Saba Sahar

Saba Sahar (born 28 August 1975) is an Afghan actress, and the country's first female film director and film producer. Her first film, The Law, (2004) was a major success. She was born in Kabul. She returned to Afghanistan after spending time in exile in Moscow, Tehran and Peshawar, to act in films and plays.^[1][2][3] Besides being among Afghanistan's most famous actors, Sahar is also a campaigner for women's rights.^[4]

Her film Passing the Rainbow (2008) was presented in an art installation at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2010.^[5]

On 25 August 2020, Sahar was shot and injured by an anonymous gunman while traveling to work in Kabul with her bodyguard and driver. Hit in the stomach, she was taken to a hospital where she underwent a successful surgery.^[4]

Filmography

• Commissioner Amanullah (24-part series on Afghan police)^[1]
• The Law, 2004^[1]
• Passing the Rainbow, 2008 (playing the policewoman and director)^[6]
• Kabul Dream Factory, 2011^[7]