Career
Her debut film was 033 , which was directed by Birsha Dasgupta. [8] She appeared in Shoumik Sen's No Problem in the initial days of her film career. She signed many Tollywood films thereafter and [3] [9] [10] [11] 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. [12] [13] The film is based on the last story Rabindranath Tagore wrote. Biplab Chatterjee was one of her co-stars. [14] 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. [15]
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. [16] 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. [17] 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. [18] She has also appeared in the film Atmogopan, by Somnath Sen. Mumtaz plays the character "Anu", Subhash Chatterjee essays her father. [19]
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. [20] She also appeared on the TV series Charitraheen and web series thriller Shobdo Jobdo streaming on Hoichoi.
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