Mohammad Samad

Mohammad Samad
Born	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24) Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Chhichhore (2019 film) Haraamkhor (2015 film) Tumbbad (2018 film) Gattu (2012 film)

Mohammad Samad (born 7 May 2000) is an Indian actor, who works predominately in Hindi films, including Gattu (2012), Haraamkhor (2015), Tumbbad (2018) and Chhichhore (2019). He played the lead role of Manju Kumar in the Netflix series Selection Day (2018). ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Early life

Mohammad Samad was born in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. His parents run a grocery shop in Roorkee.^{[ citation needed ]} He has one elder brother and four elder sisters. He did his schooling from St. Gabriel's Academy, Roorkee.

Career

His first breakthrough performance was in the movie Gattu where he played the titular lead role for which he won the Best Child Actor Award at the 12th New York Indian Film Festival. He has acted in films Haraamkhor and Tumbbad. In 2018, he played the lead role in the web series Selection Day on Netflix. ^[9] In the 2019 film Chhichhore, he played the role of the teenage son of the characters played by lead actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Firaaq	Mohsin
2012	Gattu	Gattu
2017	Haraamkhor	Mintu
2018	Tumbbad	Pandurang
2019	Chhichhore	Raghav
2024	Gaami	CT-333	Debut in Telugu cinema
	Malhar

Streaming television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2018	Selection Day	Manju Kumar	Netflix
2021	Sabka Sai	Young Sai Baba	MX Player
2024	Zindaginama	Raju	SonyLIV

References

1. jha, subhash k (27 November 2018). "Tumbbad actor Mohammad Samad bags Netflix's Selection Day". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
2. "All you want to know about #MohammadSamad". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
3. "Neta-log said I should be an actor: Mohammad Samad - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
4. "Young stars of Netflix's Selection Day meet Sachin Tendulkar. See pics". www.hindustantimes.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
5. Hungama, Bollywood (29 November 2018). "Tumbbad's phenomenal teenage actor Mohammad Samad bags main lead in Netflix series". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
6. "Netflix's next Indian original, Selection Day, is based on Aravind Adiga's book". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
7. "Netflix's 'Selection Day' Cast on Cricket and Making It in B'Wood". The Quint. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
8. "Selection Day premiere: Janhvi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and others in attendance". The Indian Express. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
9. "Mohammad Samad". IMDb. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

External links

• Mohammad Samad on IMDb