Maftuningman

Maftuningman (Uzbek: Maftuningman / Мафтунингман; Russian: Очарован тобой) is a 1958 black-and-white Uzbek musical/comedy produced by Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov.^[1] Maftuningman is the first Uzbek comedy and is considered to be one of the greatest Uzbek films of all time.^[2] Maftuningman depicts many interesting aspects of Uzbek culture and life in Soviet kolkhozes.

Maftuningman
Film's poster in Ukrainian
Directed by	A. Akbarxoʻjayev
Written by	Turob Toʻla Mikhail Melkumov
Produced by	Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov
Starring	Klara Jalilova Sanʼat Devonov Raʼno Hamroqulova Turgʻun Azizov Abbos Bakirov Nabi Rahimov
Edited by	X. Umarova
Music by	I. Akbarov M. Burxonov M. Leviyev
Production company	Uzbekfilm
Release date	1958 (1958)
Running time	81 minutes
Countries	Uzbek SSR, USSR
Languages	Uzbek, Russian

Plot

The movie tells the story of two filmmakers seeking talented people for acting in a musical entitled Maftuningman (Delighted by You). One of the filmmakers travels to different parts of the Uzbek SSR in search of potential actors. Wherever he goes he meets exceptionally talented people and hears about other gifted people in different parts of the country. The actors for the movie were in fact chosen in this way from different parts of Uzbekistan.

Music

Almost all of the songs featured in Maftuningman became highly popular and remain so today. Many Uzbeks know the songs from the movie by heart. The songs "Doʻppi tikdim" ("I've Made a Hat"), "Goʻzal Toshkеnt" ("Beautiful Tashkent"), "Maftun boʻldim" ("Delighted by You"), and ""Sartarosh Ali"" ("Barber") are all-time favorites of Uzbeks.