Gupshup: When Milind Soman played on-screen husband to Shilpa Shetty
August 21 2009
Actor Milind Soman, who has been in the news for openly escorting his latest girlfriend (Rock On actress) Shahana Goswami following his dramatic split with French actress-wife Mylene Jampanoi, seems to be on cloud nine these days. Besides being on a high, thanks to “the warm rapport” he shares with his special friend (read soul mate), the sinewy Soman is ecstatic about his latest ‘under-wraps’ completed movie Signature.
“It’s a mind-blowing subject where as a sports-coach I am the centre of attraction with Shilpa Shetty playing my doting wife and Esha Deol oozing her massive ‘crush’ on me. “The social-suspense thriller film directed by veteran Partho Ghosh (of Agnisakshi and 100 Days) will shock audiences when they see Shilpa Shetty defying her glamour-puss image and playing a demure plain Jane wife,” insists Soman, who has been lately attempting films of all genres and languages, including a Marathi (Gandh) flick and even Tamil and Telugu movies.
“In my latest Telugu movie Satyameva Jayate, my negative role is similar to what Ajay Devgan played in Khaakee. In fact, instead of mumbling the usual one, two three, four, I learnt the nuances of the difficult Telugu lingo to ensure that my lip-movements perfectly match the dubbing,” enthuses the fitness freak actor who has also been part of the cast for a Swedish movie called ARN.
Coming back to Signature, we ask Milind what the experience was like working with Shilpa. Last heard there were reports that Shilpa, whose character in the film has a bizarre ‘tantrik’ twist, would often laugh aloud eerily during the shots. “That’s not true. There was nothing unnatural about Shilpa’s laughter. She had another reason for that. During the romantic song picturisations, I would find it rather awkward doing my lip-sync and trying to dance.
This would result in Madame Shilpa having a hearty laugh at my expense. But it was good fun that helped us to de-stress,” Milind says with a smile. According to him, the two shared a terrific chemistry on screen. “At least on-screen, I guess I am damn good at playing a husband,” chuckles the Bheja Fry actor.
There is also talk that his role as a ‘sports-coach’ is a smart take-off on Shah Rukh Khan in Chak De. However, Milind denies this outright. “Hey, I am definitely not under any sports-movie hang-over. Since I am an expert swimmer and an athlete (remember he participated in the Mumbai Marathon) the role fitted me like a glove and I have played it my own way,” he clarifies.
Is it true that Esha’s negative role as an obsessive stalking lover reminded him of real-life female fans who had last hounded him? “Actually, Esha’s role is shown as an extreme case who is hell-bent on hooking me. In reality, I would shudder to meet a maniac fidaa-fan like her. Fortunately my die-hard female fans off-screen were not as besotted as her,” shrugs Milind.
“It’s a mind-blowing subject where as a sports-coach I am the centre of attraction with Shilpa Shetty playing my doting wife and Esha Deol oozing her massive ‘crush’ on me. “The social-suspense thriller film directed by veteran Partho Ghosh (of Agnisakshi and 100 Days) will shock audiences when they see Shilpa Shetty defying her glamour-puss image and playing a demure plain Jane wife,” insists Soman, who has been lately attempting films of all genres and languages, including a Marathi (Gandh) flick and even Tamil and Telugu movies.
“In my latest Telugu movie Satyameva Jayate, my negative role is similar to what Ajay Devgan played in Khaakee. In fact, instead of mumbling the usual one, two three, four, I learnt the nuances of the difficult Telugu lingo to ensure that my lip-movements perfectly match the dubbing,” enthuses the fitness freak actor who has also been part of the cast for a Swedish movie called ARN.
Coming back to Signature, we ask Milind what the experience was like working with Shilpa. Last heard there were reports that Shilpa, whose character in the film has a bizarre ‘tantrik’ twist, would often laugh aloud eerily during the shots. “That’s not true. There was nothing unnatural about Shilpa’s laughter. She had another reason for that. During the romantic song picturisations, I would find it rather awkward doing my lip-sync and trying to dance.
This would result in Madame Shilpa having a hearty laugh at my expense. But it was good fun that helped us to de-stress,” Milind says with a smile. According to him, the two shared a terrific chemistry on screen. “At least on-screen, I guess I am damn good at playing a husband,” chuckles the Bheja Fry actor.
There is also talk that his role as a ‘sports-coach’ is a smart take-off on Shah Rukh Khan in Chak De. However, Milind denies this outright. “Hey, I am definitely not under any sports-movie hang-over. Since I am an expert swimmer and an athlete (remember he participated in the Mumbai Marathon) the role fitted me like a glove and I have played it my own way,” he clarifies.
Is it true that Esha’s negative role as an obsessive stalking lover reminded him of real-life female fans who had last hounded him? “Actually, Esha’s role is shown as an extreme case who is hell-bent on hooking me. In reality, I would shudder to meet a maniac fidaa-fan like her. Fortunately my die-hard female fans off-screen were not as besotted as her,” shrugs Milind.
