Director: Khosro Masumi
Cast: Shadmehr Aghili, Marjan Shirmohammadi, Ziba Boroofeh
Pare Parvaz (Wing of Flight) is a 2000 Iranian drama-romance film directed by Khosro Masumi, starring pop musician Shadmehr Aghili alongside Marjan Shirmohammadi and Ziba Boroofeh. Set against the backdrop of the Iranian music industry, it tells a story of ambition, love, and the sacrifices made for creative dreams.
What is pare parvaz about?
Babak is a talented young musician engaged to a supportive woman who stands by his side as he chases an elusive recording permit for his cassette release. When a well-connected girl named Yasmin enters their lives — her father holds influence in the music and media world — she becomes drawn to Babak and schemes to bring him to Los Angeles to further his musical career. Caught between professional opportunity and personal loyalty, the couple must fight to preserve their bond. Babak's fiancée refuses to step aside, working quietly alongside her own family to secure the permission Babak needs and remove the temptation pulling him away. The film traces how love, persistence, and trust are tested when ambition collides with outside forces.
Cast & crew
Shadmehr Aghili, one of the most recognizable voices in Persian pop music, takes on the lead role of Babak, bringing his real-world musical identity to the character. Marjan Shirmohammadi plays his steadfast fiancée, while Ziba Boroofeh portrays Yasmin, the rival whose interest sets the central conflict in motion. The casting anchors the film firmly in Iranian popular culture of the late 1990s.
Context & significance
Released in 2000, Pare Parvaz arrived during a period when Iranian pop music was re-emerging more openly, and stories centered on musicians carried a special resonance for audiences navigating questions of artistic freedom and personal identity. For the diaspora, the film captures a specific emotional era — the late-1990s Tehran soundscape, the cassette culture, and the pull of Los Angeles as a symbolic destination for Iranian artists abroad. Shadmehr Aghili's star power means many viewers already know his songs before they watch the film, adding a layer of familiarity and nostalgia. Drama-romance films of this vintage tend to focus on loyalty and sacrifice, values that continue to resonate deeply with Persian-speaking viewers living far from home.
Where & how to watch
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