Anatoly Kabulov

Anatoly Zukhurovich Kabulov was born on 14 February 1934 in Tashkent. In 1958 he graduated from the directing faculty of the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute.

In 1955–1960 he was an actor and then chief director of the Uzbek State Estrada. In 1958–1964 he was a senior lecturer in acting at the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute, and in 1961–1964 a director at the Hamza Uzbek Academic Drama Theatre.

From 1964 he was a director at Uzbekfilm: he made feature and documentary films, wrote scripts for animated films and plays for children, and appeared in several films, mostly in small roles. As a director he made «Come Into My Home» (1967), «Blind Rain» (1970), «You, My Song» (1975), «Nepokornaya» (1981) and «The Oath of Jantai» (1984).

He was Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1973), People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1987) and a winner of the Hamza State Prize of the Uzbek SSR (1983).

He died on 31 July 2003 in Moscow and was buried at the Vostryakovo Cemetery.