Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov (sometimes spelled Yuldash Agzamov in English) ( uz, 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'' ( uz, Maftuningman, Мафтунингман; russian: Очарован тобой) is a 1958 black-and-white Uzbek musical/comedy produced by Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov. ''Maftuningman'' is the first Uzbek comedy and is considered ...

'' (''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. 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 People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1979).

Life and work

Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov was born on May 10, 1909, 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 ...

. From 1926 until 1930, Aʼzamov acted at

Sovkino Goskino USSR (russian: link=Yes, Госкино СССР) is the abbreviated name for the USSR State Committee for Cinematography (Государственный комитет по кинематографии СССР) in the Soviet Union. It w ...

and Vostokkino. Starting from 1930, he acted and directed films 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 ...

. 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 ''

'' (''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.

Filmography

As director

* ''Qilich'' (Russian: ''Клыч'') (''Qilich'') (1934) * ''Узбекский киноконцерт'' (''Uzbek Cinema and Concert'') (1941) * ''Tohir va Zuhra'' (''Tohir and Zuhra'') (1945) * ''Во имя счастья'' (''In the Name of Happiness'') (1956) * ''

'' (Russian: ''Очарован тобой'') (''Delighted by You'') (1958) * ''Рыбаки Арала'' (''The Fishers of the Aral'') (1958) * ''Furqat'' (Russian: ''Фуркат'') (''Furqat'') (1959) * ''Отвергнутая невеста'' (''The Rejected Bride'') (1961) * ''Дорога за горизонт'' (''The Road Beyond the Horizon'') (1963) * ''Abdulla Nabiyev'' (Russian: ''Пятеро из Ферганы'') (''Abdulla Nabiyev'') (1963) * ''Листок из блокнота'' (''A Page from a Notebook'') (1965) * ''Sayyod qoʻngʻirogʻi'' (Russian: ''Колокол Саята'') (''The Bell of Sayyod'') (1966) * '' Oʻtgan kunlar'' (Russian: ''Минувшие дни'') (''Days Gone By'' ) (1969) * ''Olovli soʻqmoqlar'' (Russian: ''Горячие тропы'') (''The Fiery Paths'') (1971) * ''Mehrobdan chayon'' (''Zulmatni tark etib'') (Russian: ''Скорпион из алтаря'' (''Побег из тьмы'')) (''Scorpion in the Pulpit'' (''The Escape from Darkness'')) (1973) * ''Odamlar tashvishida'' (Russian: ''Ради других'') (''For Others'') (1976) * ''Ota nasihati'' (Russian: ''Отцовский наказ'') (''A Father's Advice'') (1979) * ''Katta va qisqa hayot'' (Russian: ''Большая короткая жизнь'') (''Big and Short Life'') (1981) * ''Пароль — «Отель Регина»'' (Uzbek: Parol — «Regina mehmonxonasi») (''Password: The Hotel Regina'') (1983)

As actor

* ''Аня'' (''Anya'') (1927) * ''Земля жаждет'' (Uzbek: ''Yer chanqogʻi'') (''The Earth's Thirst'') (1930) * ''Последний бек'' (''The Last Bey'') (1930) * ''Yuksalish'' (Russian: ''Подъем'') (''The Ascent'') (1931) * ''Sayyod qoʻngʻirogʻi'' (Russian: ''Колокол Саята'') (''The Bell of Sayyod'') (1966) * ''Hayot tunda oʻtib ketdi'' (Russian: ''Парень и девушка'') (1968) * '' Oʻtgan kunlar'' (Russian: ''Минувшие дни'') (''Days Gone By'' ) (1969) * ''Olovli soʻqmoqlar'' (Russian: ''Горячие тропы'') (''Hot Paths'') (1971)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azamov, Yoldosh 1909 births 1985 deaths People from Syr-Darya Oblast Mass media people from Tashkent People's Artists of the USSR Soviet film directors Soviet screenwriters Male screenwriters Uzbekistani film directors Uzbekistani film producers Uzbekistani male film actors 20th-century Uzbekistani male actors 20th-century screenwriters