Baran Kosari

About Baran Kosari

Baran Kosari, born in Tehran in 1985, grew up surrounded by cinema. Her mother is the director Rakhshan Banietemad and her father is the producer Jahangir Kosari. She first acted as a child in Dariush Farhang's The Best Papa of the World (1991), then appeared in several of her mother's films, including Nargess, The Blue-Veiled, May Lady and Under the Skin of the City.

She trained in drama at the Soore art school and also holds a degree in sociology. On stage she appeared in Over the Mirror, directed by Azita Hajian.

Awards

In 2007 Kosari won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress at the 25th Fajr Film Festival for two films, Mainline (Khoon Bazi) and The Third Day. Mainline also earned her an Asia Pacific Screen Award nomination. She was nominated again at Fajr for Heyran. Her later honours include Hafez Awards and Iranian critics' awards. Away from the screen she has served as an ambassador in Iran for Yari, a Swedish-backed charity that supports schooling for street children.

Her films on Pardeh

Eight Pardeh titles feature Kosari. Alive (Jandar) and Odyssey of Solitude are social dramas, and Se Jeld is a family mystery. Aammeh Pasand is a family drama, while Punch Drunk (Gijgah) is a romantic comedy. The Wastetown (Shahr-e Khamush) mixes comedy with drama. Girl's Dormitory (2004) is an early horror-mystery, and Absolutely Tame Is a Horse is also available.

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Shared cast credits

People credited in the same titles on Pardeh:

• حامد بهداد · 2 shared titles
• سروش صحت · 2 shared titles
• شاهرخ فروتنیان · 2 shared titles
• آتیلا پسیانی · 1 shared title
• آیناز کرمانی · 1 shared title
• احمد مهرانفر · 1 shared title