Aug. 24, 2020 Aldous Huxley (English writer ) After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the 12 inexpressible is music. Arts & Culture License Holder: Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Iranian Silver Bear winner, Editor-in-Chief: Kambakhsh Khalaji Editorial Dept. Tel: +98 21 88755761-2 Editorial Dept. Fax: +98 21 88761869 actor Naji overcomes cancer Subscription Dept. Tel: +98 21 88748800 ICPI Publisher: +98 21 88548892, 5 Advertising Dept. Tel & Email: +98 21 88500617 -
[email protected] Reza Naji, the first Iranian actor to win the Silver Bear Award, over- We b s it e : www.irandailyonline.ir came cancer after undergoing medical treatment. newspaper.irandaily.ir Naji won the Silver Bear Award for best actor at the 58th Berlin Email:
[email protected] International Film Festival for his role in director Majid Majidi’s ‘The Printing House: Iran Cultural & Press Institute Song of Sparrows.’ It was the second time that Naji had to fight colorectal cancer. Address: Iran Cultural & Press Institute, #208 Khorramshahr Avenue Tehran-Iran Fortunately, he could beat the disease after having surgery and 12 Iran Daily has no responsibility whatsoever for the advertisements and promotional material printed in the newspaper. rounds of chemotherapy, ifilmtv.com reported. Born in 1942, Naji dreamed of becoming an actor from an early age that made him take part in various street plays. It was Majid Majidi’s I Iranianranian ‘‘Zohal’Zohal’ ttoo bbee sscreenedcreened acclaimed movie, ‘Chil- dren of Heaven,’ which brought Naji nationwide fame, and later he ap- peared in several movies, ISNA aatt RRussianussian LLAMPAAMPA ffestivalestival including ‘The Birth of a Butterfly’ and ‘Baran.’ In 2007, he starred in another Majidi film, entitled, ‘The Song of Sparrows,’ and delivered an astonishing performance which brought ranian short film, ‘Zohal,’ Every year, the festival attracts him worldwide fame and won him several nominations and awards.