I cried for the fate of my role in “Ishq Kofi” / My daughter supported me – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

According to the reporter of Mehr, Mehsa Mehjoor is an actress who has rarely been seen in movies and series, and maybe few people remember that she once participated in the “Raz Sib” competition with Farhad Jam. An actress who has had colorful activities in the theater field, especially in the 70s and 80s, who won the best actress award from the International Festival of Russian Classical Works (Lubnia) for her role in the two-person show “Crime and Punishment” directed by Chista Yatharbi in 2005. It is their sentence. “Ishq Kofi” is the latest Mehjoor series, in which she plays the role of Ahya, the sister of Hilal (Said Sharif). This Ashura historical series, directed by Hassan Akhundpour, will be broadcast on Channel Three on Thursday and Friday.

* You are one of the selected actors, of course, the historical and religious series “Forestadeh” can be seen in your portfolio. What happened when you played in a religious historical series again?

In addition to the “Sent” series, I have also acted in the “Tharullah” series about the Ashura uprising, which unfortunately, after 3-4 months, due to reasons and issues related to itself, the work was stopped and no longer made. It is interesting that a part of my performance in the series “Kofi’s Love” also goes back to a part of the “Sent” series. How did I agree to participate in this series? Saeed Saadi (producer) is very kind to me and offers me to participate every time he wants to do something. This time, Hassan Labafi, who works at Fadak Film, and I have worked with him a lot, and our acquaintance goes back to the series “Sent”, contacted me to appear in the series “Eshgh Kofi”. But in general, I am mostly a theater actor and I haven’t worked much on TV.

There are various reasons why I don’t appear in serials much. One reason is the lack of agreement on the salary, because most of them expect us to play for them for free

* What is the reason that you are less present in serials?

There are various reasons why I don’t appear in serials much. One reason is the lack of agreement on salary. Because most of them expect us to play for them for free. Besides, after my daughter was born, I wanted to be by her side for the first 3 critical years of her life and spend all my time taking care of my daughter. After my daughter turned 3 years old, the Corona incident happened and many projects were interrupted. During this time, I played in the series “Child Engineer 3”. I was also at a theater to participate in the “Ishq Kofi” series when I was contacted and when I went to talk, no more than 8 episodes of the script had been written. I was offered the role of Ihya, which I loved very much. Because it is a role with many ups and downs and when they explained to me what was going to happen to Ihaa in the end, I sat down and cried for the fate of this character. It is interesting to know that in order to reach the conclusion of the revival, they told me three different stories until finally we reached the model that is going to be broadcast. I cried for each of the stories.

* How close were you to the character of Ahya, Hilal’s sister, who, according to the author of the series, has a supportive role for her brother?

In addition to the fact that Ihya has a lovely personality, because I have played the role of a mother in the series whose daughter Mahsima Kabari is also the same age as my daughter, I gained the understanding that I can convey this feeling well. On the other hand, this role was expected to have a sisterly feeling inside. In the following, you will see what will happen to the revival. It is a role in which there are many ups and downs and therefore it is a different character. Ahya is in love with Hilal and this love makes her give up everything to support her brother. Even in the face of the pressures that a mother puts on her son, Ihya shields her as a sister.

*Now that the production of “Ishq Kofi” has been completed and several episodes have been aired, what do you think about the series?

This series must be watched episode by episode and you can’t miss an episode, and by watching the next episode, you will understand what is going on with the characters and the narration of the story. This issue is considered one of the beauties of the series and shows the power of its writers. In each episode, you will encounter a new story and that is why the story is not boring. Therefore, it can surprise the viewer. Therefore, the whole group believed that the audience will like this series because they will encounter interesting topics that they might not expect. The interesting thing for me was the children who lived in each of the families. From Helal and Naeleh, who are the main young characters of the series’ families, to complementary and side characters such as Ihya, Shamim, Naeem, etc., these people are the ones who are affected by their parents’ decisions. For example, in the beginning episodes, you can see that Ahya did not like her husband to be a letter carrier. Because he is not the wife of Ahya Arab at all. But due to the support of Ahya’s mother, he decides to take the responsibility of taking the letter with all his risks.

