Mumtaz Sorcar

Education and activities

Her schooling was from Modern High School for Girls (Kolkata). She completed her Graduation in BA.LLB from South Calcutta Law College under Calcutta University. Sports is her hobby. As an athlete she trained in boxing from south Kolkata club under Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation. She also underwent training in judo. 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. She also signed a Tollywood film and appeared in Shoumik Sen directed No Poblem (2007). The film is currently in post-production and is set 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 film. The Film is based on the last story Rabindranath Tagore wrote. Biplab Chatterjee was one of her co-stars.

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.

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. 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.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 was scheduled to be released mid June'12.

2016

She made her Bollywood debut as a young female boxer in the movie "Saala Khadoos". Her co-star was R. Madhavan.

Future releases

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

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)

Jwala (2013)

Half Serious (2013)

The Play (2013)

Sesh Anker Khela (filming)

Ashchorjyo Prodeep(2013)

Meghe Dhaka Tara

Irudhi Suttru (2016)

Saala Khadoos (2016)

Dark Chocolate (2016)

Conditions Apply (2016)

Teen Anko (2016)

Not A Dirty Film (2016)

Guru (2017)