Rana Azadivar
Rana Azadivar (; born 6 April 1983) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her role as Faezeh in ''The Lizard'' (2004). Azadivar gained wide recognition after portraying the leading role of Samira Bakhshi in the widely streamed drama series ''Mortal Wound : A mortal wound is an injury that will ultimately lead to a person's death. wiktionary:mortal, ''Mortal'' refers to the mortality of a human: whether they are going to live or die."mortal_adjective." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 2018. O ...'' (2021). Personal life In 2020, Azadivar married actor Mehdi Pakdel. Filmography Film Web Music video Awards and nominations References External links * 1983 births Living people Actresses from Tehran Iranian film actresses Iranian stage actresses Iranian television actresses 21st-century Iranian actresses Long stubs with short prose {{Iran-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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36th Fajr Film Festival
The 36th Fajr International Film Festival, Fajr Film Festival () was held from 1 to 11 February 2018 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 36th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2018, at a press conference. Jury Main Competition * Bahram Badakhshani * Kamal Tabrizi * Hassan Khojasteh * Khosrow Dehghan * Rasul Sadr Ameli * Fereshteh Taerpour * Mohammad Reza Foroutan Winners and nominees Films Main Competition References {{Fajr International Film Festival Fajr International Film Festival ceremonies ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi ( ; born 7 May 1972)Soureh Movie Database is an Iranian and . He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Iranian cinema as well as world cinema in the 21st century. His films have gained recognition for their focus on the human condition, and portrayals of intimate and challenging stories of internal family conflicts. In 2012, he wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Homayoun Shajarian
Homayoun Shajarian (, born 21 May 1975) is an Iranian singer. Homayoun is the son of Iranian singer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, He learned singing from his father and started his musical career in the 1990s. Early life Shajarian was born in Tehran and is the son of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, a grand master vocalist of Persian traditional music. At a young age, he began studying the tombak, a Persian hand drum, and Persian traditional vocal Avaz as well as Kamancheh. Career Shajarian attended Tehran Conservatory of Music, choosing Kamancheh as his professional instrument, and was tutored by Ardeshir Kamkar. In 1991, he accompanied his father in concerts of Ava Music Ensemble in the United States, Europe and Iran, playing Tombak and from 1999 on, he started accompanying his father also on vocals. In 1995 he married Guitta Khansari, their child, Yasmine Shajarian, was born in 2007 in Tehran, Iran. They were divorced in 2015. His first independent work ''Nassim-e Vasl'', comp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hassan Fathi
Hassan Fathi (, born 2 September 1959) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He's one of the most well known and successful Iranian directors. Fathi is best known for his popular historical TV series. Marriage and Family Hassan Fathi is married to Azam Boroujerdi. His wife holds a master's degree in dramatic literature and is the author of several plays. Hassan Fathi and Azam Boroujerdi have two sons, Mohammadreza and Amir Hossein. Mohammadreza Fathi works in the field of music, while Amir Hossein Fathi is an Actor in Law, actor. Career He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Shahid Beheshti and a master's degree in directing from the Islamic Azad University of Tehran. Fathi is a creative dramatist and psychologist. He started his artistic activities with playing in college theatre. However, he started his professional activities and entered the world of art since 1989 by writing critiques of theater and cinema in journals such as Soroush, T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taj Ol-Dowleh
Taj ol-Dowleh (, died 1881) was the forty-second wife of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar and a poet. Her birth name was ''Tavus Khanum'' () and she was of Georgian descent. She was born in Isfahan. She married Fath-Ali Shah in 1845 when she was 15 years old. The shah changed the name of the Sun Throne to Tavus Throne on the occasion of this marriage. She was educated under the supervision of Neshat Isfahani. After a while the shah ordered the construction of a mansion for her because of his passionate love. Moreover, a part of the royal treasury, called the special treasury, was entrusted to her. Every Nowruz she invited the shah along with his wives and married daughters to her mansion for thirteen days. At the moment of the shah's death, she was beside him in Isfahan and after that she took refuge to Mohammad Bagher Shafti from the princes' clashes for the throne. After the enthronement of Mohammad Shah Qajar she donated all of her jewelry to him and went on a Hajj trip with her son, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jeyran (TV Series)
''Jeyran'' () is a 2022 Iranian historical romance television series directed by Hassan Fathi, written by Ehsan Javanmard and Fathi and produced by Esmaeil Afifeh. The series was originally released on Filimo. Starring Parinaz Izadyar and Bahram Radan, ''Jeyran'' tells the love story of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. Storyline The series is a historical romantic drama capturing 6 years of the life of Naser al-Din Shah and his favorite mistress, Jeyran. The story takes place in Iran, 19th century, after the death of Amirkabir Cast * Parinaz Izadyar as Jeyran * Bahram Radan as Naser al-Din Shah * Amirhossein Fathi as Siavash Panjsangi * Mahdi Pakdel as Salman * Setareh Pesyani as Noghreh * Ghazal Shakeri as Malekzadeh * Samira Hassanpour as Galin Khanum * Mehdi Koushki as Elias * Morteza Esmail Kashi as Khajeh Roshan * Fatemeh Masoudifar as Sara the Georgian (Sara-ye Gorji) * Elham Nami as Shkoh al-Sultaneh * Nahal Dashti as Setare Khanom * Kataneh Afshar Nejad as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Filimo
