Mumtaz Sorcar

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Mumtaz Sorcar
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Sorcar in 2011
Born
Mumtaz Sorcar

15 September
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Other namesMumtaz
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2009–present
Parent(s) P. C. Sorcar Jr.,
Joysri Sorcar

Mumtaz Sorcar (born 15 September) [1] [2] 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. [3]

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Education and activities

Her schooling was from Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata. [4] She completed her BA.LLB from South Calcutta Law College under Calcutta University. [5] 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. [6] She also underwent training in judo [7] and is a YMCA gold medalist in shot put. Mumtaz is also a classical jazz dancer.

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.

2010

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

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

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]

2013

She has also appeared in the film Atmogopan, by Somnath Sen. Mumtaz plays the character "Anu", Subhash Chatterjee essays her father. [19]

2016

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 .

2020

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.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2009 Ek Bar Bolo Uttam Kumar BobbyBengali [21] [22]
2010 033 RiaBengali [23]
Musalmanir GalpoKamala/MeherjaanBengali [24]
2011Kolkatar JongoleDebolinaBengali
Rajbarir RahasyaBengali
Shindukh RahasyaBengali
2012 Bhooter Bhabishyat Koel DharBengali
Kanchenjunga Express NandiniBengali
Koyekti Meyer GolpoShaoniBengali
Sudhu Tomake ChaiBengalicredited as Mumtaz [25]
Kolkata 2012BengaliUnreleased [26]
2013AtmogopanAnuBengali
Meghe Dhaka Tara Supriya DeviBengali
Half Serious TaniaBengali
Nayika SangbadAnuradhaBengali
The Play IshikaBengali
Ashchorjyo Prodeep Mala MaalBengali
2015 Not A Dirty Film Bengali
Chitrahar @ Cinema Noy GanemaBengali [27]
2016 Irudhi Suttru Lakshmi "Lux"Tamil [20]
Dark Chocolate Payal MukherjeeBengali
Nayikar MatoRaniBengali
TeenankoBengali
Saala Khadoos Lakshmi "Lux"Hindi
2017 Guru Lakshmi "Lux"Telugu
Life in ZeroKuhuBengali
Raktokorobi Nandini
2018 Jole Jongole
2019 Maya: The Lost Mother ManabiBengali (Bangladesh) [28]
2021 C/O Kaadhal SalimaTamil
2022 Shabaash Mithu Jhulan Goswami Hindi [29]
2023Samaresh Basu-r ProjapotiShikhaBengalicredited as Mumtaz [30]
2024The Red FilesPriti Rao IPSBengali [31]
PutulBheliBengali [32]
2025 Battle of Chhuriyaan JinsaHindi [33]

Web series

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2019Charitraheen 2NirupamaBengaliHoichoi
2020Charitraheen 3NirupamaBengaliHoichoi
Shobdo Jobdo SulagnaBengaliHoichoi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mumtaz Sorcar just celebrated her birthday on Wednesday". The Times of India . 16 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "'I am a workaholic and I love what I do. That is the gift I give myself,' says birthday girl Mumtaz Sorcar". t2ONLINE. 15 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "The rising stars". The Telegraph . Kolkata, India. 21 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Good Times on the cards". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Roychoudhury, Amrita (9 July 2008). "I would certainly open my law firm some day". Bollywood-Entertainment. The Times of India . Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  6. ↑ "A Sorcar Trades Wand for Gloves". The Indian Express . Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Ganguly, Ruman (12 August 2009). "Mumtaz Gets Candid". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  8. ↑ "033 (2010) Bengali Movie Review". Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Laugh out loud". The Telegraph (India). Calcutta, India. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "Steamy debut". The Telegraph (India). Calcutta, India. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  11. ↑ "::: I Love Kolkata :::The rising stars". ilovekolkata.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  12. ↑ "Missed chances". The Indian Express. 30 July 2010.
  13. ↑ "'Musalmanir Galpo': Botched attempt to film Tagore". News18. 30 July 2010.
  14. ↑ "Washington Bangla Radio". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "'033:There's Life in Kolkata'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  16. ↑ Feluda, After; Bakshi, Bomkesh (12 August 2010). "sleuth cum adventurer". The Daily Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  17. ↑ Ghosts meet for Datta's Bhooter Bhabishyat Archived 11 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine , The Daily Telegraph
  18. ↑ Nag, Kushali (19 May 2012). "Jaya and Mumtaz team up for Kanchenjunga express". The Daily Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  19. ↑ "'Mumtaz Sorcar in Somnath Sen's Atmogopan'". The Times of India . 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  20. 1 2 "Mumtaz is working in two films". The Times of India . 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "Steamy debut". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  22. ↑ Roychoudhury, Amrita (9 July 2008). "'I would certainly open my law firm some day'-Bollywood-Entertainment". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  23. ↑ "The rising stars". The Telegraph. 21 December 2008.
  24. ↑ "I eat,sleep and drink magic". The Indian Express. 21 July 2010.
  25. ↑ "Shudhu Tomake Chai". Amazon. 5 October 2012.
  26. ↑ Nag, Kushali (17 April 2012). "Mumtaz gets sporty". The Daily Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  27. ↑ "Filmipop details - Chitrahar @ Cinema Noy Ganema". www.filmipop.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  28. ↑ "Mumtaz Sorcar to appear in Bangladeshi movie". Daily Sun. 1 June 2018.
  29. ↑ "Mumtaz to play Jhulan Goswami in Taapsee Pannu's 'Shabaash Mithu'". The Times of India. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  30. ↑ "Mumtaz Sorcar elated to be a part of 'Samaresh Basu'r Projapoti', shares what she learned from the film". The Times of India. 28 July 2023.
  31. ↑ "'The Red Files': Film based on 1990 Bantala rape case brings back horrific memories". The Times of India. 22 November 2022.
  32. ↑ "Putul". The Times of India. 27 December 2024.
  33. ↑ "40 लीड एक्टर वाली फिल्म, जिसके टीजर ने मचाया भौकाल, खड़े किए रोंगटे". 16 June 2024.
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