Melis Abzalov
Melis Abzalov (Melis Abzalov; November 18, 1938 – October 26, 2016) was an Uzbek actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His most famous films include Suyunchi (1982), Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni (1984), Armon (1986), and Oʻtgan kunlar (1969). Abzalov is celebrated as one of the founders and prominent members of the Uzbek film making industry.
Melis Abzalov

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- Name
- Melis Abzalov
- Birth Name
- Melis Oripovich Abzalov
- Born
- 18 November 1938
- Birthplace
- Yangiyul, Uzbek SSR, USSR
- Died
- 26 October 2016
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer
- Awards
- * Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1987)
- Nationality
- Uzbekistan · Soviet Union
- Fields
- comedy · melodrama · family film
- Honours
- Mehnat shuhrati order
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Melis Abzalov (Melis Abzalov; November 18, 1938 – October 26, 2016) was an Uzbek actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His most famous films include Suyunchi (1982), Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni (1984), Armon (1986), and Oʻtgan kunlar (1969). Abzalov is celebrated as one of the founders and prominent members of the Uzbek film making industry.
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Biography
During his lifetime, he received many honorary titles and awards, including the title Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1987).
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Melis Abzalov • Native Name — Мелис Абзалов • Birth Name — Melis Oripovich Abzalov • Born — 18 November 1938 • Birthplace — Yangiyul, Uzbek SSR, USSR • Died — 26 October 2016 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer • Awards — * Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1987) • Order "Mehnat Shuhrati" (2008)
Life and work
Life and work
Melis Oripovich Abzalov was born on November 18, 1938, in Yangiyul, then the Uzbek SSR. He graduated from the Ostrovsky Tashkent Theatre Arts Institute in 1961. A year later, in 1962, he started working at Uzbekfilm. He died on October 26, 2016, in Stockholm.
As director
As director
• Chinor tagidagi duel (Russian: Дуэль под чинарой) (The Duel under a Plane Tree) (1979) • Suyunchi (Russian: Бабушка-генерал) (1982) • Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni (Russian: Бунт невесток) (The Rebellion of the Brides) (1985) • Armon (Russian: Уходя, остаются) (Sorrow) (1986) • Maysaraning ishi (Russian: Восточная плутовка) (The Case of Maysara) (1989) • Oʻtgan kunlar (Russian: Минувшие дни) (Days Gone By) (1997) • Chimildiq (1999) • Meshpolvon (2000) • Baribir hayot goʻzal (Russian: Жизнь прекрасна или киллер поневоле) (After All, Life is Good) (2004) • Sirli sirtmoq (The Secret Trap) (2008) • Taʼziyadagi toʻy (Russian: Свадьба на поминках) (The Wedding at a Funeral) (2010)
As actor
As actor
• Laylak keldi, yoz boʻldi (Russian: Белые, белые аисты) (White Storks) (1966) (not credited) • Влюбленные (The Lovers) (1969) • Седьмая пуля (The Seventh Bullet) (1972) • Встречи и расставания (Meetings and Partings) (1973) • Поклонник (The Worshiper) (1973) • Ты, песня моя (You, My Song) (1975) • Inson qushlar ortidan boradi (Russian: Человек уходит за птицами) (Man is after the Birds) (1975) • Далекие близкие годы (Far, Near Years) (1976) • Птицы наших надежд (The Birds of Our Hopes) (1976) • Седьмой джинн (The Seventh Genie) (1976) • Буйный «Лебедь» (The Wild "Swan") (1977) • Qoʻqon voqeasi (Russian: Это было в Коканде) (This Happened in Kokand) (1977) • Olovli yoʻllar (Russian: Огненные дороги) (The Fiery Roads) (1978) (series) • Любовь моя — революция (My Love — Revolution) (1981) • Встреча у высоких снегов (The Meeting at High Snow Mountains) (1982) • Новые приключения Акмаля (The New Adventures of Akmal) (1983) (not credited) • Уроки на завтра (Lessons for Tomorrow) (1983) • Прощай, зелень лета... (Good-Bye, Summer) (1985) (not credited) • Я тебя помню (I Remember You) (1985) • Armon (Russian: Уходя, остаются) (Sorrow) (1986) • Kлиника (The Clinic) (1987) • Приключения Арслана (The Adventures of Arslan) (1988) • Чудовище или кто-то другой (A Monster or Somebody Else) (1988) • Maysaraning ishi (Russian: Восточная плутовка) (The Case of Maysara) (1989) • Кодекс молчания (The Code of Silence) (1989) • Шок (Shock) (1989) • La Batalla de los Tres Reyes (Russian: Битва трех королей) (Battle of the Three Kings) (1990) • Tangalik bolalar (Russian: Мальчики из Танги) (1990) (not credited) • Ангел в огне (The Angel on Fire) (1992) • Маклер (The Broker) (1992) • Shaytanat (Russian: Шайтанат — царство бесов) (1998) • Alpomish (Russian: Алпомыш) (2000) • Дронго (The Drongo) (2002) • Синедиктум (Cinedictum) (2002) • Devona (Russian: Влюбленный) (2004) • Baribir hayot goʻzal (Russian: Жизнь прекрасна или киллер поневоле) (After All, Life is Good) (2004) • Vatan (Fatherland) (2006) • Ходжа Насреддин: Игра начинается (Hodja Nasreddin: The Game Starts) (2006) • Застава (The Outpost) (2007) (TV series) • Tilla buva (Russian: Золотой дедушка) (Golden Grandpa) (2011)
Identity
Identity
Melis Abzalov is recorded as screenwriter, film producer, actor and director.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1938
Melis Abzalov born at Yangiyo‘l.
2016
Melis Abzalov died at Stockholm.
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Yangiyo‘l.
Birth place
Stockholm.
Death place
As screenwriter
• Oʻtgan kunlar (Russian: Минувшие дни) (Days Gone By) (1997)
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Awards
Abzalov is celebrated as one of the founders of the Uzbek film making industry. He received many honorary titles and awards throughout his career, including the title Meritorious Artist of Uzbekistan (1987). In 2008, he received a Shuhrat Order.
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