Is Yek Khoshgel Va Hezar Moshkel a classic filme irani?

Yes — it is a 1971 Iranian drama-comedy starring Mohammad Ali Fardin, one of the defining stars of pre-revolution Persian cinema. It is widely regarded as a representative example of popular Iranian filmmaking from that era.

Koja bebinam Yek Khoshgel Va Hezar Moshkel online?

You can watch it on K-Time. Stream it on the web or on your TV and phone with a K-Time subscription. No VPN required, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.

Does this film have English subtitles?

The film is in original Persian audio. Check your K-Time player settings for available subtitle options. The platform regularly updates subtitle support for classic Iranian titles.

What is the film about in simple terms?

A con man who acts as an unofficial matchmaker grooms penniless young men from good families and sells them to wealthy households seeking a son-in-law — until his latest scheme goes badly wrong.

Yek Khoshgel Va Hezar Moshkel

Name: Yek Khoshgel Va Hezar Moshkel
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1971
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Mohammad Ali Fardin, Pouri Banayi, Arman, Ali Miri, Hassan Khayatbashi

Director: Mohammadali Zarandi

Cast: Mohammad Ali Fardin, Pouri Banayi, Arman, Ali Miri, Hassan Khayatbashi

Yek Khoshgel Va Hezar Moshkel is a 1971 Iranian drama-comedy film directed by Mohammadali Zarandi, starring Mohammad Ali Fardin in one of his signature comic roles. The film blends sharp social observation with classic pre-revolution Persian humor, following an elaborate matchmaking scheme that spirals into unexpected chaos.

What is Yek Khoshgel Va Hezar Moshkel about?

At the center of the story is a smooth-talking operator who has built a quiet but profitable career as an unofficial marriage broker of a particular kind. He scouts young men from respectable families who have good breeding but little money, then arranges private coaching sessions with various tutors to polish their manners, etiquette, and presentation. Once groomed to his satisfaction, he introduces these candidates to wealthy families with marriageable daughters, collecting a fee when a match is made. Everything runs smoothly until his latest scheme runs into a wall of complications he never anticipated. Old arrangements start unraveling, personalities clash, and the carefully managed world he has constructed threatens to expose him at every turn.

The K-Time take

Zarandi keeps the tone light without losing the film's satirical edge — the class anxieties and social performance at its core still feel remarkably pointed. Fardin's comic timing anchors the film, and the ensemble cast around him finds the right rhythm between broad farce and genuine warmth.

Cast & crew

Mohammad Ali Fardin, one of pre-revolution Iranian cinema's most beloved leading men, brings his trademark mix of charm and physical comedy to the central role. Pouri Banayi and Arman contribute strong supporting turns, while Ali Miri, Hassan Khayatbashi, Ali Tabesh, Houshang Beheshti, and Simin Ghaffari round out a well-matched ensemble.

Context & significance

Iranian comedies of the late 1960s and early 1970s occupy a special place for the diaspora — they capture a Tehran that no longer exists, a city of crowded coffeehouses, modern aspirations, and old-world manners colliding in the streets. Yek Khoshgel Va Hezar Moshkel belongs to this beloved era of Iranian popular cinema, when genre pictures were sharp, funny, and made for mass audiences. For viewers who grew up with these films or discovered them through family screenings abroad, watching them is as much about memory and identity as it is about entertainment. The film's skewering of social climbing and arranged-marriage culture gives it a timelessness that newer audiences can appreciate too.

Where & how to watch

Yek Khoshgel Va Hezar Moshkel is available on K-Time in original Persian audio. You can watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking. Subscribe and cancel anytime.