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Nasser Taghvai | Photo Credit: Hussein Hadaighi and @nasser_taghvai_official/Instagram
Taghvai’s spouse, actor Marzieh Vafamehr, introduced the information on social media handles, writing, “Nasser Taghvai, an artist who selected the issue of dwelling freely, has earned his liberation.”
Born on July 13, 1941, in Abadan, Taghvai started his inventive journey as a narrative author and documentary filmmaker. He made his debut in 1972 with Tranquility within the Presence of Others, an adaptation of Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi’s story ‘Nameless Anxieties.’ The movie earned Taghvai international important acclaim.
In a profession spanning over three a long time, the filmmaker directed six movies, together with Captain Khorshid, which received him the Bronze Leopard on the Locarno Film Festival in 1988. He additionally made the tv collection My Uncle Napoleon, an adaptation of the novel by Iranian creator Iraj Pezeshkzad. Taghvai additionally made a number of notable documentaries, comparable to Wind of Jin and Arbaeen.
Many controversies marked Taghvai’s profession, and the filmmaker was later recognized for his strife in opposition to censorship in Iran, each earlier than and after the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Post the revolution, Taghvai confronted many difficulties in realising his initiatives. His 15-episode collection Koochak-e-Jangali was placed on maintain. In 2003, he started work on Bitter Tea, a movie set in opposition to the backdrop of the Iran-Iraq War; nonetheless, the movie confronted monetary difficulties and lack of help.
Blank Paper, which was launched in 2001 after a 12-year hiatus, stays Taghvai’s final official launch. In 2013, he voiced in opposition to the “horrible censorship” of movies and literature in Iran and declared he would not make movies beneath the state’s management.
The information about Taghvai’s loss of life has come as a shock to the numerous followers of the filmmaker from throughout the globe.
(With inputs from AFP)
Published – October 14, 2025 04:22 pm IST
