Does Milind Soman smoke?: No (Quit).Does Milind Soman drink alcohol?: Yes Milind Soman drinking alcohol.Milind was born into a middle-class Marathi family of scholars, as his grandparents were doctors, his father was a scientist with BARC, and mother, a biochemistry teacher. Milind Somans childhood pic.He was born in Scotland and lived in London until the age of 7, after which his family returned to Mumbai, India.He had his first crush on his Scottish classmate, Ann.Milind aspired to be a swimmer, and at the age of just 10, he started swimming.He even represented Maharashtra in the National Swimming Championship, winning the national championship for five consecutive years (1984-1988) in the breaststroke category.It was heartbroken for him when he came to know that he couldnt represent India in the 1986 Asian Games; because the national federation didnt send any swimmer in this category.Milind Soman started modelling by chance and faced rejection in his 1st modelling assignment with Graviera Suitings; because he was considered too young to wear a suit. Milind Soman in younger days.His modelling breakthrough came up in 1989 with Thackersey fabrics for which he was given a whopping amount of 50,000.