Ali Hamroyev (sometimes spelled Ali Khamrayev in English) ( uz, Ali Hamroyev, Али Ҳамроев; russian: Али Хамраев) (born May 19, 1937) is an Uzbek actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known in the former

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

for his works in the 1960s and 1970s. To date, Hamroyev has made over 30 documentary and over 20

feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...

s. His most famous films include '' Yor-yor'' (1964), ''

The Seventh Bullet ''The Seventh Bullet'' (russian: Седьмая пуля, translit. ''Sedmaya pulya'') is a Soviet Ostern film of 1972 directed by Ali Khamraev. Plot In the same tradition as '' The White Sun of the Desert'' and '' The Bodyguard'', ''The Se ...

'' (1972), ''

The Bodyguard A bodyguard is an individual who protects another from harm or threats. Bodyguard may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * The Bodyguard (1944 film), ''The Bodyguard'' (1944 film), a Tom and Jerry short * Bodyguard (1948 film), ...

'' (1979), and '' Vuodillik kelin'' (1984). Hamroyev has received many honorary titles and awards, including the title Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan (1969).

Life and work

Ali Hamroyev was born on May 19, 1937, in

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...

, then the Uzbek SSR. He graduated from the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

(VGIK) in 1961. That same year he started working at

Uzbekfilm Uzbekfilm ( uz, Oʻzbekfilm, Ўзбекфильм; russian: Узбекфильм) is the largest and oldest film studio in Uzbekistan. It was established on July 1, 1925. The company was initially called Sharq Yulduzi (Eastern Star). In 1936, i ...

. Hamroyev is best known in the former

for his works in the 1960s and 1970s. He has made over 30 documentary and over 20

s throughout his career. Hamroyev is still working today. In 2010, he announced that Jack Nicholson had agreed to portray

Timur Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kür ...

in his new movie.

Filmography

As director

* ''Bolalar haqida kichik hikoyalar'' (Russian: ''Маленькие истории о детях, которые...'') (''Short Stories about Children'') (1961) * ''Любит — не любит?'' (''Does He/She Love or Not?'') (1964) * '' Yor-yor'' (Russian: ''Где ты, моя Зульфия?'') (''Yor-Yor'') (1964) * ''Laylak keldi, yoz boʻldi'' (Russian: ''Белые, белые аисты'') (''The White Storks'') (1966) * ''Dilorom'' (1967) * ''Qizil qum'' (Russian: ''Красные пески'') (''The Red Sands'') (1968) * ''Favqulodda komissar'' (Russian: ''Чрезвычайный комиссар'') (''The Extraordinary Commissar'') (1970) * ''Без страха'' (''Fearless'') (1971) * ''Yettinchi oʻq'' (Russian: ''Седьмая пуля'') (''

'') (1972) * ''Muxlis'' (Russian: ''Поклонник'') (''The Fan'') (1973) * ''Inson qushlar ortidan boradi'' (Russian: ''Человек уходит за птицами'') (''The Man is after Birds'') (1975) * ''Триптих'' (''Triptych'') (1978) * ''Телохранитель'' (''

'') (1979) * ''Жаркое лето в Кабуле'' (''A Hot Summer in Kabul'') (1983) * '' Vuodillik kelin'' (Russian: ''Невеста из Вуадиля'') (''A Bride from Vuodil'') (1984) * ''Я тебя помню'' (''I Remember You'') (1985) * ''Сад желаний'' (''

The Garden of Desires The Garden of Desires (russian: Сад желаний, Sad zhelaniy) is a 1987 Soviet drama film directed by Ali Hamroyev. Plot The film is set during the last summer before the Great Patriotic War. Three sisters are coming to stay with their ...

'') (1988) * ''Kim jinni?'' (Russian: ''Кто сумасшедший?'') (''Who is Insane?'') (1992) * '' Bo Ba Bu'' (1998) * ''Место под солнцем'' (''A Place under the Sun'') (2004) * ''Артисты'' (''The Artists'') (2007)

As actor

* ''Место под солнцем'' (''A Place under the Sun'') (2004)

As screenwriter

* ''Laylak keldi, yoz boʻldi'' (Russian: ''Белые, белые аисты'') (''The White Storks'') (1966) * ''Dilorom'' (1967) * ''Favqulodda komissar'' (Russian: ''Чрезвычайный комиссар'') (''The Extraordinary Commissar'') (1970) * ''Без страха'' (''Fearless'') (1971) * ''Эшмат — добрый ангел'' (''Eshmat — A Kind Angel'') (1979) (short film) * ''Телохранитель'' (''The Bodyguard'') (1979) * ''Стрелять сгоряча не стоит'' (''Shooting Rashly is not Worth It'') (1983) * ''Vuodillik kelin'' (Russian: ''Невеста из Вуадиля'') (''A Bride from Vuodil'') (1984) * ''Я тебя помню'' (''I Remember You'') (1985) * ''Kim jinni?'' (Russian: ''Кто сумасшедший?'') (''Who is Insane?'') (1992) * ''Bo Ba Bu'' (1998)

Awards

Hamroyev has received many honorary titles and awards throughout his career, including the title Meritorious Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1969). In 1971, he received the State Hamza Prize.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamroyev, Ali 1937 births Uzbeks Living people Mass media people from Tashkent Ostern films Soviet film directors Soviet screenwriters Male screenwriters Uzbekistani screenwriters Uzbekistani film directors Uzbekistani film producers Uzbekistani male film actors 21st-century Uzbekistani male actors Academicians of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni