Otabek Mahkamov

Otabek Mahkamov
Otabek Mahkamov in 2012
Born (1984-09-05) September 5, 1984 (age 40)
Fergana or Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR
NationalityUzbekistan
Occupation(s)actor, lawyer, and Internet personality

Otabek Mahkamov (Uzbek: Otabek Mahkamov, Отабек Маҳкамов) (born September 5, 1984) is an Uzbek film actor, lawyer, blogger, and Internet personality. Mahkamov is mostly known for his supporting roles in several Uzbek films. The actor has been in a number of notable films where he played mostly negative characters. He has also appeared in music videos of several Uzbek singers, most notably in Ozodbek Nazarbekov's "Meni kuchliroq sev".

Mahkamov's first studio movie appearance was in the 2010 film Boʻrilar 3: Oxirgi qarz (Wolves 3: The Final Debt). In the movie, he played the role of a criminal investigator. He achieved further notability in Uzbekistan after his role as an investigator in the 2011 film Majruh (Insane). Other notable films in which Mahkamov has appeared include Men yulduzman (I'm a Star) (2012), Jodugar (The Witch) (2012), Yondiradi, kuydiradi (My Love, My Pain) (2012), and Fotima (Fotima) (2013). In late 2016, Mahkamov moved to New York City and started uploading video blogs to YouTube.[1]

In 2015, it became known that Mahkamov had made contradictory and false claims about his birthplace, academic qualifications, and skills.[2] The first article that brought to light the contradictions in Mahkamov's claims was published by the Osh-based literature website Ijodkor.[3] A month later the Uzbek entertainment website Sayyod published a short article which stated that Mahkamov had provided Uzbek journalists with false information about his background.[4] The author fell short of directly accusing Mahkamov, but promised to publish a more detailed account of the matter. In an interview with the Uzbek tabloid Bekajon, Mahkamov denied the accusations.[2] However, he refused to comment on the contradictions in his claims, only stating "Those rumors you're talking about are unfounded".[2]

  1. ^ "Отабек Маҳкамов: "Сизга микрофончам ёқмаётган бўлса, янгисини сотиб олиб менга юборишингиз мумкин"" [Otabek Mahkamov: "If you don't like my little microphone, you can buy a new one and ship it to me"]. ProToday (in Uzbek). May 31, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Pardayeva, Husniya (April 20, 2015). "Otabek Mahkamov sanʼatda paydo boʻlishi, judolikdan keyingi hayot va soʻnggi mish-mishlar haqida" [Otabek Mahkamov about his career, life after separation, and the latest rumors]. Bekajon (in Uzbek). Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Atayev, Nodir (January 2015). Davron Hotam (ed.). "Otabek Mahkamov: "Haqiqat yuzini pardalab boʻlmaydi!"" [Otabek Mahkamov: "You can't hide the truth"]. Ijodkor (in Uzbek). Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Sardor Komilov, ed. (March 8, 2015). "Huquqshunosman degan aktyor firibgarmi?" [Is the actor claiming to be a lawyer an impostor?]. Sayyod (in Uzbek). Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.