Soham Majumdar

Soham Majumdar
Born (1993-04-04) 4 April 1993
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
EducationInstitute of Engineering and Management
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Known forKabir Singh
Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti
Dilkhush

Soham Majumdar (born 4 April 1993) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema.[1][2] He began his career in theatre and made his film debut with Kaushik Ganguly's Bengali film Drishtikone (2018).[3]

Majumdar gained wider recognition with his performance as Shiva, the friend of the titular character in the Hindi film Kabir Singh (2019).[4] He subsequently played his first lead role in the Bengali film Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti (2020).[5][6]

Early life and theatre

Majumdar was born on 4 April 1993 in Calcutta, West Bengal to Saibal Majumdar and Nandita Majumdar. He completed his schooling from Don Bosco School in Park Circus, Calcutta. After that, he pursued an engineering degree from the Institute of Engineering and Management in Salt Lake City in Calcutta.[4]

Career

2011–2017: Theatre and early career

Majumdar began his acting career in theatre and subsequently became involved with the Kolkata theatre scene. In 2011, he founded the theatre group Mad About Drama (MAD), through which he participated in and directed theatrical productions. In an interview with The Telegraph, he said that his experience in theatre influenced his subsequent approach towards acting and helped establish his career as an actor. Majumdar also appeared in the stage musical Aladdin, produced by Disney and BookMyShow.[3]

2018–2020: Film debut and breakthrough

Majumdar made his feature film debut with the Kaushik Ganguly directorial Drishtikone in 2018. He had previously directed a theatre production in which Ganguly's son Ujaan Ganguly had performed. Kaushik Ganguly noticed his performance and direction, and subsequently offered Majumdar a role in Drishtikone.[3]

In 2019, Majumdar appeared in the Hindi film Kabir Singh, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. He played the role of Shiva, the protagonist's friend. This performance brought him wider recognition in Hindi cinema.[4]

In 2020, he made his Bengali film debut as the male lead with Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti, directed by Aritra Mukherjee.[7] The film was screened in the Indian Panorama feature film category at the 51st International Film Festival of India in 2021.[8]

2021–present: Continued film and television work

In 2021, Majumdar played Anand Mhata in Dhamaka, directed by Ram Madhvani.[6] In 2022, he appeared in the SonyLIV original web series Good Bad Girl.[9] In 2023, Majumdar appeared in the Bengali romantic comedy Dilkhush, directed by Rahoul Mukherjiee.[10] Majumdar continued to work in Hindi productions including Pippa (2023), Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video (2023), Dukaan (2024) and Sky Force (2025). He also appeared in the Hindi-language web series Citadel: Honey Bunny (2024).[3][11]

In 2025, he appeared in the Bengali film Pataligunjer Putul Khela and the web series Bibhishon.[12] In 2026, Majumdar played the male lead in the Bengali horror-comedy film Bhanupriya Bhooter Hotel, directed by Aritra Mukherjee.[13]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Language Role Note Ref.
2018 Drishtikone Bengali Avik Feature film debut [3]
2019 Kabir Singh Hindi Shiva Majumdar Debut in Hindi feature film [14]
2020 Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti Bengali Bikramaditya First time playing the lead role in a feature film [15]
Banobas Asish Short film; Released on the YouTube handle of Windows Production [16]
2021 Dhamaka Hindi Anand Mhata / Raghubeer Mhata [17]
2022 #Homecoming Bengali Godot Released directly on SonyLIV on 18 February 2022 [18]
2023 Tarokar Mrityu N/a [19]
Dilkhush Rishi [20]
Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video Hindi Siddhant Kadam [21]
Pippa Anirban Mukherjee [22]
2024 Dukaan Armaan [23]
2025 Sky Force Debashish "Cockroach" Chatterjee [24]
Pataligunjer Putul Khela Bengali Gopal Mukherjee [25]
2026 Bhanupriya Bhooter Hotel Shaon Mitra, an advocate [26]
Maya Satya Bhram † Bengali Sub-Inspector Sanjay Konar [27]
Shakti Shalini † Hindi TBA [28]
Poroborti Station Begunkodar † Bengali Dr. Nayan Mukherjee [29]

Web series

Year Series Role  OTT platform Language Notes Ref.
2022 Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti Dipu Zee5 Hindi Season 3 of Rangbaaz [30]
2022 Good Bad Girl Dr. Punit Kamble SonyLIV [31]
2024  Citadel: Honey Bunny  Ludo  Amazon Prime Video Spin-off to the American web series Citadel. [32]
2025 Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter Dipu Zee5 Season 4 of Rangbaaz [33]
Bibhishon  Sub-Inspector Bidhan Sen Zee5 Bengali Marked his first time playing the lead role in a web series [34]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Year Award Ceremony Category Film Result Ref.
2019 Screen Awards 26th Screen Awards Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor Kabir Singh Nominated [35]
2020 Zee Cine Awards 20th Zee Cine Awards Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Won [36]

