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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samir Soni
| image = Samir Soni in 2016.jpg
| caption = Soni in 2016
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality =
| spouse = {{Plainlist |
* {{marriage|Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar|1996|1997|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Neelam Kothari]]|2011}}
}}
| children = 1
| imagesize =
| yearsactive = 1995{{endash}}present
}}
'''Samir Soni''' is an Indian film and television actor, director and former fashion model.

==Career==
Soni made his debut in the Hindi serial ''[[Samandar (TV series)|Samandar]].'' In 1996, he appeared as Ashok Mathur in [[Doordarshan]]'s ''[[A Mouthful Of Sky]]''. He made his film debut in ''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]'' (1998), which was followed by cameo appearances. In 2003, Soni appeared in the film ''[[Baghban (2003 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 (Hindi season 4)|Bigg Boss 4]]'' in 2010.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web | url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/sameer-soni/biography.html | title=Exclusive biography of #SameerSoni and on his life | access-date=17 August 2014 | archive-date=8 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208074902/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/sameer-soni/biography.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

Soni played the lead role in [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s [[Indian soap opera]] ''[[Parichay (TV series)|Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka]]'' (2013), which earned him the [[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role - Male|Indian Telly Award for Best Actor]],<ref name="11th-Telly-Awards">{{cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k11/poll/winners.php#PO14|title=Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Popular) at 11th Indian Telly Awards for Parichay|access-date=16 November 2012|archive-date=2 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702115232/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k11/poll/winners.php#PO14|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[ITA Award for Best Actor - Drama (Popular)]] in 2012.<ref name="indiantelevisionacademy.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2012|title=Samir Soni wins Best Actor at ITA 2012 for Parichay|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021114031/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2012|archive-date=2013-10-21}}</ref>

In 2018, he debuted as a film director with ''[[My Birthday Song]]'', starring [[Sanjay Suri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themoviean.com/samir-soni-interview/ |title=Samir Soni talks about his directorial debut Bollywood movie |publisher=The Moviean |date=2018-01-11 |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-date=21 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221225500/https://themoviean.com/samir-soni-interview/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="getmovieinfo.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.getmovieinfo.com/samir-soni-as-director-debut-with-my-birthday-song-movie/|title=Samir Soni as Director Debut for My Birthday Song Movie|date=2018-01-15|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081106/http://www.getmovieinfo.com/samir-soni-as-director-debut-with-my-birthday-song-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Sameer Soni,Neelam Kothari grace Kallista Spa opening 08.jpg|thumb|Sameer Soni with wife [[Neelam Kothari]] in 2012]]
Through modeling, he met Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar.<ref name="sawf">{{cite web|title=Samir Soni|url=http://bolly.sawfnews.com/actor.aspx?id=585|publisher=Sawf News|access-date=2011-01-24|archive-date=16 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716012357/http://bolly.sawfnews.com/actor.aspx?id=585|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two were married for six months before they divorced.<ref name="sawf"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neelam-Sameer to tie the knot tonite!|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-neelam-weds-samir-soni/20110124.htm|publisher=rediff|access-date=2011-01-24|archive-date=5 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005155135/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-neelam-weds-samir-soni/20110124.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
|+Key
|{{nom|{{dagger|alt=Films that are not yet released}}}}
|Denotes feature films that are not yet released
|}

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role!!Ref
|-
| 1998 || ''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]'' || Uditanshu Tandon ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Lajja (film)|Lajja]]'' || Manish ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum]]'' || Sameer Shastri ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2003 || ''Dance Like A Man'' || Vishal ||
|-
|| ''Kahan Ho Tum'' || Jai ||
|-
|| ''[[Basti (film)|Basti]]'' || Ramesh "Rama" Kulkarni ||
|-
|| ''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]'' || Sanjay Malhotra||
|-
| 2004 || ''Dil Kya Chahta Hai'' || Ram ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Vivah]]'' || Sunil Harishchandra||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008 || ''[[Cracking The Code]]'' || Host ||
|-
|| ''[[Fashion (2008 film)|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||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| ''[[Mumbai Saga]]''
| Sunil Khaitan
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-gupta-nervous-to-shoot-for-mumbai-saga/articleshow/70854273.cms|title=Sanjay Gupta nervous to shoot for 'Mumbai Saga'|website=Times of India|date=27 August 2019|access-date=27 August 2019|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827182446/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sanjay-gupta-nervous-to-shoot-for-mumbai-saga/articleshow/70854273.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Big Bull]]''|| Sanjiv Kohli||
|-
| ''[[State of Siege: Temple Attack]]''|| CM Choksi||
|-
| ''[[Chehre]]'' || G. S. Oswal |G. S. Oswal
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Nikamma]]'' || Raman |Raman Singh
|}

===Direction===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Show/Film
|-
| 2018 || ''[[My Birthday Song]]''
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Show !! Role
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Samandar (TV show)|Samandar]]'' || Navy officer
|-
|1996 || ''[[A Mouthful of Sky]]'' || Ashok Mathur
|-
| 1999-2000 || ''[[Hello Friends (TV series)|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 (Hindi season 4)|Bigg Boss 4]]'' || Contestant
|-
| 2011–2013 || ''[[Parichay (TV series)|Parichay]]'' || Advocate Kunal Chopra
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''[[Khauff Begins... Ringa Ringa Roses|Khauff Begins]]'' || JD
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Darr Sabko Lagta Hai]]'' || Vijay
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!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 (web series)|Cartel]]''
|Dorabjee
|-
|2023
|''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]''
|Gullu
|}

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Show !! Award !! Category !! Result
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2012
| rowspan="6" | ''[[Parichay (TV series)|Parichay]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian Telly Awards]]
| [[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role – Male|Best Actor (Popular)]]
| {{won}}<ref name="11th-Telly-Awards"/>
|-
| Best Onscreen Couple<br><small>(along with ''Keerti Nagpure'')</small><br />
| {{nom}}<ref name="11th-Telly-Awards"/>
|-
| [[Zee Gold Awards|Boroplus Gold Awards]]
| Best Actor (Jury)
| {{won}}<ref name="careermasti.com">{{cite web|url=http://careermasti.com/5th-boroplus-gold-awards-2012-photos-videos-winners-list-9502/|title=Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Critics) at Gold Awards,2012 for Parichay|access-date=16 November 2012|archive-date=16 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616185549/http://careermasti.com/5th-boroplus-gold-awards-2012-photos-videos-winners-list-9502/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Best Actor (Popular)
| {{won}}<ref name="indiantelevisionacademy.com"/>
|-
| [[People's Choice Awards India]]
| Favourite Drama Actor
| {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peopleschoiceindia.com/nominees2012.php|title=Nominees of People's Choice Awards,2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109085016/http://peopleschoiceindia.com/nominees2012.php|archive-date=2012-11-09}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{BH person}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:British male television actors]]
[[Category:British expatriates in India]]
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[[Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]

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