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Soham Chakraborty made his [[Tollywood (Bengali cinema)|Tollywood]] debut in 1988 with the popular Bengali film ''[[Choto Bou]]''. Early in his career, Chakraborty was recognised as [[Master Bittu]] featured in several superhit films as a child artist including ''[[Mangal Deep]]'' in 1989, ''[[Nayan Moni]]'' in 1989, ''[[Jowar Bhata (1990 film)|Jowar Bhata]]'' in 1990, the great [[Satyajit Ray]] directed film ''[[Shakha Proshakha ]]'' in 1990, ''[[Bhagya Debata ]]'' in 1997, starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and several other noted films. He was awarded with [[Uttam Kumar Awards]] twice as Child Artist of the year for his performance in ''Jowar Bhata'' (1991) and ''[[Shakha Proshakha]]'' (1990). He has appeared in several television series and has played supporting roles in films in the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080527/jsp/entertainment/story_9324286.jsp|title=Spotlight|date=27 May 2008|work=The Telegraph, Calcutta|access-date=11 October 2012|location=Calcutta|first=Kushali|last=Nag|archive-date=20 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120114717/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080527/jsp/entertainment/story_9324286.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref> After completing his higher education in the field of B. Com. (Hons), he appeared in ''[[Chander Bari ]]'', directed by [[Tarun Majumdar]] (2007).<ref name="Janemon pair Koel & Soham romance in serene Switzerland">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120509/jsp/entertainment/story_15466443.jsp#.UHa-6895MxA|title=Janeman pair Koel & Soham romance in serene Switzerland|work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|access-date=11 October 2012|date=9 May 2012|archive-date=18 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718061859/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120509/jsp/entertainment/story_15466443.jsp#.UHa-6895MxA|url-status=live}}</ref>  

Chakraborty, has described the difficult phase and struggling days in his acting career to appear in the big budget films.  

He was then launched with the film [[Bajimaat]] (2008), as male lead. He then rose to prominence after starring in 2009 film ''[[Prem Aamar ]]'' directed by [[Raj Chakraborty]] and produced by [[Shree Venkatesh Films]], which turned out a blockbuster and recorded highest grosser in Bengali film's history. After ''[[Prem Aamar]]'' his previously shot films ''[[Rahasya]]'', ''[[Jeena (2010 film)|Jeena]]'', and ''[[Soldier]]'' were released and were commercially average.<ref name="I have become choosey: Soham Chakraborty">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-20/news-interviews/28121809_1_ventures-prem-amar-dev|title=I have become choosey: Soham Chakraborty|access-date=11 October 2012|date=20 January 2010|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185653/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-20/news-interviews/28121809_1_ventures-prem-amar-dev|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Why soham plays a geek in friday release Amanush" /> His another blockbuster film ''[[Amanush (2010 film)|Amanush]]'' was released in 2010. The film was directed by [[Rajib Biswas]]. Chakraborty played the role of Vinod, an orphan who has suffered a lot of physical and mental torture in his childhood.<ref name="Why soham plays a geek in friday release Amanush">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100427/jsp/entertainment/story_12382859.jsp|title=Why soham plays a geek in friday release Amanush|date=27 April 2010|work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|access-date=11 October 2012|first=Kushali|last=Nag|archive-date=20 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120121927/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100427/jsp/entertainment/story_12382859.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref>  

He went on to deliver back to back superhit films including ''[[Faande Poriya Boga Kaande Re ]]'' (2011), ''[[Jibon Rong Berong ]]'' (2011), ''[[Ley Halua Ley ]]'' (2012), ''[[Jaaneman (2012 film)|Jaaneman]]'' (2012), ''[[Bojhe Na Shey Bojhe Na ]]'' (2012), ''[[Loveria ]]'' (2013), ''[[Bangali Babu English Mem ]]'' (2014), ''[[Amanush 2 ]]'' (2015) and ''[[Black (2015 Bengali Film) ]]''. The series of comedies and family dramas that followed, earned Chakraborty widespread adulation from audiences, particularly among teenagers. Such films are ''[[Jamai 420]]'' ( 2015), ''[[Katmundu ]]'' (2015), ''[[Jio Pagla ]]'' (2017) and ''[[Honeymoon]]'' ( 2018), ''[[JamaiBadal ]]'' (2019) and ''[[Thai Curry ]]'' (2019). His another blockbuster film ''[[Shudhu Tomari Jonya ]]'' ( 2015), along with Dev, remains a highest-grosser and has been screened in Mumbai and New Delhi.  

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