Childhood and youth
Archil is Georgian by nationality and is the heir to an ancient princely family. The boy lived in a wealthy and intelligent family. Father - Gelovani Viktor Archilovich - Doctor of Technical Sciences. Mother - Nana Alexandrovna - worked as a cardiologist, and also as a military doctor.
It is worth noting that the family of producer Gelovani Archil Viktorovich was noble not only thanks to his parents. His grandfather Archil Viktorovich was a very important person - a marshal of the engineering troops of the Soviet Union. Little Archil's father and mother tried to give their child a good education.
In 1991, Archil Gelovani decided to further study, and he submitted documents to MGIMO for the Faculty of International Law. But three years later the young man leaves the university and leaves Russia for New York. It was from there that the young man received a job offer from Ascop Corporation.
In 1996, Archil resumed his studies. However, this time his choice fell on educational institutions such as Boston University and Harvard.
Interesting facts about Oksana Akinshina’s second husband
Archil Gelovani is a co-founder of large holdings: Neotsink, Metra, General Nano Optics, owner of the Independent Film Project film studio. In addition to running a business, the man is engaged in producing films, mainly Georgian production. He has more than ten works in his creative collection. Among them: “Russian Triangle”, “Love with an Accent”, “Without Borders”.
Although Archil is the heir to the ancient Georgian family of Gelovani, he was born and raised in Moscow. He was brought up in an intelligent, wealthy family. The father of the future businessman, Viktor Archilovich, devoted his life to science and was an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mother Nana Alexandrovna is a cardiologist by training. Grandfather Archil Viktorovich, Marshal of the USSR Engineering Troops.
Archil received his education at one of the prestigious universities in Russia - MGIMO. The guy preferred the Faculty of International Law. But after completing three courses, Gelovani flew to America, where he got a job at Ascop Corporation. In 1996, the Georgian entered Harvard University. After graduation, he continued his studies at Boston University.
In 1999, Archil returned to his homeland to his parents. Having received a decent education, Gelovani and his friends opened a development company. In 2001, the businessman patented the General Nano Optics brand, which specializes in the design of semiconductor lasers. Another brainchild of Archil was the Neotsink association. His direction is the production of protective coatings for metal products.
Despite the stable income of his companies, Archil decided to try his hand at an equally profitable direction - cinema. To do this, he founded the Independent Film Project studio. At the same time, Gelovani received an offer to head the Georgia Film film studio. Gruzin could not refuse the tempting idea of restoring the archive, the so-called “golden fund” of this studio.
In addition to producing, Oksana Akinshina’s husband Archil managed to try himself as an actor. In 2006, the artist played a small role in the second part of the crime film “Boomer”. Two years later he starred in an episode of the film “House of Joy”.
In 2010, the producer was accused of stealing unique books stolen from the TSU library. Gelovini later admitted that he knew that the rare publications were stolen, but still bought them. The cost of each edition ranged from $350 to $1,200.
Entrepreneurial activity
In the United States of America, a purposeful young man received a higher education and valuable work experience in a large company. After returning home, he decided to create his own business. After some time, a new one was discovered by Archil Gelovani and his friends.
In addition, the man began investing his savings in other highly profitable projects. Before this time, the businessman founded another one. It developed and produced semiconductor lasers.
In addition, Archil Gelovani formed an association called “NEOCINC”, which specialized in protective coatings for metal.
The youth of the actress
The family of the future actress was not at all creative. Her mother was an accountant, and her father worked as a car mechanic. But Oksana always liked art. She enjoyed attending the theater club at school. But I also thought about other professions - I wanted to become a veterinarian or a police officer.
At the age of 12, the future actress first became interested in the opposite sex. The boys liked the beautiful girl and some of them reciprocated.
Oksana Akinshina in childhood
For Oksana Akinshina, there were practically no prohibitions. Also, at the age of 12, she got a tattoo. And at 13 I didn’t give up cigarettes and alcohol.
In addition, the young girl began earning money early. She began working as a model. But she was bored at school. Because of this, the girl studied poorly.
In her youth, Oksana Akinshina worked as a model
She received a certificate of secondary education only in 2008, when she was already 21 years old. In addition, after graduating from school, the girl decided to study as an art critic and entered a St. Petersburg university.
Producer career
The famous figure did not limit himself only to business. He decided to try himself in the film industry. In 2007, Archil began producing feature films. And from 2009 to 2011, the man worked at the popular film studio “Georgia Film”.
Thanks to financial support from Archil Gelovani, more than a dozen film premieres were released. Among them, the audience highlights the following works:
- “Russian Triangle” - thriller, 2007.
- "Shirkers" - crime, 2010.
- “Hunter” - drama, 2011.
- “Love with an Accent” - comedy, 2012.
It is worth noting that Gelovani also tried himself as an actor. However, this only happened a few times and only in episodes.
Memory
Hydrographic vessel "Marshal Gelovani" in Vladivostok.
