A lovely young actress who was discovered by director Sadiq Barmak. At
the time she was 13, working the Afghani streets of Kabul as a beggar
to help feed the family. The director hired her to play the nameless
girl turned boy "Osama" in the film Osama (2003). She used her earnings
to shelter her parents. Noticable for her beautiful smile, she is
generally a shy, modest girl known for her giggles and blushes.
They hired me to play the main character in the movie, even though I couldn't read and write.
"I said two of my sisters were killed when a wall in a building fell on
them, and I began to cry." When Osama's director, Saddiq Barmak, asked
her if she had any family that died during Taliban's reign.
I want to be an actress all my life. I want to grow as an actress. One day, I even want to direct my own film.