Nelofer Pazira
Born: 1973-01-01 in Hyderabad, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
Nelofer Pazira is an Afghan-Canadian filmmaker, actress, journalist, and author, born in 1973 in Hyderabad, India. She was raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, and lived through a decade of Soviet occupation before fleeing to Pakistan in 1989 and immigrating to Canada in 1990. She studied journalism and English literature at Carleton University and earned a master’s degree in anthropology, sociology, and religion from Concordia University. In 2001, she starred in the film “Kandahar,” based on her real-life attempt to find a childhood friend. She later co-directed “Return to Kandahar” and authored the memoir “A Bed of Red Flowers.”
Filmography
2025
- In the Room as Self
2024
- Sima's Song as Suraya (older)
2019
- This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth ... (Producer)
2016
- Wanderlust as Herself
2010
- Act of Dishonour ... (Writer)
2005
2003
- The Return to Kandahar as herself
2001
- Kandahar as Nafas