A lovely young actress who was discovered by director Sadiq Barmak. At the time she was 13, working the Afghani streets of Kabul as a beggar to help feed the family. The director hired her to play the nameless girl turned boy "Osama" in the film Osama (2003). She used her earnings to shelter her parents. Noticable for her beautiful smile,...
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A lovely young actress who was discovered by director Sadiq Barmak. At the time she was 13, working the Afghani streets of Kabul as a beggar to help feed the family. The director hired her to play the nameless girl turned boy "Osama" in the film Osama (2003). She used her earnings to shelter her parents. Noticable for her beautiful smile, she is generally a shy, modest girl known for her giggles and blushes. Show less «
I want to be an actress all my life. I want to grow as an actress. One day, I even want to direct my...Show more »
I want to be an actress all my life. I want to grow as an actress. One day, I even want to direct my own film. Show less «
They hired me to play the main character in the movie, even though I couldn't read and write.
They hired me to play the main character in the movie, even though I couldn't read and write.
"I said two of my sisters were killed when a wall in a building fell on them, and I began to cry." W...Show more »
"I said two of my sisters were killed when a wall in a building fell on them, and I began to cry." When Osama's director, Saddiq Barmak, asked her if she had any family that died during Taliban's reign. Show less «