Arshin Takes a Wife

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him.

• Release date
• October 1, 1945
• Runtime
• 89 min
• Genres
• Music, Comedy, Romance
• Director
• Nikolai Leshchenko

Cast

Rashid Behbudov Asgar Leyla Badirbayli Gulchohra

A

Alakbar Huseynzadeh Soltan bey Ismail Efendiyev Suleyman Munavvar Kalantarli Jahan Lutfali Abdullayev Vali

F

Fatma Mehraliyeva Telli

R

Rahila Mustafayeva Asya