Jahangir Forouhar

Acting

Jahangir Forouhar

Place of birth

Isfahan, Iran

Known for

Acting

Credits

62 titles

Jahangir Forouhar (1916 – November 6, 1997) was an Iranian actor. He was born in Esfahan, Iran in 1916. He started playing in theater at the age of eighteen and in cinema at the age of 50. He was father of Iranian pop singer and entertainer Leila Forouhar

Known for

Ghalandar poster
6.5

Ghalandar feels bothered by the suitors wooing for his sister Eshrat. But for a secret reason he does not want to marry her off. As a way out, he asks his trusted friend Sadegh to marry his sister, but warns him about making love with her. Sadegh tries to keep his promise, but when he leaves his wife immediately after the wedding ceremony for the capital, Eshrat follows and joins him and his mother. Unable to bear with the taunts of mother, Sadegh eventually breaks his oath and takes his legal wife to bed. Informed of this betrayal, Ghalandar waylays Sadegh at a dark night and stabs him to death. Eshrat, suspecting who is behind this murder, flees and joins a whorehouse, intent to exact her revenge by staining the name of his so-far respectable brother...

Ghalandar

1972

Hamisheh Ghahreman poster
NR

Naiq Khan's agents have thrown a man named Abbas Ali (Sami Shihani), who did not pay back his rented home. Amir (Reza Beik Imanardi), son of the vice, takes Abbasali. Abbasali was arrested as a result of Naiyib Khan's complaint, and his daughter (Fariba Forouhar), who is ill, suffered a heart attack.

Hamisheh Ghahreman

1972

Stranger poster
NR

Maziar (Iraj Ghaderi) and Parviz (Bahman Mofid) are two half-brothers who have grown up under the care of Afkham al-Dowleh (Iran Ghaderi). Maziar is engaged to Maryam (Puri Benai); but an earthquake strikes Qazvin, the girl's hometown, and she is displaced.

Stranger

1973

Hezar Dastan poster
7.2

Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.

Hezar Dastan

1988

Sunny Night poster
NR

When Nusrat is released from prison after four years, his fiancée, Leila, whom Suleiman has disfigured, marries Suleiman. Qavam, Nusrat's old friend, returns from a trip and arranges with Nusrat to kill Suleiman when Nusrat has a witness to prove his innocence, and in return, Nusrat will kill his uncle Nasir, who has taken over his father's wealth and intends to marry his mother. Qavam informs Nusrat after a fight with Suleiman...

Sunny Night

1977

The Quiet Home poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Quiet Home

1992

Film credits

1990s · 9 titles

The Quiet Home poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Quiet Home

1992

The Lost Time poster
NR

Dr. Shakibeh Moayyed, a skilled infertility doctor, is unable to have children after ten years of living together with her husband. The two have seen a solution in adopting a girl named Leili; but her husband, a textile design engineer, returns the girl to the orphanage. The girl is given to a wealthy woman.

The Lost Time

1990

The Chance of Life poster
NR

A boy comes from America and his marriage is set to his uncle, but ...

The Chance of Life

1991

Once Upon a Time, Cinema poster
6.6

The film follows a character known as The Cinematographer, who is looking for someone called Atieh (Future). As he calls out to her, he is magically transported back in time from the early twentieth century to the reign of Naser al-Din Shah in 19th century Iran. Captured by the Shah's guards, he shows films from the history of Iranian cinema to the Shah. The Shah is entranced and eagerly shows his family the apparently magical medium.

Once Upon a Time, Cinema

1992

Travelers poster
6.9

A wedding day becomes a ritual of mourning when the bride's family die in an auto accident. Refusing to accept her daughter's death, and in the midst of guests and mourners, including the drivers that caused the accident, the mother orders the wedding to move forward. But how can the bride marry in the midst of a wake and without the family's traditional mirror, which the sister was bringing to the service?

Travelers

1992

Statue poster
9.0

A college student's adventures involving Bahram.

Statue

1992

Punishment Committe poster
6.5

In Tehran 1916 during first world war a group of patriots make a punishment committee to punish the traitors. With the lead of Abolfatooh Mirza, Reza Tofangchi begins the assassinations.

Punishment Committe

1997

Hello! Hello! This Is Juju poster
4.8

Khanom Bozorg wants to give her necklace to her grand daughter Reihan but her son and her expelled daughter Nimtaj are after it. They send two thieves to steal it from Reihan.

