Dino Martelli Explained

Dino Martelli, previously known as Deepak Malhotra (born 1964), is a former Indian model and actor, who now runs an apparel company.

Early life

Deepak lived in Bangalore, where he studied in Christ University from 1982 to 1985.[1]

He was a member of Bangalore Club,[2] and was also a national-level gymnast.[3]

Career

Modelling

One of the earliest finds of Design and Print Group, Malhotra began his career modelling for a menswear line in Bangalore, and soon became one of the most sought after models during the late 1980s and the early 1990s.[4]

He was the face of Vimal, a major textile brand of Reliance Industries, for many years;[5] and reportedly had a contract of ₹1.5 Lakhs in 1987, which was unprecedented at that time.[6] He gained further popularity with his TV advertisement for Aramusk, a soap that was promoted as being for the "extravagantly male".[7]

Acting

After his success as a model, he started getting movie offers, and moved to Mumbai. In 1991, he made his film debut with Yash Chopra's Lamhe,[8] starring alongside Sridevi and Anil Kapoor.[9] He was first cast in Chamatkar (1992), but gave it up to act in Lamhe, and the role went to Shah Rukh Khan.[10] However, Lamhe didn't do very well, and his acting was panned.[11] [12]

Yash Chopra was planning to make Darr (1993) with Deepak Malhotra and Raveena Tandon, with Saahil Chadha as the antagonist. But because of the performance of Lamhe, Chopra decided to cast more established actors; hence ultimately Sunny Deol and Shah Rukh Khan were cast in the roles Malhotra and Chadha were supposed to play, respectively.[13] [14] Raveena also opted out of the project, and her role went to Juhi Chawla.[15]

Before Malhotra's first acting gig in Lamhe, Gautam Rajadhyaksha had suggested his name to Rahul Rawail for the lead role in Rawail's next movie.[16] Rawail made Bekhudi (1992) after that, but the role eventually went to another debutant Kamal Sadanah.

In 1992, Malhotra was signed by N. Chandra for Tejasvini (1994),[17] which was the Hindi remake of the Telugu film Karthavyam (1990), and had Vijayashanti reprising her role as the protagonist.[18] However, in 1993 before the movie was even released, Malhotra decided to quit acting and leave India and move to the United States where he had been offered modelling contracts.[19]

Entrepreneurship

Malhotra moved to New York City and changed his name to Dino Martelli.[20] [21] There he studied industrial engineering and designing,[22] and started working in the field of apparels. He is currently the principal at NYC Made Apparel, which he co-founded in 2018.[23]

In 2003,[24] he opened Café Sesso in The Courtyard in Colaba, Mumbai with his friend and business partner Sabina Chopra, co-founder of Yatra.com.[25] It shut down over a year later,[26] and they took up the management of the restaurant at Breach Candy's Moksh gym and leisure club, naming it Spring.[27]

Personal life

In 1998, Dino married model-turned-fashion choreographer Lubna Adam,[28] [29] who had opened India's first fashion model training school Catwalk in Bombay in 1990.[30] They were in a relationship for 11 years before their marriage, and after getting married moved to New York where they lived in Upper West Side.