References

  1. ↑ Das, Soujannya (25 April 2024). "Soham Majumdar: 'I am an actor, so I played my character in Dukaan without judgements'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "সোহমের জন্মদিনে সারা জীবনের অঙ্গীকার চাইলেন শোলাঙ্কি! কী বললেন 'বিশেষ বন্ধু'কে?". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Das, Soujannya (31 January 2023). "Soham Majumdar's journey: Shahid Kapoor's friend in Kabir Singh to security guard Rishi in Dilkhush". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Roy, Priyanka (11 July 2019). "Soham Majumdar is riding high on the praise for his scene-stealing act in Kabir Singh". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Ghosh, Sankha (9 February 2021). "Exclusive Interview! Soham Majumdar: I understand the language of cinema much better now". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 Roy, Priyanka (30 November 2021). "Kolkata's Golf Green boy Soham Majumdar on his act in 'Dhamaka' & more…". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Bhanja, Sandipta (7 March 2020). "পৌরহিত্য-পিরিয়ডস নিয়ে প্রথাগত বিশ্বাসে কুঠারাঘাত শবরী ঋতাভরীর". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "It's dream come true for Aritra as Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti makes it to Indian Panorama". The Times of India. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Irani, Shaheen (14 October 2022). "Good Bad Girl review: A weird series that keeps getting weirder". OTTplay. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dilkhush Movie Review : A rushed look at love in the time of apps". The Times of India. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  11. ↑ Sen, Subhadrika (5 April 2024). "Actor Soham Majumdar on his role in Dukaan". Indulge Express. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Parama Dasgupta; Majumdar, Soma (15 January 2025). "হাসির ফোয়ারা থেকে বুদ্ধিদীপ্ত রসিকতা, গুড়ের মতোই মিষ্টি 'পাটলিগঞ্জের পুতুলখেলা'". Aajkal (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Sen, Subhadrika (23 January 2026). "Aritra Mukherjee and Zinia Sen open up about Bhanupriya Bhooter Hotel". Indulge Express. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Gupta, Shubhra (21 June 2019). "Kabir Singh movie review: This Shahid Kapoor-starrer is all flourish". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "ব্রহ্মা জানেন গোপন কম্মটি: নারীর যৌনতা নিয়ে ছুঁতমার্গ ভাঙার ছবি". The Indian Express (in Bengali). 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "The Bengali short film 'Banobas' is a story of a couple finding its way through a pandemic". Scroll.in. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Sharma, Devansh (19 November 2021). "Dhamaka movie review: A sincere Kartik Aaryan in Ram Madhvani thriller that isn't explosive, but not exploitative either". Firstpost. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  18. ↑ Chakraborty, Shamayita (19 February 2022). "Homecoming Movie Review: A bitter-sweet story of friendship and faith". Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Why Haranath Chakraborty decided to make 'Tarokar Mrityu' with Ranjit Mallick?". Times of India. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2026. Adding to the star-studded cast of 'Tarokar Mrityu' are Anindya Pulak Bandopadhyay, Priyanka Mandal, and Soham Majumdar in important roles.
  20. ↑ Majhi, Suman (21 January 2023). "দিলখুশ". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Khan, Rekha (27 October 2023). "मूवी रिव्‍यू: सजनी शिंदे का वायरल वीडियो". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Mitra, Shilajit (10 November 2023). "'Pippa' movie review: Ishaan Khatter steers this bumpy war film". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  23. ↑ Verma, Sukanya (5 April 2024). "Review: This Dukaan Delivers Only Baloney!". Rediff. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Sharma, Sarika (23 January 2025). "Sky Force Movie Review: Akshay Kumar's impressive performance and Veer Pahariya's excellent debut make this patriotic film a must watch". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Roy, Upasana (16 January 2026). "কেমন হল সোহম-দিতিপ্রিয়ার 'পাটালীগঞ্জের পুতুলখেলা'? পড়ুন রিভিউ". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Roy, Prabhat (23 January 2026). "হরর-কমেডির মিশেলে ভিন্ন স্বাদের ছবি 'ভানুপ্রিয়া ভূতের হোটেল', রিভিউ লিখলেন প্রভাত রায়". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "'Maya Satya Bhram' first-look: Priyanka Sarkar, Soham Mojumdar lead philosophical thriller". The Telegraph. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "বাংলা ছবির পর বলিউডের ভূতের ছবিতে সোহম! পর্দাভাগ করবেন 'সইয়ারা' নায়িকা অনীতের সঙ্গে?". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "Poroborti Station Begunkodar revisits Bengal's haunted rail legend". Times of India. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Pal, Nidhi (15 July 2022). "Rangbaaz 3: रंगबाजी के साथ फिर 'डर की राजनीति' करेंगे विनीत कुमार, भौकाली है ट्रेलर". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  31. ↑ Nagaraj, Sindhu (6 October 2022). "Samridhi Dewan on 'Good Bad Girl' and the Indian web-series phenomenon". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  32. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (19 March 2024). "Varun Dhawan, Samatha Ruth Prabhu's Indian Version of Russo Brothers Prime Video 'Citadel' Series Sets Title, Reveals Cast". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  33. ↑ "Rangbaaz 3 review: A rare sensitive crime-drama with superb performances". Hindustan Times. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  34. ↑ "Psychological thriller on the cards". The Statesman. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  35. ↑ "Winners of Star Screen Awards 2019". Bollywood Hungama. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
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