Filimo () is an Iranian video-on-demand streaming service, owned and operated by Saba idea. Filimo offers a wide variety of films, television series, documentaries, and other video content internationally. The platform is widely used within Iran and holds a market share of over 50% in the Iranian streaming industry. It has more than 400,000 monthly subscribers, with users watching over 450 million minutes of video content per month. History Filimo began its service in February 2015 under the name "Filimo Aparat", as part of the broader development of the Aparat video-sharing platform. After a short period, the service was rebranded to Filimo. The first version of the Filimo app was released in June 2015 for Android users. By March 2015, Filimo had reached a significant milestone with over one million video views. In 2016, Filimo achieved significant growth, surpassing 1 billion minutes of video content viewed and experiencing a 445% increase in content consumption. Additiona ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian (; born 13 May 1981) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He's best known for his films ''Standing in the Dust'' (2016), ''Midday Adventures'' (2017), ''Lottery (2018 film), Lottery'' (2018), Walnut Tree (2020 film), ''Walnut Tree'' (2020) and ''Mortal Wound (TV series), Mortal Wound'' (2021). He won both Crystal Simorgh for Best Film, Best Film and Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film, Audience Choice of Best Film for making the film ''Midday Adventures'', making it one of only five films in The history of cinema of Iran to win the latter. (the other four are ''The Glass Agency, Low Heights, In Amethyst Color'' and ''Crazy Rook'') Career He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing and a master's degree in production from the Iran Broadcasting University. Mahdavian received critical acclaim for making the film Standing in the Dust, he won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Film and received a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Loser Man
''The Loser Man'' () is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian and written by Mahdavian, Ebrahim Amini and Hossein Hassani. The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival and earned 2 nominations. Premise Ahmad Khosravi (Javad Ezzati), in the midst of his busy personal life, becomes responsible for handling mysterious cases. A case whose discovery process confuses Ahmed with his doubts and worries and affects his life. Cast * Javad Ezzati as Ahmad Khosravi * Rana Azadivar as Somayeh * Babak Karimi as Rasul * Anahita Dargahi as Bahar * Mahdi Zaminpardaz as Hessam * Majid Norouzi as Ardalan * Amir Hossein Hashemi as Raefipour * Amir Dezhakam as Azimi * Sajjad Babaei as Sina * Hojjat Hassanpour as Abozar * Manouchehr Alipour as Shahab's Uncle * Shabnam Ghorbani Shabnam Ghorbani (Persian language, Persian: شبنم قربانی; born July 10, 1989) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Any Day Now (2020 fil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Houman Seyyedi
Houman Seyyedi (, born November 29, 1980) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter, and editor. He has received various accolades, including six Crystal Simorghs–making him the only director to have three wins in Special Jury Prize category–two Hafez Awards, five Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards, a NETPAC Award and an Asian New Talent Award. His sixth film, '' World War III'' (2022) won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Seyyedi introduced many actors to cinema through his films, most of whom had been trained at his 8mm Film School. Among these actors are Amir Jadidi, Navid Pourfaraj, Azadeh Samadi, Marjan Ettefaghian, Mahsa Hejazi, Amin Sherbaf, Yasna Mirtahmasb, Ladan Zhavehvand, Navid Nosrati, Nima Mazaheri, Ashkan Hassanpour, Ehsan Mansouri, and Hadi Taslimi. Career Houman Seyyedi is an Iranian theater, television and cinema actor & director, known for his role in " The Endless Way " series. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Majid Majidi
Majid Majidi () is an Iranian filmmaker and producer. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous international awards. Biography Born in a Persian middle-class family, he grew up in Tehran and at the age of 14 he started acting in amateur theater groups. He then studied at the Institute of Dramatic Arts in Tehran. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, his interest in cinema brought him to act in various films, most notably Mohsen Makhmalbaf's ''Boycott'' in 1985. In 1997, Majidi directed '' Children of Heaven'', which was nominated to receive the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Though it lost to the Italian film ''Life Is Beautiful'' by Roberto Benigni, '' Children of Heaven'' is the first Iranian film to have been nominated by the academy. Majidi has directed several other feature films since ''Children of Heaven'': '' The Color of Paradise'' in 2000, '' Baran'' in 2001, and '' The Willow Tree'' in 2005 (alternative English ti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Umm Jamil
Arwā bint Ḥarb (), better known as Umme Jamīl (), was an aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who is mentioned in the Quran. She was Abu Lahab's wife and Abu Sufyan's sister. Arwa is usually remembered for opposing Islam and Muhammad, and also for a poem. Family She was the daughter of Harb ibn Umayya, a chief of Mecca. She was a sister of Abu Sufyan and one of the leading women of the Quraysh.The Destiny of Umm Jamil, the Wife of Abu Lahab Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Kathir. ''Tafsir'' on Quran 111. She married Abū Lahab, a paternal uncle of Muhammad. They had at least six children: [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |