Milind Soman does not smoke; he has quit. |
Milind Soman drinks alcohol. |
He was born in Scotland into a middle-class Marathi family of scholars. |
Milind lived in London until he was 7, then returned to Mumbai. |
His first crush was on his Scottish classmate, Ann. |
Milind started swimming at the age of 10. |
He won the national swimming championship for five years in the “breaststroke” category. |
He was heartbroken not to represent India in the 1986 Asian Games. |
Milind Soman began modelling by chance. |
His modelling breakthrough came in 1989 with ‘Thackersey fabrics.' |
He is known as India's first male supermodel. |
Milind was in a live-in relationship with model Madhu Sapre in the 1990s. |
He appeared shirtless in Alisha Chinai’s hit song “Made in India” in 1995. |
Milind played superhero “Captain Vyom” in a 1998 TV show. |
He discovered his passion for running in 2004. |
Milind participated in ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3,’ getting eliminated first. |
Milind Soman completed the ‘Ironman Triathlon’ in 2015. |
He ran 1500 km in 30 days for the Greenathon in 2012. |
Milind quit smoking due to a 30-cigarette-a-day habit. |
He gave up drinking excessive sugary tea. |
Milind now runs without shoes. |
Arunima Roy is his best friend and producer. |
Milind loves wildlife and owns snakes, lizards, cats, dogs, rats, rabbits, and pigeons. |
He co-founded ‘Pinkathon’, India’s Biggest Women’s Run. |
Milind aims to organize the world’s biggest triathlon. |
He co-owns fitness club ‘Breathe’ in Delhi with Rahul Dev. |
Milind has an event company and TV production house. |
He judged ‘India’s Next Top Model’ in 2017 with Malaika Arora. |
Milind refuses to model for liquor and tobacco companies. |
He campaigned for the first made in India ‘Jeep Compass.’ |
Milind's relationship with Ankita Konwar, 26 years his junior, created buzz. |
Milind exercises for 10-15 minutes daily without gym equipment. |