Azamat Axrorov

Azamat Axrorov was born on 28 January 1991 in the Gijduvon district of the Bukhara region. In 2009 he entered the drama and film acting department of the State Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, studying there until 2013; he names Farrukh Turayev as his first mentor.

When directors asked him to pay for a part, he decided to make a film himself and began saving money: “Gunoh” (“Sin”) came out in 2013, with better-known actors such as Ulugbek Kadirov and Otabek Mahkamov in the cast. In 2014 followed the drama “Yuragim seniki” (“Yuragim senga tegishli”, “My Heart Belongs to You”).

Wider audiences know him from the comedy “Qaysarginam” (2015) and its 2017 sequel. He then appeared in “Notanish qotil” (“Unknown Killer”, 2016) and “Notanish qotil 2” (2019), “Asal oyi”, “Jonimga tegding, jonim” and “Sen uchun men” (2018) and “Amiran” (2019), and is credited as producer of the comedy “Keksa bo'ydoq” (2019).

On 23 December 2021 the premiere of “Lolagulim”, which he directed and co-wrote with Shuhrat Shon, was held at the Cinematographers' House in Tashkent; the film was produced by the Cinematography Agency and the studio Panda Production Films. Axrorov describes himself as an actor, director and producer, and has also appeared in television series (“Ko'cha”, “Zebo”).

He has a large following online: his Instagram account has millions of followers.