Sadegh Hedayat

Sadegh Hedayat was born on Feb 17, 1903 in Iran. Sadegh Hedayat's big-screen debut came with Dash Akol directed by Masud Kimiai in 1971. Sadegh Hedayat is known for The Blind Owl directed by Raúl Ruiz, Jean-François Lapalus stars as and Jessica Forde as . The upcoming new movie Sadegh Hedayat plays is Dash Akol which will be released on Aug 29, 2018.

Born to an aristocrat family, Hedayat studied at the French high school in Tehran and then went to Europe to study dentistry which he later abandoned. He wrote many short stories, novels, and some satirical materials. His most famous book is the novella "The Blind Owl". Hedayat committed suicide by gassing himself in Paris, and is buried at Pere Lachaise cemetery.