Esmaeil Khalaj
An image from Modest Reception, one of the productions that also features Esmaeil Khalaj.
Esmaeil Khalaj

Esmaeil Khalaj

January 1, 1936 — Astara, Iran

Esmaeil Khalaj is an Iranian playwright and film and television writer, director, and actor. He was born in Astara, but went to Tehran and studied acting under the Iranian acting teacher and director, Abdolhossein Noushin. He started to write plays in the 1970s.

Modest Reception

Modest Reception

2013

A Piece of Bread

A Piece of Bread

2005

Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother

Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother

1976

The Spring

The Spring

1973

Shahriar

Shahriar

2007