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| Kazakh Business | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jenishan Momyşev |
| Screenplay by | Nurlan Koyanbayev Arystan Kaunev Älişer Utev |
| Produced by | Nurlan Koyanbayev |
| Starring | Nurlan Koyanbayev Jan Baijanbaev Äbunasyr Serikov Gülnaz Jolanova Qajet Smağul Töreğali Töreäli Sidharth Shukla |
| Cinematography | Aidar Ospanov |
| Distributed by | Kazteleproduct |
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| Box office | ₸772,386,445[2] |
Kazakh Business (Russian: Бизнес по-казахски, Kazakh: Қазақша бизнес) is a 2016 Kazakh comedy film. Centering on hotel owner Kanat Baltabayev, it follows his and his unprofessional newly appointed employee relatives' misadventures.
Directed by musician and music video creator Jenishan Momyşev[1] and produced by comedian Nurlan Koyanbayev, the film became a massive success. Later, sequels were made and the eponymous media franchise developed.
Background
[edit]Kazakh Business was comedian, TV presenter, and actor Nurlan Koyanbayev's first movie. He was set to be its producer.[3] Jenishan Momyşev, who was to direct the movie, has also never made a full-length film before.[4] Koyanbayev commented that there were initially two movie ideas, but the team decided to go with Kazakh Business first.[5]
The main character is played by comedian Nurlan Koyanbayev.[5] The remaining cast of the movie included actors Jan Baijanbaev and Äbunasyr Serikov, actresses Quralai Änuarbekova and Gülnaz Jolanova, singer Töreğali Töreäli, and Bollywood star Sidharth Shukla.[3][1]
Production
[edit]The filming of Kazakh Business went from early May to late June 2016.[1] The film was directed by musician Jenishan Momyşev. There were three screenwriters: Nurlan Koyanbayev, Arystan Kaunev, and Älişer Utev.[1] Koyanbayev was the movie's producer,[6] as well as the actor of its main character.
The filming of the movie took place in Almaty[5] and Almaty Region.[4]
Plot
[edit]The plot of the film revolves around Jomart Kanatovich[7] Baltabaev,[a] a hotel owner played by Nurlan Koyanbayev, the employees of whom leave right when he expects a visit from foreign investors. He then resorts to hiring his relatives instead,[3] many of whom are from the auyl and therefore are not qualified.[7]
Producer Nurlan Koyanbayev summarised the plot in a quote, saying, "In the West, a human to a human is a wolf, but in Kazakhstan, a human to a human is a relative".[5]
Reception
[edit]The film was set to be and was released on 29 December 2016.[1]
The movie's box office collected 299,700,700 tenge, which made it a smash hit.[2] The film's success led to producer Nurlan Koyanbayev making several sequels, thus creating the eponymous media franchise.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kanatovich and the family name is Baltabayev.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tügelbaeva, Aijan (14 October 2016). "В сети появился трейлер фильма Нурлана Коянбаева "Бизнес по-казахски"". tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Грандиозный успех "Бизнеса по-казахски"". tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Нурлан Коянбаев показал, как сделать бизнес "по-казахски"". tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- 1 2 Mamaeva, Aidana (31 May 2016). "Женисхан Момышев покажет, как строится бизнес по-казахски". brod.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Mamaeva, Aidana (17 June 2016). "Бизнес по-казахски". brod.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ Mamaeva, Aidana (25 June 2016). "Сиддхартх Шукла об участии в «Бизнес по-казахски»". brod.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- 1 2 Ahmetov, Albert (24 December 2019). ""Бизнес по-казахски в Корее": Наш ответ "Елкам" по-летнему". zakon.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2016 films
- Kazakh Business (franchise)
- 2016 comedy films
- Kazakh-language films
- Russian-language comedy films
- Kazakhstani comedy films
- Films about families
- Films directed by Nurlan Koyanbayev
- Films produced by Nurlan Koyanbayev
- Films directed by Jenishan Momyşev
- Films set in Kazakhstan
- Films set in the 2010s
- 2010s Kazakhstani films