Soumyajit Majumdar
Born
Kolkata
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Producer

Soumyajit Majumdar is an Indian actor, writer, director and producer.[1] He is mostly known for his roles in Aashiqui 2, Gangster, Ghost of the Golden Groves, Te3n, Har Har Byomkesh and Kiriti Roy.[2] He has also produced Bengali language film Homecoming.[3]

Career

He started his career by playing a cameo in a Bengali film Gandu in 2010.[4] Majumdar made an entry into the Hindi film industry by playing a role in Mohit Suri's Aashiqui 2 in 2013, featuring Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor.[5] In 2015, he was roped in for Har Har Byomkesh, a Bengali mystery thriller by Arindam Sil.[6] In 2016, he featured in a Hindi film Te3n by Ribhu Dasgupta, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan.[7] In the same year, he played a role in Birsa Dasgupta's Gangster and Aniket Chattopadhyay's Kiriti Roy. In 2019, he starred in Ghost of the Golden Groves movie, which also premiered at the London Indian Film Festival.[8][9]

In 2022, he directed and produced his first film Homecoming, featuring Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal and Plabita Borthakur.[10] It was released on SonyLiv on 18th February, 2022.[11][12] It won the award for Best Film at the 19th annual South Asian International Film Festival, New York and Best Asian Film at Tokyo Film Awards.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Soumyajit Majumdar". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Soumyajit Majumdar filmography, Movies List of Soumyajit Majumdar | Soumyajit Majumdar". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  3. ↑ "Homecoming movie review: Soumyajit Majumdar's buddy-drama drowns itself in pretentious artistic excesses-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Soumyajit Majumdar on Homecoming, his formative Gandu cameo, and returning to one's roots". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Kolkata boy Soumyajit bags a role in Mohit Suri's Aashiqui 2". The Times of India. 2013-01-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  6. ↑ "Aashiqui 2 actor Soumyajit Majumdar roped in for Har Har Byomkesh". The Times of India. 2017-01-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Te3n Movie (2016) | Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV (iTunes), Google Play Movies, Lionsgate Play, Netflix". Gadgets 360. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  8. ↑ "London Indian 2019 Review: GHOST OF THE GOLDEN GROVES". ScreenAnarchy. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  9. ↑ "Ghost of the Golden Grove first look: a haunting trip into the backwoods of Bengal | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  10. ↑ BKD (2022-02-02). "Soumyajit Majumdar's directorial debut 'Homecoming' to star Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal and Plabita Borthakur". National Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  11. ↑ "Soumyajit Majumdar's '#Homecoming' to release on February 18 on SonyLiv". WION. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  12. ↑ "Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal's Homecoming to premiere on SonyLiv on Feb 18. Watch trailer". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  13. ↑ "Soumyajit Majumdar talks about Homecoming's successful festival run". The Times of India. 2023-01-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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