Mumtaz Sorcar | |
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 Mumtaz Sorcar | |
| Born | Mumtaz Sorcar Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Parent(s) | P. C. Sorcar Jr., Joysri Sorcar |
Mumtaz Sorcar is an Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of the magician PC Sorcar Junior and Joysri Sorcar. Mumtaz started her career with a music video for singer Mehreen from Bangladesh. She played in the 2010 Bengali film 033, directed by Birsa Dasgupta. [1]
Her schooling was from Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata. [2] She completed her BA.LLB from South Calcutta Law College under Calcutta University. [3] Her hobby is playing sports and as an athlete, she was trained in boxing at a South Kolkata Club under the auspices of the Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation. [4] She also underwent training in judo [5] and is a YMCA gold medalist in shot put. Mumtaz is also a classical jazz dancer.
Her debut film was 033 , which was directed by Birsha Dasgupta. [6] She appeared in Shoumik Sen's No Poblem in the initial days of her film career.She signed many Tollywood films thereafter and [1] [7] [8] [9] The film is currently in post-production and is set to be released in 2012.
She got a role in the Bengali film Musalmanir Galpo (The Story of the Muslim Girl). She played a Hindu girl "Kamala", who was abducted by the notorious dacoit "Madhumallar" in the film and transforms into a courageous "Meherjaan" after being rescued and trained by the philanthropist Habir Khan. [10] [11] The film is based on the last story Rabindranath Tagore wrote. Biplab Chatterjee was one of her co-stars. [12]
Then, she followed up with 033, which was a joint venture between Moxie Group and NDTV Imagine. It was a film about a group of youngsters who form a bangla band and named it after the city's STD code (033). She played "Ria". The music in the film was scored by Chandrabindoo (band). Her co-stars in the film included Swastika Mukherjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Rudranil Ghosh. [13]
2011 saw her in the Telefilms Kolkatar Jongole and Rajbarir Rahasya, based on the famous adventure series Kakababu , by Sunil Gangopadhyay. Future releases are in slot in the corresponding series. [14] These Telefilms are produced by Mahua Films.
2012 started with a big hit for her, with the success of Bhooter Bhabishyat . The portrayal of a die-hard romantic young girl "Koel" added another feather to her crown. Her co-actors included Parambrata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Swastika Mukherjee and Mir. [15]
Her next film Kanchenjunga Express is of the suspense Thriller (genre). The story revolves around the character "Nandini", who works for a NGO and is married 3 times and dies under mysterious circumstances. The film is directed by Arnab Ghosh and was scheduled to be released mid June '12. [16]
She has also appeared in the film Atmogopan, by Somnath Sen. Mumtaz plays the character "Anu", Subhash Chatterjee essays her father. [17]
Mumtaz played the role of Payal Mukherjee appeared in the film Dark Chocolate .
Mumtaz had her Tamil debut in the movie, Irudhi Suttru where she played the role of Lakshmi(Luz), a young female boxer. Her co-star were R. Madhavan and Ritika Singh. She made her Bollywood debut in the same role for same movie in the Hindi version named Saala Khadoos .
In the upcoming Tamil movie C/O Kaadhal, Mumtaz is playing the role of a Muslim girl Salima, where the film shows that love has no age and one can fall in love anytime if they meet the right person. [18] She also appeared on the TV series Charitraheen and web series thriller Shobdo Jobdo streaming on Hoichoi.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
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| 2009 | Ek Bar Bolo Uttam Kumar | Bobby | Bengali |
| 2009 | Bhorai: The Maladies of Dawn | Bengali (Bangladesh) | |
| 2010 | 033 | Ria | Bengali |
| 2010 | Musalmanir Galpo | Kamala/Meherjaan | Bengali |
| 2011 | Kolkatar Jongole | Bengali | |
| 2011 | Rajbarir Rahasya | Bengali | |
| Unreleased | Shindukh Rahasya | Bengali | |
| 2011 | Sudhu Tomake Chai | Bengali | |
| 2012 | Koyekti Meyer Golpo | Shaoni | Bengali |
| 2012 | Bhooter Bhabishyat | Koel Dhar | Bengali |
| Unreleased | Kolkata 2012 [19] | ||
| 2013 | Atmogopan | Anu | Bengali |
| 2013 | Jwala | ||
| 2013 | Half Serious | Bengali | |
| 2013 | No Poblem[ citation needed ] | Bengali | |
| 2013 | The Play | Ishika | Bengali |
| 2013 | Ashchorjyo Prodeep | Mala Maal | Bengali |
| 2013 | Nayika Sangbad | Anuradha | Bengali |
| 2013 | Meghe Dhaka Tara | Supriya Devi | Bengali |
| 2014 | Shesh Anker Khela[ citation needed ] | Bengali | |
| 2014 | Kanchenjunga Express | Nandini | Bengali |
| 2015 | Not A Dirty Film | Bengali | |
| 2016 | Irudhi Suttru [18] | Luxmi “Lux” | Tamil |
| Dark Chocolate | Payal Mukherjee | Bengali | |
| Nayikar Mato | Rani | Bengali | |
| Teenanko | Bengali | ||
| Saala Khadoos | Lakshmi (Lux) | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Guru | Lakshmi (Lux) | Telugu |
| 2017 | Life in Zero | Kuhu | Bengali |
| 2017 | Raktokorobi | Nandini | |
| 2018 | Jole Jongole | ||
| 2019 | Maya: The Lost Mother | Bengali (Bangladesh) | |
| 2021 | C/O Kaadhal | Salima | Tamil |
| 2022 | Shabaash Mithu | Jhulan Goswami [20] | Hindi |
| 2024 | The Red Files [21] | Priti Rao IPS | Bengali |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Charitraheen 2 | Nirupama | Bengali | Hoichoi |
| 2020 | Charitraheen 3 | Nirupama | Bengali | Hoichoi |
| 2020 | Shobdo Jobdo | Sulagna | Bengali | Hoichoi |
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