Sohum Shah

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Sohum Shah
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Sohum Shah at Venice Film Festival 2018
OccupationActor
Known for Tumbbad, Ship of Theseus

Sohum Shah is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works in Hindi films. He made his first screen appearance in 2009 with the film Baabarr , where he played the antagonist and in 2012 with the National Award-winning film Ship of Theseus which was produced under his banner, Recyclewala Films. [1] Following his debut, Shah featured in Talvar (2015) and Simran (2017). [2] His film Tumbbad received heavy critical acclaim.

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Life and career

Sohum Shah was born in Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan). After establishing his real estate business he shifted to Mumbai to make films. He started his own production house, Recyclewala Films, to create content-driven film. His first film was the critically acclaimed Ship of Theseus , where he played the role of a socially incognizant stockbroker. [3] He won a National Award for Best Producer for Ship of Theseus. [4] Next, he was offered the role of a cop in Meghna Gulzar's Talvar , based on the 2008 Noida double murder case. In 2017, Shah was cast alongside Kangana Ranaut in Hansal Mehta's Simran . And the project Shah worked on for 6-7 years, his most ambitious project till date, Tumbbad , released on 12 October 2018 and garnered rave reviews by the critics and audience alike. [5] Sohum Shah commenced dubbing for National Award-winning filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria's Sanaa after wrapping up the film with co-stars Radhika Madan and Pooja Bhatt. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Baabarr Baabarr QureshiActor
2013 Ship of Theseus Navin ParnamiActor, and producer
2014 Gulaab Gang -Producer
2015 Talvar ACP Vedant MishraActor
2017 Simran Sameer MehtaActor
2018 Tumbbad [7] Vinayak RaoActor, producer
2019 Bard of Blood (Netflix Web Series)VikramjeetActor

(Hindi Language Netflix Series)

2021 The Big Bull Viren ShahActor
Maharani (SonyLIV Web Series)Chief Minister BheemaActor

(Hindi Language SonyLIV Series)

2023 Dahaad Kailash ParghiActor, TV series on Amazon Prime Video
TBA Sanaa Actor

Recognition

His produced film Tumbbad is first Indian film ever to be screened as the opening film at Venice International Film Festival (44th edition) [8]

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References

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