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Nigina Sayfullaeva was born on 16 April 1985 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Tajikistan]. She is a director and writer, known for Name Me (2014), Vernost (2019) and Tag Along (2010).- Director
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Born in Tajikistan during the Soviet Union period, Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov worked for Tadjikfilm Studios, TV and radio, as a journalist or assistant director, from 1982 to 1984. He then studied at the Moscow Film Institute (VGIK), in Igor Talankin's class, where he directed two short films ("Shutniki" aka "Jokers" in 1986, "Verish Nje Verish" aka "Believe It Or Not" in 1988) and a documentary ("Sobachija Okhota" aka "Hunting with Dogs" in 1987). In 1991, two years after he graduated, he directed and co-wrote his first feature film The Little Brother (1991) and won several awards in International film festivals. He eventually directed his second film Odds and Evens (1993), co-produced by many different countries (especially Germany since he started to live and work in Berlin in 1993) and for which he collaborated again with Leonid Makhkamov for the scenario. He won a prestigious Silver Lion in Venice for this film.
He benefited from a bigger budget for his next film, Luna Papa (1999), another international co-production, co-written with Georgian filmmaker 'Irakli Kvirikadze' and starring Russian rising star Chulpan Khamatova, German famous actor Moritz Bleibtreu and Tajik actor Ato Mukhamedzhanov (the latter's last movie). Khudojnazarov created a Kusturica-alike poetic atmosphere for which the crew built an entire village in a desert of Central Asia. It became his most internationally famous movie and received numerous awards, including a Nika Award for best director (main Russian national award). The music composed by Daler Nazarov also became an appreciated soundtrack.
He then directed Shik (2003), also an international co-production, from a scenario by Oleg Antonov and with Daler Nazarov for the music again. His next film will be a Russian production, _Tanker Tango (2005)_.- Mikhail Filipchuk was born on 18 September 1988 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Tajikistan]. He is an actor, known for The Thief (1997), Sympathy Seeker (1997) and Krestonosets-2 (1997).
- Viktor Anatol'yevich But was born on 13 January 1967 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union [now Republic of Tajikistan]. He has been married to Alla Vladimirovna But since 1992. They have one child.
- Aleksandr Bargman was born on 20 June 1970 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Tajikistan]. He is an actor, known for Trotsky (2017), Antonina obernulas (2008) and The Oath (2020).
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Ato Mukhamedzhanov was born on 2 September 1940 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Bodyguard (1979), The Blessed Bukhara (1991) and Opalyonnye Kandagarom (1989). He died on 9 September 2002 in Isafara, Tajikistan.- Actress
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Manizha Dalerovna Sangin (née Khamrayeva), known professionally as simply Manizha, is a Russian-Tajik singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in 2003 as a child singer, Manizha went on to perform with the music groups Ru.Kola, Assai, and Krip De Shin, before later pursuing a solo career. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Russian Woman" where she placed 9th.- Timur Zulfikarov was born on 17 August 1936 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He is a writer, known for Belyy royal (1969), Mirazhi lyubvi (1987) and Chelovek ukhodit za ptitsami (1976).
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Vladimir Shubarin was born on 23 December 1934 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He was an actor, known for Heavenly Swallows (1976), Krik delfina (1987) and Opasnye gastroli (1969). He died on 16 April 2002 in Moscow, Russia.- Mukadas Makhmudov was born on 20 February 1926 in Dyushambe, Tajik ASSR, Uzbek SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. She was a director, known for Kapkan dlya shakalov (1985), Povar i pevitsa (1978) and Belyy royal (1969). She died on 18 April 1991.
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Daler Nazarov was born on 8 September 1959 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He is a composer and actor, known for Shik (2003), Sex & Philosophy (2005) and Kumir (1988).- Director
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Born in 1956 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Scriptwriter and director. In 1979 he graduated from the history faculty of the Tajik State University. In 1989 he graduated from the faculty of film and television directing of VGIK, Moscow. Since 1990 he has been the art director of the Haoma studio. He made his first feature film, 'Stranger's Game' in 1991. He also directs documentaries. Now lives and works in Moscow.- Writer
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Mumin Shakirov was born in Dushanbe. He worked several years at the Tajik Film Studio. In 1989 he graduated from the All-Union (now Russian) State Institute of Cinematography (RSIC), the Directing Department.
In 1994 Mumin Shakirov became involved in journalism. From 1994 to 1997 he worked at the Literaturnaya gazeta ("Literary Gazette") and Novaya gazeta ("New Gazette") covering the civil wars in Tajikistan, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Abkhazia and the former Yugoslavia. In 1994 he started his collaboration with Radio Liberty and from 1998 to 2012 he worked as their special correspondent.
He wrote and directed the mini-series "Eastern Express" and the "Special Reportage" series: «Hot Spots of the Former Empire", "Is it Easy to be a Russian in the Neighbouring Countries and the Baltics" and the "Formula of Cinema". He authored several books "Drug Trafficking in Russia" (1998) and "A Million for a Woman" (2006).
He participated in the film festivals "Zolotoi dyuk" (Golden Duke), "Stalker" (Stalker), "Kinotavr" (Kinotaur), "Zakon & obshestvo" (Law & Society) , "Poslanie cheloveku" (Message to Man) (2005) and the Moscow International Film Festival.
