Director

Nelofer Pazira

Acting

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 99946

IMDb ID: nm0969891

Known for: Acting

Born: January 1, 1973

Age: 53

Place of birth: Hyderabad, India

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2001 - 2025

Years active: 25

Average TMDB rating: 6.3

Wikidata: Q3874514

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Biography

Nelofer Pazira is an Afghan-Canadian filmmaker, actress, journalist, and author, born in 1973 in Hyderabad, India. She was raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, and lived through a decade of Soviet occupation before fleeing to Pakistan in 1989 and immigrating to Canada in 1990. She studied journalism and English literature at Carleton University and earned a master’s degree in anthropology, sociology, and religion from Concordia University. In 2001, she starred in the film “Kandahar,” based on her real-life attempt to find a childhood friend. She later co-directed “Return to Kandahar” and authored the memoir “A Bed of Red Flowers.”

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