Hello! Hello! This Is Juju

1995

The Great Expectation poster
NR

A writer named Behrouz Behrouzan finally succeeds, after a long period of effort, in getting the screenplay he has written approved. He now believes that the doors to success have opened for him and that he will finally achieve all his dreams. He makes his wife, Roya, happy by giving her hope that their lives will soon change for the better. He visits various production offices and meets with different producers, but each of them wants to impose their own ideas and preferences on his screenplay. Behrouz refuses to compromise, and this creates a number of problems for him.

The Great Expectation

1994

1980s · 4 titles

1970s · 36 titles

Ghalandar poster
6.5

Ghalandar feels bothered by the suitors wooing for his sister Eshrat. But for a secret reason he does not want to marry her off. As a way out, he asks his trusted friend Sadegh to marry his sister, but warns him about making love with her. Sadegh tries to keep his promise, but when he leaves his wife immediately after the wedding ceremony for the capital, Eshrat follows and joins him and his mother. Unable to bear with the taunts of mother, Sadegh eventually breaks his oath and takes his legal wife to bed. Informed of this betrayal, Ghalandar waylays Sadegh at a dark night and stabs him to death. Eshrat, suspecting who is behind this murder, flees and joins a whorehouse, intent to exact her revenge by staining the name of his so-far respectable brother...

Ghalandar

1972

Hamisheh Ghahreman poster
NR

Naiq Khan's agents have thrown a man named Abbas Ali (Sami Shihani), who did not pay back his rented home. Amir (Reza Beik Imanardi), son of the vice, takes Abbasali. Abbasali was arrested as a result of Naiyib Khan's complaint, and his daughter (Fariba Forouhar), who is ill, suffered a heart attack.

Hamisheh Ghahreman

1972

Stranger poster
NR

Maziar (Iraj Ghaderi) and Parviz (Bahman Mofid) are two half-brothers who have grown up under the care of Afkham al-Dowleh (Iran Ghaderi). Maziar is engaged to Maryam (Puri Benai); but an earthquake strikes Qazvin, the girl's hometown, and she is displaced.

Stranger

1973

Sunny Night poster
NR

When Nusrat is released from prison after four years, his fiancée, Leila, whom Suleiman has disfigured, marries Suleiman. Qavam, Nusrat's old friend, returns from a trip and arranges with Nusrat to kill Suleiman when Nusrat has a witness to prove his innocence, and in return, Nusrat will kill his uncle Nasir, who has taken over his father's wealth and intends to marry his mother. Qavam informs Nusrat after a fight with Suleiman...

Sunny Night

1977

The Poppy Flower poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Poppy Flower

1976

Golpari Joon poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Golpari Joon

1974

Eyvalah poster
NR

The pleasant voice of "Nemat," a young man from Ahvaz, causes "Jamshid," the owner of a cabaret in Tehran, to gain popularity and wealth. However, when Nemat tries to use his talent for his own benefit, Jamshid, who has suffered losses, seeks revenge by trying to marry Ameneh by giving money to her father. But Ameneh, who is in love with Nemat, throws herself into the river and commits suicide, and Jamshid falls into the claws of justice.

Eyvalah

1971

The Falconet poster
9.0

During an attack in a caravansary in which all the soldiers die, three people manage to flee. After that they accidentally encounter in different places and help each other out.

The Falconet

1975

Sattar Khan poster
7.5

Based on the true story of the Azari war hero, Sattar Khan, during the time of the Constitutional Revolution. The story follows Sattar and Haydar as they join another hero Baqir Khan.

Sattar Khan

1973

A Man from the South of the City poster
NR

Ehtsham plans to take back the place he rented as a cabaret from Atash, and for this purpose, he assigns his nephew Hamid, who is a lawyer, to do this. Hamid soon falls in love with Atash's beauty and decency ...

A Man from the South of the City

1970

The Dullard poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Dullard

1972

Teshne-ha poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Teshne-ha

1974

Dash Akol poster
6.0

Dash Akol is greatly respected in Shiraz as an honorable man who has lost his family's money through helping his friends. He has an enemy, however, named Kaka Rostam, a mean and spiteful person. Dash Akol, who is in his forties, falls in love with Marjan, daughter of the late Haji Samad, for whose estate he is the executor. But he keeps his love secret. One day a suitor asks for Marjan's hand, and Dash Akol considers it against his code of honor to refuse. On the night of the wedding, Dash Akol hands over responsibility for the family to the bridegroom. As he is leaving the house, however, Kaka Rostam is waiting for him and a fight ensues. Kaka Rostam stabs him in the back, but Dash Akol succeeds in killing him. On his deathbed, Dash Akol sends his parrot to Marjan with the confession of love he has taught it.

