''Maftuningman'' (; ) is a 1958 black-and-white Uzbek

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produced by Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov. ''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

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es.

Plot

The movie tells the story of two

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s seeking talented people for acting in a

entitled ''Maftuningman'' (''Delighted by You''). One of the filmmakers travels to different parts of the

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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 Ali"
("Barber") are all-time favorites of Uzbeks.

References

1958 films 1958 musical comedy films 1950s Soviet films Uzbek-language films 1950s Russian-language films Russian-language musical comedy films Soviet black-and-white films Soviet musical comedy films Soviet-era Uzbek films Uzbekfilm films Uzbekistani comedy films Uzbekistani black-and-white films {{musical-comedy-film-stub