Mohammad Samad | |
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| Born | (2000-05-07)7 May 2000 (age 25) Roorkee,Uttarakhand, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | Chhichhore (2019 film) Haraamkhor (2015 film) Tumbbad (2018 film) Gattu (2012 film) |
Mohammad Samad (born 7 May 2000) is an Indian actor, who works predominantly in Hindi films, includingGattu (2012),Haraamkhor (2015),Tumbbad (2018) andChhichhore (2019). He played the lead role of Manju Kumar in the Netflix seriesSelection Day.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Mohammad Samad was born inRoorkee,Uttarakhand where his parents ran a grocery store.[3] He has one elder brother and four elder sisters. He did his schooling from St. Gabriel's Academy, Roorkee.
His first breakthrough performance was in the movieGattu 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 filmsHaraamkhor andTumbbad. In 2018, he played the lead role in the web seriesSelection Day onNetflix.[9] In the 2019 filmChhichhore, he played the role of the teenage son of the characters played by lead actorsSushant Singh Rajput andShraddha Kapoor.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Firaaq | Mohsin | |
| 2012 | Gattu | Gattu | |
| 2017 | Haraamkhor | Mintu | |
| 2018 | Tumbbad | Pandurang | |
| 2019 | Chhichhore | Raghav | |
| 2024 | Gaami | CT-333 | Debut inTelugu cinema |
| Malhar | Jatin | ||
| 2026 | Mayasabha† | TBA |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Selection Day | Manju Kumar | Netflix |
| 2021 | Sabka Sai | Young Sai Baba | MX Player |
| 2024 | Zindaginama | Raju | SonyLIV |