Saba Sahar

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Saba Sahar (born 28 August 1975) is an Afghan actress, and the country's first female film director and film producer. Her first film, The Law, (2004) was a major success. She was born in Kabul. She returned to Afghanistan after spending time in exile in Moscow, Tehran and Peshawar, to act in films and plays. [1] [2] [3] Besides being among Afghanistan's most famous actors, Sahar is also a campaigner for women's rights. [4]

Her film Passing the Rainbow (2008) was presented in an art installation at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2010. [5]

On 25 August 2020, Sahar was shot and injured by an anonymous gunman while traveling to work in Kabul with her bodyguard and driver. Hit in the stomach, she was taken to a hospital where she underwent a successful surgery. [4]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kleeman, Jenny (22 April 2012). "Saba Sahar: 'Afghan women are capable of doing anything men do'". The Observer.
  2. ↑ Wildermann, Patrick (18 February 2011). "Wer wenn nicht sie". Der Tagesspiegel (in German).
  3. ↑ Biswas, Soutik (12 November 2004). "Women struggle in Afghan cinema". BBC.
  4. 1 2 "Saba Sahar: Afghan actress and film director shot in Kabul". BBC News. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  5. ↑ ""Are you recording?"". Transnational. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Passing the Rainbow". IMDb. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Kabul Dream Factory". German Documentaries. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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