Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov (May 10, 1909June 16, 1985) was an Uzbek actor, film director, playwright, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for his films '' Maftuningman'' (''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

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(1979).

Life and work

Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov was born on May 10, 1909, in

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. From 1926 until 1930, Aʼzamov acted at

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and film studios. Starting from 1930, he acted and directed films at

Uzbekfilm Uzbekfilm (; ) 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, it was renamed to Uzbekfilm. During the Soviet-German war against N ...

. 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 '' Maftuningman'' (''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) * '' Maftuningman'' (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 Is Thirsty'') (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)

Awards

(1979) *

People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти� ...

(1970) * Honored Worker of Art of the Uzbek SSR (1965) * State Hamza Prize (1970) *

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on 31 October 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communis ...

Order of the Badge of Honor The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

(18 March 1959) *

Medal "For Distinguished Labour" The Medal "For Distinguished Labour" () was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour high performances in labour or contributions in the fields of science, culture or the manuf ...

(6 December 1951)

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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 Soviet male screenwriters Male screenwriters Uzbekistani film directors Uzbekistani film producers Uzbekistani male film actors 20th-century Uzbekistani male actors Recipients of the State Hamza Prize