Char Khooneh
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Char Khooneh is a 2007 Iran
ian television sitcom. It is based around the Jamali household and set in the four-unit apartment building they own. There will be 107 total episodes aired.
: Char Khooneh means "plaid
" as well as "four houses." In the first episode, Mrs. Shokouh Jamali and her daughter Parastoo live in one apartment, one apartment is for Mr. Mansour Jamali when he's in the doghouse
with his wife, one apartment is for the Jamalis' daughter Rana and her husband Hamed, and one apartment is vacant. It is later revealed that the apartment Mr. Jamali stays in really belongs to his son Vahid who is at university abroad in Germany. Later the vacant apartment is occupied by Farzad Paknejad and his father Farokh.
accent, and high pitched screams and crying when not all things go his way. Despite the crazy adventures the characters go through, at the end of the day they are all one happy family who love each other.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian television sitcom. It is based around the Jamali household and set in the four-unit apartment building they own. There will be 107 total episodes aired.
The Title
The title is a punPun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
: Char Khooneh means "plaid
Tartan
Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...
" as well as "four houses." In the first episode, Mrs. Shokouh Jamali and her daughter Parastoo live in one apartment, one apartment is for Mr. Mansour Jamali when he's in the doghouse
In the Doghouse
"In the Doghouse" is a short story by Orson Scott Card and Jay A. Parry. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the December 1978 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact.-Plot summary:...
with his wife, one apartment is for the Jamalis' daughter Rana and her husband Hamed, and one apartment is vacant. It is later revealed that the apartment Mr. Jamali stays in really belongs to his son Vahid who is at university abroad in Germany. Later the vacant apartment is occupied by Farzad Paknejad and his father Farokh.
Plot
Mansour works at an Egg and Hen Company where he is gunning for a promotion to manager. When he finally gets it, he runs into some trouble and is replaced by the boss's nephew Farzad Paknejad, who also begins to rent an apartment from Shokouh. Farzad and Parastoo begin to develop feelings for each other and later marry. Parastoo is a third-year psychology major at the local university and likes to try out the things she learns in class on her family. Rana is a flight attendant, and Hamed is a singer who is waiting to be discovered. He sings in nearly every episode and eagerly awaits the day that his album will be available and he'll be famous. Nazir Shanbeh is a sycophantic caretaker, who is given the place in the family by Shokouh. He is known for his AfghanAfghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
accent, and high pitched screams and crying when not all things go his way. Despite the crazy adventures the characters go through, at the end of the day they are all one happy family who love each other.
Cast
- Reza Shafiei JamReza Shafiei JamReza Shafiei Jam is an Iranian actor . He is famous for his roles in satire TV series and films. He is half Kermanshahi.-Films :* Mard-e avazi * Ertefa-e past * Soorati ...
- Hamed/char shanbeh - Hamid Lolayei - Mansour
- Behnoosh BakhtiariBehnoosh BakhtiariBehnoosh Bakhtiari , is an Iranian actress. She is mostly known for her roles in Mehran Modiri's sitcoms, particularly her hilarious portrayal of Leiloon in Shabhaye Barareh. She was born in Tehran.-TV Series:-References:...
- Parastoo - Maryam Amir JalaliMaryam Amir JalaliMaryam Amir Jalali is an Iranian actress. She usually plays in Comedy films.-TV Shows:-Movies:-External links:...
- Shokouh - Falamak JoneidiFalamak JoneidiFalamak Joneidi is an Iranian television actress.-Career:She has appeared in the television series Char Khooneh, Jayezeye Bozorg, Marde Do Hezar Chehreh, Mard-e Hezar-Chehreh and Shabhaye Barareh.-Television work:-External links:...
- Rana - Mohammad Shiri - Farokh
- Asghar Heydari - Moradi
- Ardalan Shoja KavehArdalan Shoja KavehArdalan Shoja Kaveh, born on 1963 in Birjand , is an Iranian actor. He has worked with Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film was called Boycott, originally Baykot. Shoja Kaveh is also a famous television actor and has starred in various sit-coms such as Char Khooneh, a very successful Iranian...
- Farzad - Payam Khajooyei
- Reza Karimi
- Javad RazavianJavad RazavianJavad Razavian , Born in the city of Qom, is an Iranian film and television actor, known mainly for appearing in a few sitcom series. He comes from a very religious Muslim family.- Filmography :* Harf too harf* Sib-e Khandeh* Sefr Darejeh...
- Nazir Shanbeh - Sahar Valadbeigi - Hengameh
Crew
- Director: Soroush Sehhat
- Producer: Mohsen Chegini
- Writers: Soroush Sehat, Alireza Bazrafshan, Mohammad Reza Arian, Hamid Barzegar, Rima Raminfar, Alireza Nazer Fasihi, Alireza Kazemnejad