Kazakh Business in India

Kazakh Business in India
Theatrical release poster
Directed byÄnuar Matjanov[1]
Produced byNurlan Koyanbayev
StarringNurlan Koyanbayev
Jan Baijanbaev
Gülnaz Jolanova
Dariğa Badyqova
Ramazan Amantai
Avika Gor
Release date
  • 29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) (Kazakhstan)
Box office1.28 billion tenge[2]

Kazakh Business in India (Kazakh: Қазақша бизнес Үндістанда, Russian: Бизнес по-казахски в Индии) is a 2022 Kazakh comedy film. A sequel to Kazakh Business in Turkey (2021), it is the sixth movie of the Kazakh Business franchise.[3]

Production

The filming of the movie began in September 2022. It took place in New Delhi.[4]

Cast

The main cast, which included Nurlan Koyanbayev, Ramazan Amantai, Dariğa Badyqova, and Jan Baijanbaev,[5] was accompanied by Indian guest actress Avika Gor, who has played in Koyanbayev's other movie, I go to school, and spoke Kazakh on-screen.[4]

Plot

The main cast, consisting of hotel owner Jomart (Nurlan Koyanbayev), his employee-relatives Alen (Jan Baijanbaev), Maqpal (Dariğa Badyqova), and Erkoş (Ramazan Amantai), make a business trip to India, where they meet Avika Gor. There, Jomart reveals his intention to sell the business, which would make the other characters unemployed. A feud ensues, but Jomart gets kidnapped, and the cast attempts to rescue him.[1]

Release

The film was released on 29 December 2022. As opposed to its previous movies, this film was only made public in the Kazakh-language showings.[6]

Reception

The movie received 1.28 billion tenge in the box office.[2] It was among the TOP-10 best Kazakh movies of 2024 according to Kinopoisk.[7] The film, as well as the entire franchise, was criticised for being repetitive and "uncreative". It was the sixth installation and fifth sequel.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Бизнес по-казахски в Индии | Трейлер | В кино с 29 декабря on YouTube
  2. ^ a b Bağdäuletqyzy, Äsia (25 December 2024). "2024 жылғы қазақ киносы, ескірген құндылықтар: сынаймыз да көреміз" (in Kazakh). Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Нұрлан Қоянбаев "Қазақша бизнес" комедиясының жалғасын Үндістанда түсірмек" [Nurlan Koyanbayev is planning to film a continuation of the "Kazakh Business" in India]. stan.kz (in Kazakh). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b Şorai, Saltanat (21 October 2022). "Индийская актриса Авика Гор снялась в шестой части "Бизнеса по-казахски" (видео)" [Indian actress Avika Gor is cast in the sixth installation of the "Kazakh Business" (video)]. nur.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Үнді киімін киген Дариға Бадықова желідегілерді тәнті етті" [Wearing Indian clothing, Dariğa Badyqova charms the Web]. semeytany.kz (in Kazakh). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b ""Басқа бірдеңе ойлап табыңызшы": Нұрлан Қоянбаевтың киносын көрермендер сынап тастады" ["Come up with something else": The movie by Nurlan Koyanbayev is criticised by viewers]. ernur.kz (in Kazakh). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  7. ^ Nūräliūly, Quat (19 September 2024). "Кинопоисктегі ұлттық прокаттағы үздік 10 фильм: алматылықтар қай фильм тандайды" [10 best released movies of the nation in Kinopoisk: what movie are the Almatyans choosing]. kaz.nur.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 28 September 2025.