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{{short description|Indian Actor}}
{{Distinguish|Soham Shah}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sohum Shah
| image = [[File:Sohum_Shah_September_2018.jpg]]
| caption = Sohum Shah at Venice Film Festival 2018
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| occupation = Actor
|known_for=[[Tumbbad]], [[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]
}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}

'''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 (film)|Ship of Theseus]]'' which was produced under his banner, Recyclewala Films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/filmart-sohum-shah-pitches-fantasy-thriller-tumbad-1202732068/|title=FilMart: 'Theseus' Producer Sohum Shah Pitches Fantasy Thriller 'Tumbad'|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=2018-03-21|work=Variety|access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> Following his debut, Shah featured in ''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]'' (2015) and ''[[Simran (film)|Simran]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/simran-actor-sohum-shah-on-kangana-ranaut-nepotism-controversies-4832426/|title=Simran actor Sohum Shah on playing Kangana Ranaut's love interest, nepotism and his journey to Bollywood|date=2017-09-07|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> His film ''[[Tumbbad]]'' received heavy critical acclaim.

== 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 (film)|Ship of Theseus]]'', where he played the role of a socially incognizant stockbroker.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-post-ship-of-theseus-sohum-shah-s-ready-for-his-next-production-2593949|title=Post Ship of Theseus, Sohum Shah's ready for his next production|date=2018-03-14|work=dna|access-date=2018-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref> He won a National Award for Best Producer for Ship of Theseus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sohum-shah-humbled-over-national-award-win-tamil-news-107093|title=Sohum Shah humbled over National Award win - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|work=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> Next, he was offered the role of a cop in [[Meghna Gulzar]]'s ''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]'', based on the [[2008 Noida double murder case]]. In 2017, Shah was cast alongside [[Kangana Ranaut]] in [[Hansal Mehta]]'s ''[[Simran (film)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-sohum-shah-s-tumbbad-gets-a-release-date-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-2633358|title=Sohum Shah's Tumbbad gets a release date, Here's all you need to know|date=2022-09-30|work=dna|access-date=2018-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-12|title=Sohum Shah Starts Dubbing For 'Sanaa'|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/sohum-shah-starts-dubbing-for-sanaa--news-226884|access-date=2023-05-17|website=Koimoi|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

* ''All films and web-series are in [[Hindi]], unless mentioned otherwise.''
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2009
|''[[Baabarr]]''
|Baabarr Qureshi
|Actor
|-
|2013
|''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]''
|Navin Parnami
|Actor, and producer
|-
|2014
|''[[Gulaab Gang]]''
| -
|Producer
|-
|2015
|''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]''
|ACP Vedant Mishra
|Actor
|-
|2017
|''[[Simran (film)|Simran]]''
|Sameer Mehta
|Actor
|-
|2018
|''[[Tumbbad]]''
|Vinayak Rao
|Actor, producer<ref>{{cite news |last=S |first=Ramesh |date=10 October 2018 |title=Tumbbad may be the scariest movie you see this year |publisher=Rediff |url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/tumbbad-may-be-the-scariest-movie-youll-see-this-year/20181010.htm |accessdate=21 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Bard of Blood]]''
|Vikramjeet
|Actor ([[Netflix]] Series)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
|''[[The Big Bull]]''
|Viren Shah
|Actor
|-
|''[[Maharani (web series)|Maharani]]''
|Chief Minister Bheema
|Actor ([[SonyLIV]] Series)
|-
|2023
|''[[Dahaad]]''
| Kailash Parghi
|Actor ([[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]] Series)
|-
|{{tba}}
|{{pending film|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) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/tumbbad-becomes-the-first-indian-film-to-open-venice-film-festival-ever/19635181|title = Tumbbad becomes the first Indian Film to open Venice Film Festival ever|date = 24 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|3630374}}

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[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
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