Sohum Shah Opens Up About Missing Father During National Award Win For ‘Ship Of Theseus’

Sohum described his proud mother's response to his father's absence at the National Award ceremony.

Sohum watched National Award for ‘Ship of Theseus’ in the category of Best Feature Film.

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New Delhi: Sohum Shah has created a niche for himself in the audiences' minds with exceptional performances in films and shows like ‘Ship of Theseus’, ‘Tumbbad’, ‘Maharani’, ‘Talvar’, and in recently released ‘Dahaad’. The actor-producer continues to deliver powerful performances in his account and he is also the proud holder of the National Award which he was awarded for the ‘Ship of Theseus’ in the category of Best Feature Film. In a recent interview, Sohum open up about missing his father during the National Award ceremony and also revealed the reaction of his proud mother. 

Talking with Hungama about his father's view on his acting career, Sohum Shah said "When I got the National Award for Ship of Theseus, my father passed away 3-4 months before that, but he never supported me much also he never went against it, He was just like do what you have to do it, He was never interested that I should go in the film line, but when I got something from any government body, That's when he used to feel very proud, so I miss one thing in my life that when I got the National Award if my father were there with me then he must be feeling very good about it! So I miss that a lot, And I have never received love from my family for the films I make.”

Further talking about his mother's response to him receiving National Award, Sohum said, "Mummy bahut khush hui thi aur mummy gai thi mere saath jab mujhe National Award mila tha par us time maine mere father ko bahut miss kia tha, kyunki unke lie Oscar chota tha aur government se, sarkaar se mila award bada hota that (My mother was very happy. She came with me when I received the National Award. But, I miss my father at that time because for him, Oscars can be small but an award from government is a big deal)."

In today's time, Sohum Shah is one prominent name in the industry who hails from the Sri Ganganagr city of Rajasthan and his journey has been an incredible one. Sohum made an impressive debut with Baabarr followed by this he appeared in  Ship of Theseus, which got him critically-acclaim for his exceptional performance and also won him a National Award for the film, and in Talvar, Simran, Tumbaad, Bard of Blood, and Maharaani, and in the recently released series Dahaad, he wowed the fans and the audiences with his layered performance. 

On the work front, Sohum will be serving the audience with 'CrazXy' made under his production house, Sohum Shah Films.