Suave, dashing and handsome, model-turned-actor Samir Soni's career has been a roller-coaster ride. A graduate student from University of California, Los Angeles, Soni made his mark as the smart-n-slick Ashok Gupta in Doordarshan's 'A Mouthful of Sky' in 1996. He made his debut in Hindi films with 'China Gate'(1998), where his role got slashed at the editing table. This was followed by 'Lajja'(2001) starring Madhuri Dixit, Kahan Ho Tum'(2003), 'Basti'(2003), as Amitabh Bachchan's son in 'Baghban'(2003) and  crossover movies like Pamela Rook's National Award winning 'Dance Like A Man' (2003). But it was his role as Purab in the serial, 'Jassi jaisi koi nahi' on Sony Entertainment Television, that made him popular. Besides movies and soaps, he has acted in plays like 'Ask what father says', 'Champagne on the house', 'Insomnia', 'Double act' etc.