Mumtaz Sorcar

Mumtaz Sorcar (Bengali: মুমতাজ সরকার; born September 15, 1986) is an Indian film actress. She is the daughter of the famous magician PC Sorcar Junior and Jayashree Devi. Mumtaz started her career with a music video for singer Mehreen from Bangladesh. She first appeared in the Bengali film 033 directed by Birsa Dasgupta.[1]

Mumtaz Sorcar
মুমতাজ সরকার
Mumtaz Sorcar
Born
Mumtaz Sorcar

(1986-09-15) 15 September 1986
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2009 – present
Height5' 5" (1.65 m)
Parent(s)P. C. Sorcar Jr.,
Jayashree Devi

Education and activities

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 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

Her debut film was 033, which was directed by Birsha Dasgupta.[6] She also signed a Tollywood film and appeared in Shoumik Sen-directed No Poblem (2007).[1][7][8][9] 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 beautiful Hindu girl, "Kamala", who was abducted by the notorious dacoit "Madhumallar" in the film. The film is based on the last story Rabindranath Tagore wrote. Biplab Chatterjee was one of her co-stars.[10][11]

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.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

2013

She has also appeared in the film Atmogopan, by Somnath Sen. Mumtaz plays the character "Anu", Subhash Chatterjee essays her father.[16]

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.[17] She also appeared on the TV series Charitraheen and web series thriller Shobdo Jobdo streaming on Hoichoi.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguage
2009Ek Bar Bolo Uttam KumarBobbyBengali
2009Bhorai: The Maladies of DawnBengali(Bangladesh)
2010033RiaBengali
2010Musalmanir GalpoBengali
2011Kolkatar JongoleBengali
2011Rajbarir RahasyaBengali
UnreleasedShindukh RahasyaBengali
2011Sudhu Tomake ChaiBengali
2012Koyekti Meyer GolpoShaoniBengali
2012Bhooter BhabishyatKoel DharBengali
UnreleasedKolkata 2012[18]
2013AtmogopanAnuBengali
2013Jwala
2013Half SeriousBengali
2013No Poblem[19]Bengali
2013The PlayIshikaBengali
2013Ashchorjyo ProdeepBengali
2013Nayika SangbadAnuradhaBengali
2013Meghe Dhaka TaraSupriya DeviBengali
2014Shesh Anker Khela[20]Bengali
2014Kanchenjunga ExpressBengali
2015Not A Dirty FilmBengali
2016Dark ChocolatePayal MukherjeeBengali
2016Nayikar MatoRaniBengali
2016TeenankoBengali
2016Irudhi SuttruTamil
2016Saala KhadoosLakshmi (Lux)Hindi
2017GuruLakshmi (Lux)Telugu
2017Life in ZeroKuhuBengali
2017RaktokorobiNandiniBengali
2018Jole JongoleBengali
2020C/O Kaadhal[21]SalimaTamil

TV Series
YearFilmRoleLanguageRef.
2019CharitraheenNirupamaBengaliHoichoi
2020Shobdo JobdoBengaliHoichoi

See also

References
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