Cinematheque honored and beloved artist of Russia Farhad Makhmudov has ninety films. Farhad is an Arab name, which in Russian means “happy.” Is a personal life Farhad Makhmudov really happy or not? The actor was married three times. His children were born in the third marriage. The first wife of Farhad Makhmudov suddenly left him, that has brought the artist a lot of mental anguish.

Farhad Mahmudov

The private life of Farkhad Makhmudov

A second marriage, as recognized by the Farhad of Bahodirovich, was fictitious. He made it only for the sake of obtaining a residence permit in Moscow. Current wife of Farhad Makhmudov, whom he is cohabiting, Muscovite, works as a psychologist. In 2004 she gave Farhad the long — awaited gift-his son Iskander. “The most interesting — with a smile says the artist — that my parents usually called the grandson of Alexander.”

‘ve been through a lot. According to his Frank confession, for some time he used drugs. “Was fortunate to have saved the tour, — says Farhad, — or rather, the healing power of art. When I began to quietly plant the heroin is the worst drug for distribution which I would be sentenced to death, it all happened gradually, little by little. But one day I suddenly realized that I constantly miss him. It happened in two or three weeks, when I rode the train, on tour.”

“I knew that happened to me in trouble, because it was not possible neither to sleep nor eat; I was thrown in cold, then hot; it started breaking is a terrible thing! At hand was the brandy, he then helped me to survive. But I had to tell myself “no” and to collect in a fist all his will. A few weeks later, on tour, everything gradually fell into place. Their alleged friends and acquaintances who came to me with drugs, I fully expelled from life.”

Necessarily, at least once a year, Farhad Mahmudov arrives in Tashkent, to visit their parents who collect their children at the big table. According to his observation, the city has changed dramatically over the last twenty years, it is noticeable and high welfare of people and their poverty. Today Moscow became home for Farhad, he gladly enjoys views of the old city, walking along Tverskaya, or just sitting on the bench admiring passers-by.

The creative biography of the actor

The birthplace of Farkhad Makhmudov is an Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Farhad was born in festive spring Day — the Victory Day. It was may 9, 1972. The future artist grew up, like all children in the Soviet era. Biography of Farhad Mahmudov started quite early. In the movies he started with fourteen. In the cinema by accident when I ran out of drawing, and in the school corridor met a man from the Studio “Uzbekfilm”.

Farhad Mahmudov in his youth – “Uzbekfilm”

So, in 1986, Farhad Mahmudov first appeared in the film, where he got a cameo role. The second role is that of a student who accidentally falls into the hands of a suitcase with drugs. Chase, drug trafficking, persecution — all this made the movie “Wolves” (1987) is very popular. The young man began to learn, he enjoyed the audience and was invited to shoot in the film “the Look” (1988) and “East cheat” (1989).

Farhad Mahmudov in the film “East Cheat”

As a child Farhad watched Soviet movies, because movies was not available for mass viewing. Communicating with the filmmakers, already at the age of 15, Farhad and I met with Western film. He was especially surprised by the movie “Skin”, which starred Marcello Mastroianni, and “Moon”. Just then Farhad Mahmudov made the decision to become an artist. At the age of 17, he studied at VGIK, Moscow and crowded the young man opened new horizons.

Farhad Mahmudov in the TV series “the Trail of the Salamander”

After graduating from VGIK, the actor worked at the Moscow drama theater, and then, in Roman Viktyuk’s theatre (1994). A significant role in the movie was his role as Farhad in the “gang” that made the artist popular Makhmudov. This film was awarded with award of TEFI. Today on the list of films from the film library Farhad Makhmudov: “Ashes”, the favorite “Poor Nastya”, “the pied Piper”, “Zastava”, was awarded the Prize of the FSB in 2007 and “Brotherhood assault”, “Asian” etc.

Photo: Farhad Mahmudov in the movie “Brigada”

To play in the theater and in the movies is not the same thing. Therefore, after the end of the play Mahmoud Farhad Bahodirovich radically rebuilt before you begin work on the film. Under the guidance of Director. the actor has learned not only to feel and understand the meaning of the work, which will have to work on the stage and finely hone each role in plays and other theatrical productions. In the theater on account of his: Professor Stravinsky in the “Master and Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov; Piero in the famous “Autumn violins” by Ilya Surguchev and many other roles.