I never cared where my name was / a few memories

Theater News Base: Following the publication of its series of oral history sessions on the occasion of the living birthday of actor Niko Kheradmand, an actor and doubler in cinema and television, the Museum of Iranian Cinema has published excerpts from a conversation with this artist in 2008.

Niko Kheradmand, stating that he was born in Pamanar in 1311, said: “My father and little uncle were both interested in theater and cinema and were among the founders of theater in Iran.” All the films that came to Iran for screening were one of the first audiences my father saw.

He continued: I had not yet received my diploma when I went to Arg Square of the Radio Office and told the manager where Mr. Bozorgmehr was, that I wanted to be a speaker, and after talking and taking a test, I became a speaker. Of course, at first I was told to just say the time and I remember the dialogue that I had to say “this is Tehran”.

“Cinema was very important in our family,” he said. From the dubbing that was done for foreign characters in the films.

He also said: “Even now that I am more of an actor than a doubler, I still prefer narration.” One of the films I was a doubler in that I will always remember was “Suddenly Summer” in which I spoke instead of Elizabeth Taylor. At that time, there was not much professional dubbing equipment and our work was hard, for example, when we said the wrong sentence or word, we had to start saying it all over again.

Kheradmand continued by pointing out that my first work in cinema was with Varooj Karim Masihi: My first film was in “The Last Curtain”, for which I also received an award. I remember that the filming took a long time and Karim Masihi worked to bring it to the intensive festival.

He also said about his TV activities: “I like the series” Cuckoo’s Voice “,” Friendship Agency “and” Apartment “very much, and they had a lot of fans when these series were broadcast.

Kheradmand also said about his presence in the movie “Passengers”: “I am glad that the real cinema audience liked my play in” Passengers “even though it was short.

The actor said: “I have never had a short or long role in cinema and television and where my name is is very important to me.” When we talked to Bahman Farmanara about the role in the movie “Familiar Soil”, I was very happy to work with Farman Ara and for my role because it was very different; A woman who owned a painting exhibition.

Kheradmand also said about his sister Ahoo: Ahoo is like my daughter and in addition to her own life, she also spends a lot of time with me and we even consult about our artistic activities.

In the end, he said: “I thank people very much and I always love them because they are always kind to me.”

This veteran artist won Simorgh Blorin for Best Supporting Actress for “The Last Curtain” at the 9th Fajr Film Festival in 1990 and Simorgh Blorin won Best Supporting Actress for “Toy” at the 12th Fajr Film Festival in 1372.