In 2013 he made a controversial documentary "Holocaust - is it a wallpaper paste?" The film premiered on 22 June 2013 at the October cinema within the framework of the Moscow International Film Festival 2013 (main competition, the documentary section). This film was shown at various film forums, such as the Boston Jewish Film Festival, Repertuar festiwalu Sputnik (Satellite over Poland),(one of the viewings was arranged at the Ida Kaminsky Jewish Cinema for the "children of Holocaust" - the descendants of those who perished in concentration camps during World War II, Stalker, Festival of Tolerance, Zagreb Jewish Film Festival, International Film Festival "Jewish Motifs" in Warsaw, International Film Festival "INPUT 2014" in Helsinki. In January 2014 the film was released in Belarus.
On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the public became interested again in the documentary "Holocaust - is it a wallpaper paste?" In October 2014 the film was included in the 7th Festival of Russian Documentaries in New York as part of the special programme dedicated to Holocaust. The film was also shown at the International Film Festival "Flahertiana" in the city of Perm, where the film received the award for the best script. Throughout 2014, the film was shown in many Russian cities as part of the visiting Stalker Film Festival - a festival dedicated to human rights: Krasnoyarsk, Kaliningrad, Syktyvkar, Kursk, Voronezh, Penza, Mozhaisk, Izhevsk, Vologda, and Petrozavodsk.
On 27 January 2015 - on the Holocaust Memorial Day, the film was shown in the city of Ivanovo. After the viewing of the documentary, the audience had a discussion with Mumin Shakirov. Mumin Shakirov lives and works in Moscow.- Writer
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Vladimir Voinovich was born on 26 September 1932 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He was a writer and actor, known for Shapka (1990), Zivot a neobycejna dobrodruzstvi vojaka Ivana Conkina (1994) and Dva tovarishcha (2001). He was married to Valentina Vasilievna Boltushkina, Svetlana Yakovlevna Kolesnichenko and Irina Danilovna Braude. He died on 27 July 2018 in Moscow, Russia.- Firuz Bakhor was born on 19 November 1942 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, USSR. He is a composer, known for Kto poedet v Truskavets (1977), Segodnya i vsegda (1982) and Pozyvnye 'Vershina' (1984).
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Takhir Sabirov was born on 21 December 1929 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He was an actor and director, known for Izmena (1967), Margi sudkhur (1967) and I eshchyo odna noch Shakherazady (1985). He was married to Sobira Aminova and Rano Mavlyanova. He died on 31 May 2002 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.- Sairam Isayeva was born on 24 November 1942 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. She is an actress, known for Perevorot po instruktyi 107 (1983), Odna sredi lyudey (1974) and Vostochnaya plutovka (1989).
- Aleksandr Dik was born on 1 December 1949 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He is an actor, known for Opasnyy povorot (1972), Zapiski Pikvikskogo kluba (1972) and Father Sergius (1979).
- Alisher Khodzhayev was born on 14 January 1949 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He is an actor, known for Kapkan dlya shakalov (1985), Povar i pevitsa (1978) and Dorogi byvayut raznyye (1971).
- Yuri Astafyev was born on 12 April 1949 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He was an actor, known for V polose priboya (1990), Ishchu druga zhizni (1987) and Dvoe i odna (1988). He died on 4 November 1990 in Yalta, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.
- Mekhrangiz Gasanova was born on 11 June 1954 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. She is an actress, known for Mirazhi lyubvi (1987), Prestupnik i advokaty (1981) and Afghan Breakdown (1992).
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Born in Dushanbe, Tadzhik SSR, USSR (now in Tajikistan), he is a Tajik-Polish screenwriter, director and cinematographer, best known for creating the long-running sitcom Swiat wedlug Kiepskich (1999). He graduated a film operator course at the Moscow Institute of Cinematography. Khamidov's father Obid ran a movie production company in Tajikistan for many years. He has two brothers: Olim, a film expert, and Tolib, a director. He directed 14 movies in Tajikistan before moving to Poland in 1994. In 1999 he created Swiat wedlug Kiepskich, a sitcom that soon became a hit and only finished its run in 2022. He later moved on to work on serialized pseudo-documentaries, such as Trudne sprawy (2011) and Dlaczego ja? (2010). In 2003 he became a citizen of Poland. He has a son, Komil - who is a professional chess player, a professional poker player, and a rapper - and a daughter, Malika. He lives in Wroclaw.- Dilbar Umarova was born on 26 August 1949 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. She is an actress, known for Bol lyubvi (1989), Legend of Rustam (1971) and I eshchyo odna noch Shakherazady (1985).
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Tolibhon Shakhidi was born on 13 March 1946 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He is a composer and actor, known for Two-Legged Horse (2008), Kapkan dlya shakalov (1985) and Prestupnik i advokaty (1981).- Director
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Oleg Tulayev was born on 30 March 1949 in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR [now Dushanbe, Tajikistan]. He was a director and actor, known for Moya lubov-revolutsiya (1981), Viltoarea (1992) and Chest imeyu (1988). He died on 1 June 2003 in Chisinau, Moldova.