Qajet Smağul
Qajet Smağul | |
|---|---|
Қажет Смағұл | |
| Born | 20 June 1973 |
| Occupations | Theatre and film actor[1] |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Qajet Smağul[a] (Kazakh: Қажет Смағұл; born 20 June 1973)[2] is a Kazakh theatre and film actor.[1]
Early life and education
Smağul was born on 20 June 1973. He has not received higher education. Since childhood, he dreamed of being a clown.[1]
Career
Smağul began his career as actor in Ülgili Malşy village, Kokpekti District, Semipalatinsk Oblast, and has done only acting ever since. In 2003, he moved to Astana.[1]
Smağul's professional film debut came with the movie Kazakh Business (2016).[2] He has played his character, Baqdäulet,[3][4][5] on all its sequels, except the last two.[6] Smağul does not label himself as a "professional actor", comparing himself to Jan Baijanbaev.[1]
In April 2024, Smağul planned to become a film producer by presenting the concept for his new film, Mister Hoş Iıs. The screenplay was being written at the time, but its release was not certain.[7]
Controversies
In 2022, a feud began between Smağul and fellow performer Tursynbek Qabatov. Smağul, who won a million tenge in Qabatov's "Äzil Älemi" show, joked that Qabatov still owed him 300,000 tenge of the sum. Two years later, the relations between the two remained unresolved, and the two have not spoken since.[8][9]
Personal life
Smağul speaks Russian and Kazakh. He has mentioned not speaking any English, but learning some Swahili phrases from the filming of Kazakh Business in Africa.[1]
Notes
- ^ Often transliterated as Kazhet Smagulov through a Russified Romanization of Кажет Смагулов.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Актер Қажет Смағұл: Африкаға сапары, болашақ жоспарлары жайында" [Actor Qajet Smağul: On his trip to Africa, future plans]. khabar.kz (in Kazakh). Khabar Agency. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Кажет Смагулов" [Kazhet Smagulov]. brod.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "В Алматы стартовали съемки фильма «Бизнес по-казахски в Корее»" [The filming of the movie "Kazakh Business in Korea" has begun in Almaty]. brod.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Ahmetov, Albert (24 December 2019). ""Бизнес по-казахски в Корее": Наш ответ "Елкам" по-летнему" ["Kazakh Business in Korea": Our answer to "Yolki", the summer way]. zakon.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "«Бизнес по-казахски в Турции» выходит в прокат" ["Kazakh Business in Turkey" is being released]. brod.kz (in Russian). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Jarylğasyn, Anel (19 March 2024). "Қажет Смағұл Нұрлан Қоянбаевпен қарым-қатынасы жайлы қауесетке нүкте қойды" [Qajet Smağul has put a stop to the rumors about his relations with Nurlan Koyanbayev]. turkystan.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Қажет Смағұл енді кинопродюсер атанбақ!" [Qajet Smağul will now be a film producer!]. ntk.kz (in Kazakh). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Қажет Смағұл Тұрсынбекпен араласпай қалыпты" [Qajet Smağul has stopped interacted with Tursynbek]. newsroom.kz (in Kazakh). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ ""Мен әзілдеп айтқан едім": Қажет Смағұл Тұрсынбек Қабатовпен қарым-қатынасының шиеленіскенін жасырмады" ["I was just joking": Qajet Smağul did not hide his strained relations with Tursynbek Qabatov]. stan.kz (in Kazakh). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2025.