Baktash Zaher
Acting
Biography
Baktash is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, with a Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Studies. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and grew up in New York City. Baktash is the founder and CEO of Paramount Business Jets, an internationally-renowned leader in the luxury private aircraft industry, with the largest selection of jets in the world and raves from Clive Owen, Angelina Jolie, and Michael Imperioli. Baktash starred in FireDancer, Afghanistan's first entry in the Oscars for best foreign film, The Return, and Spike Lee's Inside Man. He has traveled extensively, is fluent in five languages, and has been featured in most of the major media outlets, including ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC, the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Daily News. - IMDb Mini Biography
Known For
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
Inside Man
For centuries the Afghan people threw back all invaders. But in 1979, the Russians invaded with planes and tanks. 5 million Afghans fled the country. 300,000 lucky ones made it to North America. They escaped the Russians but not themselves. This film depicts the lives of the members of two families in New York.