Khosrow Sinai

Khosrow Sinai
خسرو سینایی
Sinai in 2015
Born	(1941-01-19)19 January 1941 Sari, Mazandaran province, Imperial State of Iran
Died	1 August 2020(2020-08-01) (aged 79) Tehran, Iran
Resting place	Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery, Tehran
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, composer
Years active	1966[1]–2020
Notable work	Viva ...! In the Alleys of Love The Bride of Fire
Spouse	Farah Ossouli ​ (m. 1975)​
Partner	Gizella Varga Sinai (1967–2020)
Children	4
Awards	Crystal Simorgh for Best Director (1984) Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay (2000) Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2008) Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2010) [2]
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Khosrow Sinai (Persian: خسرو سینایی, 19 January 1941 – 1 August, 2020) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, composer, poet and scholar.^[3]

Sinai's work was influenced by documentaries and focused on social and artistic subjects. "Bride of Fire" is among his best known movies, and has won multiple awards in both domestic and international film festivals. He was the first Iranian film director to win an international prize after the 1979 revolution and has been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.