# Samir Soni

Samir Soni is an Indian film and television actor, director and former fashion model.

## Career

Soni 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.
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, and ITA Award for Best Actor - Drama (Popular) in 2012.
In 2018, he debuted as a film director with My Birthday Song, starring Sanjay Suri.

## Personal life

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. The engagement lasted two years before they broke up. On 24 January 2011, he married former actress Neelam Kothari. Together they adopted a daughter.

## Filmography
### As Actor

| Year | Film | Role |
| 1998 | China Gate | Uditanshu Tandon |
| 2001 | Lajja | Manish |
| 2002 | Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum | Sameer Shastri |
| 2003 | Kahan Ho Tum | Jai |
| 2003 | Basti | Ramesh "Rama" Kulkarni |
| 2003 | Baghban | Sanjay Malhotra |
| 2004 | Dance Like a Man | Vishal |
| 2006 | Vivah | Sunil Harishchandra Bajpyee |
| 2008 | Cracking The Code | Host |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2021 | The Big Bull | Sanjiv Kohli |
| 2021 | State of Siege: Temple Attack | CM Choksi |
| 2021 | Chehre | G. S. Oswal |
| 2022 | Nikamma | Raman Singh |

### As Director

| Year | Show/Film |
| 2018 | My Birthday Song |

### Television

| 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

| 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 |
| 2023 | P I Meena | Dr. Nair |

## Accolades

| Year | Show | Award | Category | Result |
| 2012 | Parichay |
| 2012 | Parichay | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor (Popular) | Won |
| 2012 | Parichay | Indian Telly Awards | Best Onscreen Couple (along with Keerti Nagpure) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Parichay | Boroplus Gold Awards | Best Actor (Jury) | Won |
| 2012 | Parichay | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor (Popular) | Won |
| 2012 | Parichay | People's Choice Awards India | Favourite Drama Actor | Nominated |