P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Sultonova, Toji

Tajik actor Toji Sultonova, also referred to Toji Sulton, was born in

Khujand in 1918. From 1929 to 1933, she studied at the Factory School

of the Kombinat and performed with the Kombinat amateur group.

In 1934, Sultonova was invited to the Pushkin Music and Drama

Theater of Leninabad. She worked there until 1976, when she retired.

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She has created many unforgettable characters from classical Russian,

Soviet Tajik, and foreign dramas.

Sultonova's outstanding roles include Ikaterina in Ra'du Barq

(Thunder and Lightning), by A. N. Ostrovskii; Shirin in Farhod va

Shirin (Farhad and Shirin), by K. Yashin; Laili in Laili va Majnun

(Layli and Majun), by Sh. Khurshed; Gulsar in Gulsara (Gulsara), by

K. Kashin and M. Muhammadov; Mahinbonu in Qissai 'Ishq (The Story

of Love), by N. Hikmat; and others. She was also well known as a

singer and dancer.

Sultonova became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1943. She was

the recipient of the Badge of Honor and medals, as well as the Honorary

Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.

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