Saba Sahar

Saba Sahar (born 28 August 1975) is an Afghan actress, and the country's first female film director and film producer. Her first film, The Law, (2004) was a major success. She was born in Kabul. She returned to Afghanistan after spending time in exile in Moscow, Tehran and Peshawar, to act in films and plays.[1][2][3] Besides being among Afghanistan's most famous actors, Sahar is also a campaigner for women's rights.[4]

Her film Passing the Rainbow (2008) was presented in an art installation at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2010.[5]

On 25 August 2020, Sahar was shot and injured by an anonymous gunman while traveling to work in Kabul with her bodyguard and driver. Hit in the stomach, she was taken to a hospital where she underwent a successful surgery.[4]

Filmography

  • Commissioner Amanullah (24-part series on Afghan police)[1]
  • The Law, 2004[1]
  • Passing the Rainbow, 2008 (playing the policewoman and director)[6]
  • Kabul Dream Factory, 2011[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kleeman, Jenny (22 April 2012). "Saba Sahar: 'Afghan women are capable of doing anything men do'". The Observer.
  2. ^ Wildermann, Patrick (18 February 2011). "Wer wenn nicht sie". Der Tagesspiegel (in German).
  3. ^ Biswas, Soutik (12 November 2004). "Women struggle in Afghan cinema". BBC.
  4. ^ a b "Saba Sahar: Afghan actress and film director shot in Kabul". BBC News. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  5. ^ ""Are you recording?"". Transnational. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Passing the Rainbow". IMDb. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Kabul Dream Factory". German Documentaries. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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