Kunal, a gold medalist lawyer, the best brains in the business, incredibly passionate lover, exceptionally obedient son and particularly loving brother, a man every parent dream to have as their son, every girl only wishes to have as a lover, and delight for any sibling. Kunal once was the most successful and famous lawyer in the country. He had it all, the biggest clients, enormous respect, a beautiful fiance, and what not. Until one day he questioned the morality of a case he was forced to fight for his law firm.
Unfortunately his opinions weren't met with enthusiasm from his superiors and he was dismissed from the law firm which he had been serving with most honesty, dignity and loyalty. To make things even worst, his superior took vintage revenge on him and made his life a living hell. That's true hell it was for Kunal as once the most competent lawyer sitting and watching his own life just pass him by. Due to this revenge saga, Kunal ended up losing everything in life that mattered the most to him. He not only lost his job, home, business, love, but also the zest of his life. He has lost the respect of his younger brother, and became the prime reason for his father's agony. At a tying time like this he was also abandoned by his fiancs who he loved more than his life at that point of his life. Kunal was shattered, broken, lost, discouraged and most importantly left with no desire to live his lif. He started living his life aimlessly and without any purpose.
Five long years had passed just like that with no significant change in Kunal's life. He had been just passing his life not living it. You know what they always say "you never know what life has planned for you". Little did Kunal know, the person he loved and adored the most in his life, his younger brother Anand died in a tragic accident. Anand's death pushed Kunal to take control of the situation and become the man he once was. Anand was the only bread earner of the family and they had lots of hopes from him. However, Kunal who up till now was lost in his own sorrows had to rise up to the occasion and fulfill his family's needs. His brother's death was not the only thing that pushed him to take charge once again, it was his brother's fiance, now his wife, who he was forced to marry as per his brother's wishes and to cure his mother, also helped him finding his aspirations in life.
Once a career oriented and successful lawyer Kunal comes to a crossroad where he finds himself questing his life once again, his place in the world. He finally comes to terms with what's wrong with his career and life. Recording all his thoughts and emotions in a diary, Kunal feels he once again has a new lease on life. Kunal steps out into the law business once again after 5 years armed with only one volatile client (Nisha) and all the people who have belief in his abilities (his family and his new bride) with the impossible task of rebuilding what he once had and achieving much more. Along the way he faces the harsh realities which he'd ignored in the past and a host of hardships that he'd never faced before.
Kunal, however; is strong and resilient who surpasses all the hardships and obstacles that come his way to ultimately emerge victorious. He is better man now than he was five years ago. He is now older but more desirable; poorer, but more respected; a beginner, but a force to reckon with, lonelier, but with more beautiful and sincere life partner.
An amazingly handsome actor gifted with beautiful expressive eyes Sameer Soni, made his acting debut with the Hindi serial Samandar which was based on Navy officers. However, he shot fame with his portrayal of cunning but slick Ashok Gupta in Mahesh Bhatt's directed Doordarshan's A Mouthful of Sky In 1996. After that he made his film debut with hugely accomplished film director Rajkumar Santoshi's not too successful endeavor China Gate In 1998 followed by Lajja in 2001. Finally, our loveable Sameer or as we lovingly call him Sammy shot to fame by appearing in a negative role in a super hit film Bagbaan sharing screen space with the legend Amithabh Bachchan. He also played lead roles in few not so successful movies basti and kahan ho Tum.
In that same year, 2004 Sammy also appeared in Sony TV immensely popular television series Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi. After that he also did an extended cameo in another popular show on Sony channel called Saaksshi. In year 2006, we saw Sammy as a shy older brother of Shahid Kapoor in an acclaimed film director Soooraj Barjatya's immensely successful movie Vivah. Sammy did full justice to the character and was loved by many and all for the portrayal of a shy older brother. Then Sammy did a film that changed the lives of many actors as it was not only commercially successful, but also critically acclaimed and bagged many awards including the national, Fashion. Although, Sammy played the character of a gay fashion designer, he played it with such command and conviction that won him many accolades and acclaims. Finally, we saw him in a proper love story film, but not playing the lover boy himself. He played a sarcastic film director, who initially troubles the lover boy, but helps him at the end to find his true love.
Lastly, Sameer featured as one of the contestants in the reality television show Bigg Boss4 in 2010. He gained immense popularity from this show. He was evicted from the house mere a week prior to the grand finale. It was so sad. I was personally heart broken by this as I wanted him to be the winner in finale.
Currently, Sameer is seen as main lead in Balaji telefilms new show Parichay on Colors. He is doing superb job in the serial and has helped this serial to be included in top 10 most popular shows.
Sameer was born on September 29, 1968 in London in a Punjabi Hindu family. He attended school at St. Xavier's School, Delhi and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in Economics. Prior to his Bollywood career, Sameer was an investment banker with one of the bulge bracket firms on Wall Street in New York, before coming back to India to start modeling. He has attended acting courses in New York and Los Angeles.
During his modeling days, he met his ex-spouse, Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar. The two were married for six months before they split up.
Sameer found love again in former Bollywood actress Neelam and tied the with her on 24 January 2011.
-KunalChopra
27th July 2012
