Nelofer Pazira
Birthday: 1973-01-01 | Place of Birth: Hyderabad, IndiaNelofer 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.”
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2025
In the Room
as Self
2024
Sima's Song
as Suraya (older)
2003
The Return to Kandahar
as herself
2001
Kandahar
as Nafas
