Hadaf-e Asli (2007): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch Hadaf-e Asli in Persian?

Hadaf-e Asli streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It plays in its original Persian audio. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2007 comedy film from Iran. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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A popular martial-arts champion, a newly rich father with grand plans, and a rival suitor nursing a bruised ego — Hadaf-e Asli (2007), directed by Ghodratollah Solh Mirzayi, spins this triangle into a comedy-drama headlined by Akbar Abdi.

What is Hadaf-e Asli about?

Amir is young, well-liked and formidable on the mat, and he is in love. The obstacle is the girl's father: a self-made man grown wealthy in construction, determined that his daughter marry money rather than muscle, and busy steering her toward Saman, the son of a rich family much like his own. On the night of the formal suitor's visit, matters boil over — a confrontation leaves Saman humiliated and hurt, and instead of retreating he resolves to settle the score properly, seeking out a great martial-arts master to train under. What follows tangles pride, class snobbery and romance into an escalating contest where the real prize keeps shifting.

About the cast

Akbar Abdi, a comic institution of Iranian cinema, leads a cast that pairs him with the late Sirous Gorjestani, another beloved character actor of the era. Hadis Fouladvand and Anahita Ne'mati take the principal female roles, Amirhossein Arman appears among the younger leads, and Pourandokht Mahiman, Zohre Hamidi and Jamshid Shah Mohammadi round out the supporting ranks.

Context & significance

Mid-2000s Iranian popular cinema produced a steady run of family comedies about nouveau-riche fathers, unsuitable suitors and marriages arranged around status, and Hadaf-e Asli sits squarely in that tradition — with the twist of a martial-arts rivalry grafted onto the courtship plot. The title translates as 'The Main Target', a wink at both the revenge training and the question of what everyone in the story is actually after. At 91 minutes, it keeps the pacing of a crowd-pleaser, mixing physical comedy with the social satire of new money trying to buy old respectability.

Watching Hadaf-e Asli on Ktime

Hadaf-e Asli is available on K-Time: reading this page is open to all, and a free account login starts playback. Built for Iranians abroad, K-Time offers a Farsi interface across television, mobile and web, making mid-2000s comedies like this easy to rediscover.

Cast & crew

Hadaf-e Asli is a 2007 comedy film from Iran. It was directed by Ghodratollah Solh Mirzayi. The cast is led by Akbar Abdi, Sirous Gorjestani, Hadis Fouladvand. It runs 91 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Ghodratollah Solh Mirzayi

Cast

Akbar Abdi, Sirous Gorjestani, Hadis Fouladvand, Anahita Ne'mati, Amirhossein Arman, Pourandokht Mahiman, Zohre Hamidi, Jamshid Shah Mohammadi

Country

Iran

Year

2007

Runtime

91 min

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Frequently asked questions

Who directed Hadaf-e Asli?

Ghodratollah Solh Mirzayi directed this Iranian comedy-drama, released in 2007.

What is the story of Hadaf-e Asli?

A young martial artist fights for the woman he loves against her status-obsessed father and a wealthy rival suitor — who responds to a humiliating defeat by training for a rematch.

Who stars in Hadaf-e Asli?

Akbar Abdi and Sirous Gorjestani lead the cast, with Hadis Fouladvand, Anahita Ne'mati, Amirhossein Arman, Pourandokht Mahiman, Zohre Hamidi and Jamshid Shah Mohammadi.

How can I watch Hadaf-e Asli?

Stream it on K-Time with a free account login — playback works on TV, phone and web.

What year was Hadaf-e Asli made?

Hadaf-e Asli was released in 2007 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.