Mumtaz Sorcar

Mumtaz Sorcar
Mumtaz Sorcar
Born
Mumtaz Sorcar

Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2009–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]

Education and activities

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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.

Career

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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.

2010

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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

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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

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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]

2013

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She has also appeared in the film Atmogopan, by Somnath Sen. Mumtaz plays the character "Anu", Subhash Chatterjee essays her father.[17]

2016

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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

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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.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role Language
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
2024 Battle of Chhuriyaan Jinsa Hindi[22]

Web series

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Year Film Role Language Ref.
2019 Charitraheen 2 Nirupama Bengali Hoichoi
2020 Charitraheen 3 Nirupama Bengali Hoichoi
2020 Shobdo Jobdo Sulagna Bengali Hoichoi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The rising stars". The Telegraph. Kolkata, India. 21 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Good Times on the cards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "A Sorcar Trades Wand for Gloves". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. ^ Ganguly, Ruman (12 August 2009). "Mumtaz Gets Candid". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  6. ^ "033 (2010) Bengali Movie Review". Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Laugh out loud". The Telegraph (India). Calcutta, India. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  8. ^ "Steamy debut". The Telegraph (India). Calcutta, India. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  9. ^ "::: I Love Kolkata :::The rising stars". ilovekolkata.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Missed chances". The Indian Express. 30 July 2010.
  11. ^ "'Musalmanir Galpo': Botched attempt to film Tagore". News18. 30 July 2010.
  12. ^ "Washington Bangla Radio". Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "'033:There's Life in Kolkata'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Ghosts meet for Datta's Bhooter Bhabishyat Archived 11 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "'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.
  18. ^ a b "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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Mumtaz to play Jhulan Goswami in Taapsee Pannu's 'Shabaash Mithu'". The Times of India. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  21. ^ "'The Red Files': Film based on 1990 Bantala rape case brings back horrific memories". The Times of India. 22 November 2022.
  22. ^ "40 लीड एक्टर वाली फिल्म, जिसके टीजर ने मचाया भौकाल, खड़े किए रोंगटे". 16 June 2024.
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