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Full Name Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov Born May 10, 1909 ( 1909-05-10 ) Tashkent, Russian Turkestan Occupation actor, film director, playwright, screenwriter, and film producer Awards Meritorious Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1965)
State Hamza Prize (1970)
People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1970)
People's Artist of the USSR (1979) Died 16 June 1985, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Movies Delighted by You, Oʻtgan kunlar People also search for A. Akbarho'jayev, Turob Toʻla, Mikhail Melkumov | ||
Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov (sometimes spelled Yuldash Agzamov in English) (Uzbek: Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov, Йўлдош Аъзамов; Russian: Юлдаш Агзамов) (May 10, 1909 – June 16, 1985) was an Uzbek actor, film director, playwright, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for his films Maftuningman (Delighted by You) (1958) and Oʻtgan kunlar (Days Gone By) (1967). Maftuningman is the first Uzbek comedy and is considered to be one of the greatest Uzbek films of all time.
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Aʼzamov is widely regarded as one of the founders of the Uzbek film making industry. He received numerous honorary titles and awards during his lifetime, including the titles People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1970) and People's Artist of the USSR (1979).
Life and work
Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov was born on May 10, 1909, in Tashkent. From 1926 until 1930, Aʼzamov acted at Sovkino and Vostokkino. Starting from 1930, he acted and directed films at Uzbekfilm. Aʼzamov died on June 16, 1985, at the age of 75. He was buried at Chigʻatoy Cemetery in Tashkent.
Aʼzamov is best known for his films Maftuningman (Delighted by You) (1958) and Oʻtgan kunlar (Days Gone By) (1967). Maftuningman is the first Uzbek comedy and is considered to be one of the greatest Uzbek films of all time.