They have two sons[31] [32] – Kian Martelli, who was a decorated athlete in Riverhead High School,[33] [34] [35] and is a designated partner in Lubna Adams Luxury Lifestyle Llp;[36] and Kyle Martelli, salutatorian of Riverhead High's graduating Class of 2021,[37] [38] who is currently a student at Boston University Questrom School of Business.[39] The Martelli brothers have also modelled for Manish Malhotra's fashion collection.[40]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dino Martelli Email & Phone Number NYC Made Apparel - ContactOut . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416214627/https://contactout.com/dino-martelli-27953 . 2024-04-16 . 2024-04-16 . contactout.com . en.
  2. News: 2001-10-22 . Who is Dino Martelli? . 2024-04-16 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: Vasudev . Shefalee . 2013-11-08 . Male Models An overdue obituary . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112043919/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PgNcXqfu5tTIO6Dpo2Iu5N/Male-Models--An-overdue-obituary.html . 2013-11-12 . 2024-04-16 . mint . en.
  4. News: 2001-03-22 . Gone like froth and bubble . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516021447/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/Gone-like-froth-and-bubble/articleshow/35047151.cms . 2012-05-16 . 2024-04-16 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  5. Book: Vohra, Anupama . Advertising on TV . 2005 . S. Wadhwa & Company . 978-81-902286-4-0 . 116 . en.
  6. Web site: 1987-07-31 . Now, Mithun Chakraborty 'disco-dances' his way to Russian hearts . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416214308/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19870731-now-mithun-chakraborty-disco-dances-his-way-to-russian-hearts-799106-1987-07-30 . 2024-04-16 . 2024-04-16 . India Today . en.
  7. Book: Abramson . Paul R. . Sexual Nature/Sexual Culture . Pinkerton . Steven D. . University of Chicago Press . 1995 . 978-0-226-00182-1 . 292 . en.
  8. Web site: Deepak Malhotra - Yash Raj Films . 2024-04-16 . www.yashrajfilms.com.
  9. Book: Times of India Illustrated Weekly . 1991 . Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press . 112 . en . 1–10.
  10. Book: Shiekh, Mushtaq . Shah Rukh Can: The Story of the Man and Star Called Shah Rukh Khan . Om Books International . 978-81-87108-26-9 . en.
  11. Book: Cine Blitz . 1992 . Blitz Publications . 18 . 26 . en.
  12. Web site: FC . Team . 2019-09-25 . FC Critics Survey – What's The Worst Case Of Miscasting In A Film? . 2024-04-16 . www.filmcompanion.in . en.
  13. Book: Ghosh, Biswadeep . Hall of Fame, Shah Rukh Khan . 2004 . Magna Books . 978-81-7809-237-9 . 64–65 . en.
  14. Web site: 2023-07-20 . Saahil Chadha recalls being replaced from Darr after Yash Chopra took over the film, says Aditya Chopra offered him Shah Rukh Khan's part . 2024-04-16 . The Indian Express . en.
  15. News: 2024-02-02 . Raveena Tandon reveals she rejected 'Darr'; says, 'Certain scenes made me uncomfortable' . 2024-04-16 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  16. Book: The Illustrated Weekly of India . Times of India . 1989 . 110 . 58 . en . 14–26.
  17. Book: Cine Blitz . 1992 . Blitz Publications . 18 . 26 . en.
  18. Web site: 1993-10-15 . Fighting for Recognition . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417041743/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19931015-fighting-for-recognition-756232-1993-10-14 . 2024-04-17 . 2024-04-17 . India Today . en.
  19. Book: Cine Blitz . 1993 . Blitz Publications . 19 . 112 . en.
  20. Web site: 2012-04-20 . Missing . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113083049/https://news.yahoo.com/missing.html . 2022-11-13 . 2024-04-17 . Yahoo News . en-US.
  21. Web site: নামী মডেল থেকে শ্রীদেবীর সহ-অভিনেতা, এখন নাম পাল্টে থাকেন বিদেশে . Famous model to Sridevi's co-star, now lives abroad under a changed name . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416221216/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/once-popular-model-and-lamhe-fame-deepak-malhotra-now-maintains-a-self-imposed-silence-dgtl-1.1147735 . 2024-04-16 . Anandabazar Patrika . bn.
  22. Web site: 'It Takes 2 To Run A Restaurant' . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418174459/https://www.uppercrustindia.com/oldsite/21crust/twentyone/people1.htm . 2024-04-18 . 2024-04-18 . Upper Crust ::: India's food, wine and style magazine.
  23. Web site: NYC MADE APPAREL - New York, NY . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417055830/https://www.alignable.com/new-york-ny/nyc-made-apparel . 2024-04-17 . 2024-04-17 . Alignable . en.
  24. News: 2003-11-05 . Celebrities don their chef hats . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418180333/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/celebrities-don-their-chef-hats/articleshow/267624.cms . 2024-04-18 . 2024-04-18 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  25. Web site: Kakkar . Himanshu . Risky traveller – Outlook Business WoW . 2024-04-18 . en-US.
  26. Book: Business India . 2005 . A. H. Advani . 12 . en . 706–712.
  27. Book: Business India . 2005 . A. H. Advani . 12 . en . 706–712.
  28. Book: Cine Blitz . 1998 . Blitz Publications . 21 . en.
  29. Web site: 2014-07-26 . Where have all the supermodels gone? . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808215640/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/where-have-all-the-supermodels-gone--15480196 . 2022-08-08 . 2024-04-19 . Mid-day . en.
  30. Book: Limca Book of Records 2024 . 2024-01-24 . Hachette India . 978-93-5731-765-8 . en.
  31. Web site: Bollywood Movie Actor Deepak Malhotra Biography, News, Photos, Videos . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418183208/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actor/deepak-malhotra . 2024-04-18 . 2024-04-18 . nettv4u . en.
  32. Web site: 2011-01-24 . Lubna Adams with kids at 'Mijwan Show' at Trident, Bandra on January 23, 2011 - Photogallery . https://web.archive.org/web/20121226050954/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com:80/events/mumbai/celebs-at-mijwan-show/Lubna-Adams/articleshow/7351592.cms . 2012-12-26 . 2024-04-19 . photogallery.indiatimes.com.
  33. Web site: 2018-12-10 . Top 25 boys indoor track athletes to watch in 2018-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609085807/https://www.newsday.com/news/top-25-boys-indoor-track-athletes-to-watch-in-2018-19-m78018 . 2023-06-09 . 2024-04-23 . Newsday . en.
  34. Web site: Kian Martelli Archives . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810223554/https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/tag/kian-martelli/ . 2020-08-10 . 2024-04-18 . Riverhead News Review . en-US.
  35. Web site: Kian Martelli . https://archive.today/20240419044555/https://www.athletic.net/athlete/9013876/track-and-field/high-school . 2024-04-19 . 2024-04-19 . Athletic.net . en.
  36. Web site: 2023-08-18 . LUBNA ADAMS LUXURY LIFESTYLE LLP . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419012525/https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/LUBNA-ADAMS-LUXURY-LIFESTYLE-LLP/ABA-1177 . 2024-04-19 . 2024-04-19 . Zauba Corp.
  37. Web site: 2021-06-26 . Photos: Riverhead High School Class of 2021 celebrates graduation . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418191209/https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2021/06/105788/photos-riverhead-high-school-class-of-2021-celebrates-graduation/ . 2024-04-18 . 2024-04-18 . Riverhead News Review . en-US.
  38. Web site: 2021-03-28 . Meet the Class of 2021's top 20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412165621/https://riverheadlocal.com/2021/03/28/congratulations-to-the-class-of-2021s-top-20/ . 2021-04-12 . 2024-04-18 . RiverheadLOCAL . en-US.
  39. Web site: Warmington . Jada . 2022-12-16 . 25 Tuesdays, 25 Terriers, 25 Inspiring Pieces of Advice Hey BU Blog . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216154156/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/25-tuesdays-25-terriers-25-inspiring-pieces-of-advice/ . 2022-12-16 . 2024-04-18 . Boston University . en.
  40. Web site: 2020-09-23 . Bringing back the bygone era . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924144525/https://www.hindustantimes.com/fashion-and-trends/bringing-back-the-bygone-era/story-oIwOY1555I9fAqz8NxdZoK.html . 2020-09-24 . 2024-04-18 . Hindustan Times . en.

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