Nooshafarin

She was born on March 1, 1957 in Tehran, Iran, but has Turkish ancestry. Her mother was from Gilan province. When she was five years old, her parents separated.^[4] She has four sisters and two brothers, both biological and half-siblings, from her father's second marriage.^[3][4]

She used to sing at school, and others encouraged her talent. In 1972, at the age of 16, while she was a student at high school, she responded to an advertisement from Payam Studio that was seeking a fresh young face for a movie role. She visited the studio’s office. The name of the film was Shoresh ("Uprising"), and it was to be directed by Reza Mirlohi. Among many young female applicants, Nooshafarin stood out due to her resemblance to Afarin (Afarin Abisi), a former film actress who had quit acting after marriage. This resemblance caught the attention of the film’s cinematographer, Iraj Sadeghpour—who happened to be Afarin’s husband—and he introduced her to Reza Mirlohi.^[4]

With the help of Fereydoon Farrokhzad, she began her singing career with the song Ghebleh ("Qibla"), which was first broadcast on Mikhak-e Noghrei (Silver Carnation), a show hosted by Fereydoon Farrokhzad.^[5][6]

Her first film, Ghesse-ye Mahan, directed by Javad Taheri, was a mystic-themed film about reincarnation that stirred controversy due to its love scenes and nudity. ^[3][7]

Her second film was Doshman ("Enemy"), which was considered a well-made commercial film; it was directed by Khosrow Parvizi.^[3]

Nooshafarin acted alongside actors such as Saeed Rad, whom she later married. In 1985, Nooshafarin left Iran for India, and in 1992 moved to the United States, where she resumed her artistic career with the album Dokhtar-e Shah Parion ("Daughter of the Fairy King") composed by Mehrdad Zandkarimi.^[3][4]

She married Saeed Rad in 1975 and separated in 1993.^[3][4][8][9]