16 Times Milind Soman Proved That He's A National Treasure

    Sit back down, George Clooney.

    Hello. Let us take a moment to celebrate Milind Soman. Here's why.

    1. It all began in 1995, when shirtless Milind popped out of a box in the music video for "Made in India" and enacted the PERFECT relationship.

    2. That same year, he and his girlfriend got in trouble for posing nude for this shoe ad. And all of us felt feelings we didn't know what to do with.

    3. And, yeah, that was 20 years ago. No need to dwell on the past. THIS IS HOW HE LOOKS NOW.

    4. At no point in the last two decades has this man been ANYthing but flawless.

    5. #ChaiIsHot #MilindIsHotter

    6. He has pulled off a wide array of looks and somehow earned our thirst in each one.

    7. And he is responsible for an entire nation's sexual awakening.

    8. All through the '90s, pop videos cast him as the perfect boyfriend. And our crushes were outta control.

    9. It was established early on that if you wanted Milind, you'd have to fight for him. And we were always ready.

    10. WHO WOULDN'T BE?

    11. And when he wasn't breaking hearts in indipop videos, he was giving us the dorkiest fantasies as Captain Vyom.

    12. Now he spends most of his free time casually running the world's most gruelling marathons and making India proud.

    13. And campaigning for breast cancer awareness.

    14. And being the single sexiest middle-aged man in the whole damn world.

    15. *renews gym membership*

    16. And it's high time we recognised him for what he truly is: a national treasure.

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