Shahrzad () is an 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. The series is licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran and available online and in CDs around the country.Details Second Season Shahrzad Due to its international popularity, it has been dubbed and aired in Urdu, Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian. It stars Ali Nassirian, Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Mostafa Zamani and Parinaz Izadyar.
In the first few episodes, the singer of the series was Alireza Ghorbani. Then Mohsen Chavoshi and Sina Sarlak replaced him. In the last two episodes, Amin Bani and Farnaz Maleki were added to the series' singers.
Story The story of Shahrzad takes place in 1953. Shahrzad (Taraneh Alidoosti), a medical student, and Farhad (Mostafa Zamani), a literature student, are in love and want to get married. Farhad is arrested for political reasons, and sentenced to death. Shahrzad asks for help from an influential businessman in the government named Bozorg Agha (Ali Nasirian) to save Farhad's life. But Bozorg Agha agrees to help if Shahrzad agrees to his condition. Bozorg Agha has a nephew named Ghobad (Shahab Hosseini) who is married to Bozorg Agha's daughter, Shirin (Parinaz Izadyar). Ghobad and Shirin, who are unable to have children, constantly fight over this issue. Bozorg Agha, who has no son and wants to have an heir for himself, decides to find another wife for Ghobad. Bozorg Agha's condition is that Shahrzad becomes Ghobad's wife and bears him a child. Shahrzad, who only thinks about saving Farhad's life, accepts his condition. As Ghobad marries Shahrzad, Ghobad gradually becomes interested in Shahrzad. Farhad and Ghobad's simultaneous love for Shahrzad affects her life.
Cast = Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2)
ActorCharacterSeasons123 Taraneh Alidoosti Shahrzad Saadat colspan="3" Shahab Hosseini Ghobad Divansalar colspan="3" Mostafa Zamani Farhad Damavandi colspan="3" Parinaz Izadyar Shirin Divansalar colspan="3" Ali Nassirian Bozorg Agha Divansalar colspan="1" colspan="2" Mehdi Soltani Hashem Damavandi colspan="3" Fariba Motekhasses Marzieh colspan="3" Soheyla Razavi Parvin colspan="3" Mahmoud Pakniat Jamshid Saadat colspan="1" colspan="2" Gelareh Abbasi Akram Bourbouran colspan="3" Houman Barghnavard Colonel Teymouri colspan="2" colspan "1" Pantea Panahiha Sharbat colspan="2" colspan "1" Parviz Fallahipour Nosrat Pashaei colspan="1" colspan="2" Amirhossein Fathi Homayoun Mohtadi/Saber Abdolli colspan="1" colspan="2" Ghazal Shakeri Azar Goldarrei colspan="1" colspan="2" Abolfazl Pourarab Heshmat Pashaei colspan="1" colspan="2" Amirhossein Rostami Babak Yeganeh colspan="1" colspan="2" Mina Vahid Maryam Mehrzad colspan="1" colspan="2" Nahal Dashti Mitra Damavandi colspan="3" Mona Ahmadi & Maasoumeh Beygi Simin Saadat colspan="3" Nasim Adabi Homeyra Saadat colspan="3" Ramin Naser Nasir Houshang colspan="3" Pasha Jamali Asghari colspan="3" Jamshid Hashempour Major Fouladshekan colspan="1" colspan="2" Roya Nonahali Belgheys Divansalar colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan "1" Reza Kianian Shapour Behboudi colspan="1" colspan="2" Amir Jafari Captain Aparviz colspan="1" colspan="2" Ateneh Faghih Nasiri Soraya colspan="1" colspan="2" Jamshid Gorgin Shahram Behboudi colspan="1" colspan="2" Manouchehr Zendehdel Colonel Soheili colspan="1" colspan="2" Hadi Ghomeyshi Mr. Shirvani colspan="1" colspan="2" Banipal Shoomoon Esfandiari colspan="1" colspan="2" Saghi Zinati Malmal Taherkhanlou colspan="1" colspan="2" Mehran Nael Mr. Arshad colspan="3" Farshid Samadipour Zabih colspan="3" Parviz Bozorgi Rajab colspan="3" Mohammad Yeganeh Asad Ghiasi colspan="3" Nahid Moslemi Batool colspan="3" Sam Nouri Sedgh Nouri colspan="3" Abbas Zafari Akram's father colspan="3" Parisa Sabournezhad Saeedeh colspan="1" colspan="2" Mahsa Nasiri Esmat colspan="1" colspan="2" Hamid Reza Azarang Lieutenant Mohammadi colspan "1" colspan="2" Hossein Saharkhiz Masoud Khan colspan="1" colspan="2" Shokrekhoda Goodarzi Mozaffar colspan="1" colspan="2" Siamak Helmi Feri colspan="1" colspan="2" Parviz Bashardoost