Actor Milind Soman, who has been in the news for openly escorting his latest girlfriend (Rock On actress) Shahana Goswami following his dramatic split with French actress-wife Mylene Jampanoi, seems to be on cloud nine these days. Besides being on a high, thanks to “the warm rapport” he shares with...
Actor Milind Soman, who has been in the news for openly escorting his latest girlfriend (Rock On actress) Shahana Goswami following his dramatic split with French actress-wife Mylene Jampanoi, seems to be on cloud nine these days. Besides being on a high, thanks to “the warm rapport” he shares with his special friend (read soul mate), the sinewy Soman is ecstatic about his latest ‘under-wraps’ completed movie Signature.
“It’s a mind-blowing subject where as a sports-coach I am the centre of attraction with Shilpa Shetty playing my doting wife and Esha Deol oozing her massive ‘crush’ on me. “The social-suspense thriller film directed by veteran Partho Ghosh (of Agnisakshi and 100 Days) will shock audiences when they see Shilpa Shetty defying her glamour-puss image and playing a demure plain Jane wife,” insists Soman, who has been lately attempting films of all genres and languages, including a Marathi (Gandh) flick and even Tamil and Telugu movies.
“In my latest Telugu movie Satyameva Jayate, my negative role is similar to what Ajay Devgan played in Khaakee. In fact, instead of mumbling the usual one, two three, four, I learnt the nuances of the difficult Telugu lingo to ensure that my lip-movements perfectly match the dubbing,” enthuses the fitness freak actor who has also been part of the cast for a Swedish movie called ARN.
Coming back to Signature, we ask Milind what the experience was like working with Shilpa. Last heard there were reports that Shilpa, whose character in the film has a bizarre ‘tantrik’ twist, would often laugh aloud eerily during the shots. “That’s not true. There was nothing unnatural about Shilpa’s laughter. She had another reason for that. During the romantic song picturisations, I would find it rather awkward doing my lip-sync and trying to dance.
This would result in Madame Shilpa having a hearty laugh at my expense. But it was good fun that helped us to de-stress,” Milind says with a smile. According to him, the two shared a terrific chemistry on screen. “At least on-screen, I guess I am damn good at playing a husband,” chuckles the Bheja Fry actor.
There is also talk that his role as a ‘sports-coach’ is a smart take-off on Shah Rukh Khan in Chak De. However, Milind denies this outright. “Hey, I am definitely not under any sports-movie hang-over. Since I am an expert swimmer and an athlete (remember he participated in the Mumbai Marathon) the role fitted me like a glove and I have played it my own way,” he clarifies.
Is it true that Esha’s negative role as an obsessive stalking lover reminded him of real-life female fans who had last hounded him? “Actually, Esha’s role is shown as an extreme case who is hell-bent on hooking me. In reality, I would shudder to meet a maniac fidaa-fan like her. Fortunately my die-hard female fans off-screen were not as besotted as her,” shrugs Milind.
“It’s a mind-blowing subject where as a sports-coach I am the centre of attraction with Shilpa Shetty playing my doting wife and Esha Deol oozing her massive ‘crush’ on me. “The social-suspense thriller film directed by veteran Partho Ghosh (of Agnisakshi and 100 Days) will shock audiences when they see Shilpa Shetty defying her glamour-puss image and playing a demure plain Jane wife,” insists Soman, who has been lately attempting films of all genres and languages, including a Marathi (Gandh) flick and even Tamil and Telugu movies.
“In my latest Telugu movie Satyameva Jayate, my negative role is similar to what Ajay Devgan played in Khaakee. In fact, instead of mumbling the usual one, two three, four, I learnt the nuances of the difficult Telugu lingo to ensure that my lip-movements perfectly match the dubbing,” enthuses the fitness freak actor who has also been part of the cast for a Swedish movie called ARN.
Coming back to Signature, we ask Milind what the experience was like working with Shilpa. Last heard there were reports that Shilpa, whose character in the film has a bizarre ‘tantrik’ twist, would often laugh aloud eerily during the shots. “That’s not true. There was nothing unnatural about Shilpa’s laughter. She had another reason for that. During the romantic song picturisations, I would find it rather awkward doing my lip-sync and trying to dance.
This would result in Madame Shilpa having a hearty laugh at my expense. But it was good fun that helped us to de-stress,” Milind says with a smile. According to him, the two shared a terrific chemistry on screen. “At least on-screen, I guess I am damn good at playing a husband,” chuckles the Bheja Fry actor.
There is also talk that his role as a ‘sports-coach’ is a smart take-off on Shah Rukh Khan in Chak De. However, Milind denies this outright. “Hey, I am definitely not under any sports-movie hang-over. Since I am an expert swimmer and an athlete (remember he participated in the Mumbai Marathon) the role fitted me like a glove and I have played it my own way,” he clarifies.
Is it true that Esha’s negative role as an obsessive stalking lover reminded him of real-life female fans who had last hounded him? “Actually, Esha’s role is shown as an extreme case who is hell-bent on hooking me. In reality, I would shudder to meet a maniac fidaa-fan like her. Fortunately my die-hard female fans off-screen were not as besotted as her,” shrugs Milind.
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