Jamshid Zokirov
Jamshid Zokirov | |
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| Born | July 11, 1948 |
| Died | April 7, 2012 (aged 63) Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1971—2012 |
| Spouse | Gavhar Zokirova |
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Jamshid Zokirov[a] (July 11, 1948 – April 7, 2012) was one of the most highly acclaimed Uzbek film and theatre actors.[1][2] He became a Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan in 1995. Jamshid Zokirov died of cancer on April 7, 2012, in Tashkent.
Biography
[edit]Jamshid Zakirov was born on July 11, 1948, in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. In 1971, he graduated from the Theater and Art Institute. He has worked at the National Drama Theater of Uzbekistan since then. In 1995, he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Uzbekistan. Jamshid Zakirov died of cancer on April 7, 2012, in Tashkent.[3] He had been fighting the disease for about a year and had sought treatment abroad. His wife remained by his side during his time of illness. Jamshid Zakirov was buried alongside his father, Karim Zakirov, and brother, Botir Zakirov, at Chigʻatoy Cemetery in Tashkent.
Family
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Jamshid Zakirov is the father of Javokhir Zakirov, an actor, director and singer, formerly a member of the Bolalar group. Jamshid's brother Batyr Zakirov (1936-1985), was a Soviet singer, artist and writer. His other brother Farrukh Zakirov is a singer and artistic director of the Uzbek ensemble "Yalla."
Zakirov was married to Gavkhar Zakirova, a Soviet and Uzbek actress.
He is the uncle of the singer Nargiz Zakirova (b. 1970).
Filmography
[edit]- Улица тринадцати тополей (The Street of Thirteen Poplars) (1969)
- Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni (Russian: Бунт невесток) (The Rebellion of the Brides) (1984)
- Объятие мечты (The Embrace of a Dream) (1986)
- Pushaymon (Russian: Горечь падения) (Regret) (1987)
- Бархан (Sand Dune) (1989)
- Temir xotin (Russian: Чудо-женщина) (The Iron Woman) (1990)
- Счастье мое, ты оплачено кровью (My Happiness, Paid with Blood) (1993)
- Shaytanat (2000) (TV series)
- Платина (Platinum) (2007) (TV series) (not credited in the film)
- След саламандры (The Salamander Trail) (2009)
- Suv yoqalab (Along the Water) (2009)
- Высоцкий. Спасибо, что живой (Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive) (2011)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Zakirov Dzhamshid Karimovich". Kino-teatr (in Russian). Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ "Jamshid Zokirov Dies". RFE/RL's Uzbek Service (in Uzbek). April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ "Jamshid Zokirov Dies". Kun (in Uzbek). April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.