Saba Sahar (born 28 August 1975) is an Afghan actress, and the country's first female film director and film producer. Her first film, ''The Law'', (2004) was a major success. She was born in

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

. She returned to

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

from

exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...

to act. Her film ''Passing the Rainbow'' was presented in an art installation at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2010. On 25 August 2020, Sahar was shot by an anonymous gunman while traveling to work in Kabul with her bodyguard and driver. The attack is thought to be connected with her advocacy for women's rights in Afghanistan. She was transported to a hospital.

Filmography

* ''Commissioner Amanullah'' (24-part series on Afghan police) * ''The Law'', 2004 * ''Passing the Rainbow'', 2008 (playing the policewoman and director) * ''Kabul Dream Factory'', 2011

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahar, Saba Afghan actresses 1975 births Afghan film directors Living people People from Kabul