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Sohan Thakur


Sohan Thakur (born 28 January 1980) is an Indian film and television director and casting director, known for Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo, Udaan, Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Rang Rasiya[1] and Savdhaan India.[2][3] He runs a casting company in Mumbai named Starways Entertainment.

Sohan Thkaur
Born (1980-01-28) 28 January 1980 (age 45)
Darbhanga, Bihar (India)
NationalityIndia Indian
OccupationCasting Director
Years active2010-present
Notable work
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon

Early lifeEdit

Thakur graduated from the University of Delhi. He was pursuing CA in 1999 and while assisting he joined a production house and started working for TV shows India's Most Wanted, Rishtey and moved to Mumbai in 2001.[4][5]

CareerEdit

Thakur began his career as an assistant director with Ashish Patil.[3] He worked as an assistant and associate director on numerous productions before his foray into casting direction, such as Kumkum, Sonpari, Shagun, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Dhoom for Star Plus and a Hindi film, Agni pankh.

He came to become a director but due to his accident he was immobile physically and started working as a scheduler in television shows Betiyaan Apni Yaa Paraaya Dhan, Saathi Re, Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai, Kaajal and many more till 2006.[2][6]

In 2017, he was signed to cast actors for a TV show based on the biography of Dayananda Saraswati, who was an Indian philosopher, social leader and the founder of Arya Samaj,[7] a reform movement of the Vedic dharma.[8][9][10]

In April 2021, Sohan teamed up with the film director Shraddha Srivastava and started a casting company, Shraddha Sohan Casting.[11]

ControversiesEdit

In October 2016, actor Reena Saini lodged a complaint against Sohan in Oshiwara police station for allegedly molesting and threatening her.[2][12][13]

TelevisionEdit

Year Title Channel Notes
2009-2011 Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo Zee TV Casting Director
2009-2012 Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Star Plus
2011 Looteri Dulhan Imagine TV
2010-2011 Rakt Sambandh Imagine TV
2010-2011 Ganga Kii Dheej Sahara One
2012 Kairi: Rishta Khatta Meetha Colors TV
2012- Savdhaan India Life Ok
2012-2014 Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Colors TV
2013-2014 Do Dil Ek Jaan Life Ok
2013-2014 Rangrasiya Colors TV
2013-2014 Sanskaar - Dharohar Apnon Ki Colors TV
2013-2015 Doli Armaano Ki Zee TV
2014-2019 Udaan (2014 TV series) Colors TV
2015-2016 Zindagi Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Ghost Life Ok
2015-2017 Yeh Vaada Raha (TV series) Zee TV
2016-2018 Badho Bahu &TV
2019 Tara From Satara Sony TV

Web SeriesEdit

Year Title Channel Notes
2019 Poison (web series) Zee5 Casting Director
2020 Madhuri Talkies MX player
2021 Runaway Lugai MX player

FilmEdit

Year Title Notes
2013 Zanzeer Casting Director
2014 Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
2015 Ramta Jogi
2013 - 2014 Praddhanmamtri
2020 Babloo Bachelor
2021 Mannu aur Munni ki shaadi[14]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Kashyap, Nitisha (7 September 2014). "TV show makers come auditioning for fresh faces, Dilli-wala attitude | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Casting director Sohan Thakur absconding after actor slams case of physical abuse". The Indian Express. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Schedulers are NOT respected in this industry: Casting director Sohan Thakur". TellyChakkar. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Team, Tellychakkar. "Schedulers are NOT respected in this industry: Casting director Sohan Thakur". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Singh, Bhup (17 August 2019). "साधारण से परिवार में जन्मे सोहन ठाकुर ऐसे बने कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर, जानें स्ट्रगल की पूरी दास्तां". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Arvind Babbal Productions' casting head Sohan Thakur ALERTS the actors from a FAKE CASTING COORDINATOR". TellyChakkar. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati's idea of a modern India". India Today. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Mitaan, Express (3 July 2017). "Noted casting director, Sohan Thakur roped in to cast for Dayanand Saraswati show". MitaanExpress. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Team, Tellychakkar. "Arvind Babbal Productions' casting head Sohan Thakur ALERTS the actors from a FAKE CASTING COORDINATOR". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "The trend of not taking TV actors for the best of web concepts needs to stop: Casting Director Sohan Thakur". IWMBuzz. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Casting directors Sohan Thakur and Shraddha Srivastava team up for a new business venture - Shraddha Sohan Casting; DETAILS HERE". TellyChakkar. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ Safi, Michael (13 December 2017). "Bollywood sexual harassment: actors speak out on Indian cinema's open secret". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar: Women speaking up about sexual misconduct is overdue". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ IWMBuzz, Author (3 May 2021). "Mannu aur Munni Ki Shaadi is a comedy film which will give out a strong message: Producer Tinku Qureshi". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 16 August 2021. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

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