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Indian Actor
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 critical acclaim.
Life and career
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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.
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He won a National Award for Best Producer for Ship of Theseus.
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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
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- All films and web-series are in
Hindi
, unless mentioned otherwise.
Key
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Denotes films that have not yet been released
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Recognition
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His produced film
Tumbbad
is first Indian film ever to be screened as the opening film at
Venice International Film Festival
(44th edition)
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References
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