Shahrzad is a love story in the disturbed atmosphere. Mehdi Ganjavi review from Global Voices Online wrote:Īs the story of Shahrzad shows, the political and economic aspirations, desires, and interests of any historical moment entail a revision of what happened in the past. Good story-telling has made it an intriguing and successful melodrama set against the backdrop of an important episode in Iran’s modern history.

= Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2) Main cast Actor The series follows the troubled lives of the people under the control of Bozorg Agha's rule as well as the ongoing rivalry between Bozorg Agha and other corrupt political leaders of the time. The conflict created by these circumstances as well as the political activities of Farhad set the background for the story. Ghobad is already married to the sterile daughter of Bozorg Agha, Shirin, who does not take kindly to her husband's growing love for his second wife. Bozorg Agha uses the influence he has amongst the coup heads to set Farhad free on the condition that Shahrzad agrees to break her engagement to him and marry the nephew of Bozorg Agha, Ghobad. During the coup chaos, Farhad gets arrested and sentenced to death. The son and daughter of two of Bozorg Agha's henchmen, Shahrzad and Farhad, are about to get married. Mohammad Mossadegh's government on 18 August 1953. Iranian businessman Bozorg Agha is the head of a very powerful mafia syndicate who had a strong role in the coup d'état against Dr. In the last two episodes, Amin Bani and Farnaz Maleki were added to the series' singers. Then Mohsen Chavoshi and Sina Sarlak replaced him. In the first few episodes, the singer of the series was Alireza Ghorbani.

Ali Nassirian, Roya Nonahali, Reza Kianinan, Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Mehdi Soltani, Mahmoud Pak Niat and Amir Jafari also effective actors in the series. The series stars Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Parinaz Izadyar and Mostafa Zamani, they are present in all three seasons. ĭue to its international popularity, it has been dubbed and aired in Urdu, Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian. The series is licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran and available online and in CDs around the country. Shahrzad ( Persian: شهرزاد, romanized: Shahrzād) is an 2014 Iranian romantic and historical drama series written by Hassan Fathi and Naghmeh Samini, produced by Mohammad Emami and directed by Hassan Fathi The storyline is set around and after the 1953 Iranian coup d'état.

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