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Mumtaz Sorcar
মুমতাজ সরকার
Mumtaz Sorcar
Born
Mumtaz Sorcar

15 September 1986
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]

Mumtaz Sorcar (Template:Lang-bn), imformally (pet name) known as "Pratiti Sorcar",[2] is an Indian film actress. She is the youngest daughter of world 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 short film Bhorai: The Maladies of Dawn directed by Subhrajit Mitra produced by NIBS.[3]

Education and activities

Her schooling was from Modern High School for Girls (Kolkata).[4] She completed her Graduation in BA.LLB from South Calcutta Law College under Calcutta University.[5] Sports is her hobby. As an athlete she got trained in Boxing from south Kolkata club under Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation.[6] She also has training in Judo.[7] She is also a classical Jazz dancer. She's also a gold medalist in shot put from YMCA.

Career

Her debut film was 033 which was directed by Birsha Dasgupta.[8] She also signed a Tollywood big screen film in Shoumik Sen directed No Poblem (2007).[3][9][10][11] The film is currently in post-production state & is slotted to be released in 2012.

2010

She got a role in the Bengali film named Musalmanir Galpo (The Story of the Muslim Girl). She played the role of a beautiful Hindu girl 'Kamala' who was abducted by the notorious dacoit 'Madhumallar' in the story. The Film is based on the last story Rabindranath Tagore wrote. He wrote the draft of the story on 24–25 June 1941 (one-and-half months before he died). The film was based on the draft. Biplab Chatterjee was one of her co-stars.[12][13]
Then following 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 the role as 'Ria'. The music in the film was scored by Chandrabindoo (band). Her co-stars in the film included Swastika Mukherjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Rudranil Ghosh.[14]

2011

2011 saw her in 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.[15] These Telefilms are produced by Mahua Films.

2012

2012 started with a big hit for her, with the success of Bhooter Bhabishyat. 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, Mir.[16]
Her next film Kanchenjunga Express is of 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 is scheduled to be released mid June'12.[17]

Future releases

She has also signed a film Atmogopan by Somnath Sen. Mumtaz plays the character 'Anu', Subhash Chatterjee essays her father.[18]

Filmography

  • Bhorai, the maladi of dawn (2009)
  • 033 (2010)
  • Musalmanir Galpo (2010)
  • Kolkatar Jongole -(2011)
  • Bhooter Bhabishyat (2012)
  • No Poblem (Unreleased)
  • Rajbarir Rahashya (2011)
  • Shindukh Rahashya (Unreleased)
  • Sudhu tomake chai (2011)
  • Atmogopan (2012)
  • Koyekti Meyer Galpo (2012)
  • Jole Jongole / Gehera Paani (Unreleased)
  • Kanchenjunga Express (2014)
  • Life in Zero (filming)
  • Koekti Meyer Golpo (2012)
  • Kolkata 2012/ China Town (filming)[19]
  • Jwala (filming)
  • Half Serious (2013)
  • The Play (2013)
  • Sesh Anker Khela (filming)
  • Ashchorjyo Prodeep(2013)
  • Meghe Dhaka Tara
  • Raees
  • Irudhi Suttru (2016)
  • Saala Khadoos (2016)
  • Dark Chocolate (2016)
  • Conditions Apply (2016)
  • Teen Anko (2016)

See also

References

  1. ^ http://findheight.com/celebrity-height-Mumtaz+Sorcar.html
  2. ^ "Mumtaz Sorcar Bengali". Nilkantho.in. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "The rising stars". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Good Times on the cards - The Times of India". The Times of India. 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". indiatimes.com. 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. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  8. ^ "033 (2010) Bengali Movie Review". Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Laugh out loud". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Steamy debut". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  11. ^ "::: I Love Kolkata :::The rising stars". www.ilovekolkata.in. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  12. ^ "'Musalmanir Galpo (2010, Bengali: Mumtaz Sorcar, Biplab Chatterjee)'". Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  13. ^ "'Washington Bangla Radio'". Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  14. ^ "'033:There's Life in Kolkata'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  15. ^ Feluda, After; Bakshi, Bomkesh (12 August 2010). "'sleuth cum adventurer'". Calcutta, India: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  16. ^ Ghosts meet for Datta’s Bhooter Bhabishyat, The Daily Telegraph
  17. ^ Nag, Kushali (19 May 2012). "'Jaya and Mumtaz team up for Kanchenjunga express'". Calcutta, India: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  18. ^ "'Mumtaz Sorcar in Somnath Sen's Atmogopan'". The Times Of India. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  19. ^ Nag, Kushali (17 April 2012). "'Mumtaz gets sporty'". Calcutta, India: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2012.

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