Matyoqub Matchanov Wins Best Actor Award

People’s Artist of Uzbekistan Matyoqub Matchanov has been named the winner of the Best Actor category at the 6th Qorqut Ata International Film Festival of the Turkic World, currently taking place in Istanbul.

The actor received the award for his performance in Farz, directed by Sarvar Karimov. In the film, he masterfully portrays Sobir aka, an honest, hardworking man who gives up the money he had saved throughout his life for his pilgrimage to Hajj in order to help the homeless family of his late friend. However, he later finds himself facing false accusations and unjust allegations.

The actor is also widely known for his roles in several films, including Bahodir Yalangtosh, The Traitor, Abdulla Avloniy, O Maryam, Maryam, and My Brother Is a Bachelor.