''Delighted by You'' ( uz, Maftuningman, Мафтунингман; russian: Очарован тобой) is a 1958 black-and-white Uzbek

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

/ comedy produced by

Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov (sometimes spelled Yuldash Agzamov in English) ( uz, Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov, Йўлдош Аъзамов; russian: Юлдаш Агзамов) (May 10, 1909 – June 16, 1985) was an Uzbek actor, film director, playwright, scree ...

. ''Maftuningman'' is the first Uzbek comedy and is considered to be one of the greatest Uzbek films of all time. ''Maftuningman'' depicts many interesting aspects of Uzbek culture and life in Soviet kolkhozes.

Plot

The movie tells the story of two filmmakers seeking talented people for acting in a

entitled ''Maftuningman'' (''Delighted by You''). One of the filmmakers travels to different parts of the Uzbek SSR in search of potential actors. Wherever he goes he meets exceptionally talented people and hears about other gifted people in different parts of the country. The actors for the movie were in fact chosen in this way from different parts of Uzbekistan.

Music

Almost all of the songs featured in ''Maftuningman'' became highly popular and remain so today. Many Uzbeks know the songs from the movie by heart. The songs "Doʻppi tikdim" ("I've Made a Hat"), "Goʻzal Toshkеnt" ("Beautiful Tashkent"), "Maftun boʻldim" ("Delighted by You"), and "Sartarosh" ("Barber") are all-time favorites of Uzbeks.

References

1958 films 1958 musical comedy films Soviet black-and-white films Soviet-era Uzbek films Uzbekfilm films Uzbek-language films Uzbekistani comedy films Uzbekistani black-and-white films {{musical-comedy-film-stub