Nawid Orokzai

Nawid Orokzai was born on March 16th, 1982 . Nawid was born and raised in a family of actors and moviemakers and followed footsteps of his dad and uncle. Nawid’s father, Mr. Obaid Orokzai, had the reputation of the best cameraman in National Television of Afghanistan. Nawid’s uncle, Mr. Saed Orokzai, who was awarded international movie festival, played lead roles in Afghan movies, as well as writings scripts. Mr. Obaid Orokzai, once known as “Golden Hand Cameraman”, saw the acting talents in Nawid, when Nawid was only 5 years old. The eldest amongst four siblings, Nawid started his acting career at age 5. His first role was in an Afghani commercial. Then at age 6, Nawid played in his first movie “Ba soye Laana.” In 1991, Nawid Orokzai’s family left Afghanistan and moved to Russia. In Russia, Nawid, while attending high school, focused his attention on development of his acting and singing skills. At age16, Nawid started working for Ariana Films, where he developed directing and film editing skills. Nawid’s first movie “Smart Boys” was released in 2000. “Smart Boys” was the first movie directed by Nawid, who played the leading role. The movie, focused on problems that Afghan youth faced outside Afghanistan, was a great success. Along with acting and directing movies, Nawid Orokzai worked for Afghan magazines “ Koshesh” and “Talaash”, as a graphic designer. He also joined the Red Cross & Red Crescent. While growing up around great musicians like Nashenaaz, Shaatkam, Simaa Tarana, Wahid Sabiri Ustaad Saraahang, Nawid Orokzai developed a passion for music. His music teacher Ustaad Majid Qiyam supervised Nawid’s musical work such as tabla, harmonia, robab, and etc. In 2002 Nawid Orokzai and his family moved to Toronto, Canada. In 2006, Nawid started working on his new movie “Racist Religion.” The movie is about Afghans involved in relationships outside their race. The cast of the film includes talented Canadian actors such as Kelly Wiltshire, John Kensgen, and Rata Teri Loretto. In March 2006, Nawid released his first song with Naghma – Mohabbat. Mohabbat made its way from Canada to Afghanistan, conquering hearts of hundreds of Afghans. Nawid Orokzai is the rising Afghan star. He currently resides in Toronto, Canada. He is working on his new movie “Mistake”, which is based on real events. He is working hard to achieve his dream of becoming the new star of Afghan movie industry. Currently Nawid Orokzai is working on directing the movie called “Tamana.”