* Considering your work history and experience working with different directors, how was working with Hassan Akhundpour, who is his first director in the field of religious historical series?

Hassan Akhundpour came every day and after reading the scenes, he said to each of the actors, what have you seen? Actors’ opinions were very important to him, so he often accepted our words. Because he knew that we are living with our characters. I remember that I was supposed to act as he said for a sensitive and key scene in the series. For that scene, I told a memory of myself to the director so that it might be helpful. One day, I was very sad at home and my daughter, even though she was very small, hugged me tightly with her small hands and said, “Mom, don’t worry, I’m with you.” Finally, I got an idea for the play from this memory and the director accepted. I can say that this scene became one of the best scenes of “Kofi’s love”, which I like very much. Along with Hassan Akhundpour’s company with actors and other workers; Another characteristic of them is their different and special angle of view from the camera frame. In this series, I was able to be Mehsa Mehjuri, who shows her acting style. Now the audience can like or dislike my acting and acting style. I was able to present another part of my acting ability in “Ishq Kofi” with the help of the talented director of the series and I am very happy about it.

* In the “Eshq Kofi” series, as you mentioned, we are faced with a different script. In addition to the story and the way of narration, the tone of speech is also different, which distinguishes it from other historical works. As screenwriters, Faizeh Yarmohammadi and Yazdan Mohammad Kazemi first had such an experience in the series “Mastoran” and now they have used this style in the series “Eshgh Kofi”. How was the series script for you?

When I joined this team, the half-finished script was a good thing for me because the writers advanced the character of Ihya after seeing me. Both Faeze Yarmohammadi and Yazdan Mohammad Kazemi are young writers and will have a long way to go. There are many up-to-date studies. This style of historical writing is a new thing that I think you should try. Dialects are intentional. Even if you pay close attention, where Samiya writes the letter, it is written in Kufic script, but it is Persian. All this has been thought of. These 2 authors had many lovely ideas. In general, even in the theater world, I have a lot of faith in young people and I welcome working with them. Because they are full of passion and ideas, and besides these features, they also have courage. That’s why they don’t put themselves under a series of dos, don’ts and principles. Deconstruction is beautiful and I love it and I am glad that I could have the experience of working with these 2 deconstruction writers.

Laia Zanganeh does positioning; That is, he makes pictures and he was kind in the pictures he made and asked my opinion
* Since there was not much time for the pre-production of the series, what challenges did you face to achieve the character of Ihya and coordinate with the production team?

Since we were reading from the very first meeting, the characters connected with each other very quickly. For example, a large part of my acting is with Laia Zanganeh, who plays the role of my mother in this series. He had a special quality that I really liked. Laia Zanganeh does positioning; That is, he creates images, and he was kind in the illustrations he made, and he asked my opinion so that if I agree, we can move forward in the way they have illustrated. This matter was very effective in our coordination. In particular, we were faced with a director who accepted these works. Therefore, for me, the challenges were more due to the work environment and the heat and dust that we faced during these months last year, rather than connecting with my character and the other characters. Ghazali town and the houses there were really hot. It took a lot of patience for the whole team to work together to overcome these challenges.

* Did this experience make you still want to play a role in religious historical works in the future?

For me, liking the group is more important than the topic and story of the script. That your colleagues are good people because if they are not good and I am going to work with them for example for 8 months, I will definitely get sick due to burnout at work. It is after that that I must like the story. Anyway, I like to try everything. An actor’s job is to challenge himself with different roles. You know that I am an underemployed actor. Maybe it won’t be offered to me more than others; But I also accept less offers. Because I have to be well myself so that after work I can be a good mother and a good wife and a good child for my family. Saeed Saadi is one of the producers who has a good background. The experience of several works with him has proven this to me.

What are you doing these days?

At the moment, I have a movie called “Cafe” about to be released. The short film “Barana” is also my other work, which has been shown in several different festivals. But since February of last year, when the series “Ishq Kofi” ended, I still haven’t had time to think about new work. Because I need rest after every heavy work. Besides this, I also need feedback. I prefer to wait a bit and see the feedback of the work, then move on to the next project.