Dariğa Badyqova
Dariğa Badyqova | |
|---|---|
Дариға Бадықова | |
| Born | 1 December 1985 |
| Alma mater | Kazakh National Academy of Arts[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Political party | Amanat (since 2023)[2] |
| Spouse |
Darhan Mūsaev
(m. 2008; div. 2024) |
Dariğa Bolatqyzy Badyqova[a] (Kazakh: Дариға Болатқызы Бадықова; born 1 December 1985) is a Kazakh actress and filmmaker. She is most notable for her acting work as Aisara in Kelinjan[1] and Maqpal in the Kazakh Business movie franchise,[2] as well as her directing work of the movie Taptym-au seni (2023).[4]
Early life and education
Badyqova was born on December 1, 1985, in the village Furmanovka of Dzhambul Oblast, Soviet Kazakhstan (now Moiynqum, Jambyl Region).[1]
Her father, Bolat Atabaev,[5] was an alcoholic[6] and lived in the aul. He died of a heart attack, which moved Badyqova to direct the movie Taptym-au seni (2023).[5] Badyqova spoke highly of her father and called him kind. She did not say the same about her mother, described her personality as "difficult", reported her shouting.[7]
She studied "Musical drama and directing" at the Kazakh National Academy of Arts.[1]
Career
Badyqova is an actress, singer, and film director. She is known for having acted and sung in her own movie, Taptym-au seni (2023), alongside actor Oljas Abai.[1] The movie was record-breaking, as it earned more than a billion tenge in just 10 days of its release. This way, it overtook Nurlan Koyanbayev's Kazakh Business in Korea (2019), which required a month for this feat.[4]
Her other notable roles include Aisara in Kelinjan[1] and Maqpal in the Kazakh Business movie franchise. She, however, did not appear in the film Kazakh Business in Brazil of the franchise due to budget concerns.[2]
Controversies
Badyqova is known for being a controversial celebrity. Having acted reportedly egotistic around crowds and controversially called herself "child of God", Badyqova later admitted in an interview that stirring controversies is her way of gaining publicity.[1]
In December 2024, Badyqova started a controversy by criticising the Kazakh film audience that went to see the foreign Moana 2 (2024) and not her own movie, Taptym-au seni 2. She "admitted that there were Kazakhs" that went to see the movie, but commented that she did not know "what kind of a Kazakh they are [after that]".[8] Not long afterwards, she became an internet meme and was named "pseudopatriot".[9]
Personal life
Badyqova spoke of herself as "strongly believing in God".[5] She married fellow artist Darhan Mūsaev[1] on 11 August 2008, and they divorced in the autumn of 2024.[3]
In August 2025, Badyqova reported that her 28 year old brother had Bekhterev's disease. She commented that she monthly buys him the necessary 1-million tenge medicine.[10]
Badyqova is a member of the ruling Amanat political party. According to Badyqova herself, she liked the party because of its "motivating ideas to women".[2]
Notes
- ^ Often transliterated as Dariga Bolatovna Badykova through a Russified Romanization of Дарига Болатовна Бадыкова.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Дариға Бадықова кім соншама?" [Who even is Dariğa Badyqova like that?]. kazface.kz (in Kazakh). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Бадықова "Қазақша бизнес" фильмінің Бразилиядағы түсіріліміне неге бармағанын түсіндірді" [Badyqova explains her absence in the filming of the "Kazakh Business" film in Brazil]. kaz.nur.kz (in Kazakh). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ a b "«Мы прожили вместе 16 лет»: муж Дариги Бадыковой официально заявил об их разводе" ["We lived together for 16 years": Dariğa Badyqova's husband officially comments their divorce]. ru.qaz365.kz (in Russian). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ a b Kozlov, Konstantin (13 December 2023). "Казахстанская комедия побила очередной рекорд" [A Kazakhstani comedy has broken another record]. esquire.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ a b c ""Құдай жанын қинамады": Дариға Бадықова марқұм әкесі жайлы айтты" ["God has not spared his life": Dariğa Badyqova spoke about her late father]. kaz.nur.kz (in Kazakh). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ ""Әкем көп ішетін": актриса Дариға Бадықова балалық шағын еске алды" ["My father drank a lot": actress Dariğa Badyqova remembers her childhood]. kaz.nur.kz (in Kazakh). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ ""Көкбеттік жоқ". Актриса Дариға Бадықова ата-анасы туралы айтты" ["There is no evil": actress Dariğa Badyqova talked about her parents]. kaz.nur.kz (in Kazakh). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "«Моанаға» барып, қыртып жатырсыңдар – өз фильмін жарнамалаған Бадықова сынға қалды" [You all are crushing it by going [to see] "Moana": Badyqova, advertising her movie, comes under fire]. qaz.ulysmedia.kz (in Kazakh). 2 December 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ ""Не будем позориться": поругавшую казахстанцев актрису растащили на мемы" ["Let's not shame ourselves": an actress becomes a meme after scolding Kazakhstanis]. tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 4 December 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "«Диагноз – болезнь Бехтерева». Дарига Бадыкова рассказала о тяжёлой болезни" ["The diagnosis is Bekhterev's disease": Dariğa Badyqova talks of a severe illness]. ru.qaz365.kz (in Russian). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.