Soumyajit Majumdar Explained

Soumyajit Majumdar
Birth Place:Kolkata
Occupation:Actor, Director, Producer

Soumyajit Majumdar is an Indian actor, director and producer.[1] He is mostly known for his roles in Aashiqui 2 (2013), Har Har Byomkesh (2015), Gangster (2016), Kiriti Roy (2016), Te3n (2016) and Ghost of the Golden Groves (2019).[2] He has also produced Bengali language film Homecoming (2022).[3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

He was born in Kolkata. He completed his education in mass communication and videography from St. Xaviers College Kolkata.[6] [7]

Career

He started his career by playing a cameo in a Bengali film Gandu in 2010.[8] 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.[9] In 2015, he was roped in for Har Har Byomkesh, a Bengali mystery thriller by Arindam Sil.[10] In 2016, he featured in a Hindi film Te3n by Ribhu Dasgupta, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan.[11] 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.[12] [13]

In 2022, he directed and produced his first Bengali film Homecoming,[14] featuring Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal and Plabita Borthakur.[15] [16] [17] It was released on SonyLiv on 18 February 2022.[18] [19] [20] 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.[21] It was also the opening film at the Gange Sur Seine Film Festival held from 5–8 October 2023.[22] Soumyajit won the best director award for Homecoming at the Gange Sur Seine Film Festival in Paris.[23] In 2023, he started making a biopic on iconic Bengali Baul artist Parvathy Baul.[24]

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award!Category!Result!Ref.(s)
2023Gange Sur Seine Film FestivalBest DirectorWon[25]

Notes and References

  1. News: Soumyajit Majumdar . The Times of India . 2023-11-12 . 0971-8257.
  2. Web site: Soumyajit Majumdar filmography, Movies List of Soumyajit Majumdar Soumyajit Majumdar . 2023-11-12 . www.indianfilmhistory.com.
  3. Web site: 2022-02-18 . Homecoming movie review: Soumyajit Majumdar's buddy-drama drowns itself in pretentious artistic excesses . 2023-11-15 . Firstpost . en.
  4. Web site: Interview: Filmmaker Soumyajit Majumdar talks about his debut film, Homecoming . 2023-12-23 . www.indulgexpress.com . 10 March 2022 . en.
  5. Web site: Team '#Homecoming' came together for an evening to celebrate the film's music . 2023-12-23 . www.telegraphindia.com.
  6. Web site: PTI . 2022-02-13 . Paying homage to theatre in '#Homecoming': director Soumyajit Majumdar . 2023-12-23 . ThePrint . en-US.
  7. Web site: Mollywood Casting Director Soumyajit Majumdar Biography, News, Photos, Videos . 2023-12-23 . nettv4u . en.
  8. Web site: Soumyajit Majumdar on Homecoming, his formative Gandu cameo, and returning to one's roots . 2023-11-12 . . en.
  9. News: 2013-01-15 . Kolkata boy Soumyajit bags a role in Mohit Suri's Aashiqui 2 . The Times of India . 2023-11-12 . 0971-8257.
  10. News: 2017-01-12 . Aashiqui 2 actor Soumyajit Majumdar roped in for Har Har Byomkesh . The Times of India . 2023-11-12 . 0971-8257.
  11. Web site: Te3n Movie (2016) Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV (iTunes), Google Play Movies, Lionsgate Play, Netflix . 2023-11-12 . Gadgets 360 . en.
  12. Web site: 2019-07-09 . London Indian 2019 Review: GHOST OF THE GOLDEN GROVES . 2023-11-12 . ScreenAnarchy.
  13. Web site: 2019-07-05 . Ghost of the Golden Grove first look: a haunting trip into the backwoods of Bengal Sight & Sound . 2023-11-12 . British Film Institute . en.
  14. News: Keswani . Pallavi . 2022-02-22 . Soumyajit Majumdar's #Homecoming suffers from its own ignorance of the past . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-12-23 . 0971-751X.
  15. Web site: BKD . 2022-02-02 . Soumyajit Majumdar's directorial debut 'Homecoming' to star Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal and Plabita Borthakur . 2023-11-12 . National Herald . en.
  16. Web site: The inside story of OTT sensation 'Homecoming', an ode to Kolkata . 2023-12-23 . www.telegraphindia.com.
  17. Web site: Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal, and Plabita Borthakur to star in musical drama '#Homecoming' – Watch Trailer . 2023-12-23 . Free Press Journal . en.
  18. Web site: Soumyajit Majumdar's '#Homecoming' to release on February 18 on SonyLiv . 2023-11-12 . WION . en-us.
  19. Web site: Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal's Homecoming to premiere on SonyLiv on Feb 18. Watch trailer . 2023-11-15 . India Today . en.
  20. Web site: 2022-02-06 . #Homecoming takes Sayani Gupta to hometown Kolkata . 2023-12-23 . The Tribune.
  21. News: 2023-01-27 . Soumyajit Majumdar talks about Homecoming's successful festival run . The Times of India . 2023-11-12 . 0971-8257.
  22. News: 2023-09-26 . #Homecoming opens the Gange Sur Seine Film Festival in Paris . The Times of India . 2023-12-23 . 0971-8257.
  23. Web site: Exclusive! After #Homecoming, Soumyajit Majumdar is busy with Parvathy Baul's biopic . 2023-12-23 . OTTPlay . en.
  24. News: 2023-10-11 . Biopic on iconic Baul artist Parvathy Baul on the cards! . The Times of India . 2023-12-23 . 0971-8257.
  25. Web site: Exclusive! After #Homecoming, Soumyajit Majumdar is busy with Parvathy Baul's biopic . 2023-12-23 . OTTPlay . en.

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