Milind Gunaji

Milind Gunaji (born 23 July 1961) is an Indian actor, model, television show host, and author, most known for his roles in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He made his first film appearance in 1993's Papeeha and has since performed in over 250 films and acted as the host of the Zee Marathi channel travel show Bhatkanti. Gunaji has served as the Government of Maharashtra's brand ambassador for forest and wildlife. Currently he is the brand ambassador for Hill Station Mahabaleshwar.

In 2009 he was named the brand ambassador for the Novel Institute Group's NIBR College of Hotel Management. Milind did Everest, which aired on  Star Plus November 2014. He has also made a brief appearance in South Indian cinema playing important roles in two movies Aalavandhan (Tamil) and Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (Telugu).

Career
Milind Gunaji was born on 23 July 1961 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra. Gunaji initially began acting in the 1993 film Papeeha and first gained widespread notice in the 1996's Fareb in the role of inspector Indrajeet Saxena. The role gained him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Negative Role.

He has served as a travel writer, brand ambassador of Intiamatkat Tours - Specialized in Europe and India tours! and writing a weekly column for the Marathi paper Lokprabha. In 1998 he published Majhi Mulukhgiri, a compilation of his Lokprabha columns. Gunaji has modeled, stating that it "satisfies my ego and gives good monetary returns."

TV serials

 * 1997: Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series) (Episode: Sahi Ka Kanta) as Debashish
 * 2006–2009: Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan – Vijaypal
 * 2012–2013: Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath – ACP Pratap Yashwantrao Teje
 * 3 november, 2014 - 1 march, 2015 :Everest – Colonel Arun Abhyankar
 * 2013-2015 ":Khwabo Ke Darmiyan" - Aastha's father

Works

 * Majhi Mulukhagiri (1998)
 * Bhatakanti (2001)
 * Offbeat tracks in Maharashtra (2003)
 * Chanderi Bhatkanti (2005)
 * Gudha ramya Maharashtra (2007)
 * Mystical Magical Maharastra (2009)
 * A Travel Guide Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra (2009)
 * Hawai Mulukhgiri (2013)

Awards and nominations

 * 1997: Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Fareb
 * 1998: Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Virasat