# Mumtaz Sorcar

Mumtaz Sorcar is an Indian actress and model. She is the daughter of the magician PC Sorcar Junior and Joysri Sorcar. Mumtaz started her career with a music video for singer Mehreen from Bangladesh. She played in the 2010 Bengali film 033, directed by Birsa Dasgupta.

## Education and activities

Her schooling was from Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata. She completed her BA.LLB from South Calcutta Law College under Calcutta University. Her hobby is playing sports and as an athlete, she was trained in boxing at a South Kolkata Club under the auspices of the Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation. She also underwent training in judo 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. She appeared in Shoumik Sen's No Poblem in the initial days of her film career.She signed many Tollywood films thereafter and 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 Hindu girl "Kamala", who was abducted by the notorious dacoit "Madhumallar" in the film and transforms into a courageous "Meherjaan" after being rescued and trained by the philanthropist Habir Khan. The film is based on the last story Rabindranath Tagore wrote. Biplab Chatterjee was one of her co-stars.
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.

### 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. 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.
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.

### 2013

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

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

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Film | Role | Language |
| 2009 | Ek Bar Bolo Uttam Kumar | Bobby | Bengali |
| 2009 | Bhorai: The Maladies of Dawn | | Bengali (Bangladesh) |
| 2010 | 033 | Ria | Bengali |
| 2010 | Musalmanir Galpo | Kamala/Meherjaan | Bengali |
| 2011 | Kolkatar Jongole | | Bengali |
| 2011 | Rajbarir Rahasya | | Bengali |
| Unreleased | Shindukh Rahasya | | Bengali |
| 2011 | Sudhu Tomake Chai | | Bengali |
| 2012 | Koyekti Meyer Golpo | Shaoni | Bengali |
| 2012 | Bhooter Bhabishyat | Koel Dhar | Bengali |
| Unreleased | Kolkata 2012 | | |
| 2013 | Atmogopan | Anu | Bengali |
| 2013 | Jwala | | |
| 2013 | Half Serious | | Bengali |
| 2013 | No Poblem | | Bengali |
| 2013 | The Play | Ishika | Bengali |
| 2013 | Ashchorjyo Prodeep | Mala Maal | Bengali |
| 2013 | Nayika Sangbad | Anuradha | Bengali |
| 2013 | Meghe Dhaka Tara | Supriya Devi | Bengali |
| 2014 | Shesh Anker Khela | | Bengali |
| 2014 | Kanchenjunga Express | Nandini | Bengali |
| 2015 | Not A Dirty Film | | Bengali |
| 2016 | Irudhi Suttru | Luxmi “Lux” | Tamil |
| 2016 | Dark Chocolate | Payal Mukherjee | Bengali |
| 2016 | Nayikar Mato | Rani | Bengali |
| 2016 | Teenanko | | Bengali |
| 2016 | Saala Khadoos | Lakshmi (Lux) | Hindi |
| 2017 | Guru | Lakshmi (Lux) | Telugu |
| 2017 | Life in Zero | Kuhu | Bengali |
| 2017 | Raktokorobi | Nandini | Bengali |
| 2018 | Jole Jongole | | Bengali |
| 2019 | Maya: The Lost Mother | | Bengali (Bangladesh) |
| 2021 | C/O Kaadhal | Salima | Tamil |
| 2022 | Shabaash Mithu | Jhulan Goswami | Hindi |
| 2024 | The Red Files | Priti Rao IPS | Bengali |
| 2024 | Battle of Chhuriyaan | Jinsa | Hindi |

### Web series

| Year | Film | Role | Language | Ref. |
| 2019 | Charitraheen 2 | Nirupama | Bengali | Hoichoi |
| 2020 | Charitraheen 3 | Nirupama | Bengali | Hoichoi |
| 2020 | Shobdo Jobdo | Sulagna | Bengali | Hoichoi |