Sohum Shah

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 heavy critical acclaim.

Not to be confused with Soham Shah.

Sohum Shah
Sohum Shah at Venice Film Festival 2018
OccupationActor
Known forTumbbad, Ship of Theseus

Life and career

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.[3] He won a National Award for Best Producer for Ship of Theseus.[4] 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
  • All films and web-series are in Hindi, unless mentioned otherwise.
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Baabarr Baabarr Qureshi Actor
2013 Ship of Theseus Navin Parnami Actor, and producer
2014 Gulaab Gang - Producer
2015 Talvar ACP Vedant Mishra Actor
2017 Simran Sameer Mehta Actor
2018 Tumbbad Vinayak Rao Actor, producer[7]
2019 Bard of Blood Vikramjeet Actor (Netflix Series)
2021 The Big Bull Viren Shah Actor
Maharani Chief Minister Bheema Actor (SonyLIV Series)
2023 Dahaad Kailash Parghi Actor (Amazon Prime Series)
TBA Sanaa † TBA Actor

Recognition

His produced film Tumbbad is first Indian film ever to be screened as the opening film at Venice International Film Festival (44th edition) [8]

References
  1. Frater, Patrick (21 March 2018). "FilMart: 'Theseus' Producer Sohum Shah Pitches Fantasy Thriller 'Tumbad'". Variety. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Simran actor Sohum Shah on playing Kangana Ranaut's love interest, nepotism and his journey to Bollywood". The Indian Express. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Post Ship of Theseus, Sohum Shah's ready for his next production". dna. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. "Sohum Shah humbled over National Award win - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. "Sohum Shah's Tumbbad gets a release date, Here's all you need to know". dna. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. "Sohum Shah Starts Dubbing For 'Sanaa'". Koimoi. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. S, Ramesh (10 October 2018). "Tumbbad may be the scariest movie you see this year". Rediff. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. "Tumbbad becomes the first Indian Film to open Venice Film Festival ever". 24 July 2018.
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