Marathon Man

And we thought that only women could multi-task! Catch up with the 8216;marathon man8217; Milind Soman, and you8217;ll be amazed at his juggling act. 8220;It8217;s all time management,8221; says the supermodel, actor, host, event manager etc etc. In town to make Chuppies party all through the New Year8217;s eve, Soman8217;s Maximus Events has partnered with Can 038; Able Event Company and Antidote and are all set to host a big bash on December 31 in association with MTV at Westwood, Zirakpur. 8220;We8217;re calling it the Meltdown,8221; nothing sounds more apt at this moment!

Into corporate functions and events, Soman8217;s Maximus Events have for the first time ventured into hosting a party themselves. Quiz him about the essential ingredients of a party and he winks, 8220;the idea is to have people dancing, shouting, breaking things8230;having a great time.8221; A lot of blue there, but why Chandigarh? 8220;Because our research points to party poopers here.8221; While Soman8217;s all set to give city folks a 8216;taste of real party8217;, ask him where8217;s he headed to, and he smoothly steers clear of any plans. 8220;At the risk of sounding boring, for me, work is party,8221; how we loathe these politically correct answers. But there is one thing that8217;s high on the New Year agenda 8211; the Mumbai Marathon on January 18. The countdown has begun and Soman8217;s already running his show, 8216;Marathon Man8217; on NDTV. 8220;It8217;s a diary of a marathon man, on how to prepare for the great run,8221; says the fitness freak who8217;s back to his old look. 8220;The long hair routine got pretty boring. Plus it8217;s high on maintainence, it8217;s like having a pet 8211; you8217;ve got to feed it, wash it, groom it8230;I did it for four years, and had enough!8221; Witty as usual.

From gymming to being a ramp scorcher, an events guys, production calls to acting, hosting and now running his own clothing brand for women M, Soman8217;s 8220;put everything to practise, whatever I8217;ve learnt in the last 35 years8230;.I8217;m 43, by the way.8221; His clothing line, for instance, is more of a textile development company and he8217;s into sarees, work done by indigenous crafts people. 8220;We8217;ve tied up with Ensemble in Delhi,8221; he tells us.

With so many fashion weeks and fresh controversies strutting down the ramp with each, Milind feels that the split in FDCI will cause some teething problems. 8220;See, there are pret, couture and men8217;s fashion week. Now, there are two pret weeks, and so on8230;and the industry is at a very nascent stage of being organised, so it will take time before things streamline, and run on the lines of city-wise fashion weeks like Milan and Paris.8221;

On the film front, he8217;s done Telegu, Marathi, and Hindi of course. There8217;s a thriller called Shadow en route. My work, he says, is all interdependent. 8220;It8217;s my background in fitness, lifestyle and media helps me balance it.8221; The juggler juggles on. Meanwhile for a dinner, dance, evening with pop sufi Zorawar Waddali, and rap session by D Beam, get yourself in at Soman8217;s bash at Westwood. For information/passes 8211; it8217;s Rs 6,500 per couple, walk in at Manor, Sector 26.