Dash Akol

1971

The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries poster
7.0

A poor rural farmer unearths an ancient burial chamber loaded with gold artifacts on his arid land, which plunges him into a deep descent of greed and madness. As his growing obsession consumes him, the overwhelming chaos impacts everyone around him.

The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries

1974

A Man for Rent‏ poster
NR

"Reza," who is aimless in his life and often spends his time riding motorcycles, once escapes from the clutches of the police and enters a house. The granddaughter of the homeowner, who needs to introduce her fiancé to her sick grandfather as per his request, asks Reza to pose as her fiancé. Shortly after, the real fiancé appears, but both the grandfather and the girl prefer Reza more...

A Man for Rent‏

1972

Rabeteye javani poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rabeteye javani

1976

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili poster
8.5

While the village headman and Mashhadi Bagher want to marry Leyla off to Eynollah, Leyla runs away and, together with Samad, sets out for the city. On the way, they encounter two city youths, Sami and Lili, who bear a striking resemblance to them. Samad and Sami, and Leyla and Lili, exchange clothes and head off to the city and the village in each other’s place…

Samad and Sami, Leyla and Lili

1972

Samad be madreseh miravad poster
8.5

In the village where Samad lives, the "Fighting Illiteracy" organization organizes a literacy class for the elderly to teach them literacy skills. In order to trap a group of smugglers, the head of the police force arranges a "politics" and sends one of the smugglers he has arrested to the class. The smuggler's friends, who have learned of the presence of their accomplice in the class, try to escape him, unaware of the trap that has been set for them. At the moment when the smugglers want to free their friend and the police station officers are unaware, Samad, who is one of the students in the class, enters the fray and traps the fugitive and the group of smugglers, and delivers them to the police station.

Samad be madreseh miravad

1973

Desiderium poster
6.7

Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brother with a deformed head falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections.

Desiderium

1977

Along the Night poster
5.1

Parvaneh, a famous singer and movie star, has an affair with a married man. A student named Baabak, who suffers from leukaemia, falls in love with Parvaneh. They have a good time together for a while, until she hears about Baabak's disease and decides to send him abroad for medical treatment.

Along the Night

1978

The Suitor poster
6.3

Mr. Khavari, a calligraphy teacher who is the tenant of an aristocratic family has fallen in love with their daughter. But the hand of fate is working against his heartfelt sentiments. Every time he find a chance to ask for the girl's hand, a rival crops up that marries the girl and make him a loser. But Khavari proves himself a persevering suitor...

The Suitor

1972

Mozaffar poster
7.0

Mozaffar, the self-proclaimed poet and inventor has fallen in love with Goli. Goli has an older, rich suitor waiting for her. Now Mozaffar has to convince Goli that his love for her has more value than all the money and prestige in the world.

Mozaffar

1975

Johnny va topol poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Johnny va topol

1977

Beauty on the Block poster
NR

Nazi is the main suspect of a robbery that happened in a company. She knows that the thief is a man named Jahangir, but she has no proof. She asks her friends Taghi and Mehrdad to help him turn in Jahangir to the police.

Beauty on the Block

1971

The Giant poster
NR

A lustful man becomes infatuated with a cabaret dancer named “Mahboubeh.” In order to win her over, he must eliminate a giant man who is always by her side. To do this, he deceives a devout and powerful man known as “Esmal the Bull-Killer” into carrying out the task for him.

The Giant

1974

The Love Taxi poster
NR

The taxi driver, whose job is to guide tourists, becomes infatuated with a wealthy girl whose uncle is trying to marry her off to a rich man before she reaches legal age...

The Love Taxi

1970

The Pretty One poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Pretty One

1972

Slaughterhouse poster
7.0

Mohammad meets a woman Fakhri in a café and decides to go with her to the north. He invites his friend Saeed who about to get marry with his fiancée to come with them. But in the middle of the way Fakhri drops out of the car and with another guy Jalal plans to blackmail these two friends causing them to be jailed. This cause Saeed's fiancée to commit suicide. When released Saeed who blames Fakhri for the death of his fiancée decides to get revenge on them and asks Mohammad to help him.

Slaughterhouse

1975

Lollipop poster
8.0

Morteza, a truck driver, is a family-oriented man but has a quick temper. His behavior has upset his daughter and son. When Morteza ends up in prison for involuntary manslaughter due to an accident, his daughter, realizing that her fiancé, who is also her cousin, does not earn enough to support their lives, starts working as a secretary for a wealthy man ...