Enayatollah Khan colspan="1" colspan="2" Mohsen Naghibian colspan="1" colspan="2" Amirkaveh Ahaninjan colspan="1" colspan="2" Aman Rahimi colspan="1" colspan="2" Mahdi Yahestani colspan="1" colspan="2" Morteza Rostami colspan="1" colspan="2" Javad Zeytooni colspan="1" colspan="2" Farhad Mahdavi colspan="1" colspan="2" Mohammadreza Imanian colspan="1" colspan="2" Houshang Ghanavatizadeh colspan="1" colspan="2" Behzad Davari colspan="1" colspan="2" Pouria Miandehi colspan="1" colspan="2" Shahab Ashkan colspan="1" colspan="2" Hootan Shateripour colspan="1" colspan="2" Amirhossein Shariatmadari colspan="1" colspan="2" Mohsen Marvi colspan="1" colspan="2" Elham Nami colspan="1" colspan="2" Ahmad Lashini colspan="1" colspan="2"
Production The cast of the 59-episode series includes over 200 artists. Considering the professional team behind the camera, plus two years spent on pre-production and four months of shooting, it is the biggest project by the private sector for the home video network.Cologne rolls out Red carpet for 'Shahrzad'
Location
The series was shot in Ghazali Cinematic Town in the western part of Tehran. Covering an area of 10 hectares, the complex was established in 1971 by the late director Ali Hatami, partially simulating old Tehran. It comprises various state and historic buildings; streets, and places similar to more than 100 years ago decorated by Italian decorators, particularly Gianni Cortina. Other locations are the Museum of the Qasr Prison, Vossug ed Dowleh House, House dr Mohammad Moin, Naderi Café, Passenger Terminal, Sulaimaniyah Palace and Baharestan Square camerawork. Another location that resonated with the Armenian community in Iran is the Armenian Club that is used for weddings and outings by the Armenians. This club is used in the very first few parts of episode one of Shahrzad as a meeting place for Farhad and Shahrzad.
Turkish version
A Turkish version of the series was made under the title "Sehrazat" or "Ağlama İstanbul" (Don't Cry Istanbul) was directed by Chagari Villa Lustuvali. The series suffered a sharp decline in viewership after only a few episodes were released.
Distribution Its first season was broadcast in 2014. The broadcast of the second season started on Monday, June 19, 2017 and ended on October 17, 2017. The broadcast of the third season also began from January 31, 2018 and ended on June 21, 2018. The series was broadcast weekly on Mondays.
Reception Reviews Parviz Jahed review from Guardian wrote: Good story-telling has made it an intriguing and successful melodrama set against the backdrop of an important episode in Iran’s modern history.
Mahdi Ganjavi review from Global Voices Online wrote: As 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. Shahrzad is a love story in the disturbed atmosphere.
Awards This series has had a total of 12 nominations and 7 wins from Hafez Awards and has had 6 nominations and 2 wins from the Yas International Film Festival.
Season 1 Year Award Category Recipient Result2016 Best Series Shahrzad Best Director Hassan Fathi Best Soundtrack Mohsen Chavoshi with Sina Sarlak Best Actor Shahab Hosseini Ali Nasirian Best Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Parinaz Izadyar Life Achievement Jamshid Hashempour Also won the Best Director and Best Screenplay category at the fourth Yas International Film Festival. Season 2 & 3
Was appreciated the most with three awards from Hafez Awards: The best drama actor award went to Mehdi Soltani The best drama actress to Roya Nonahali Best director award to Hassan Fathi. And eight nominations, including: Best Actress for Taraneh Alidosti, Prinaz Izdiar and Galareh Abbasi Best Actor for Mostafa Zamani, Shahab Hosseini and Amir Hossein Fathi
Poll Best Series in Iran of all Time with 67% vote - Cmmagazine
Celebration and Appreciation
Celebration and appreciation ceremony of the actors of Shahrzad series was held last night, Sunday, May 16, in the presence of the agents of this series and other cinema artists in the conference hall of Milad Tower in Tehran.
Soundtracks Shahrzad OST
References
External links
www.shahrzadseries.com (Pr) www.shahrzadseries.com (En)