One of the Russian publications wrote about him as a descendant of the old Georgian princely family, and this is quite possible. Since earlier, probably, in every mountain village of the country there was a prince. But it is reliably known about Archil Gelovani that he is the husband of Oksana Akinshina and bought up stolen old books in Tbilisi. In addition, a successful businessman produced several Russian films.
early years
Archil Gelovani was born on December 15, 1974 in Moscow. Whether he is a prince or not is not known for certain, his family deserves respect even without an aristocratic title. Father, Victor Archilovich, famous scientist, doctor of technical sciences, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mother, Nana Alexandrovna, served as a military doctor, for a long time worked as a cardiologist. The surname became famous in the Soviet Union thanks to the grandfather of engineering troops Archil Viktorovich Gelovani. So the family was famous and quite prosperous.
Thanks to the good opportunities of the family, he received a good education. After graduating from high school, the future businessman and producer in 1991 entered one of the country's most prestigious universities - MGIMO, where he studied international law. The institute Archil Gelovani did not graduate, the perestroika that had begun gave new opportunities, and he left for America.
Start of work
Archil Gelovani's career began in 1994 at Ascop Corporation in New York, where he left after studying at the university for three years. After two years of work, he decided to continue his education at Harvard, and then at Boston Universities. Having received a good education and work experience in an American corporation, he returns to Moscow.
In 1999, together with friends, he organized the Metra company, which was engaged in a highly profitable development business at that time. Having made good money on Moscow real estate, in 2001 a young businessman began to invest in high-tech projects. The first company in this sector was General Nano Optics, which was developing semiconductor lasers. Subsequently, it was planned to organize production on the basis of its developments. At the same time, Archil Gelovani organized the NEOCINC industrial association, which produces special protective coatings for metal products.
From business to show business
In 2007, a successful businessman decided to take up the film industry, the first film in which he was a producer was the Russian Triangle thriller. For further work in a new business for himself in 2009, he established the studio "Independent Film Project". From 2009 to 2011, Archil Gelovani led the Georgia-Film company.
From 2007 to 2012, the producer financed the production of 12 films, including the crime drama "Street Days" (2010), the drama "The Hunter" (2011) and the comedy "Love with an Accent" (2012). It should be noted that all films were shot by Georgian directors. Archil Gelovani also tried himself as an actor, starring in two small roles. In 2006, appeared in the episode of the second part of "Boomer", in 2008 - in the film "House of Joy", published in Georgian.
In 2010, Gelovani was briefly arrested on charges of stealing old books from the library of the University of Tbilisi. During the search, he found 41 rare editions, which, according to him, he bought.
personal information
Georgian businessman was twice married. Almost nothing is known about his first wife. She is the daughter of a famous Georgian screenwriter Nino Basilia. From this marriage, his son Nikolai grows. Archil after the divorce managed to maintain a good relationship and is involved in raising a child.
The press became actively interested in the personal life of Archil Gelovani after his marriage to the popular actress Oksana Akinshina. She is known not only for her roles in the cinema, but also for violent romance with Alexei Chadov and Sergey Shnurov. For the actress, this is also the second marriage. The first husband was Dmitry Litvinov, from whom she gave birth to a son in 2009.
They met during the filming of the film "Love with an Accent", which was produced by Gelovani. A romantic relationship immediately arose between them, but the lovers for a long time hid their serious feelings. The general public, the star couple first appeared in 2012 at the Moscow Festival. Akinshina was pregnant and in 2013 gave birth to a son. Before that, they managed to play a wedding. In 2017, a daughter was born to the spouses. After the second marriage, a photo of Archil Gelovani with his wife constantly appears in a socialite.