Lollipop

1972

The Deer poster
7.0

An urban guerrilla, wounded after a bank robbery, seeks refuge with his childhood friend—only to discover that his friend has fallen into addiction. The guerrilla hides in his house and gradually begins to influence him, helping him regain his courage and strength. Eventually, he entrusts the stolen money to him…

The Deer

1976

The Heart Wants It Itself poster
NR

Firouzeh and her friend Dekhi work in the Shofar Cafe. Firouzeh is interested in a ignorant man named Javad who is in debt to the cafe owner. But, Firouzeh sees she has options when she gets to know Abram, the driver of the famous rich Shahriar Shahriari. Shahriari, who is the managing director of a large company, hates women and spends all his time working. In the cafe, it is rumored that Shahriari is interested in Firouzeh, and Abram informs the newspapers that Firouzeh is Shahriari's wife candidate.

The Heart Wants It Itself

1973

Moshkel-e agha-ye Etemad poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Moshkel-e agha-ye Etemad

1977

The Mistress poster
NR

On the day of Nazanin and Jamal's wedding, the police arrest them. Jamal is a seasoned drug trafficker who intended to transport heroin. Jamal is arrested, and Nazanin is released. She takes on the nursing care of a paralyzed man named Amir, who fell from a height after discovering his wife's infidelity, resulting in broken bones in his legs...

The Mistress

1973

Outcast poster
NR

On the wedding day of Taraneh and Saeed, Parviz, a former friend of Taraneh, calls her and demands twenty thousand tomans in return for her souvenir photos and letters. Taraneh asks Atefeh, the wife of his brother Iraj (Manochehar Vathouq), to deliver the money to Parviz in the north. Atefeh calls Parviz, and Parviz tricks Atefeh to the beach and takes a number of photos with Atefeh by his friend and then extorts her in exchange for the photos.

Outcast

1975

Abbas the Baker poster
NR

"Shater Abbas" is well-known in the neighborhood. He has a good family and a profitable job. A girl named "Fatemeh" is in love with him, but Fatemeh also has a suitor who is an older and wealthy man...

Abbas the Baker

1971

Most Beautiful Girl In the World poster
NR

After the death of her mother, a girl is lost and desperate until she meets Behrouz. Behrouz gives order to her life with interest and introduces her, who is prone to singing, to a friend who is a music teacher and soon she becomes the daughter of a famous singer. An incident causes the girl to make a mistake about Behrouz and leave him. After breaking up with Behrouz, the girl is disappointed and withdrawn from everyone and quits her job, but Behrooz, who loves the girl, finds her and explains the truth to her.

Most Beautiful Girl In the World

1971

1960s · 11 titles

Ghesseye delha poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ghesseye delha

1969

The Spoiled Hero poster
NR

Ghahreman is a young mechanic who works at Mr. Dolatmand's factory. He meets Khatereh, Mr. Dolatmand's daughter, and gradually they fall in love with each other. Ghahreman's friend also becomes interested in Mitra, Khatereh's cousin. Dolatmand opposes this union and decides to marry his daughter off to Engineer Jimmy, who has a foreign fiancée named Sheri...

The Spoiled Hero

1966

Rebellion poster
NR

A group of thieves gets attacked by the police, and one of them is shot dead by Reza.

Rebellion

1966

Mardan-e roozegar poster
3.5

No synopsis available yet.

Mardan-e roozegar

1969

No artwork available
7.5

Mamal Feshfesheh is a pickpocket who is in love with a rich girl named Parvin. Parvin decides to help Mamal to live an honest straight life. Her uncle disapproves of their relationship and ...

The Rotation of the Firmament

1967

Solomon's Treasure poster
NR

A poor girl who works as a car washer suddenly finds out that she has inherited a huge fortune.

Solomon's Treasure

1966

Dokhtar-e Shaah-e Parian poster
NR

A young thief who intends to steal the collection of a rich girl falls in love with her and does not allow his accomplice to steal the collection.

Dokhtar-e Shaah-e Parian

1969

Tatilat-e Dash Esmal poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tatilat-e Dash Esmal

1969

The Star of the Seven Skies poster
10.0

Two young men, commit robbery, and during an accident, they encounter a man who is disappointed and frustrated with life, who intends to commit suicide.

The Star of the Seven Skies

1968

Noah's Ark poster
9.0

To find pearls, a fisher man goes to the sea on a cursed ship. But the ship seamen leave him in an island and go. 15 years later he finally returns home, where his 15-year-old son, provoked by the diamond smugglers, wants to kill him.

Noah's Ark

1968

Ghanbar Coffeehouse poster
NR

A woman marries a man after the death of her husband and sends her twelve-year-old son to America. After a while, the woman becomes ill and asks her niece to send a letter to her child, requesting that he come to Iran to visit his mother...

Ghanbar Coffeehouse

1969

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