- Honorary citizen of Sevastopol (June 16, 1976)
- A street in Sevastopol and an avenue in Tbilisi are named after Marshal Gelovani
- The hydrographic vessel of the Pacific Fleet bears the name of the marshal (in service from 1983 to the present)
- A tanker of the Georgian Shipping Company was named after the marshal (in service since 1986, sold abroad by Georgia in 1995, currently dismantled)
- The Batumi Naval School is named after the marshal (since 1981)
- memorial plaques are installed in Moscow on the house in which he lived (Sivtsev Vrazhek Lane, building 9); in Sevastopol, at house No. 15/17 on Gelovani Street and in Tbilisi[3]
- Busts of Marshal A.A. Gelovani installed in the cities of Sevastopol and Tbilisi
Personal life
On the World Wide Web, many sources indicate that Archil Gelovani had two marriages. There is very little information about the first wife. She was the daughter of the famous screenwriter Nino Basilia. In an interview, the successful figure openly admits that in his first marriage, the couple had a son, Nikolai. Fortunately, the couple remained on friendly terms, and Archil actively takes part in the child’s life.
For the second time, the famous producer married actress Oksana Akinshina. His wife also had her first marriage with Dmitry Litvinov. The former lovers have a son, Philip. In addition, the actress was seen in other relationships. Her chosen ones at different times were: Alexey Vorobyov, Alexey Chadov and Sergey Shnurov.
Oksana Akinshina and Archil Gelovani saw each other in 2011. This happened during the filming of the film “Love with an Accent.” Soon they started dating, but did not advertise it. In 2012, everyone learned about the relationship of this couple when Oksana and Archil decided to attend the Moscow Film Festival together. Even then the young woman was pregnant, but she successfully hid it. Even later, the couple decided to get married and get married.
A little later, the famous couple had a son. They named him Konstantin. However, after some time, rumors began to be heard from various sources that the marriage of Archil and Akinshina was bursting at the seams. They claimed that the husband had a mistress, and he decided to leave the family. Oksana’s best friend began to refute this unconfirmed information. She said that Archil loved his wife very much and simply could not do this.
It is worth noting that the married couple lives in this place to this day. In 2020, they had another child, daughter Emma.
early years
Archil Gelovani was born on December 15, 1974 in Moscow. Whether he is a prince or not is not known for certain, but his family deserves respect even without an aristocratic title. Father, Viktor Archilovich, is a famous scientist, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mother, Nana Alexandrovna, served as a military doctor and worked as a cardiologist for a long time. The surname became famous in the Soviet Union thanks to his grandfather, Marshal of the Engineering Troops Archil Viktorovich Gelovani. So the family was famous and quite wealthy.
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Thanks to good family opportunities, he received a good education. After graduating from high school, the future businessman and producer in 1991 entered one of the most prestigious universities in the country - MGIMO, where he studied international law. Archil Gelovani did not graduate from the institute; the beginning of perestroika provided new opportunities, and he left for America.
Archil Gelovani now
In the spring of 2020, Gelovani’s wife shared the news that their eldest son had gone to study at the La Garenne International Bilingual School, which is located in Switzerland. Therefore, the whole family moved to the resort town of Villars in the Alps.
Nikolai, Archil’s eldest son from his first marriage, was first invited to this school. But his mother did not dare to let the child go so far, so they gave Konstantin a test task. The child amazed all the teachers with his logical thinking, and the boy’s family was asked to stay.
Oksana's eldest son Philip stayed with his grandmother in St. Petersburg. In her interview, Archila’s wife didn’t really want to talk about it. She only answered that the boy was not in very good health.
Fatal encounter on the set
During the filming of the film “Love with an Accent,” Akinshina met the Georgian producer Gelovani. Despite the thirteen-year age difference, sympathy immediately arose between Oksana and Archil. The couple hid their relationship from prying eyes for about a year. In 2012, they appeared together at the opening of the Moscow Film Festival. Later it became known that on the red carpet the actress was already pregnant.
In 2012, Oksana and Archil got married, and on January 15, 2013 they became parents. A son, Konstantin, was born. The boy was baptized in Georgia, according to ancient customs. After some time, rumors appeared in the press that Gelovani had an affair with a young French woman and was ready to file for divorce. At the same time, there were no comments from Akinshina and Gelovani.
At the end of January 2020, Oksana gave her husband a daughter, Emma. Five months later, the family moved to the Alps, where they settled in the small town of Villars. The move was necessary in order to be closer to his son Konstantin, who studies at the Swiss bilingual school La Garenne. Tuition at this prestigious institution costs about four million rubles per year.
In 2020, Akinshina wrote on her Instagram microblog that she was divorcing Archil. All changes in her personal life were displayed on Oksana’s page. After the official breakup with Gelovani, Akinshina went on vacation to the coast of Greece, writing under a photograph of Sergei Shnurov: “Well, that’s all, yours.” One can only guess what Oksana had in mind.
Despite the divorce, the actress maintains friendly relations with Archil. Moreover, they often vacation at resorts with their children and share happy pictures on social networks.
