Sohum Shah is an Indian entrepreneur, actor and producer who works in Hindi films. He was born on 16th December 1983. He made his first screen appearance in 2009 with the film Baabarr, where he played the antagonist and later appeared in the 2012 National Award-winning film Ship of Theseus which was produced under his banner, Recyclewala Films. Following his debut, Shah featured in Talvar (2015) and Simran (2017). His 2018 film Tumbbad, as producer and actor, received critical acclaim. He played in silent comedy thriller Ufff Yeh Siyapaa (2025).
Life and career Sohum Shah was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India. 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 films. His first film was the critically acclaimed Ship of Theseus (2012), where he played the role of a socially incognizant stockbroker. The film won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film for Sohum Shah as a producer.
Next, he was offered the role of a policeman in Meghna Gulzar's Talvar, based on the 2008 Noida double murder case. In 2017, Shah was cast alongside Kangana Ranaut in Hansal Mehta's Simran. Tumbbad, the project Shah worked on for 6-7 years, released on 12 October 2018 and garnered rave reviews from the critics and audience alike. Tumbbad was the first Indian film to be screened as an opening film at the Venice International Film Festival (75th edition).
Shah is also set to appear in Sudhanshu Saria's Sanaa after wrapping up the film with co-stars Radhika Madan and Pooja Bhatt in 2021.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes2009BaabarrBaabarr Qureshi2012 Gulabi Gang Presenter; documentary 2013Ship of TheseusNavin ParnamiAlso producer2015TalvarACP Vedant Mishra2017SimranSameer Mehta2018TumbbadVinayak RaoAlso producer 2020 Gulabi Lens Ravi Also producer; short film 2021The Big BullViren Shah2022 Sanaa Sheel 2024 Demons Naveen Also producer; short film2025CrazxyAbhimanyu Also producerUfff Yeh SiyapaaKesari Lal Singh
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2019 Bard of Blood Vikramjit Singh 5 episodes 2021-2024 Maharani CM Bheema Bharti 2023 Dahaad Kailash Parghi 8 episodes
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