[[Saankal]]'' || Apoorva Singh Bhati || [[Hindi]]
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| 2015
| ''[[Mudrank: The Stamp]]'' || || [[Hindi]]
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|2016
|''[[Kaul Manacha]]'' || Dr. Ratnakar Narlikar,Scientist|| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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|2016
|''[[Prem Kahani - EK Lapleli Goshta]]'' || || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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| 2017
| ''[[The Ghazi Attack]]'' || [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW Agent]] Girish Kumar || Hindi<br> Telugu
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| 2017
| ''[[Babuji Ek Ticket Bambai]]'' || || [[Hindi]]
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| 2017
| ''[[Gautamiputra Satakarni (film)|Gautamiputra Satakarni]]'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| 2017
| ''[[Oxygen (2017 film)|Oxygen]]'' || Chandra Prakash || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| 2017
| ''[[Okkadu Migiladu]]'' || Education Minister || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| 2018
| ''[[Race 3]]'' || Ranchod Singh ||[[Hindi]]
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| 2019
| ''[[The Warrior Queen of Jhansi]]'' ||Gangadhar Rao || [[English language|English]]
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| 2019
| ''[[Panipat (film)|Panipat]]'' || Dattaji Rao Scindia || [[Hindi]]
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| 2020
| ''[[Goshta Eka Paithanichi]]'' || || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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| 2021
| ''[[The Battle of Bhima Koregaon (film)]]'' || || [[Hindi]]
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|}

==TV serials==
* 1997: ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)]] (Episode: Sahi Ka Kanta)'' as Debashish [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fudbHt3zAzE]
* 2002: ''[[CID (Indian TV series) ]]'' (Episode 197,198/ the case of blackmail victim) - Johnny (Main culprit)
* 2006–2009: ''[[Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan]]'' – Vijaypal
* 2008-2010: ''Kulvadhu'' (Marathi Serial) - Ranvir Rajeshirke / Bhaiyyasaheb
* 2012–2013: ''[[Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath]]'' – ACP Pratap Yashwantrao Teje
* 3 November 2014 - 1 March 2015: ''[[Everest (Indian TV series)|Everest]]'' – Colonel Arun Abhyankar
* 2013-2015: ''Khwabo Ke Darmiyan'' - Aastha's father
* ''Bhatkanti'' and ''Discover Maharashtra'' on [[Zee Marathi]]

==Works==
* ''Majhi Mulukhagiri'' (1998)
* ''Bhatakanti'' (2001)
* ''Offbeat tracks in Maharashtra'' (2003)
* ''Chanderi Bhatkanti'' (2005)
* ''Gudha ramya Maharashtra'' (2007)
* ''Mystical Magical Maharastra'' (2009)
* ''A Travel Guide Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra'' (2009)
* ''Hawai Mulukhgiri'' (2013)

==Awards and nominations==
*1997: Nominated: [[Filmfare Best Villain Award]] for ''[[Fareb (1996 film)|Fareb]]''
*1998: Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award for ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.milindgunaji.in Milind Gunaji website]
* {{IMDb name|0348004}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/9477/index.html Milind Gunaji] ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]''

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