Mohammad Samad

Mohammad Samad
Born (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24)
Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Known forChhichhore (2019 film)
Haraamkhor (2015 film)
Tumbbad (2018 film)
Gattu (2012 film)

Mohammad Samad (born 7 May 2000) is an Indian actor, who works predominately in Hindi films, including Gattu (2012), Haraamkhor (2015), Tumbbad (2018) and Chhichhore (2019). He played the lead role of Manju Kumar in the Netflix series Selection Day (2018).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Early life

Mohammad Samad was born in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. His parents run a grocery shop in Roorkee.[citation needed] He has one elder brother and four elder sisters. He did his schooling from St. Gabriel's Academy, Roorkee.

Career

His first breakthrough performance was in the movie Gattu where he played the titular lead role for which he won the Best Child Actor Award at the 12th New York Indian Film Festival. He has acted in films Haraamkhor and Tumbbad. In 2018, he played the lead role in the web series Selection Day on Netflix.[9] In the 2019 film Chhichhore, he played the role of the teenage son of the characters played by lead actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Firaaq Mohsin
2012 Gattu Gattu
2017 Haraamkhor Mintu
2018 Tumbbad Pandurang
2019 Chhichhore Raghav
2024 Gaami CT-333 Debut in Telugu cinema
Malhar

Streaming television

Year Title Role Channel
2018 Selection Day Manju Kumar Netflix
2021 Sabka Sai Young Sai Baba MX Player
2024 Zindaginama Raju SonyLIV

References

  1. ^ jha, subhash k (27 November 2018). "Tumbbad actor Mohammad Samad bags Netflix's Selection Day". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ "All you want to know about #MohammadSamad". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Neta-log said I should be an actor: Mohammad Samad - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Young stars of Netflix's Selection Day meet Sachin Tendulkar. See pics". www.hindustantimes.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (29 November 2018). "Tumbbad's phenomenal teenage actor Mohammad Samad bags main lead in Netflix series". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Netflix's next Indian original, Selection Day, is based on Aravind Adiga's book". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Netflix's 'Selection Day' Cast on Cricket and Making It in B'Wood". The Quint. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Selection Day premiere: Janhvi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and others in attendance". The Indian Express. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Mohammad Samad". IMDb. Retrieved 6 September 2019.