One Millionaire and Two Have-Nots is an Iranian comedy film directed and co-starring Mohammad Motevaselani, written by Ahmad Najibzadeh, and produced in 1351 in the Iranian calendar (1972–73). The film presents a classic clash of wealth and poverty through sharp comedic situations rooted in everyday Iranian social life.

What is One Millionaire And Two Have Nots about?

The story follows Amir Dabirzadeh, a bookish young man who travels to the seaside town of Ramsar intending to marry his cousin Mahboobeh. On arrival he learns that his aunt and her daughter have gone away for a few days, so he settles in to wait for them. Meanwhile Shahrazad, a singer at the local casino, is looking for a respectable companion and sets her sights on the studious visitor — and from there comic misunderstandings and social contrasts drive the narrative forward. As its title promises, the screenplay by Ahmad Najibzadeh plays on the gap between wealth and want, placing the characters in situations where money — and the lack of it — shapes how people treat each other. The film keeps its tone light while shining a mirror on real inequalities familiar to Iranian audiences of that era.

About the cast

Mohammad Motevaselani serves as both director and a lead performer, bringing a dual creative investment to the project. Mansour Sepehrnia, a familiar face in classic Iranian cinema, leads the ensemble alongside Motevaselani and Garshasb Raoufi. The three were a long-running comedy trio in pre-revolution Iranian cinema, and their well-worn rapport gives the film its rhythm and its human stakes throughout.

Context & significance

Iranian comedies of the early 1970s — made before the 1979 revolution — captured a society in rapid modernization, where wealth gaps were visible and charged with social meaning. Films like this one used laughter as a tool for social observation, drawing audiences who recognized their own circumstances on screen. For diaspora viewers, these productions carry a particular weight: they preserve the look, sound, dialect, and rhythm of pre-revolutionary Iranian life. Watching them is both entertainment and a form of cultural memory — a window into a world that shaped a generation and the communities that grew from it abroad.

Watching One Millionaire And Two Have Nots on Ktime

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