Khairi (sometimes Khairy) Nazarova (Tajik: Хайрӣ
Разарова; 2 July 1929 â€" 10 May 2020) was a Tajikistani
actress who was active during the Soviet era.Nazarova was born in
Khujand into the family of a merchant. From 1942 until 1951 she was
active as a singer and dancer at the People's Theater in Qurghonteppa.
She also began to act during this time; among the roles which she
essayed were Zuhro in Tohir and Zuhro of Said Abdullo; Oikhon in
Left-Field Tricks by Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi; and Raihon in The
Five-Som Bride by M. Urdubodi. In 1951 she was discovered by the
director of the Lahuti State Theater and Academy of Dramatic Arts,
Yefim Mitelman, who invited her to work there. She came to know
performers such as Muhammadjon Qosimov, Asliddin Burhonov, and Tuhfa
Fozilova, and she began to learn the intricacies of her craft. Among
the roles for which she was known were Kumri in Dil Dili Zainab, by
Shamsi Qiomov and A. Moroz; Nigina in Rudaki, by Sotim Ulughzoda;
Masha in The Chimes of the Kremlin, by Nikolai Pogodin; Arkhonta in
Fighters, by S. Karas; and the title role in Zebunisso, by Qiomov and
Sherali. She also tackled roles in King Lear and Romeo and Juliet,
among other Western plays. Nazarova also appeared in a number of films
for Tajikfilm, including My Friend Navruzov (1957), Excellent Duty
(1958), and The Twelve Hours of Life (1964). She also dubbed parts in
over three hundred films. During her career, Nazarova traveled to
Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Cyprus, Tunisia, France, Italy, Malta,
India, and Egypt. In addition to acting she also worked as an
instructor. For her work she was named a People's Artist of the Tajik
SSR in 1964. She later retired to Dushanbe. She also wrote
reminiscences about her career.
Разарова; 2 July 1929 â€" 10 May 2020) was a Tajikistani
actress who was active during the Soviet era.Nazarova was born in
Khujand into the family of a merchant. From 1942 until 1951 she was
active as a singer and dancer at the People's Theater in Qurghonteppa.
She also began to act during this time; among the roles which she
essayed were Zuhro in Tohir and Zuhro of Said Abdullo; Oikhon in
Left-Field Tricks by Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi; and Raihon in The
Five-Som Bride by M. Urdubodi. In 1951 she was discovered by the
director of the Lahuti State Theater and Academy of Dramatic Arts,
Yefim Mitelman, who invited her to work there. She came to know
performers such as Muhammadjon Qosimov, Asliddin Burhonov, and Tuhfa
Fozilova, and she began to learn the intricacies of her craft. Among
the roles for which she was known were Kumri in Dil Dili Zainab, by
Shamsi Qiomov and A. Moroz; Nigina in Rudaki, by Sotim Ulughzoda;
Masha in The Chimes of the Kremlin, by Nikolai Pogodin; Arkhonta in
Fighters, by S. Karas; and the title role in Zebunisso, by Qiomov and
Sherali. She also tackled roles in King Lear and Romeo and Juliet,
among other Western plays. Nazarova also appeared in a number of films
for Tajikfilm, including My Friend Navruzov (1957), Excellent Duty
(1958), and The Twelve Hours of Life (1964). She also dubbed parts in
over three hundred films. During her career, Nazarova traveled to
Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Cyprus, Tunisia, France, Italy, Malta,
India, and Egypt. In addition to acting she also worked as an
instructor. For her work she was named a People's Artist of the Tajik
SSR in 1964. She later retired to Dushanbe. She also wrote
reminiscences about her career.
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